R33 Geometry out,but how/why etc?

R33 Geometry out,but how/why etc?

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tuttle

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3,427 posts

238 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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Any suspension/chassis geometry techno fiends out there?

Had the skyline up on the ramp yesterday,primarily to look for best re-routing of w/cool piping to & from turbo etc,also to give the Tein shox a slight height tweak(fr plus 6mm,r=4mm-& its still low enough to catch every b*st**d speed bump).

After a decent laser alignment all wheels are good & true.But when checking the set-back,Fr drivers side wheel is pushed 12mm back.Mechanic & I crawled all over(or under in this case)the car for a good hour, but could not find anything that was bent,incorrectly setup etc.

Mystery.Car seems to be handling OK & tyre wear is normal,no unusual vibration etc.But I have to get it sorted for potential safety & my own peace of mind,but would rather not spend a fortune on exploratory work,so any help,suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

cptsideways

13,551 posts

253 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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They are on subframes are'nt they??


Speak to Julian at Watford Motor Services theres not much he doesnt know about them pm me for his number

joe_90

4,206 posts

232 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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bent subframe? you checked the car has a clean history?

tuttle

Original Poster:

3,427 posts

238 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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joe_90 said:
bent subframe? you checked the car has a clean history?



History etc is all clean thanx.Its probably something to do with Mrs T's attack of the lamp-post thing which happened last summer(in a car park=low speed).
See below link,if interested

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=71&t=118254

Am planning on inserting something sharp into that garage mananger,if this is the case,as they've pi**ed me around a lot over this claim



>> Edited by tuttle on Thursday 3rd February 19:33