So I swapped the bushings today and it seems as if the front end-links are VERY close to the inner wall.

I put smaller bushing towards the strut, to give it a little more cushioning room compared to the bigger bushing being there.



and it also seems to be too close to the brake lines



The driver side is closer than the passenger side too, so

At first I zip-tied the brake line to the little hole in that wall, but then clipped it off because it was too tight. THEN, when I lowered the car I noticed that the end-links went up... so should I still be concerned of the tight fit or am I good?
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Rear end-links as always...

 

and the pretty black Gorilla lug-nuts







Much easier to take wheels off without scratching them, and they will contrast my black 300zx calipers soon.

 

wow how far have you adjusted your front endlinks? lolxz nice work dan...i like the fact that you clearly captured the rays engineering. whats soo specialy about the gorilla lug nuts?

 

Looks pretty close, but as long as it's not touching you'll be fine. The stock endlniks touch the brake line as well however, it's how nissan did it for some reason. You'll be fine though.

It should be pointed out however the the bolt is close to the wall on all applications and was designed using the OEM and/or AGX strut. prjctmax has KYB's although the tab location shouldnt be far out form stock. if it is rubbing let me know and I'll send you 2 smaller bushings. since KYB's dont have the same clearance issues as the oem.

 

Looking nice dan... 300zx calipers sounds like sxy time to me

Can we get a shot of your whole car... Sorry for OT...

 

The 300zx calipers are awesome!! Not only do they look great, but they brake smoothly, and strongly. Oh, and the aluminum ones weigh 1/3 of the the iron ones!!!

 

projmax? what did u conclude? i have mine stil in the box and going to isntall it during spring break next week.

 

How of me to not even notice my own thread...

front end-links= <1/4 gap on top/bottom

Lug-nuts=BLACK and they are all "lock nuts" since they require the special socket that came with it...and they are lighter lol I mainly got them so that I would not scratch/chip the wheels when taking off the OEM nuts...meaning that the Gorilla nuts are SMALLER

I'm going to check them again soon...but I noticed that when the car was let down, the suspension was compressed and those little "rub marks" don't seem to be from the end-links...so ? on what that is from. I put the ES bushings on both sides and it helped a little, but not by that much...so I just used all of your bushings, and it's been good for the time I drove it.

hoe foe shoe

Haven't had a pic of my entire car for a while though

Precisely why I want them!

No noises or rubbing that could be heard, and more info in above posts^^

I say install ftw.

...now I want to adjust these so that the car is twitchy like all hell...so that I can really FEEL the car!

 

The circular pattern of the rub gives me the impression it is probably from a wrench swinging during the initial install. Just a guess though

 

Possible, but the movement was so minimal back there that I just held the wrench in place and I moved the nuts in the front.

 

i am ready to install them. i have the gr2s on progress as well. how did you end up bolting them up? thanks again!

 

Smaller bushing touching the strut...make sure both bushings are on one side though, so that they keep debris out of the end-link bearing.

 

u wouldnt have a final install pic, would you? *hint hint* lol :-) for some reason, i cant get a visual.

 

Hmm I cant wait til my Front Sway Bar and Front end links arrive , I got the rear V1s and Progress RSB .. and the back feels so much firmer.. now waiting for the fronts !

 

i have the McGard Spline lugs and locks

and my endlinks will be in the mail by the end of the week..

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0119080739.jpg

pic is a little big..

 

Mine are all the same though and use only one key
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The "visual" is pretty much up there...the swiveling part with the rubber boot goes on the bottom and if you have KYB's, then the top part goes...bolt, washer, BIG bushing, end-link, SMALL bushing, strut, washer, nut

That should be pretty simple now^