Hey all,

I posted this over on Gdriver without much luck. I was hoping that maybe someone here could give me some more insight.

So first and foremost, let me get everything set up. About two months ago, I noticed I was having feathering issues on my front tires. About the same time, my struts started showing signs of wear, so I went ahead and bought new springs (350z S.Techs) and struts (Stagg SHS struts), as well as replaced the LCA bushings, which I found were worn, with Whiteline bushings.

I went and got the car aligned (NTB fixed my toe issue, but I still have about 1.5* of negative camber on each side; I know this does not cause feathering). My problem now, is that I still seem to have feathering issues. But only on one side, to the point where I can hear the tire roaring on the road. What's strange, however, is that at times, it will make so much noise that I can barely stand it, yet other times, it's quiet as a mouse.

Anyone ever heard of a suspension moving into and out of alignment just enough to cause a tire feathering issue that makes such a racquet? I'm wondering if it's ball joints, or maybe sway bar end links/bushings. Or maybe something else making noise, altogether. I'm pretty positive it's not bearing noise, because I checked for play in the wheel, and didn't find any at all.

Any help would be appreciated. I may have to just start replacing all the little suspension parts piece by piece until I get this resolved.

Thanks!

-Brett

 

Compression arm bushing, may not look blown, but it probably is.

 

Thanks. I'll check them out next time I have my car in the air.

 

You won't be able to tell unless they are destroyed. POS design from Nissan

 

i wonder if this will help my problem

 

I know. Nissan cutting corners to save money.

I'll pull on the compression rods when I'm under the car and check for any excessive play. I know when I did my LCA bushings, they didn't look bad at all, but when I unbolted the LCAs and gave them a firm twist, the bushings literally fell apart in the mount.