R33 Rear Subframe

[ECR-033]

My rear subframe sits about 15mm to the right hand side, I know a few R33 have the same problem and i have been told you can fix it with new bushes but also been told there is no fix.

Just wondering if i throw a 10mm spacer on the left side to make it look even will it throw anything out?

my aligntment is fine and car has never been in a crash.

[nobby]

Spacers are illegal no!.

so if you have an accident and get cought with it on you car then good by insurance .

If subframe sits offset then wouldn't you have at least 15+mm of play in subframe movement L&R.

Handle poorly, wanders etc.

try turning corner in direction that should shift frame to opposite side and park before straightining up and check to see if its moved, chances are it will be the same though as it's proberly setteled there.

put it under pressure driving and I'd safely bet it's moving around.

sounds like time for a bush freshen up, have someone quailfied you trust to take a look at it

[MookRG]

I asked the same question a while ago, turns out 33's are built like that for some stupid reason

[ECR-033]

Bringing this back to attention....

Anyone know what the problem is?

no movement when turning feels just as stable as any other skyline ive driven.

[Run-It-Hard]

still got HICAS?

[ECR-033]

nope, has a lock bar. but it was like this before when i did have HICAS. Alignment specs are all good also

[siksII]

I have noticed this in many GTST's GTRs, 180sx, s14/s15 etc, I wouldn't worry about it, probably normal.

[ECR-033]

Yeh itve noticed it on a few aswell.

I just want to sort it out before i buy new wheels and have one side sit flush and the other look like ass

[siksII]

Yeah fair enough - you could use a spacer on one side to even the looks out

[ECR-033]

Haha yeh got that goin at the moment. Not the ideal fix, but no one seems to have any other solutions.

[Jap_star]

mines exaxtly the same. im going to put in a new rear subframe and bushes at the same time and hope for the best

[ECR-033]

im going to give the bushes a go but yet to decide if i should go pineapples or alloy lock bushes....

[ECR-033]

Anyone?

[Checkbuzz]

Alloy.

The alloy bushes will lock the old bushes into the correct position which will fix your problem if it is related to the mis-alignment or degradation of the old bushes

The poly pineapples don't lock the old bushes into place they just apply pressure to them and to be honest don't really acheive much at all.

I got a nice set of alloy bushes off fleabay for $50 (cheaper than poly pineapples) and they can be easliy fitted in an hour (there are some good DIY threads in that section)

Good luck with it.

[ECR-033]

I thought about alloy locks but woll that make it too stiff for a daily?

[copycutter]

Mine has this exact same thing!

I thought it was because mine has had an accident at the right rear or something.

Did you end up fixing this ECR-033?

[ECR-033]

Nah still no fix, a few people have changed wheel aligner and that helped but mine is too far off to be alignment.

[Dajae]

I thought about alloy locks but woll that make it too stiff for a daily?

If you have crazy stiff jap coil overs, then yes maybe. If you have decent quality shocks and springs, then it shouldnt be too bad... Its what i had to do at the same time of fitting alloy bushes, i also put in a rear strut brace, tied in the rear nicely.

[ECR-033]

yeah I think im going to try them, are there any particular brand or are they all the same? i found a set local for $90. I have 8kg rear springs with strut brace and gtr sway bar so hopefully its not too bad, if it is ill get used to it anyway.

[copycutter]

Nah still no fix, a few people have changed wheel aligner and that helped but mine is too far off to be alignment.

Mine looks the same with 9.5" rears +38. One flush on one side and the other sunk.

I thought my rear ride height wasn't equal so I went back to a suspension shop and eventually we noticed under the car that the cradle looked all tightened to one side, so the guy tried loosening off a few major bolts and prying it back the other way but it didn't budge. I suppose you'd have to undo it a lot more to move it level on both sides.