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Hi, I had a R32 GTR. Use to had hard lower spring on it. I swaped the this set and got a stock shocks with stock springs from just jap. Once I change the just jap one to my car. It had some noise came from the left front shocks or something else which is around the suspension unit, it only happend when the road surface is realli bad, such like very bumping road. I gave the car to Pedders to do the 28 points suspension check. also gave it to powerplay imports to check. They both can't find where is the noise come from. Pedders saying the upper arm bushes worn. Powerplay saying the left upper control arm buggered. Both of them saying driver side loader cu boot have to replace a new one. I dont realli understand all of this. And the just jap shocks and springs are all good. But before the car had lower spring and shocks, it doesn't have that noise at all. I dont know why, realli wanna get rid of these noise. Please help! I am at Sydney, is there anyplace can fix that problem???

its like something when its hit, cant realli explain wha that is. But is that possibly be the Shocks are wron or something else?

Does it sound like metal on metal? I've got a similar noise coming from the frontend if it is. I've had so many people look over it it's not funny. Given the age of the car, it's likely the front subframe bushes are worn out (my rears were like mush) so my mate and I are planning on checking them out.

To create the noise in my car I simply have to raise it on a hoist, lower it back down and then lean on the front. It creates an almighty "crack". I've noticed it when the front suspension is unloaded more than loaded too.

When my car came from Japan it had a ridiculously low ride height, no suspension travel in the Bilstein shocks and was resting on the pitiful excuses for bump-stops. I've since had it raised about 40mm, the Bilsteins rebuilt and swaybars added. It handles beautifully, but damn the noise is embarrassing!

To put it mildly, it's been pi5sing me off for over a year. If we come up with something, I'll let you know. I hope you'll do the same!

Does it sound like metal on metal? I've got a similar noise coming from the frontend if it is. I've had so many people look over it it's not funny. Given the age of the car, it's likely the front subframe bushes are worn out (my rears were like mush) so my mate and I are planning on checking them out.

To create the noise in my car I simply have to raise it on a hoist, lower it back down and then lean on the front. It creates an almighty "crack". I've noticed it when the front suspension is unloaded more than loaded too.

When my car came from Japan it had a ridiculously low ride height, no suspension travel in the Bilstein shocks and was resting on the pitiful excuses for bump-stops. I've since had it raised about 40mm, the Bilsteins rebuilt and swaybars added. It handles beautifully, but damn the noise is embarrassing!

To put it mildly, it's been pi5sing me off for over a year.  If we come up with something, I'll let you know. I hope you'll do the same!

We might had the same problem, but it my one only happen on the left front shocks. all the bushes are very wron, I will change that to the whitline one, see what happen. Thank you for helping. If I find something can fix the noise, I will let u know.

We might had the same problem, but it my one only happen on the left front shocks. all the bushes are very wron, I will change that to the whitline one, see what happen. Thank you for helping. If I find something can fix the noise, I will let u know.

Mine started on the left, then moved to the right. Now I get it from both.

Interestingly, it's less frequent when I have a passenger in the car :confused:

For some of reason, the R32 GTR always had more noise than the R33. My R33 GTST doesnt have any noise inside, but for the R32 GTR, god! Noise all around. Its not that lound as the sound will kill u, but still dont like it. Realli have to find out, I might buy the Tein Street dammper kit from japan and replace the factory one. Give it a try. Realli hate the noise!!!!

This sounds a bit like my 180 was... it made a god awful cracking noise whenever we lowered it onto the ground off the hoist, it was just the spring setting itself back into place around the base of the coilover coz it was sitting loose when we had it up in the air due to the height the coilovers had been adjusted to back in japland. Your problem sounds a bit similar... it used to happened to a few of my older cars because of previous owners cutting the springs.... i would go over any bump at speed and.... CRACK!! :S:S:S

I had a knocking noise coming from the front passanger side, sounded like a shock was stuffed, any time hit a bump itd make a knock/crack noise depending on how big the bump was.

Ended up being the castor bushes, replaced them with whiteline handling kit and never heard it again

I had a knocking noise coming from the front passanger side, sounded like a shock was stuffed, any time hit a bump itd make a knock/crack noise depending on how big the bump was.

Ended up being the castor bushes, replaced them with whiteline handling kit and never heard it again

The Pedders suspension check says the upper arm bushes worn, HP steering gear slight play in steering rack and C.V.Joints D/sider outer boot.

I can't understand these type of things. But they said they have no idea where the noise come from. Anyway, are these things really have to repair or replace immediacy? Any one can help? Is there any good place to fix the suspension things in Sydney? I wanna get rid of these noise.....

I had a noise coming from my front suspension, was soo annoying, spent about $300 on parts trying to fix it, in the end it was just was front strutbrace bolts, on the strutbrace not the top of the shock needed tightening! so make sure u guys check that.

Dave

Pedders saying the upper arm bushes worn.

Powerplay saying the left upper control arm buggered

these two descriptions are of the same thing.

the upper arm bushes ARE the bushes in the left upper control arm .

You have two options if this is the correct diagnosis - replace the bushes in the arm or replace the whole arm.

I just bought 2 upper control arms and they cost me $380 from Nissan + fitting.

replacement bushes with camber adjustment cost around $360 plus fitting into the arm plus fitting arm to car.

You say the car didnt make this noise before on lowered susp but does now on std susp, this could be because the upper arm will now be moving quicker through its range of movements now that is has a softer springs and shocks as opposed to the rock hard after market susp.

The arms will usually squeak as they are getting worn, then they can develop a clunk.

try this test . with car on ground , grab the offending wheel and push and pull hard on top of wheel and listen for clunk (play in top arm bush).

This is what I noticed on my first R32 GTS4.

Stephen

once those bushes are replaced, check to make sure both threads on the top of the shocky are relatively the same amount. Some bearing plates have a flat side circle where the shaft enters, if this has not been located properly...it will make a horrible noise and will damage the shock and bearing plate. Also check the bearing plate for torn or split rubber. Do the swing off wheel idea that GTS4DIEHARD mentioned, this is good. Check also, if the upper bush does not move get someone else to do it and try to feel the shaft of the shocky while is is being done. There should be no sideways movement. Check the bearing plates when you bounce on the front of the car (the bearing plate is at the very top of the shocky which bolts into your tower) they should remain in basically the same position.

With the bush replacement...I would love to help you out, I can buy the kits for under $100 and would fit them for $100, but I'm in Brisbane and I aint drivin to Sydney to install them for ya.

Also, get the CV boot fixed...it should only cost you about $30-$40 plus half hour labour.

Don't let them tell you that they gotta put a special nissan one on either. Just tell them to fit a 1CVBK, this is a universal CV boot and it will be good. If you let this go for too long, the grease will spray out everywhere and the CV will dry up. This will destroy the CV. As with the upper control arm bushes, are they the inner bush or the main upper bush? either or it doesn't really matter. Don't let them charge you any more than 1 hour per side for the inner bushes. If it is the main upper bush, don't let them charge you any more than half an hour a side.

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