Notices
Brakes & Suspension 350Z stoppers, coils, shocks/dampers

Adjustable Front Upper Control Arms Hitting Wheel Well

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-03-2018, 06:08 PM
  #1  
BlueSQ
New Member
Thread Starter
 
BlueSQ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 196
Received 7 Likes on 6 Posts
Default Adjustable Front Upper Control Arms Hitting Wheel Well

I'm curious how many of you have experienced your aftermarket front upper control arms hitting the wheel well after having them installed. I read a post by rotchcrocket04 saying the SPC arms were banging against the wheel well on a suspension lowered only by 1". It's an older post so maybe they have this worked out these days.

Anyone else experiencing the same issue? If so, what brand FUCA are you using and what kind of a setup are you running?
Old 01-04-2018, 08:39 PM
  #2  
terrasmak
Super Moderator
MY350Z.COM
iTrader: (8)
 
terrasmak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sin City
Posts: 28,636
Received 2,283 Likes on 1,645 Posts
Default

I’m going to bet you have coilovers
Old 02-01-2018, 12:29 PM
  #3  
stascom
Registered User
 
stascom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 187
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

In my case, Kinetix front A-arm's adjustability was limited by the wheel well. I had to take a mallet to the sheet metal inside and make some room. Got enough for up to +1pos camber. The rubber boot touches metal on compression but no noise.
Old 02-07-2018, 04:28 PM
  #4  
BlueSQ
New Member
Thread Starter
 
BlueSQ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 196
Received 7 Likes on 6 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by terrasmak
I’m going to bet you have coilovers
I have Bilstein B8's and Eibach springs. I'm trying to set the front camber correctly so it's not feathering the front tires. When I did the forum research I saw that the aftermarket adjustable front upper control arms people were getting were hitting the wheel well but not too many people elaborated on it. My car is about 1" lower than stock.
Old 01-30-2023, 08:07 AM
  #5  
Geo_
New Member
 
Geo_'s Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Texas
Posts: 10
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
Default

yeah bro to anyone reading this, if you dont fix it it'll screw up your frame a bit...not fun, took about 1 year for it to get bad, got bad since I thought it was normal, Ik im an idiot
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
venture210
Suspension
4
05-03-2017 06:34 PM
power2rice
Suspension
4
08-13-2013 07:58 PM
TripleD
Suspension
1
08-01-2013 11:22 AM
spatcha
Maintenance & Repair
4
07-09-2013 09:42 PM
jeeriko
Texas Marketplace
3
02-21-2011 09:43 AM



Quick Reply: Adjustable Front Upper Control Arms Hitting Wheel Well



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:21 PM.