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Hey guys, I've tried searching the internet for some problems I'm having with my R32 GTR, I'm sort of new and still learning alot of things go easy haha.

Ive laid underneath my car and i can see the hicas lockbar all hooked, However if i take a corner hard , not so hard that im throwing the weightt of the car around it, But more like taking it fast with a little bit of angle which a gtr should manage .. The back end seems to kick out and it sort of feels like its trying to correct the steering .. But the back end just ends up kicking out a little bit . Is this normal or should i be checking things? Sorry if this sounds stupid I dont know much about the rest of the system except whats in the engine & bay itself lol.

Cheers.

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The 3 things that go and cause the issue you are describing are:

The outer ball joint that's pressed into the knuckle

The inner ball joint on the tie rods

The subframe bushes (but that feels more like the back end is flopping about than actually trying to steer)

Most people with this issue find it's the outer ball joint, on my car the inner went and the outers were fine. It doesn't take much play for it to start feeling very unsettled.

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The 3 things that go and cause the issue you are describing are:

The outer ball joint that's pressed into the knuckle

The inner ball joint on the tie rods

The subframe bushes (but that feels more like the back end is flopping about than actually trying to steer)

Most people with this issue find it's the outer ball joint, on my car the inner went and the outers were fine. It doesn't take much play for it to start feeling very unsettled.

Hey , thanks for the reply . How can i test these things out? Because i grabbed each side and gave it a pretty good shaking i couldnt really see any movement or feel anything . Should i get it up on a hoist/jack and try it? Or is it worth just buying a new bar. Cheers

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You really need to put a bit of force on the wheel to move it enough to see if there's a problem as you are pushing against the rest of the bushes in the rear suspension. You need to get the wheels off the ground and get under the car to see where the movement is when you are putting force on the wheels

No need to replace the lock bar. It's a bit of pipe with 2 tabs for the bolts and 2 threaded bungs for the tie rods. Nothing to go wrong.

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You really need to put a bit of force on the wheel to move it enough to see if there's a problem as you are pushing against the rest of the bushes in the rear suspension. You need to get the wheels off the ground and get under the car to see where the movement is when you are putting force on the wheels

No need to replace the lock bar. It's a bit of pipe with 2 tabs for the bolts and 2 threaded bungs for the tie rods. Nothing to go wrong.

Thanks mate Will check it out , Havnt had time lately

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