Y33 rear upper control arms

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Dark Anghell
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OK I got my little reality check yesterday after getting the allignment done. In the rear I have about 4.5* of camber on the right side and about 2.7* on the left (the car was hit a few years back), and my camber adjuster bolts are maxed out in the rear allready. So now I am looking into getting either new upper control arms that are adjustable or maybe doing some mods to the OEM ones, so I can get my camber problem under control and get things within the factory spec.

Questions:1) I know 240sx arms fit my car, but from which models? (S13, S14)2) Are there any modifications that can be made to OEM arm that will allow more camber adjustment?

I tried using the search button, but could not find any definite answers.

Thanks in advance.


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Check for a bent subframe mounting tab...where the upper arm attaches. Same with lower arms ....................4.5 is severe.

Dark Anghell
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Ok now that I am home, I can copy the printout from the allignment shop:

Front: Camber: Left -1.6* Right -1.4* (specified range -1.4~.1*) Caster: Left 6.8* Right 6.8* (spec. range 5.7~7.2*) Toe: Left .05" Right .05" (spec. range .02~.07")

Rear: Camber: Left -3.7* Right -3.0* (spec. range -1.3~-.3*) Toe: Left .12" Right .13" (spec. range 0~.12")

So as you can see the rear camber is not as sever as i thought it was. I am sure that the frame is slightly bent, because even after allignment the car pulls a bit to the right (did so since I bought it). The car has salvaged title, and it seems like it was hit to the right side from the rear. I'm thinking that this is the main cause for the camber to be off from that side.

Is there something I can do to fix that? Possibly purchase another set of camber adjuster bolts and put them on the other end of the control arm? But even that won't get me that close to my goal of roughly -1.5*.

Dark Anghell
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Just answered my own question...RUCA from S14 will work on Y33.


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