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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.

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nobby Collaborator

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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

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Checkbuzz Rising Star

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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.

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Dajae Community Regular

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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.

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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.

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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.

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