R33 Rear Subframe Question

[MookRG]

Last time we took my car out we noticed that the tyres on the rear are sticking out 10mm further on the passenger side than the drivers side, we automatically assumed that the cradle bushes must be shagged, The car is also fitted with alloy lock rings on the cradle which should make the bushes redundant, i have since removed the lock rings to inspect the bushes and they are pretty much perfect, well as perfect as they can be in 15yr old car,

I have measured pretty much everything i could under there and i have found that the cradle mounting bolts are not central to the car, everything else measured symetrical, i have no idea how this can be but it is

Now my questions are...

1. Do i make offset solid bushes to relocate the cradle to the center or do i leave it where its is?

2. Will it effect the car measurably on the track either way?

[lachlanw]

what are you measuring from ?

[MookRG]

everything i can think of, subframe mounts to the wheels, to the hubs, lenght of control arms, etc etc. it confused the hell out of me till i put the wheels back on, when i measure between any two points on the cradle itself they are the same, it's only when i measure points between the body to cradle that any difference appears

i even measured the guards thinking it might just be a shit panel.

[FineLine]

Near every 33 I have looked at is the same. Including my own.

[MookRG]

Really???

Interesting, looks like i will try the offset bushes and see what heappens then, can only make it handle abetter i spose

[NZM.031]

yerrr ive heard of this on the gtr's... the left always sits in a little bit more than the right. i have no idea why this is.

my guess is it may be something to do with a crumple zone or something... so it sort of gives way and pushes to the side instead of coming through the a back seat.

[Craved]

moving the subframe will change your drive shafts lateral angle

[T04GTR]

no evidence of crash damage? one side got a gtr quarter on it?

[shnoog]

What did you end up doing MookRG? I'm interested because i just put a r33 subframe on my s13 and it's offset to the passenger about 5mm and i was considering making some offset bushes.

[MookRG]

Am planning on doing offset bushes, but the engine let go so suspension mods have taken a back seat for the moment

[ECR-033]

anyone know how to fix this yet? I just noticed i have the same problem on my 33 (15mm further out on the drivers)

[R.3.2.G.T.R]

any update on this?