ihdnx

hey guys ive had my 03 350 for about a year now, and ive just recently started sliding it. unfortunately stuff happens when going sideways at high speeds. well i went off the pavement just enough to hit a slight dip off the shoulder of the road, deep enough to call a ditch. my rear suspension did not deal with this very well. so to get to the point, what exactly would i call that piece of metal thats bent all to hell. my guess is the rear control arm or control link. i know theres hundreds of threads on just this subject but none of them i found to be sufficient for what i want to know. so to sum it all up:
what exactly do i call that link?
what all needs replaced?
whats recommended for aftermarket?
any other useful info is greatly appreciated. i know im gonna get flammed for this one and frankly i wouldnt be happy if i dont. anything to help my z get back on the track is worth posting, so please, if you deem it necessary, post it.

Bmurray350z

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rear camber arm... keep it on a track

dkmura

iTrader: (64)

Actually, your Z saved you from a lot of more expensive damage when the rear camber arm bent. It's the weakest link when the lateral load on the rear wheel exceeds design specs. Do a search and you can find plenty of aftermarket options from companies like SPL, Kinetix and others, but unless your Z is lowered, there's no real advantage to using them. Be sure to have the entire car re-aligned after you fix this part.

secwind

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You can find a used OEM set for cheap. Everyone is swapping them out for aftermarket arms.

SR71

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Good work Dugan, glad to see you're still at it. Its like an early Christmas present.

bealljk

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youre not really jacking it up by the linkage are you(I guess that's one way to bend it back)? any damage to the wheel?

You'll be able to find a replacement pretty cheap for sure

terrasmak

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With that one bent, usually the other 3 are bent too.

travlee

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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=350z+rear+camber+arm

sidewaysil80

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Floriduh

Bmurray350z

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i probably still have my stock ones laying around somewhere if you want them for cheap just pm me.

ihdnx

the wheel is fine I just wanted to see if it would straighten out at all. it didn't...

I saw that other camber arm was slightly bent as well. what other two would you be talking about?

that was fantastic

travlee

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Bmurray would be the way to go, closest so shipping should be cheap

ihdnx

Thanks but I'm gonna go aftermarket. Probably eBay stuff cause it's probably gonna happen again.

SR71

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There ya go, if you don't kill someone at first, try try again. Hopefully next time you total it out ya ****** douche, keep that **** off the streets!

Nismo350z#0310

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I'm sorry but you did zero search or reading. Suspension 101 thread would have identified this link for you many times.

e30cabrio

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in4thelolz

350zHalleck

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Keep your **** off the street. Hopefully you kill yourself and not an innocent family.

e30cabrio

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So you plan to hit things on a semi regular basis on public streets?

sidewaysil80

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yeah and plans on ebay arms to do so with. OEM/high quality aftermarket will bend...ebay will snap. Which do you think is safer of the two?

bealljk

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I can't tell if the OP is serious or not…

you're really not going to ebay something are you? smh, penny wise, pound foolish...