Rear Suspension

RockyB · Feb 25th, 2003, 09:31 AM

Hey, I have parked my B12 for a few months now for winter. Yesterday I noticed that my rear left tire is sticking out on the bottom (from the rear its looks like / <-That). I know my struts are new, I have a 1.5" lowered all around, the rear swaybar bushings seem to be good, and I did the alignment myself so thats good. Anyone knows why does this happen because I see similar B12's with the same problem.

RiceBox · Feb 25th, 2003, 01:01 PM

Have you moved it??? Go for a short drive, and see what happens

AVERAGE · Feb 26th, 2003, 01:46 AM

i ve kinda noticed that on my car too. i have 16s and a 2 inch drop . keep us posted because i want to know if this is something i need to look into

AVERAGE · Feb 26th, 2003, 01:50 AM

i have had the same tires on the rear for about 14 months now with no abnormal tire wear, hmm. Hey rocky, my front springs popped out of place and i had to reseat them and oil the bearing but my tires are worn to shit now. i was wondering what kind of springs u have and was this a problem for u >

RockyB · Feb 26th, 2003, 10:05 AM

RiceBox: I did take it out for a drive and no change on the position of the tire.

Average: I have suspension technique lowering springs. Do you have "stock" size struts? When I first installed my springs I used stock sized struts and noticed when I put the bearing plate on there was a gap. When you have stock springs it puts pressure on the bearing plate to keep itself aligned and won't pop out. (Thats why you need a spring compressor to release pressure off the plate). With the suspension techniques springs I didn't need to compress the springs to put it on. So, what I did was make spacers(washers) to add to the bearing plate. In turn, when I put the strut nut on it I had to compress the spring slightly, which gave it a nice tight fit and the spring never slipped out. I hope this helps you.

AVERAGE · Feb 26th, 2003, 07:38 PM

thanks man. i decided to loosen them abit from when they were previously put on. but i didnt have any grease to lube the bearing or another car to go get some so i just cleaned them up(bearings) with some carb cleaner and slapped them back on.im keeping them a tad loose right now because as tight as i had them with no grease on the bearing was the reason they popped out in the 1st place. it seems that the whole assy was turning instead of just the top hat. now ill have to do it all over again. by the way i have sprint springs with brand new oem struts(less than 6 months old)

88NissanB12 · Mar 1st, 2003, 04:27 AM

Rocky, remember me? Are these the springs that I sold you? When I had the springs in my car, I also installed camber correcting bolts on four corners. Never had any problems with too much negative camber and uneven tire wear.

RockyB · Mar 2nd, 2003, 07:09 PM

Hey Leo. Yeah those are the same springs. I never had a problem with them until now.