Northern Virginia has some pretty bad potholes sometimes. A couple months ago I actually ended up breaking a tie rod and other assorted goodies in the front left wheel. When I got the car back from being fixed, I noticed that the steering was a little loose, esp. at highway speeds and it pulled slightly to the right. There was also a peculiar clicking noise while under moderate to hard braking. When I took it back to the dealer they told me I needed a new tie rod end on the front right which I never had them do. They had no explanation for the noise.
Fast-forward 5 or 6 months to me putting in a FSTB. I started removing one of the three 14 mm bolts on the driver-side with a ratchet. It turned way too easily..in fact I could turn every single one of them with my hand. So it's been about 6 months now and I've been driving around without my front left suspension bolted to the car.
Anyway, so now I have a FSTB on, no clicking, no pulling, and MUCH tighter steering...Thanks for nothing, Nissan!! :