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Hi guys,

I've got an R34 GT-T with a stock suspension setup and over the last few months the ride quality has been going from bad to worse and now it just feels like the car is falling apart when going over any bumps at all, not to mention the majority of the shitty roads around melb.

All I can hear these days is the boot rattling around like the rear wing is going to fall off and now the front is starting to sound quite bad too.

However, I took the car to Pedders in Hawthorn and got a 28 point check done and they said everything looks fine.

They said the stop boots (not sure what they are?) are a little worn but nothing to worry about overall.

They also said the shocks were fine and didnt know what was wrong.

Anyone have any ideas? I was thinking about replacing the setup with some coilovers perhaps, or maybe getting some bilsteins and spings from the SK group buy. Does anyone think replacing the stock stuff would cure it....or could something else be seriously screwed?

Any help is greatly appreciated....this is driving me insane! Nothing worse than your car sounding like it has arthritis and rattling all over the place over minor bumps :-(

Either: 1) Take it back, take them for a ride, SHOW them what your unhappy with.

OR

2) Take it to a Skyline specific mechanic who (hopefully) has a braincell under their hat and knows the car better.

Wouldnt trust pedders personlay, had some bad experiences similar to yours. Take it to a specialist

+1 with this dude.

not sure what your trying to say, but yes, take it to a specialist. Up here in brisbane i like being looked after by Fulcrum (suspension guru's)

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