Front Right Wheel has postive camber and keeps veering to the left.Whats the problem? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

jdhariwal · 12-24-2011, 06:00 PM

I fucked up real bad today- hit a curb pretty hard. Front right wheel got hit pretty hard. As soon as I started driving, the steering wheel felt much lighter and unresponsive. I got out and took a look, it has slight positive camber and when driving straight, it keeps veering to the left. And there was some oil leaking from the CV joint. I'm a noob so I don't know where to start first or what the problem is.And its an S14.

Please save the flaming, I know I'm a complete idiot. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

CleanAndLegit · 12-24-2011, 06:07 PM

tie rod probably, alignment got screwed, possibly bent your lca

LJBS13 · 12-24-2011, 06:21 PM

could be your steering rack only way to figure out fursure is to take the wheel off get under there and see whats bent, snapped ect.

jdhariwal · 12-24-2011, 07:07 PM

I got under the car, and theres something connected to the LCA that goes towards the bumper, not sure what it is. But it looks like it got ripped from the bolt and theirs a huge hole leaking oil. Can someone tell me what this is? Sorry for the crappy cellphone pic .

gunmetalr32 · 12-24-2011, 07:16 PM

Tension rod.. You most likely bent your lca too

silver350z05rb · 12-24-2011, 08:41 PM

yes agreed with all answers above, you might have damaged the rack and pinion, which is about $100 rebuilt, you can do it yourself or have a shop do it for what I would say, dont pay more than $350 with the Rack and pinion with labor, the picture is your tension rod,Megan Racing sells alot of suspension products for a good price, but go with whatever you want, I can say they're suspension is great, and I have replaced my Tension Rods with Megan,Caster Arms With Megan,Tie Rod ends with Megan,Megan Rack And Pinion Bushings,(some rear megan parts as well)Nismo Power Brace Bar , after whatever parts you need to install get done, you will have to get an alignment done. or you can try OEM parts at Nissan or a local autoparts store, just do some shopping online to compare prices.
If you dont know what to look for from damage under your car since you said your an idiot..lol jk.......take it to a shop see if they can inspect it for free, just tell them what happend and hopefully they can put it on the lift and inspect it and then just remember the parts you will need to buy or see what theyd charge you to get parts and labor for the appropriate parts
http://www.meganracing.com/product_page.asp?catid=26

jdhariwal · 12-24-2011, 09:17 PM

Thanks everyone, I'm gonna be picking up some Wicked Tuning tension rods on Monday.

rat240 · 12-24-2011, 09:29 PM

don't buy those

silver350z05rb · 12-24-2011, 09:34 PM

never heard of them, time to google this, or Bing it, or Yahoo it

silver350z05rb · 12-24-2011, 09:37 PM

wow, i guess they do suck LOL!!!! thanks google yahoo and bing, everyone is calling it, E-Gay stuff(e-bay) .Looks like you better look for something else

jdhariwal · 12-24-2011, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rat240

don't buy those

Do you have personal experience with them?

I know a couple people that have run fully adjustable suspension from Wicked Tuning in their 240's and they all given very positive reviews on them. I don't understand why people automatically assume its some generic garbage just because their not as expensive as other high quality parts.

gunmetalr32 · 12-24-2011, 09:44 PM

buy it and let us know how they work out for you.

jdhariwal · 12-24-2011, 11:33 PM

Ok, so everything else looks good, only the tension rod has visible damage. But the LCA doesn't look bent at all, but their is still slight positive camber. And I hit the curb going only 5-10mph.Will a new LCA correct the camber problem?

gunmetalr32 · 12-25-2011, 01:06 AM

Again.. Most likely your lca is tweaked

gunmetalr32 · 12-25-2011, 01:08 AM

What happens is that the impact ovals out the holes where the tension rods bolt up to the lca

jdhariwal · 12-25-2011, 03:30 AM

Ok, thanks man. LCA ordered.

silver350z05rb · 12-25-2011, 11:32 AM

So what brand did you get

jdhariwal · 12-25-2011, 02:03 PM

I'm just picking up an OEM LCA, $300+ for some aftemarket ones is too much for me. And I'm still getting the Wicked Tuning tension rods. I have a friend who knows the guys that own it and he can get parts for even cheaper.

***FaLKoN240*** · 12-25-2011, 06:43 PM

Wicked is garbage. All cheap China stuff.

The spherical ball joints fail and can even fall apart while you're driving.

I know someone that bought them from a "friend" with a hook up price and they fell a part on him.

Suckers pay twice.

12-24-2011, 06:00 PM	#1
jdhariwal Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 589 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Front Right Wheel has postive camber and keeps veering to the left.Whats the problem? I fucked up real bad today- hit a curb pretty hard. Front right wheel got hit pretty hard. As soon as I started driving, the steering wheel felt much lighter and unresponsive. I got out and took a look, it has slight positive camber and when driving straight, it keeps veering to the left. And there was some oil leaking from the CV joint. I'm a noob so I don't know where to start first or what the problem is.And its an S14. Please save the flaming, I know I'm a complete idiot. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

12-24-2011, 06:07 PM	#2
CleanAndLegit Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 3,693 Trader Rating: (55) Feedback Score: 55 reviews	tie rod probably, alignment got screwed, possibly bent your lca __________________

12-24-2011, 06:21 PM	#3
LJBS13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Socal Posts: 507 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	could be your steering rack only way to figure out fursure is to take the wheel off get under there and see whats bent, snapped ect. __________________

12-24-2011, 09:29 PM	#8
rat240 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: zipcode Posts: 3,307 Trader Rating: (87) Feedback Score: 87 reviews	don't buy those __________________ looking to buy ka24de gaguge cluster

12-25-2011, 06:43 PM	#19
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Temecula Posts: 16,885 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Wicked is garbage. All cheap China stuff. The spherical ball joints fail and can even fall apart while you're driving. I know someone that bought them from a "friend" with a hook up price and they fell a part on him. Suckers pay twice. __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

12-24-2011, 07:07 PM	#4
jdhariwal Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 589 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I got under the car, and theres something connected to the LCA that goes towards the bumper, not sure what it is. But it looks like it got ripped from the bolt and theirs a huge hole leaking oil. Can someone tell me what this is? Sorry for the crappy cellphone pic .

12-24-2011, 07:16 PM	#5
gunmetalr32 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: oxnard,CA Age: 37 Posts: 3,077 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Tension rod.. You most likely bent your lca too

12-24-2011, 08:41 PM	#6
silver350z05rb Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Age: 37 Posts: 432 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	yes agreed with all answers above, you might have damaged the rack and pinion, which is about $100 rebuilt, you can do it yourself or have a shop do it for what I would say, dont pay more than $350 with the Rack and pinion with labor, the picture is your tension rod,Megan Racing sells alot of suspension products for a good price, but go with whatever you want, I can say they're suspension is great, and I have replaced my Tension Rods with Megan,Caster Arms With Megan,Tie Rod ends with Megan,Megan Rack And Pinion Bushings,(some rear megan parts as well)Nismo Power Brace Bar , after whatever parts you need to install get done, you will have to get an alignment done. or you can try OEM parts at Nissan or a local autoparts store, just do some shopping online to compare prices. If you dont know what to look for from damage under your car since you said your an idiot..lol jk.......take it to a shop see if they can inspect it for free, just tell them what happend and hopefully they can put it on the lift and inspect it and then just remember the parts you will need to buy or see what theyd charge you to get parts and labor for the appropriate parts http://www.meganracing.com/product_page.asp?catid=26

12-24-2011, 09:17 PM	#7
jdhariwal Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 589 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Thanks everyone, I'm gonna be picking up some Wicked Tuning tension rods on Monday.

12-24-2011, 09:34 PM	#9
silver350z05rb Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Age: 37 Posts: 432 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	never heard of them, time to google this, or Bing it, or Yahoo it

12-24-2011, 09:37 PM	#10
silver350z05rb Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Age: 37 Posts: 432 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	wow, i guess they do suck LOL!!!! thanks google yahoo and bing, everyone is calling it, E-Gay stuff(e-bay) .Looks like you better look for something else

12-24-2011, 09:44 PM	#12
gunmetalr32 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: oxnard,CA Age: 37 Posts: 3,077 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	buy it and let us know how they work out for you.

12-24-2011, 11:33 PM	#13
jdhariwal Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 589 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Ok, so everything else looks good, only the tension rod has visible damage. But the LCA doesn't look bent at all, but their is still slight positive camber. And I hit the curb going only 5-10mph.Will a new LCA correct the camber problem?

12-25-2011, 01:06 AM	#14
gunmetalr32 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: oxnard,CA Age: 37 Posts: 3,077 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Again.. Most likely your lca is tweaked

12-25-2011, 01:08 AM	#15
gunmetalr32 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: oxnard,CA Age: 37 Posts: 3,077 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	What happens is that the impact ovals out the holes where the tension rods bolt up to the lca

12-25-2011, 03:30 AM	#16
jdhariwal Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 589 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Ok, thanks man. LCA ordered.

12-25-2011, 11:32 AM	#17
silver350z05rb Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Age: 37 Posts: 432 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	So what brand did you get

12-25-2011, 02:03 PM	#18
jdhariwal Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 589 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I'm just picking up an OEM LCA, $300+ for some aftemarket ones is too much for me. And I'm still getting the Wicked Tuning tension rods. I have a friend who knows the guys that own it and he can get parts for even cheaper.