Tightening the rear end feel of your '32

[gts4diehard]

Hi Guys,

I just thought I add something to the suspension debate. I have just put new bushes in the rear end of my '32 gts4 and it has tightened up the feel of the rear end quite a bit. I put new bushes in the rear hubs of my car and new tierods (new balljoint coming directly out of the rack and where it connects to the hub assembly) and I am pleased to say that for once I can feel the $700 I just spent.

bushes for both rear hubs from Nissan (8 in total including tierod connections)$300.

fitting cost me $150 from Fulcrum, they had a few unexpected probs and stuck to their quote - so good on you guys!

ball joint- tierods $240 pair from Nissan.

Labour would be a bit more as I removed/fitted hubs and tierods myself.

The rear end of my car feels very good, although theres still some bushes needing replacing - in the links themselves. I think the rear tierods must have been quite worn and may have been altering the rear steering angles and making the rear feel a little uncertain - I never thought the rear rack components would have worn so much considereing they only move 3mm but obviously the loads on these components are quite large.

I have also replaced the rear subframe bushes with Noltec ones (last year - now that is one fun job!) so the rear end is nearly completely new, the difference I noticed from the hub bushes/steering tierods seems even greater than that I noticed from replacing the subframe bushes.

So maybe the HICAS system isnt that bad when it doesnt have 10 or more worn bushes adding the equation.

Stephen

[Sydneykid]

So maybe the HICAS system isnt that bad when it doesnt have 10 or more worn bushes adding the equation.

Stephen

Hi Stephen, nope the HICAS is not your friend even when the car was new.

[yogi000]

Hi Stephen, nope the HICAS is not your friend even when the car was new.

Hey SK,

why is it so bad, is it because it makes the rear end unpredictable when pushing it hard???

George

[Sydneykid]

Hey SK,

why is it so bad, is it because it makes the rear end unpredictable when pushing it hard???

George

Exactly:cheers:

[Gav]

Agree with both of you!

I unfortunately did things in reverse - locked out the HICAS of my R32 GTR (which helped somewhat), but still had a vague wandering feeling and tramlining. It wasn't until I had a wheel alighnment and inspection from a reputable suspension shop that it was identified that quite a lot of my bushes and steering knuckles were worn. Man - when you replace these (10 year old plus) parts what a difference it makes!

Especially for those getting a 15 yo import - follow gts4diehard 's example!