Upper control arm hits strut tower

Lowbz21 · 09-26-2013, 01:02 PM

I just installed my coilovers and on bumps the upper control arm smacks the underside of the strut tower. I know this is from the car being too low but is there any way to stop this from happening without raising the car? Possibly aftermarket control arms/camber arms?

Chuck33079 · 09-26-2013, 01:07 PM

Aftermarket control arms will most likely have the same issue. You're just too low. Raise the car up and the problem will go away. On a side note, how do you not have adjustable control arms if you're that low? How fast are you killing tires?

Lowbz21 · 09-26-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Aftermarket control arms will most likely have the same issue. You're just too low. Raise the car up and the problem will go away. On a side note, how do you not have adjustable control arms if you're that low? How fast are you killing tires?

I just installed the coilovers 2 days ago and got an alignment today, my toe is perfectly in spec so tire wear wont be too bad. My previous car had more negative camber and i was surpised at how little wear there was. Keeping the toe in spec is key.

Chuck33079 · 09-26-2013, 01:24 PM

Are the coilovers new? Do they need to settle like aftermarket springs do before you get an alignment?

Lowbz21 · 09-26-2013, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Are the coilovers new? Do they need to settle like aftermarket springs do before you get an alignment?

Yeah they're new, the spring rates are very stiff so it didn't really need long to settle so a couple days was good.

takjak2 · 09-26-2013, 05:24 PM

Be careful, bumping the top of the a arm has caused catastrophic failure

roy'sz · 09-26-2013, 07:33 PM

even when you run neg camber on this your tire wear will still be ridiculous if you are that low. Out of the frying pan and into the fire imho.

Liquid_G · 09-26-2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by roy'sz

even when you run neg camber on this your tire wear will still be ridiculous if you are that low. Out of the frying pan and into the fire imho.

It won't be that bad. Camber does not kill tires. Toe being off does.

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roy'sz · 09-26-2013, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Liquid_G

It won't be that bad. Camber does not kill tires. Toe being off does.

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I don't disagree, but the tire doesn't exactly wear EVENLY. Oh I know about toe, from the factory I had so much toe I thought I had a shoe. Tires were feathered to hell at 22k.

TreeSemdyZee · 09-27-2013, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Liquid_G

It won't be that bad. Camber does not kill tires. Toe being off does.

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? Camber being off does where the tires. Massive amount of negative wears the inner side of the tire a lot.

Sh0velMan · 09-27-2013, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by takjak2

Be careful, bumping the top of the a arm has caused catastrophic failure

This.

If you have smacked the underside of the tower even once, you may have done damage to your spindles.

The answer here is to raise the car, there is no other solution.

I'll pray for you.

Chuck33079 · 09-27-2013, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

The answer here is to raise the car, there is no other solution.

Oh, come on. Suspension travel is for posers.

Bananaz · 04-21-2014, 05:01 PM

That low and stock upper control arms? I'm about to go not even 2" low and I think I'll need them. You set your toe specs to stock?

09-26-2013, 01:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lowbz21 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: North Jersey Posts: 542 Drives: 370z & LSX 260z Rep Power: 13	Upper control arm hits strut tower I just installed my coilovers and on bumps the upper control arm smacks the underside of the strut tower. I know this is from the car being too low but is there any way to stop this from happening without raising the car? Possibly aftermarket control arms/camber arms?

09-26-2013, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	Aftermarket control arms will most likely have the same issue. You're just too low. Raise the car up and the problem will go away. On a side note, how do you not have adjustable control arms if you're that low? How fast are you killing tires? __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

09-26-2013, 01:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	Are the coilovers new? Do they need to settle like aftermarket springs do before you get an alignment? __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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takjak2 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 1,922 Drives: Legit Racecar 370Z Rep Power: 142	Be careful, bumping the top of the a arm has caused catastrophic failure __________________ Mods \| Stuff \| Things \| Seat Time \| Nismo facebook.com/TeamSparrowSpeed

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roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	even when you run neg camber on this your tire wear will still be ridiculous if you are that low. Out of the frying pan and into the fire imho. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

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Bananaz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 637 Drives: 09 370z 6MT/B+Sport Rep Power: 13	That low and stock upper control arms? I'm about to go not even 2" low and I think I'll need them. You set your toe specs to stock? __________________ BC - SSR - Evo-R - ViS - SPC - ZSpeed - Beluga - Blox - 35% Tint - Clutch Spring - Fang Forced Air Ducting

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