Kinetix V2 A Arms CREAAAK
I have heard some creaks in my cusco fronts. Nothing crazy. I received my rear kinetix arms that'll go in tomorow. Ill go w kinetix fronts arms if Cusco doesn't work. Friend was curious about buying them and ill tell him to go ahead and see how it goes.
Interesting, I didn't think you could dial out a significant amount of negative camber on the Cusco's? I was under the impression that you can induce mostly negative for track purposes.
In case anybody is wondering, on a car at stock ride height with the Kinetix front control arms as short as I could get them I was only able to manage -1.5° camber on the driver side (was targeting -1.7). On the passenger side which was more negative to start with and I was able to set it at -1.6° with the option to go one more turn before it was out of adjustment. I was getting 0.18° camber change per rotation (measured camber change on driver's side before and after making 4 rotations to get this figure).
Last edited by 2000atlanticgt; Apr 13, 2012 at 08:41 PM.
My thread is alive!!!! Hahaha! I put some lithium grease in mine with the car jacked up and the bolts loosened to allow the grease to get in there nice and deep like. Wored really well because they are quiet now!
In case anybody is wondering, on a car at stock ride height with the Kinetix front control arms as short as I could get them I was only able to manage -1.5° camber on the driver side (was targeting -1.7). On the passenger side which was more negative to start with and I was able to set it at -1.6° with the option to go one more turn before it was out of adjustment. I was getting 0.18° camber change per rotation (measured camber change on driver's side before and after making 4 rotations to get this figure).
In the end though, great price for a good product and I am happy with the purchase. The car is set-up much better than it was and ready for the driver modifications to begin.
I installed ES bushings in my 2000 Celica GTS back in 2003. I sold it December of 2010 and not a peep out of the suspension. I only used the grease they supplied with the bushings, which was barely enough.
When i replaced all my Z's bushings with ES units i used a 14 oz tube of Hotchkis silicon grease and put it in a dedicated grease gun. This would work ideal for the kinetix arms with zerk fittings.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HSS-3101
omfg i see its the kinetix arms! ive been going crazy for the past 3 months with this squeak coming from the drivers front wheel when i turn to the right, only when i turn to the right. no more pulling my hair out
Urethane bushings need Silicon based grease, the white lithium grease and regular moly grease will wash right off with water. Silicon based stuff is extremely sticky, stays where you put it and doesn't dilute with water.
I installed ES bushings in my 2000 Celica GTS back in 2003. I sold it December of 2010 and not a peep out of the suspension. I only used the grease they supplied with the bushings, which was barely enough.
When i replaced all my Z's bushings with ES units i used a 14 oz tube of Hotchkis silicon grease and put it in a dedicated grease gun. This would work ideal for the kinetix arms with zerk fittings.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HSS-3101
I installed ES bushings in my 2000 Celica GTS back in 2003. I sold it December of 2010 and not a peep out of the suspension. I only used the grease they supplied with the bushings, which was barely enough.
When i replaced all my Z's bushings with ES units i used a 14 oz tube of Hotchkis silicon grease and put it in a dedicated grease gun. This would work ideal for the kinetix arms with zerk fittings.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HSS-3101
I hear they have great customer service, but I wonder how they would handle a claim for a failed part if the "proper" grease wasn't used.
I thought it was my cusco arm the other day. I now realized that its prob the compression arm after some more research. Id check those also.
does anyone have installed or has info on the rear camber kit from kinetix? I installed it today, however the stiffness of my rear suspension increased, has anyone noticed that the camber kit is suposed to have a little bend around the middle and the kinetix doesnt have that bend? I installed them like that and they fit, but they sit close to the link kit / sway bar, im afraid that in a road bump it will hit the link kit but the shop told me that as the arm was pulled down because of the bump, at the same time the link kit was pulled also, is that correct? Am I gonna have troubles with that? Please let me know, thanks in advance guys...
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I just heard a noise from the pass side and I wasn't sure what it was until I read about it and took the wheel off to check. Torn bushing and the noise was coming from there. I Should prob replace both bushings at one time. Just gotta find the time to get them off.
I just heard a noise from the pass side and I wasn't sure what it was until I read about it and took the wheel off to check. Torn bushing and the noise was coming from there. I Should prob replace both bushings at one time. Just gotta find the time to get them off.
Well, after about 500-600 miles my new Kinetix arms are creaking. I disassembled them when I bought them and lubed them with a silicone based grease before I installation. Today I bought a moly based grease and added it via the Zerk fittings but no change. Not too worried about it but they are "creaking" as the suspension moves, especially noticeable at slow speeds during city driving.
Well, after about 500-600 miles my new Kinetix arms are creaking. I disassembled them when I bought them and lubed them with a silicone based grease before I installation. Today I bought a moly based grease and added it via the Zerk fittings but no change. Not too worried about it but they are "creaking" as the suspension moves, especially noticeable at slow speeds during city driving.
Well, after about 500-600 miles my new Kinetix arms are creaking. I disassembled them when I bought them and lubed them with a silicone based grease before I installation. Today I bought a moly based grease and added it via the Zerk fittings but no change. Not too worried about it but they are "creaking" as the suspension moves, especially noticeable at slow speeds during city driving.
Well, after about 500-600 miles my new Kinetix arms are creaking. I disassembled them when I bought them and lubed them with a silicone based grease before I installation. Today I bought a moly based grease and added it via the Zerk fittings but no change. Not too worried about it but they are "creaking" as the suspension moves, especially noticeable at slow speeds during city driving.