mickey3 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 If you have noticed the rear wheel is not centered front to back in the fender on the s30 chassis. I took out a measuring tape and the wheel center is about two inches closer to the front of the fender than it is the rear. My question is, has anyone tried centering the wheel in the fender? I can see four possibilities here: 1. Actually move the rear drive line assembly suspension and all back one inch. 2. Widen the fender to the front of the car by two inches. 3. Pull the rear side of the fender in by two inches. 4. Do a one inch combination of 2 and 3. I appreciate any advice that you can give. Here is a picture. Notice how much closer the tire is to the front of the fender than the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snailed Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I'm planning on mounting my rear suspension with the wheel centered in the opening. The wheelbase is almost too short so an extra inch or two won't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey3 Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 I'm planning on mounting my rear suspension with the wheel centered in the opening. The wheelbase is almost too short so an extra inch or two won't hurt. Do you plan on moving the suspension mounting points or somehow modifying the suspension to move it back? Either way it looks like cutting and welding some VERY structural parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Look at the strut and the strut tower in the body. Think about the angles if you move everything back 2". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Look at the strut and the strut tower in the body. Think about the angles if you move everything back 2". Exactly. Move the wheel back and the strut changes angles, but the control arm cannot compensate. The more the suspension compresses the worse the angle on the strut becomes, so the worse the suspension binds up. If you really need the wheel in the center of the wheel well you should swap out a different suspension system and set it up so that the angles are all correct when the wheel is centered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snailed Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Exactly. Move the wheel back and the strut changes angles, but the control arm cannot compensate. The more the suspension compresses the worse the angle on the strut becomes, so the worse the suspension binds up. If you really need the wheel in the center of the wheel well you should swap out a different suspension system and set it up so that the angles are all correct when the wheel is centered. I agree with you guys, non of that stuff applies to my project though. I have an s13 rear subframe that I will be modifying to use under my 240z. I plan on building everything from the front rails to the rear subframe mounts from scratch...it needs floors anyway. So as a result, the wheel will be centered. I might even move it back a little more than that depending on what I come up with for flares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 (edited) Uhhh, if you're going to go through the trouble of moving everything under the car back 1", moving the strut towers back 1" wouldn't be that difficult. Edited June 15, 2010 by Six_Shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaNoZeta Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I say making a new suspension is a better idea. If you have a double wishbone centered in the wheel well you can have the spring going to the frame rails and then remove the strut towers for more trunk space. Why did Nissan even make it like that? Its the only pet peeve I have about the S30 aesthetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticky280zx Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 i say not worrying about it is the best solution lol, but i did happen to buy a Z with a c4vette rearend in it...and mine is centerish but alot wider as well lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theBrit Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 (edited) Not that centering was my goal, but when I welded these arches on I had the opportunity so I centered the arch on the wheel http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2939350 Edited June 16, 2010 by theBrit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Uhhh, if you're going to go through the trouble of moving everything under the car back 1", moving the strut towers back 1" wouldn't be that difficult. Actually I have an S14 subframe mocked up in my 280z with the wheels centered. I used 240 struts, with 280z springs and top hats and mounted the strust in the oem location. With the wheels centered, the spring does not hit the side. Just FYI Also widens the rear track nicely about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedge Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Im going to say like theBrit install some overfendres and be done with it less problems in the long run . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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