deel_249

OK, thats good, I was a little worried that it was a big deal, now I can justify buying some adjustable camber gear! Cheers for the help.

So a couple of days ago, I took my car (32 gts-t) for a wheel alignment, and all results came back pretty much as expected except for one particular thing. The front camber on the lefthand side front is at -1°37', but the camber on the righthand side is at -0°52'. This is something on the order of 0.7 degrees difference between the two sides. The first thing I did was check the ride height on either side, and it was even to within 1mm, the rear camber is approximately even at about -2°10' either side. Yes, I'm aware that my car is too low, but my adjustable coil overs refuse to adjust, and they're quite old, so I plan to replace them once I have the money for the Bilstein/Whiteline kit from the group buy. Another thing that struck me was that the kingpin inclination on the left is +13°12', but on the right it is +12°14'. What exactly is the kingpin inclination? I also have more steering lock in one direction than the other, could this be the cause? The probable cause of all of this is a front end impact that was severe enough to require the replacement of the factory side mount, which I unfortunately didn't find out about until a few months after I bought the car (incidentally this is how I found out that RAA inspections are useless). So my question is: What needs to be done to fix this? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

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1. What is your name and where are you from? Dale, Morphett Vale SA 2. What is your occupation? Uni Student by day, nightfiller by night 3. What is your date of birth and blood type? 17th March 1987, don't know my blood type 4. What are your hobbies? Driving, relaxing 5. How many years have you had your license and what license type are you? 4 and a half years, full license 6. How many accidents have you had (your fault) and how many traffic violations have you had? 1 accident, no traffic violations 7. What was the car you owned before your current one? 1987 Toyota Supra 3L N/A Auto 8. What is your current car and it's mileage? R32 GTS-t, 145,300km 9. Is the car Auto or Manual? Manual 10. What part of your car is unique that no one else has? Duct tape on the front bar... 11. Do you own a motorbike? No 12. Biggest trouble/problem you've ever had with a car you've owned? Cracked head on the Supra 13. Do you have an in-car navigation system? No 14. Do you have an e-tag/electronic toll unit? What are your thoughts on the system? No 15. Do you have a particular route or road that you enjoy driving on? What is it? Clarendon-Blackwood via. Main Rd 16. Do you have a meet point that you prefer? What is it? Not really 17. What petrol do you use? Why do you use it... Brand, Price or Convenience? Usually Mobil 8000, but if I'm low any 98 octane will do 18. What is your favourite engine oil? The Martini 10w-50 in my car now seems good 19. How often do you change the oil in your car? Every 5000km or less 20. What make is your tyre, and what size is it? Bob Jane Xenon Z1 225/50 R16 all round 21. How much tread is left on your tyres at the moment? 80% 22. Do you use winter tyres? Nope 23. How often do you wash your car? Usually every couple of weeks 24. What magazines do you read/subscribe to? Evo, Top Gear, HPI, New Scientist, SciAm 25. What music do you listen to while driving? Whatever is on the radio 26. Do you listen to the radio in your car? If so what station and/or show do you prefer? Yeah, Fresh 92.7, Triple J, Nova 27. When you are stuck in traffic, what do you do to pass time? Look around to see if anyones checking out my car... 28. What products can you simply not be without in your car? I don't really keep anything in my car! 29. Do you prefer to take the highway or the scenic route to places that are between 50 to 100 km's away? The 'scenic' route... 30. Does your significant other prefer to accompany you on your drives in the passenger seat? Yep, I drive a little slower though 31. What is your preferred tuning shop? Boostworx 32. What is your preferred second hand parts shop? Japanese Import Spares 33. When you see the sticker "Baby On Board" what do you do or think? Hmmm... That person may have a child in their car... 34. Do you like the Nissan models that have been released since Carlos Ghosn took over as CEO? Not a huge fan 35. Although the R34 Skyline has been replaced by the V35, do you consider it a valid successor? Although the V35 is quite a decent car, and I wouldn't mind owning one as a daily in the future, in my mind, its not a true successor to the R34 36. What are your 3 most favourite Nissan models, excluding the one you own? Easy... R34 GT-R V-Spec II Nur, R32 GT-R V-spec II, any N1 GT-R 37. What are your 3 most favourite non-Nissan cars? Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Diablo, BMW M3 E92 38. If you were to buy a new car now, what would it be? BMW 335Ci 39. Although its not Nissan, do you like Rotary Engines? Meh... 40. What quality do you feel your car lacks? Low down power... 41. What generation is your Skyline? HCR32 10-92 42. Is your car RWD or AWD? RWD 43. Why did you choose to buy your car? Because I've wanted to own a Skyline for about 5 years, even though the R33 was the same price, I went with the 32 because its lighter, I prefer a revvy engine and it looks better 44. When you chose your car, what other models did you also consider? Nissan 180SX 45. When you bought the car, what condition was it in? Normal or needed some work? It needed work, and still does, but I got 2 grand off the asking price... 46. How many times do you drive your car in a week? 5-7 days a week 47. If you had to coin a catchphrase for Skylines, what would it be? Its not all for show 48. What car would you say is a rival model to yours as far as features are concerned? Toyota MR2, Mazda RX7 series 5, Nissan 180SX, Toyota Supra JZA70 49. What is in your opinion, the best features of your Skyline? The engine! 50. What parts of your car don't work like they should? There might be a problem with the AFM or the Idle Air Control Valve, but other than that, its all good 51. Have you ever dreamt of your car? Give an example. Er... no. 52. What do those close to you (family, partner etc) think of your car? My girlfriend loves it, my mums afraid of it, my dad thinks I have it to draw attention to myself... 53. What spec would you class your car as? Drift, Drag, Circuit, or Cruiser? Daily at the moment, Drift/Circuit in the future 54. Which is more important to you about your car? Appearance, Performance/Power or Comfort? Powahhhh! 55. What seats and steering wheel do you have in your car? Factory seats, Momo steering wheel thats perfectly legal (long story) 56. What brakes does your car have? (Including disc/hub) Stock type-M 274mm rotors with 4 piston calipers front, 202mm rotors with twin piston calipers rear 57. What exhaust does your car have? JASMA/HKS 3 inch dump-back with 5 inch tip 58. What headunit/stereo is in your car? Pioneer something-or-other 59. What gauges does your car have? All factory except for a boost gauge where the drivers air-con vent used to be. 60. What aftermarket suspension parts does your car have? Tanabe height-adjustable monotube gas-filled coil-overs 61. What structural reinforcement parts does your car have? None 62. What intake/cooling parts do you have on your car? ... *cough* pod-filter *cough* 63. Anything else you have replaced on your car? Clutch, GTR wing and front bar. 64. How many km/l do you get out of your car on average? 8 or 9... depending on how I feel at the time... 65. Do you think you'll be driving the same car in 5 years? I'll still own it in 5 years, but I won't be driving it as much 66. Would you purchase the car you own if it was new? (ie you'd be the first owner of the car) I couldn't afford it new! 67. If you were given the choice between your car and your partner, which would you choose over the other? Silly question... I'd take my girl any day. 68. If the Skyline you own did not exist, what would you be driving right now? Probably a 180SX 69. A lot of Skyline owners are changing to Evo's, what do you think of them and would you change? They work well as a useable sports car, but I wouldn't buy one, too many doors... 70. Which headlight do you prefer, projector or non projector and HID or regular? HID projectors! Turning night into day! 71. If you were to respray your car, what colour would it be? I'd redo the factory metallic black 72. What is the first mod that you would do on a stock version of your car? Exhaust probably 73. Is there a mod in particular that you would like to never see done to a Skyline? Those retarded shiny tail lights... 74. If your car is RWD, is there any time when you wish it was AWD? Or if your car is AWD, is there any time when you wish it was RWD? On a rainy day, exiting a tight corner, I always wish I had 2 extra driving wheels 75. Have you ever considered your car awkward or uncool? Why? Never! 76. Do you have any brochures for your car? Where'd you get it from? I have the brochure for the updated R32 in digital form. Downloaded it from some website I've since forgotten... 77. Do you have a service manual, log book and owner's manual for your car? Yes! 78. How do you feel about the price of Skylines on the market now compared to the price you paid for your car? I've only had mine for 5 months, so the price is pretty much the same. 79. If money was not an issue, what tuning mods would you make to your car? HKS GT2530 turbo, FMIC, HKS Hypermax Coilovers, 17x8 fronts, 17x10 rears, front and rear diffusers, an effective rear wing, full rebuild with forged pistons, metal head gasket, upgraded cams, Bosch 040 fuel pump, new oil pump, larger sump, Blitz EBC... Have I missed anything? 80. Would you upgrade the hub assembly of your car? (eg 4 stud to 5 stud) No need 81. Would you upgrade the air-con system in your car? (eg manual to climate control) No need 82. Have you made any parts for your car, or any DIY mods? Had to swap suspension to factory and back when I was defected, does that count? 83. Do you own any spare parts for your car that aren't needed yet? Spare drivers side air-con vent... 84. If it was feasible to own a second car identical to yours, would you? Hmmm... sure, why not, 2 is always better than 1 85. How much have you spent on repairs to your car? $935 86. If you see another Skyline which has been modified differently, do you pick faults in it? Nope, unless its covered in shiny crap with obviously no performance mods 87. Have you ever watched Initial D, and do you think your car would have beaten Takumi? Hell no, that guy is a machine... 88. Would you buy a scale model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? Nah 89. Would you buy a remote control model of your car, and how much would you be willing to spend up to on it? Nope 90. Has your car ever been in a magazine? If so what and which issue? Nope 91. Have you ever participated in a cruise or attended a meet for Skyline owners? Nope 92. Is there any other forum members' car that you idolise or was very impressed by? GTR-700, andz's R34 93. Would you do a face swap/upgrade (ie R34 front on R32, C33 front on A31, etc)? Heresy! 94. What would you consider the locally produced equivalent of your car? Nothing really 95. You are offered to pick straws, one straw will get you free mods of your choice and track time to test them, the other will see your car returned to factory standard. Would you pick straws? Without hesitation. 96. You are to attend a track day, however your car gets damaged, and have the following choices: - run the same model as your car, but with a fully tuned RB20E engine. The car has done 150,000kms, and the engine has done 50,000kms. - run the same model as your car, but with a RB20DET auto. The car has done 500,000kms, and the turbo has done 60,000kms. - run your damaged car What would you do? Take the car with the RB20E and drive it straight home. 97. If you were to grade yourself as an expert on Skylines, what would you be out of 100? 85/100 on R32-R34 50/100 for other models 98. What is the purpose your car serves in your life? At the moment... transport 99. One word that describes Skyline owners in the country and the rest of the world? Passionate 100. Other than "that was long and tiring" do you have any comments? Nope

Damn, I don't have an eye-level brake light. Guess I need to find something then. As for the exhuast, it should be fine, I've heard much louder that is apparently below the 90db limit. You're lucky thanglongz, I was being followed by a cop once, turned into my driveway, and the cop followed me in! He honestly thought I stole the car. He even asked if I had a job! Nothing came of it though, guess I was lucky that time...

Hmmm... worn upper control arm bushes, I'll remember that one, I'm booked in for a service at Boostworx on the 2nd, if I can find factory suspension before then, I'll get them to instal it, and maybe check out anything else that I could be defected for before taking it to Regency.

Thanks MSPEC, I know my exhaust isn't too loud, and the rest of the stuff you've mentioned is ok. Now all I need to do is find a set of factory suspension!

Hmmm... Sound advice Deluxe, and believe me, its what I usually do, but I wasn't pulled over by a single car, I was at a defect checking station, and they specifically asked me to keep the engine running. I didn't have much of a choice, I could have lied about it being a turbo, but he probably would have asked me to rev it anyway, and would have heard the factory BOV then. I could have tried to avoid it, but it would have looked fairly sus, and since there were no other cars there, i probably would have been followed and pulled over anyway. I'm still a bit worried about this whole regency situation, how far do I need to go in bringing the car back to stock? I have a GTR wing, front bumper and side-skirts, will I need to change those to factory as well? ETA: Cubes, it was on Aldershot road, a little back street that gets me onto the expressway and avoids 2 sets of traffic lights. No idea why they were there, in the 15 minutes I was stopped, only about 8 other cars went past, half of them were far less road worthy than mine...

I was seriously thinking of making a complaint against this guy, but theres probably no point anyway. The thing that really annoyed me the most was that when that guy went to write out the defect, I started talking to another cop, who actually knew about the factory BOV, yet I still get defected for it. As for the camera phone, it didn't come to mind, but, judging by the cops attitude, he probably would have given me a fine for using a mobile phone in a moving vehicle, even though I was parked...

So I was pulled over at a vehicle checking station in Lonsdale, given a defect for 3 different items on my 32, 2 of which are absolute bullshit. The first one was that I have a 'non-legit' momo steering wheel. This came about because my proper momo steering wheel is slightly worn, and the cop decided that a 'stamp' would be proof, but he didn't bother to check for it, and since it didn't look brand new, he decided it couldn't possibly be a 'legit' one. The next is my favourite... I apparently have an atmospheric blow-off valve, even though everything between the filter to the exhuast is untouched. This cop, who was convinced I had an aftermarket BOV, kept pointing to the intercooler piping, calling it the manifold and telling me that the BOV would be around there... When I asked if he could find my non-existant atmospheric BOV, he came back with "I dont need to find it because I can hear it so I know its there". Great... people that know nothing about Skylines trying to tell me that they know more about my own car than I do. The final one is actually legit, and that my car is 30mm too low all round thanks to my coil-overs. The trouble is, now I have to take it to Regency. Does anyone here have a spare set of stock suspension for an R32 GTS-t that I could borrow for a while in exchange for a carton of the owners favourite beer? Failing that, does anyone know where I could get the best price on a used set? I haven't had a car taken to Regency before, so I'm guessing I'll have to return the car to pretty much stock. I wasn't defected for the exhaust, but should I find a factory exhaust anyway and fit it, just to be sure? I also have a boost gauge where the drivers side AC vent should be, will that be defectable as well? Thanks in advance guys.