M35 Aftermarket Suspension

[Jetwreck]

no tyres.

Nankangs Ftw!!!.... Being NA you won't spin em up anyway!!

[WAGON_BOY]

these are actually 20".. but yes I def need larger tyres! I'm not too happy about the offset on these either... need some new 19" forgies yummmmmmmm.

my original aim with these wheels was to complement the car so they didnt stand out too much.. i guess it worked! lol

what is the rim size and offset .................20X8.5" +30????

[SinStag]

I'll be joing the wheels club tomorrow. Picking up 4 big packages that have made their way from Japan! Won't have time to fit them up, so it'll have to wait a few weeks

19's SSR type F

HAWT!

[SinStag]

what is the rim size and offset .................20X8.5" +30????

to be honest I'm not really sure what the offset of these rims is, or the actual rim width either. I do know that the tyre is 225 though lol.

it was basically a off the shelf purchase, didnt put much thought into it as I just wanted a nice set of rims rather than the gutter bashed stockies. in hindsight I should have researched ideal offset, width, dia with a decent tyre and talked to import monster for a nice set, but instead I got talked into something that probably wasn't selling so well with a set of tyres that were the cheapest of the lot. I didnt think this car would grow on me so much..

[Jetwreck]

Hi guy's,

After doing a recent motor change we found an inherent problem with the M35's front lower control arm bush on both sides....seems they start to fall apart at about 100,000km's.

Now I thought to myself after talking to someone else that it may not be every car so I decided to check mine as I had noticed it's starting to track worse and worse....and I also have that f#$king vibration when powering to the left that nobody has been able to find. Sure enough and although hard to see that had fallen apart....I had to remove the arm to check it properly as it didn't appear to be broken when it was up there.

Anyway enough drivel......I have sourced polythene ones which I will put on in the next week or so and I'll check to see if it turns the drive of the car too firm. Once I have done that I have spoken to the suspension place I am getting to do it about setting up an exchange set and doing the install if needed. For those of you in Vic I will be talking to Scott about doing the install and exchange set's and dealing direct with the suspension place.

Please note that you will need a wheel alignment after doing this.

Anyway I am hoping to set up the exchange set to be about $250-$300.......you will have to go through Scott or myself to do this unless you want to put down a returnable deposit to insure we get our arms back.

I am not sure about the price of the install but I would be thinking it would be around $500 at the most including the wheel alignment at my suspension place.

any thoughts guys.

[zei20l]

its a great idea, and after seeing those bushes stay in the car when the arms were in my hand, its a little scary.

im guessing the same thing has happened to my car.

i actually wouldnt mind going ALL poly bushes, front and rear.

[Daleo]

Have you got some pics, of the bush or the arm? I'm trying to picture which one it is.

[iamhe77]

I'm with Iain, why not do the rear as well?

[Sunkist]

I'm with Iain, why not do the rear as well?

i think theyd be different for LSD Hicas cars right?

[zei20l]

you have an extra bush where the rack bolts to the LCAs. the rest are the same it looks like

[Sunkist]

maybe, i just noticed alot of movement in the read spring cradle, as compared to scotts description of how his was

[zei20l]

thats the LCA i mean. it just happens to have the spring land in it

[Sunkist]

oh well yeh. is there much movement in yours?

[Jetwreck]

these are

[zei20l]

there is bugger all movement in mine aaron, i also dont have hicas

[Sunkist]

there is bugger all movement in mine aaron, i also dont have hicas

craig?

[Jetwreck]

craig?

lol....noticeable!

But on the track it worked well!

[Daleo]

The arm you're referring to is called a Compression Rod. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.m748&item=170417487947&viewitem=&_trkparms=clkid%3D1652407165183903450

Link to factory replacement bush; http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.m748&item=190558728133&viewitem=&_trkparms=clkid%3D1652437191240420919

What is the cost of the bush you've sourced Aaron; do you have a part number for it?

[zei20l]

are the 2WD and 4WD ones the same? it looks very similar.

[zei20l]

also i wouldnt bother replacing with factory ones. the rubber will perish again anwyway. urethane is the way to go