Hey I am new on this page. I need someone to help me why my 350z is eating every balljoint i install on it. After a brand new installation it seems fine. After a while it starts making creaking noises when i turn left or right. I lift the car and see that both front boots on the arm are crushed and ripped! Please help idk what to do anymore. My car is aligned and lowered. This is the second pair of arms I am going to got through.

 

These are it.

 

What are your alignment settings?
Just wondering if it could be down to that. Have you searched yet?

 

I am not sure. I know it is either -1 to -2 on both sides

 

Rob's right. You can't take a guess at that because something is OBVIOUSLY funked up. How are the tires wearing? Is your Z wearing some ungawdly awful offset wheels?

What you should do is take it in and get an alignment CHECK. A lot of shops will do that for free in hopes of your getting necessary alignment done in their shop. In the process, they usually do a component check looking for slop (unnecessary play) in the suspension.

Until you know what your settings are, you are just taking shots in the dark and nobody here can tell you for sure without hands on the car.

 

Tire wear isnt bad. But it does wear out on the inside, it just takes a bit of time to wear. But i guess I can get it aligned for a second time and ask them. Thank you tho

The wheels specs are 19x9.5 +12 in front and 19x10.5 +22 rear. Ive seen these on Z's before and i called megan racing and asked what could be causing the problem and they said this is the first case they have had. But they are sending me another pair. I dont want this next pair to go to waste so i need to find the solution to this quick.

 

Post up more details and images of what's going on in the front end.
Or just ensure you get it to a decent place that can go over it for you but definitely come back and do a follow up post on what you found as it could help others.

 

OK, the wheel specs seem pretty normal. Just noticed that there SEEMS to be a lot of thread showing on the bushing bolt. Overtightened?? Can't recall what mine look like but I don't recall that much thread. (And even less now that I have new UCAs....)

BEFORE you actually have the car aligned though, look at the numbers and identify the out-of-nominal-range values and ask (if you don't know) what could be causing the out-of-spec and that can help narrow down the problematic pieces.

Good luck!

 

megan isnt known for quality parts... so it could be a combo of that, and like mic said... over tightening

 

Should I go with SPC or SPL? Cause Megan told me that my car might need roll center adjusters. I rather buy SPL or SPC arms instead of taking a chance and buying the adjusters from Megan Racing.

 

Here are more images.

 

i had the spc's and liked them, but the camber adjustment isnt the easiest to do. several buddies have the kinetix ones, and they are real easy to adjust. every turn in is a percentage of a degree

 

I dont mind spending the amount of time with a alignment. The problem I am trying to fix is for it to stop creaking when i turn cause its really embarrassing! I just dont want to buy a new pair if I am going to have the same result you know.

 

had mine 2+ years and never had an issue

 

and i see you are in dallas... if you cant swap them out yourself, pm acid jake on here, he is reasonably priced

 

Were you lowered

 

were you lowered ?

 

1 inch on eibach prokits

 

http://dwsparts.com/spc-performance/.../i-397516.aspx

These?

 

yes sir