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Oh, that's either just the piston rod in the new shocks (didn't torque them due to not having the right tool - just on f'ing tight), or possibly the ball joint end on the compression arm (front left, stops noise after left foot braking). I think your suggestion is misleading Robbo. Have you used Kinetix or SPL parts? How is it misleading mate (?), I said it would be great if Kinetic/SPL etc would make a replacement for the compression arm. (I think you've mis-read what I typed) Once again, no disagreements whatsoever from me here. I literally, innocently wondered how long compression arms should last in daily driving conditions, and then wondered how poly bushings affect this as well (good or bad) - IF at all. I imagine it would be more beneficial with a poly bushing/solid due to less stress on the ball join end. Obviously I'm no engineer but just logically pondering

Hi Mark (MANY thanks again for the top mount on Sat !), I've got Superpro and Prothane, most likely the Superpro for this specific part will go on, seems better engineered for this bushing. At the moment it's just the standard rubber in there, looks fine though (not touching any metal parts at that end).

I've got 2 types of poly bushings here ready to go into them, just will see what Sly things regarding either brand and quality. It really was just a curiosity thing regarding these parts, I replaced my ones a little while back but it's frustrating that a company like Kinetix/SPL etc etc haven't actually come up with an improved design (yet). I also wonder if the poly bush helps improve/reduce the longevity of them ?

Have you ordered this bloody bar yet or not? 😀

Time/miles approximately with typical driving, not crazy track days or daft suspension settings. I wondered roughly how long they go on for until the ball joint end gives up.

I had this on my old MR2, turned out to be the thermostat, so at least it was easy to sort out.

As mentioned, I said I'd come back and post here as I'm sure there are plenty of people that don't want to go down the route of coilovers & all of the other potential parts (I've done it before ). This is purely just a preliminary quick blurt of thoughts as I've not had a chance to go for a 'proper' drive. So I installed them Thur/Sat, so my set up at this moment is: Bilstein B6 shocks Tein S springs Standard sway bar (with poly bushings) MPSS Tyres (this week will see other poly bushings fitted by Sly and a very much required alignment !) So once the old shocks were off, I compressed them to see how long it would take for the piston rod to extend - the front ones took probably 15+ mins hah, the rears probably about 1-2 mins. So obviously they were for the bin anyway about 20k miles ago I think. I've not had a real chance to push them as of yet, so I can only comment right this moment on initial impressions of typical daily driving. Which was driving from Surrey back into London. The ride now rebounds far quicker, so it feels harder but the actual sensation from this is more rounded, it's not harsh at all and certainly gives you a more confident feel. I've noticed that the tyres remain in contact far better than before, as a couple of joins on a bridge near here would slightly unsettle the car, it doesn't at all now. So far, so good and I can only echo what the other guys have said.

How old are you lot, jeez. Look if he installs it because it looks good to him, fine he'll still supposedly get the benefit of what it's intended for... Bracing (not a harness point as it states). Heh.

Scott_f91: IF your friend wants to make a few for that sort of price, I'd have one ! Pritchard: It's a shame that you can't use a harness but I guess it just act's as another bracing in the middle of the car ?

It looks bloody awful (IMHO), I'll leave out my uncensored thoughts but I do like looking through the pics on BB every so often, good for a chuckle

No comment.

Just a quick question - does the bonnet open up higher than what is pictured in glrnet's photo ?

Got to say that's in lovely condition, you've really looked after it I sorely miss my one as well, it's went to a Toyota collector in Belgium ! GLWS

Definitely Motul RBF600 fluid, and I opted for EBC Discs, and their Yellow Stuff pads (bit dusty) but zero fade & have Hosetechnik brakes & clutch line. In the future, I'll change the discs to ones which don't have that horrible bit of corrosion on the surfaces. Don't forget to bed the new discs/pads ! http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/18649-how-to-proper-brake-in-procedure/

Check out what's left of these utterly STUBBORN feckers

I can forgive the spelling and grammar (largely) but I can't stand new forum members not using the frigging search ! Haha

Well depending on your lighting in the shed, it'll be either of the last two which should ensure the white is close to white. Auto probably gets confused if you have day light surrounding the shed but strong lighting inside it.

Right, I did the left foot on the brake whilst going over some cobbled surface. The noise stops when I did that. Which points me to the compression arm. However, now I have to figure out if it's the ball joint or the bushing, if it's the bushings no problemo as I have a couple of poly sets to try out (as it's currently the stock rubber one).

I'll check them, they seemed ok to me, not split. I'll do a search for how to check them. Cheers

It's just the white balance, if you can manually set it, just do that with a white bit of paper in front of it first,then set it.

Hey guys I installed my new suspension yesterday, all parts are torqued as per the manual. I thought it could be the top mount but it's tight and seems good, as well as the suspension piston rod nuts. I don't have the cat exhaust shields, and tried without the strut tower bar. For the last couple of weeks I had the rattling after installing new springs. It was far louder and i assumed that it was the broken front left top mount (2 nuts were broken, so not holding properly). So it leads me to assume it's the compression arm again but they were changed on 20th April 2013. Just seems odd that the noise has only just started when I've changed the suspension (with another top mount). It's a similar noise as before just not as loud. I thought they would last a bit longer than that. I'll try to get an audio clip up.

Sorted! Thank you Mark at Abbey for that, and of course grlnet!

Driving down there now, cheers for the suggestion!

Ah good idea.

Hey guys, I urgently need to get hold of a standard front suspension top mount for the 350z. Does anyone nearby-ish have one? I'm based in Farnham, Surrey. The threads are ruined on one, I have new nuts for another one if anyone can help.