How Well Will These Arms Hold Up?

[34GeeTeeTee]

I had SRI red rear upper arms in my car, which were squeaking after 6 months. Replaced with GKTech arms. It's been over 3 months now without a noise from them.No, it means you get two pieces (two arms).

I chucked these it the rear as i broke an ISC arm not too far from Just Jap so it was side of the road replacement duties lol

I am running the traction rods and so car not a noise to be heard, these would have done over 6mths work now!

[niZmO_Man]

I still have the SRI arms. The squeaks were louder than the exhaust hahaha.

[ichi-go]

changed all the arms in my S13 to the kazama ones, even changed a second set. creaking noises came after 3 months. removed dust boot and regreased the entire joint. no noise... then creaking noises came back after 1 month or so. So i figured it was the rose joints... Friend had ikeya formula ones on his S15.... same issue after couple of months.

That's a surprise as Kazama arms are made by Cusco so they are quality arms in all accounts, did you and your friend buy brand new?

[niZmO_Man]

Anyone running Hardrace front upper arms for BNR32/Z32? I'm guessing they fit the non-GT-R R32s as well.

I want to know if they're rubber or spherical like the rest of the arms.

[GTSBoy]

Anyone running Hardrace front upper arms for BNR32/Z32? I'm guessing they fit the non-GT-R R32s as well.

I want to know if they're rubber or spherical like the rest of the arms.

There's no way to use spherical joints in R32 front uppers. Remember, the bush is about 125mm long on those things. The two sorts are proper bushed (either rubber like Nismo/OEM or poly) and the ones that have metal bearings in them. But these are rolling element type bearings, not pillowballs.

[niZmO_Man]

Whoops, my bad.

Yeah them metal rolling ones are flogged out on the arms on the car. I might as well splash out on those Kakimoto ones. I run about -2.5º front camber anyway. Nismo arms aren't short enough unfortunately (haven't even put them on yet).

[gtr jet]

I've got a set of the Hardrace ones sitting at home to go in soon so I'll let you know how they go.