Freezed my azz off driving home after carpool. Leaving for the gym in an hour :tup:

Loving the mini toolbox kenchan!

No Z action today. But yesterday I wrapped up the Swift Springs, ichiba camber arms and wheel spacer (15mm & 20mm) that I started this weekend. The job is definetly a pain in the butt without an air impact. Looks pretty good and I like the ride of the Swifts on the short test drive I did. Will get some pics up soon. There is some problem with a low speed only suspension noise that I have not been able to identify. I will do a little searching on here and start a post in the suspension section if I do not find an answer.

You may need to twist the spring, as it may not be seated properly.

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Tighten the nut on the top hat now that the weight of the car is compressing the springs. Hold the strut with vice grips and use an open ended wrench to tighten the nut. I had similar issues because mine wasn't tight when I installed the spring over the strut. I thought it was tight at the time.

Right now I am thinking that it may be the front sway bar endlink. The noise is only at low speeds and seems consitant with some issues I read on other treads. I will check that out when I get some time. Any other potential low speed only clunk causers?

Kool, thanks Skeeter! :tup:

Read my reply on previous page.

NP, glad to help!

hahaha. :D yah, this is the first time in 7yrs im going to be driving the G throughout winter. with the weight and snow tires i think she will do okay... (?)

my buddy in LA mentioned 42F or something today in socaland? that's pretty cold for you guys. :D was 28F on the way home today for me. kinda chilly.

^^ yah, that's the one, happytheman. :tup:

Cleaned MAF sensor. Felt the extra 5 whp :)

It's that cold at night, I'm getting frostbite :icon17:

Did you install the plastic piece from your OEM springs? It sits on the top of the coil spring. Lube up the end links and strut bar rubber cushions. Just a thought :tiphat:

35F this morning in NorCal.... a bit nippy :tup:

We better drive slow on those summer tires, this morning.

Yep -- it is 30 here in beautiful Loomis, CA.

Setting up a appointment for some powder coating. Woot!

pretty chilly out there! :hello: was 23F this am. i think 15F by tomorrow night.

woooah, details pls. :D

Strut bar and G3's going wrinkle red

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:tup: nice~ hey did you see Baer's nismo strut-bar style mod? :)

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Greetings, Mr. Kenchan. :hello:

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so my backup steering lock device is on its way to me. :p will be the first thing i replace when spring comes around.

Have you benn having troubles with it or are you just getting it for insurance?

just insurance for me. :)

i am sure nissan will do a recall on this down the road, but i dont want the dealer touching my car. and dont want my car flatbedded if it really did fail on me as i can already see more damage done to the car than the cost of the lock itself (about $500+).

From where did you source it?

courtesyparts for me. :)

there's another site mwagner listed below in the interior/exterior section.
from my guess all Z's built before Sep2009 are affected. mine is Jun09 build so using the previous version lock JF00B.
JF00C onward appears to be working well.

my spare is a JF00D. <= looks like j-food :yum: :icon17:

Maybe I missed the thread on this but what's the issue with the steering lock device?

the steering lock device, if it fails to unlock, will prevent you from starting your car. the BCM gets an error message and your intelligent key light comes on your cluster. there's been many cases of this happening randomly to 2009 owners.

root cause is unknown, other then the lock appears to seize. but if this happens to someone, first try unplugging your battery. leave it off for a few min. low battery charge might be the first contributer to the problem. even try charging your battery for a few min if available.

if that doesnt work, do the edmunds trick of unlocking steering column and just bang the hell out of it moving it up and own. it could release the lock from its seized state. they had this problem on their tester GTR and this worked for them.

if that doesnt work you're out of luck. you need to replace the lock.
and that lock is wat's coming to me. :p (btw, my car has not had this problem, just me being proactive).

Is it fairly inexpensive and easy to access? Can you fix this in the parking lot outside of work if it ever seizes? Wouldn't be a bad part to keep in your glove compartment.

OR, just fix it with the updated unit as soon as you get it lol :tup:

Thanks for explaining Kenchan. :tup:

the unit cost about $500. it would be a pretty clumsy repair to do in the field as you will need to remove the bottom cover under the steering column, most-likely remove the bottom bracket, remove 2 security bolts... but doable i thinks. since i know now that mine has the affected 'bad' revision lock im going to just replace it in my garage. :D

im going to be using different screws on mine though as i dont want to use the security bolts (need 2 sold separately) where the hex breaks off after it's torqued. be too much of a hassle to redo in the field if the new one fails.

Im going to keep a little kit in my Z with the 'old' lock as backup and some tools to use to do the work.


np! :tup:

Wait, you spent 500 bucks to be "proactive"?? Damn.

Had horrible traction on wet roads with snow tires this morning. One scary moment taking a turn and the car going straight still for 10-15 feet....

build date 7/2010... bad lock?

yep. a small price to pay for piece of mind for me atleast. think about it. tow will cost 100-120 depending on where it dies, 500+ ings splitter gets scuffed when she is pulled up onto the flatbed, my wheels could get scuffed from the straps on the flat bed, down time of minimum 2-3 days (current turnaround is about 2wks for most folks), i would need to pickup the car afterhours which is a huge inconvenience for my wife and me, dirtied car, possible scuffs on panels. :ugh2: and probably more surprises too... if under warranty that's great, but if not, 850+ bill.


not 100% but from my guess you are fine. build date Sep2009 and earlier are probably going to be recalled if nissan goes forward with it. :)

:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl: I didnt think that deep into it. Damn I hope my 09never has this prob.

hahaha. :D yah, it's not fun for me thinking my car might not start next time i lock it. :ugh2: this is suppose to be my FUN car you know. :tup:

Steady Eddy during the winter months, no slippage yet on the RE11's.........ftw :tup:

33F in Roseville :tup:

SPOHN.......is Mike doing your powdercoat? Just curious, I have seen his work and it's top notch.

Steering column lock.....hummm...will have to check tonight. Car was purchased in Mar 09, so it may fall into the pre build Sept 09 issue. My solution is to have the second Z at bay at all times...haha.....no, all kidding a side this sux. I wonder if I can jimmie mine at the dealer parking lot to fail, then have it replaced under warranty. Thx Ken for that info. Is there a thread on this issue somewhere on the forum? Are the G37's having the same issue?