URGENT!!! steering help needed

[Timd]

Hi everyone

Ive just ugraded the springs and shockes in my 280zx and saw that both balljoints and tierods were cactus too, so i replaced them. The probolem i have is on the drivers side tierod, i lost the position of the locknut(the which tightend the tierod to rack and pinion) I only just realised it then when i reversed it out of the garage to park it. One wheel is pointing straight ahead while the other is pointing out as if turning. As you can imagine i had a bloody hard time driving it. I want to know how to do a bodgy wheel alignment just so i can limp it over to get a proper one done, or ill be paying big money for a tow. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Timd]

by the way it has an RB20DET in it if that will help me to get replies :jk:

[0HR-30T]

Hi Timd.Where abouts are you on the north coast?

RE your prob...if you measure from the front of your rims,on the inside,the distance between the left and right rims. Then,measure the same distance,but from the back of the rims....if that makes sence. This measurement has to be the same,so that your wheels are both paralell to each other.Obviously,if one wheel looks like its turned,and the other is straight,you will have to wind the "turned" side tire rod in,till that wheel is straight!

Hope that helps

[51jay]

Loosen the tierod locknut again and separate the tierod balljoint and wind in or out until your dodgy wheel points straight ahead. bit of trial and error involved

[Timd]

I undid the locknut and would the tierod to even bhoth sides up, both now 'look' parallel but somethings still seriously wrong. the lesson here is to not rush when, hopefully i can sort it out tomorrow. ohr3ot im about 20 minutes south of the QLD border