Guest Anonymous Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 well i saw that somthing was eating the inside of my rear tires when i got my z last may (83 280zx), i thought that it was nothing to worry about. i swapped the tires front to rear and went on with life. last week when i changed the oil i saw that the rear tires were being worn down pretty good again on the inside (they were like new when i put them on) so i started to check things out. i saw that the black bushings in the bottom of the shocks were smushed down allowing the tires to tilt in at the tops (negative camber i think). so now i gotta replace at least those bushings and it probabbly wouldnt hurt to do the shocks too. i figured since i had it apart i might as well do everything (including stuff in the front) that is shot or should be replaced while i got it apart. so my question is: what all should i replace while i got it apart? tanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 Ahh, when I had that a susp. shop tried to sell me a $$$ kit with a lot of other crap. ZX rear's increase camber as the car is lowered, whether by worn out springs/excess rear load (long trip with v. heavy load), or lowering of your own accord. You've got the right idea to replace all involved if you do get into it. The shock bushings are not a replaceable item and if worn as you say shock is likely shot and potentially springs as well. If budget allows I'd replace both, you will need a spring compressor to disasseble your current rear strut assembly to carry over your old upper perch as well as installing your new spring on the new strut. Strut in and out is v. simple with only one bolt on bottom and 3 up top. If you want to go further I'd take out the rear control arm and replace the bushings in it as well (not a simple task, best taken to shop for the bushing part IMO). Depending on what type of ride you like will determine the shock/spring combo you want. A great midrange performance combo I ran for 4 yrs was BOGE struts and TRW springs(only $55/pr!, bit of work to find them but worth it IMO) out back, TRW only made rears for us and they're a progressive spring stiffer than stock that handled v. well for me (high speed lapping days etc etc). Boge struts are a great unit for regular/spirited use a step below a stiff more race oriented setup. Don't feel bad, I went thru 2 new tires in a 3000km jobhunting trip with all my tools (back then all my tools could fit in my car:-) in my car after doing a lot of work on the car as it rode that much lower:-(( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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