bushes

whats that common thing that gets worn on the front wheels of skylines
is it called the bushes???or what
u know it makes the wheels wear unevenly

Originally posted by boomtheroom
whats that common thing that gets worn on the front wheels of skylines
is it called the bushes???or what
u know it makes the wheels wear unevenly

It could be the front radius arm bushes or the upper arm bushes.

Most common thing that gets worn on the front of Skylines............. Tyres???? Depending on how ya drive tho...........:D

Ant:newburn:

they went on mine!!

normally about ready to be replaced at the 80,000 km service!!

The uneven wear on MY front tyres (the inside edge of the tyres wore down to the belts, while the outside edge was mint) was caused by bung radius rod bushes in the front suspension. I think they are the most common ones to crap out.

It turned out that the upper (control?) arm bushes were also fudged.

Once they were all replaced the car felt a heap better around corners ... but now my shocks are dying.:mad:


Chris :ylsuper

Those are common problems on the Skylines unfortunately.

they are expensive!!!

well unless you re an SDU member!!

have them all checked!!!

so which bushes ar the most common ones to wear out upper arm or rod ones??

Hard braking will take out the radius ones quickly and hard general driving takes care of the uppers.

very costly if they go at the same time,

have a check when you can!! be safe!!

have naever done any handbraking

The WOF places will check both as they know about them. Also your car will become unsafe to drive even mildly hard. If any are gone get them done asap.

some places don't bother!!

best to make sure they check them!!

Another option is getting your exisiting arms rebushed. Got my uppers done plus alignement for under $300. Nissan would appear to be the cheapest for new replacement arms ($150+gst each approx).
I'll get the radius arms done as soon as finances allow just to be on the safe side.
PS: Testing Station passed both my upper arms without comment at last wof, after travelling only 1500kms till next test, local garage found both had excess movement, lh side almost at failure point! VTNZ not always on tha ball.
F-B

Unless they put the car up on a hoist and shake s**t out of the front end, or look at them REAL close, they probably won't find anything wrong. Of course, if there is nothing left of the bush they might notice. :D

Best to have them checked out by a pro if your really worried.


Chris :ylsuper

Originally posted by boomtheroom
have naever done any handbraking

Ah, that was HARD braking. :D

Hand brakeys are fun ... on that bugga of a hairpin on the track. :rolleyes: