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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 05:26 AM
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what wheels are these? car looks great
Venaci Mesh.

Thanks for the compliment!
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 06:42 AM
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very well done threads. like it a lot!
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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My wheels came with these:

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Should I have installed them?? Or are they only for use with spacers?

Also, I have just finished making ride height adjustments. Everything looks great, but I still have the popping noise in the front of the vehicle on both sides. The noise seems to happen more frequently(even though I raised the front slightly) and it happens when I'm not even going over bumps. I am starting to believe it's my compression rods popping like that. My rods would pop every now and then around the bearings when I would jack one side of the car up.

Anywho, anyone else, who is dumped, have that happen to them??
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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Probably the endlinks are shot?
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dranom
Probably the endlinks are shot?
Sway bar endlinks?? Now that you mentioned it, I had trouble getting the drivers side endlink tightened all the way onto the lower camber arm.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Threads
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Should I have installed them?? Or are they only for use with spacers?
Looks like aluminum hubcentric rings. I put them on with my wheels. I don't use spacers though.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Threads
Sway bar endlinks?? Now that you mentioned it, I had trouble getting the drivers side endlink tightened all the way onto the lower camber arm.
That might be it since its not tight enough?
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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^^if it is "IT" you can go lower since there is no ticking lol
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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hub rings are for wheels that arent hubcentric. most aftermarket wheels arent hubcentric to the z..those are there to close the gap between the hub and the wheels bore, eliminating some vibrations
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Checkmate58
Looks like aluminum hubcentric rings. I put them on with my wheels. I don't use spacers though.
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hub rings are for wheels that arent hubcentric. most aftermarket wheels arent hubcentric to the z..those are there to close the gap between the hub and the wheels bore, eliminating some vibrations
Thanks for the input guys. I will go ahead and install whenever I have a free minute.

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That might be it since its not tight enough?
I am having some issues with the driver side endlink and nut. I'll may take a look at replacing them with the SPL endlinks...

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^^if it is "IT" you can go lower since there is no ticking lol
I might have to go lower because going higher made the sound worse.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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unless you gonna corner balance your car which im guessing you wont
just get +06 revised endlinks and save your money

i had my car lowered for the past 2 years and no problems
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Threads
If i can find out what's making the hitting noise over bumps (a hollow tap/hit sound) then maybe i'll leave the front as is. I am also getting tire residue and chipping of paint off of the bottom of the front fenders. I am thinking the quarter of an inch raise won't hurt too too much.
What tire size you using for the front??? because I used to have 19x9.5 +/-0 offset with 235/35/19 and I was having real bad rubbing issues when I slammed the car and had to raise it up even after I took the screw that was holding in place the plastic cover inside the fender....
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Threads
If i can find out what's making the hitting noise over bumps (a hollow tap/hit sound) then maybe i'll leave the front as is. I am also getting tire residue and chipping of paint off of the bottom of the front fenders. I am thinking the quarter of an inch raise won't hurt too too much.
Its a peice of metal above the wheel that is hidden by the plastic but eventually cuts through the plastic. Me, Tony, Kim, BIG C, and everyone else running 20s that I know of has had to hammer in the sharp metal strip down to make it flat. My stuff still hits on big bumps tho.....

This is how my front sits now. I had to take the spacer off the front and like I said it still hits on big bumps....
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JonnyB504
Its a peice of metal above the wheel that is hidden by the plastic but eventually cuts through the plastic. Me, Tony, Kim, BIG C, and everyone else running 20s that I know of has had to hammer in the sharp metal strip down to make it flat. My stuff still hits on big bumps tho.....

This is how my front sits now. I had to take the spacer off the front and like I said it still hits on big bumps....
I was thinking this at first too but it doesnt seem like it would be.. Check your fender guard. See if in the middle top of the fender guard (right above the tire) is being shredded by this damn metal frame thing.

I remember when it first happened to me, I was like "lemme try to roll my front fenders." Well that was a complete FAIL because of my damn BBK the fender roller didnt even roll on the fender. It was blocked by the BBK. lol.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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^you need a big spacer to roll front fender
Why roll it when you can clamp it! takes only 20mins or so both sides
also with the metal piece you need to grind it out. just leave a piece for the screw to hold it in place

Thats what we do with the Gs
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 03:05 AM
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Hey haven't posted in here before but I thought I'd come on to do my bit for Australia haha.... I know I'm not as low or poked as some of you but just thought I'd represent never the less

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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:44 AM
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Love it! ^^^
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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^^^^ Soooo thats what an Aussie Z looks like.......nice .
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JDM Z
Hey haven't posted in here before but I thought I'd come on to do my bit for Australia haha.... I know I'm not as low or poked as some of you but just thought I'd represent never the less

yayy another z with kf's!

whats your specs?

thinking about selling mine though soon guys, want to buy a track s13 i can beat on, so i can quit drifting the z
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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^^^Noooo, the Z is meant to be beaten on..
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