Camber Arms hitting chassis

[Marcus]

k guys what do i do besides raise my car back up. my camber arms are hitting the chassis.

its not as low as ive seen but i think its low. for you slammed guys what do you do about this?

im scared the camber arms are gonna break.
i heard powered by max arms will help. someone show me how.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/samaniego_ms/DSC04783.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/samaniego_ms/DSC04780.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/samaniego_ms/DSC04782.jpg

[babowc]

PBM are notched.. like sorta bent.
that's how it helps, anyways.

maybe dremel away a small portion of there?

[JVD]

The MAX ones have like a curved shape to them... to avoid this sort of problem I believe.

Check the advertisers specials section for that big max thread. I believe it shows them there.

EDIT: Too slow.

[CrimsonRockett]

I'll save you some trouble.

Just give me your S14 and call it a day.

Problem solved.

:D

[JRas]

I'd just cut or bend the part it's hitting out of the way :)

[Marcus]

yea, after i posted that last pic i was like oh shit i could just bend it..hmm ill go do that. thanks

[Sonic Motor]

I'd just cut or bend the part it's hitting out of the way :)

yup like what he said. Just get a big hammer and hit that shit so it doesnt touch anymore.

[Goldeneye9mm]

try moving your factory camber adjustment bolt for a lil more room like this v v v

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Chibi_Neeko/boltmove.jpg

[jspaeth]

try moving your factory camber adjustment bolt for a lol more room like this v v v

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Chibi_Neeko/boltmove.jpg


I didn't think of this, but I am glad you did, finally a really good idea, other than beating the shit out of the chassis

[Goldeneye9mm]

well you're gonna have to re-align it of course, and it's only gonna give you a lil more room, but i put all those adjustables on mine too an i was thinking that when i did it so i wouldn't have to worry later. mine of course isn't that low so it's not a problem yet. good luck

[jspaeth]

Yeah...I hear ya....sometimes I wonder if it would be smart or dumb to weld the ecentric bolt/washer in place onto the chassis.

On one hand, it would make taking the arm off a bitch....on the other hand, your alignment would be pretty much unchangeable, unless you fuck up the chassis or spindle

[Marcus]

yea.. but even still if i do that with the alignment bolt, i still have the problem with suspension travel. it'll still hit if i hit a bump,or angle up a driveway. so i think imma get the JDM tool and flatten it.

[ayuaddict]

i think smashing the pinch weld up and getting the PBM arms so you can go even lower would be ideal.

[sillyvia13]

I have some arms you can use..they are "bent " and will clear. $50 shipped NEW!
lmk if you want pics.
pm me.

[Marcus]

i think smashing the pinch weld up and getting the PBM arms so you can go even lower would be ideal.

wweeerrrrddd

[randyjordan]

powerebymax rucas are bent to accommodate lowness

get em , then sell the old ones

[randyjordan]

compare how yours looks to this

http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms/e107_files/public/1175800435_2_FT69_p1000766.jpg

[randyjordan]

wait..do you have em on the wrong side?

lol

[HyperTek]

dam you car is awesome!!
maybe you can cut and fold?
http://i27.tinypic.com/34g0pb4.jpg

[HyperTek]

or cut and fold back.. then spot weld
http://i31.tinypic.com/161f2pj.jpg

or just fold it over
http://i29.tinypic.com/1g1yls.jpg

[Marcus]

thanks guys. i just got some vice grips and bent it down. then took a hammer and made it completely flat. it clears parked ok but i still have to check clearance during suspension travel. hopefully its ok.



thanks

[LongGrain]

thanks guys. i just got some vice grips and bent it down. then took a hammer and made it completely flat. it clears parked ok but i still have to check clearance during suspension travel. hopefully its ok.

btw, could you guys help out my rep. i said one little thing and some dude went crazy and completely messed it up. i had 5 green and 1 bright green tic tacs. now i have all opposite. ill do the same for all you guys

thanks

rule 1. dont ask for reps...

badidea

[g-via]

compare how yours looks to this

http://www.gtfactory.jp/cms/e107_files/public/1175800435_2_FT69_p1000766.jpg

wow i didn't know that!

freaking awesome!

[EDacIouSX]

are those molded side skirts???

i say just raise your car and get some rear valences or something to make the car appear to be a tad bit lower than it is.

[Gumballf355]

You put them on the wrong side... switch them

[NemeGuero]

Rule of slammed vehicles:

if any part of the body gets in the way, move the body.

[ZenkitonS14]

Yep, its as simple as hammering or cutting it out of the way where ever it touches

[CSil80]

Like the others have said, just cut and weld or hammer it out of the way.

But from the pics it looks like you have them on the wrong sides :P

Try switching them up and see how they look from there.

[4thHorse]

Those Max rucas are sweet looking.

[DreamN]

Hmm... I think this is the problem I'm having on my rear driver side. Can you install s13 camber arms wrong? Figured they only go in one way, but I could be wrong.

[DOOK]

btw, could you guys help out my rep. i said one little thing and some dude went crazy and completely messed it up. i had 5 green and 1 bright green tic tacs. now i have all opposite. ill do the same for all you guys

thanks

that someone was me... and it was because you left me a negative rep about that douchebag selling enkei mesh wheels... if you don't want smacked in the pee pee... don't leave someone with A LOT more rep than you a negative son, that was only one of my negatives.

your car looks great by the way, seems like you have better taste than to take up for some flaming douche like that guy was.

[Koopa Troopa]

thanks guys. i just got some vice grips and bent it down. then took a hammer and made it completely flat. it clears parked ok but i still have to check clearance during suspension travel. hopefully its ok.




OMG... You're worried about suspension travel?!:rofl: Thanks for the laugh.

[Marcus]

yea thanks for the rep tip.

i bent the shit out of it and it clears now.

i actually did put them on the right way. even look at the max arms. they're mounted the same as mine. even the same pic angle on the same side. its the us drivers side rear tire, taken from where the exhaust hangs. if i put them on the wrong side, then they wont even clear the coils. they wont go anyother way. even if i put them on the other side, there isnt enough of a bend to clear the coils.

nah. the sideskirts are not molded. the pic is just bad. it also looks like my rims have flat spots. i dont know why.

[g-via]

do you have any pics of the clearance now? I am curious to see :D

[opponheimer]

Marcus: thats one sexy s14..

[lflkajfj12123]

some people baby their 240sx's way too much

just hit them shits with a hammer

[Marcus]

OMG... You're worried about suspension travel?!:rofl: Thanks for the laugh.

i dd my car and thers steep drive ways at my school and work. the rear suspension gets compressed almost all the way. that and 3 wheeling up driveways..

i dont get why thats funny.

[CrimsonRockett]

that someone was me... and it was because you left me a negative rep about that douchebag selling enkei mesh wheels... if you don't want smacked in the pee pee... don't leave someone with A LOT more rep than you a negative son, that was only one of my negatives.

your car looks great by the way, seems like you have better taste than to take up for some flaming douche like that guy was.

x2.

Think about it.

DOOK and I both left you negative reps because you neg repped us.

It's like, we can create you....and easily destroy you.

[NemeGuero]

x2.

Think about it.

DOOK and I both left you negative reps because you neg repped us.

It's like, we can create you....and easily destroy you.

jackass on a power trip.

thats not what rep is for.

I'm sure his -2 rep points hurt you real bad.

[CrimsonRockett]

Didn't mean it that way.

It was more like a, he negative repped us for trying to stop a kid from being a douchebag.

The other kid deserved the rep more than we did.

[NemeGuero]

Oh, ok. Well I wasn't there for the issue.

meh, whatever. INTERNETZ R SYRIUS

[SW20Racer]

more serious than serious has ever been. super serious. no, wait. not even super serious, maybe somewhere along the lines of MOTHERFUCKIN' HYPER CRITICAL and the adjustment knob goes all the way to 11....

[CrimsonRockett]

Oh, ok. Well I wasn't there for the issue.

meh, whatever. INTERNETZ R SYRIUS

:love:

:keke:

[pbcstylez]

more serious than serious has ever been. super serious. no, wait. not even super serious, maybe somewhere along the lines of MOTHERFUCKIN' HYPER CRITICAL and the adjustment knob goes all the way to 11....

cant help it; we cant adjust how much rep we hit back with, #11 all the way

[3-240's-N-aMule]

i dd my car and thers steep drive ways at my school and work. the rear suspension gets compressed almost all the way. that and 3 wheeling up driveways..

i dont get why thats funny.

Hes prolly referring to the fact that your worried about sups travel yet your car is so frap tappin low... Almost contradictory.

[vaughn4]

swap sides! seriously?

[Koopa Troopa]

Hes prolly referring to the fact that your worried about sups travel yet your car is so frap tappin low... Almost contradictory.


Pin pon

Car is so low I seriously doubt the dampers are moving. Cars designed to be that low, i.e F1 cars. JGTC cars, HKS Tsukuba Super Lap cars have the damper towers and suspension designed so they can be that low and still get full movement of the dampers where as the OP's factory mounts and wheel hubs higher than the upper arms are limiting the dampers to very little to no movement whatsoever...

[Marcus]

aaahhhh....i get it. yea i understand for those cars the geometry of the suspension is completely changed. its probably decreasing the overall performance of the suspension with the hub higher than the rucas. but it looks badass.

[INeedNewTires]

aaahhhh....i get it. yea i understand for those cars the geometry of the suspension is completely changed. its probably decreasing the overall performance of the suspension with the hub higher than the rucas. but it looks badass.

So... You wanted more suspension travel or to "look badass" ??

Finding a happy medium is always the best route but you sound like your on opposing ends of the spectrum.... pick a side and lean that way. You shouldnt want something, but complain about its adverse effects, when you know that you have to give and take to get the "look" you want. If you want a slammed look, deal with the susp bottoming out, if you want a smooth/Daily ride, then give up the slammed look.

[Marcus]

umm. im not complaining. my suspension isnt bottoming out. the coils still allow for max travel. i just maxed out the ride height adjustment (in the rear, front still has a lot to go). it still handles awesome, especially because of the low cog. i deal with scraping and driving an extra 10 mins to go around shitty roads. its alright. and hell no its staying slammed ;). in fact im getting 17s for the front to go lower. but thanks for the suggestion.

and what's up with people saying my camber arms are on the wrong side. i even took them off when i flattened the seem to see if they would even fit any other way. am i retarded?! or am i not wrong. ? anyway, i couldnt get them to fit any other way.

[3-240's-N-aMule]

umm. im not complaining. my suspension isnt bottoming out. the coils still allow for max travel. i just maxed out the ride height adjustment (in the rear, front still has a lot to go). it still handles awesome, especially because of the low cog. i deal with scraping and driving an extra 10 mins to go around shitty roads. its alright. and hell no its staying slammed ;). in fact im getting 17s for the front to go lower. but thanks for the suggestion.

and what's up with people saying my camber arms are on the wrong side. i even took them off when i flattened the seem to see if they would even fit any other way. am i retarded?! or am i not wrong. ? anyway, i couldnt get them to fit any other way.

Holy shit dawg... The rucas you have on your rear driver side belongs on the pas side. Its not a matter or twisting or w/e, just wrong side. Thats why its angled upwards. It will fit the exact same way on pas side, just angled downward. Thats why your hittin the the under body. Take a look.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q25/dandanjames/PIC_0122.jpg
Notice how much room i have in your troubled spot and guess what? Im a good bit lower than u.
Oh, and this is view from rear driver.

[Nachtmensch]

Rule of slammed vehicles:

if any part of the body gets in the way, move the body.
:bigok:

be it by hammering, cutting, or any means necessary.

[smelly240]

for the 11tybillionth time they're on the wrong sides.

[DOOK]

either that or the manufacturer could have sent him two passenger side RUCAs so he has the correct one on the passenger but the wrong one completely on the driver... it's a thought.

[NemeGuero]

Drifting doesn't require real suspension geometry. And its ALL about looking cool.

[Marcus]

Holy shit dawg... The rucas you have on your rear driver side belongs on the pas side. Its not a matter or twisting or w/e, just wrong side. Thats why its angled upwards. It will fit the exact same way on pas side, just angled downward. Thats why your hittin the the under body. Take a look.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q25/dandanjames/PIC_0122.jpg
Notice how much room i have in your troubled spot and guess what? Im a good bit lower than u.
Oh, and this is view from rear driver.


actually, your arms are angled. mine are not. they are straight. your left and rights are different. mine are not. I FOUND A LABEL. one says "L" and the other "R". and it doesnt matter. theyre not on the wrong side, both camber arms are identical. mine are both flat. there is no angle on them. it directly connects the upright with the subframe. (STRAIGHT) they wont fit any other way. plus its not an issue anymore.

if you read it like 5 days ago, i said i already fixed it.

for the 11billionth time i fixed it.

BTW, both pics i posted were from the drivers side.

thanks for the help though.

[3-240's-N-aMule]

Lol. I hope your camber arm bust and you die you cheap motherfucker. Lol... Post that pic up when it happens.

[Marcus]

Lol. I hope your camber arm bust and you die you cheap motherfucker. Lol... Post that pic up when it happens.

dude. you're gay. im cheap? look at the shit i put on my car.

anyway, i got some pbm rucas a couple days ago and they clear even more, so i went even lower. anyway, thanks to those that helped.

mods can close thread as help has been received and is no longer an issue.

thanks!

[ilia]

Rule of slammed vehicles:

if any part of the body gets in the way, move the body.


So true. I predict you will get familiar with the BFH and dremel soon.