Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Just want some peace of mind and some advice/opinions.

Below is a pic of my left front radius rod bush. Quality isn't great due to it being dark and not great for photo-taking but it was the best I could do and still shows the signs of wear.

I've lightened it up on my pc and improved contrast so as to highlight the wear marks.

post-23960-1161490670.jpg

Both left and right bushes look much the same. The other side of each is fine, no wear marks at all - so what you see here is only on one side of each one.

To me it doesn't look bad enough to require replacement.

Let me know if you agree/disagree.

I'll be driving interstate (2000km) in a month's time and want to be 100% sure it'll be safe. (I've done the trip several times before so not real concerned about anything else).

Thanks.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/139743-radius-rod-bushes-need-replacing/
Share on other sites

I'd be changing them regardless as the std bush is pretty sloppy to begin with. if yours are torn/cracked you need to replace them pretty quickly. the steering's feel,and your control of it under brakes is only going to get worse as the bush tears further and loses all of it's grease.

super pro make a cheap press-in urethane bush replacement which takes about an hour to install drive in-drive out,or you can fit a full replacement aftermarket rose jointed radius rod by ordering a part to suit an R33 GTR from someone like tein, cusco,kazama,etc.

Justin...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Just trying to get my head around this. At 5psi of boost, you turn on your wmi pump, and then you're using a 3000cc injector, to allow flow upto the actual engine, where you have your 6x200cc injectors and a 500cc injector. If the above is correct, what advantage are you obtaining by having the 3000cc injector blocking flow, is this just incase a line breaks between that injector and the motor you can stop flow immediately? Or are the 6x200cc and 500cc less injectors and just spray nozzle?
    • Welcome! New member myself, but I had an R33 back in 2002. Best advice I could give, based on my experience: if you're running the factory turbo, be very conservative with boost. I made the mistake of just fiddling around with the boost controller and cranking the boost for fun, and the end result was my intake pipes popping off frequently from the constant deluge of oil that was being blown into the recirc by the stressed-out turbo, which itself was siphoning oil from the engine and farting it out both sides of its centre bearing (or something to that effect). If I could do it all again, I would have gotten a new turbo and had a tune dialled in professionally and then just left it alone! Funny you mention the metal shavings in the gearbox, as I had the same thing - the probe plug (magnetic drain plug, essentially) would come out caked with shavings. At least it was doing its job. Not sure if that's just sacrificial wear and part of the deal, or if my gearbox was shagged, but I wasn't abusing it. Enjoy the R33 - they're a dying breed, and if they weren't $35k+ on CarSales in Queensland, I might have picked up one of those again, instead of the 370GT I own now (though I'm loving the 370GT, that big 3.7L V6 just hits different).
    • Howdy folks. I owned an R33 back in 2002, which was thoroughly beyond my capacity (financially speaking) to maintain/insure, so we parted ways in 2004. Fast forward 21 years (to literally yesterday, in fact) and I'm now the proud owner of a 2007 V36 370GT. I'm happily surprised by how much power the VQ37VHR makes, compared to the RB25DET, considering the latter is turbocharged. I had planned to add a turbo at some point but I'm on the fence about whether I'll even need it (though I do love the sudden onset of extra torque). Any other 370GT owners around the traps, I'd love to hear about your experiences with this car (good and bad).
    • Perhaps the answer is... more jacks!* *proper jacks must be used.  
    • I NEVER think about using a scissor jack unless there is absolutely no other alternative. f**king things are dangerous, annoying and stupid.
×
×
  • Create New...