Z1 front upper camber arms installed

XJScott · 03-15-2016, 10:13 AM

Last night I installed my Z1 front upper camber arms did not take a lot of pictures but wanted to write a little review since it's a relatively new product. First impression out of the box they maintain good quality as expected from z1. My only complaint was the spacers on the hiem joints for the race arms could have held in place a little better, it isn't a big issue but I did fumble around with them a good bit. Spl rear camber arms have a similar spacer set up on the hiems but have a satisfying click as you insert them.

When installing the instructions were pretty spot on. I would recommend removing the air intake box in the passenger side when replacing the bolts on the power steering reservoir. If you have tiny hands I envy you, I first started and ended up dropping a bolt, bushing, and wrench down onto the plastic under tray and spent a good bit of time fishing them up and banging on the tray until I could get them out.
Second part of the instal that i would like to give a little hint towards is the strut, I've seen some installs were people drop the whole strut, this isn't necessary you can get away with unbolting the top from the engine bay and pushing down in the hub to get the strut to move forward enough to get the upper camber arm bolts out.

Getting both front uppers and rears done took a couple of hours and was pretty straight forward. Tomorrow I am heading to Ma motorsports for an alignment and will post my final thoughts on the product after I get some drive time. I'll also try to post a picture of the arm installed.

XJScott · 03-17-2016, 09:45 AM

Just got the Z back from the alignment shop and it feels great. The alignment took 4 hours due to the fact that the z1 arms must be removed each time to make adjustments. I should have spent more time measuring out the adjustment from but as I kept having to remove them each time I got a little more frustrated and lazy. Also might have helped to take my stock arms with me. So to save some money I suggest having the shop instal these or do this instal on a day that you are completely free and have the patience to fool around with the adjustments.
All in all I am happy with the product because now I can actually drive the z as it should instead of having some of the worst corner experiences ever.

Wonka2581 · 03-17-2016, 09:50 AM

Good to hear, my install pretty much went the same way.

But I'm still having issues with mine. My arms are making terrible noise.. I have greased and regreased and to no avail.. Are you having this issue as well??

XJScott · 03-18-2016, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wonka2581

Good to hear, my install pretty much went the same way.

But I'm still having issues with mine. My arms are making terrible noise.. I have greased and regreased and to no avail.. Are you having this issue as well??

Did you get the race or street arms? I am running the race arms and haven't had any issues with noise so far, only been running them for about 50 miles. Maybe check to make sure everything is still torqued?

Wonka2581 · 03-19-2016, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by XJScott

Did you get the race or street arms? I am running the race arms and haven't had any issues with noise so far, only been running them for about 50 miles. Maybe check to make sure everything is still torqued?

I have the street arms.. witch are supposed to be quieter.. then the race.. Ill try posting a video..

XJScott · 03-19-2016, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Wonka2581

I have the street arms.. witch are supposed to be quieter.. then the race.. Ill try posting a video..

Maybe over torqued? I'd get a lot of noise from control arms on my jeep if I over torqued on the bushing.

osbornsm · 03-18-2016, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wonka2581

Good to hear, my install pretty much went the same way.

But I'm still having issues with mine. My arms are making terrible noise.. I have greased and regreased and to no avail.. Are you having this issue as well??

What sort of noise are we talking about here... a hum or a crunch?

XJScott · 03-22-2016, 04:58 PM

With the race arms I have some noise over bumps but not nearly as bad as that. Tomorrow I do plan to take all the wheels off to look at the arms and make sure everything is still tight and squared away after the first 100 some miles.

XJScott · 04-25-2016, 08:55 PM

I called them about the cap coming loose one day I guess I'll have to call back and see what the deal is. After 100 miles I checked everything out to make sure nothing was loose and noticed that top bolt was so I tightened it up after a call with z1. I haven't had any issues driving wise but I ordered the product back during black Friday I believe.

Wonka2581 · 04-27-2016, 05:35 PM

Boy am I glad when I installed the z1 arms I used the red lock tight on those 8mm Allen bolts..

03-15-2016, 10:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
XJScott Base Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 21 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 12	Z1 front upper camber arms installed Last night I installed my Z1 front upper camber arms did not take a lot of pictures but wanted to write a little review since it's a relatively new product. First impression out of the box they maintain good quality as expected from z1. My only complaint was the spacers on the hiem joints for the race arms could have held in place a little better, it isn't a big issue but I did fumble around with them a good bit. Spl rear camber arms have a similar spacer set up on the hiems but have a satisfying click as you insert them. When installing the instructions were pretty spot on. I would recommend removing the air intake box in the passenger side when replacing the bolts on the power steering reservoir. If you have tiny hands I envy you, I first started and ended up dropping a bolt, bushing, and wrench down onto the plastic under tray and spent a good bit of time fishing them up and banging on the tray until I could get them out. Second part of the instal that i would like to give a little hint towards is the strut, I've seen some installs were people drop the whole strut, this isn't necessary you can get away with unbolting the top from the engine bay and pushing down in the hub to get the strut to move forward enough to get the upper camber arm bolts out. Getting both front uppers and rears done took a couple of hours and was pretty straight forward. Tomorrow I am heading to Ma motorsports for an alignment and will post my final thoughts on the product after I get some drive time. I'll also try to post a picture of the arm installed. Masterbeatty, Laomatik and Gooch like this.

03-17-2016, 09:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Wonka2581 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 3,083 Drives: MY WIFE CRAZY.... Rep Power: 2612	Good to hear, my install pretty much went the same way. But I'm still having issues with mine. My arms are making terrible noise.. I have greased and regreased and to no avail.. Are you having this issue as well?? __________________ "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat""Winston Churchill"

04-27-2016, 05:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Wonka2581 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 3,083 Drives: MY WIFE CRAZY.... Rep Power: 2612	Boy am I glad when I installed the z1 arms I used the red lock tight on those 8mm Allen bolts.. __________________ "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat""Winston Churchill"

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03-17-2016, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
XJScott Base Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 21 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 12	Just got the Z back from the alignment shop and it feels great. The alignment took 4 hours due to the fact that the z1 arms must be removed each time to make adjustments. I should have spent more time measuring out the adjustment from but as I kept having to remove them each time I got a little more frustrated and lazy. Also might have helped to take my stock arms with me. So to save some money I suggest having the shop instal these or do this instal on a day that you are completely free and have the patience to fool around with the adjustments. All in all I am happy with the product because now I can actually drive the z as it should instead of having some of the worst corner experiences ever.

03-22-2016, 04:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
XJScott Base Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 21 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 12	With the race arms I have some noise over bumps but not nearly as bad as that. Tomorrow I do plan to take all the wheels off to look at the arms and make sure everything is still tight and squared away after the first 100 some miles.

04-25-2016, 08:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
XJScott Base Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 21 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 12	I called them about the cap coming loose one day I guess I'll have to call back and see what the deal is. After 100 miles I checked everything out to make sure nothing was loose and noticed that top bolt was so I tightened it up after a call with z1. I haven't had any issues driving wise but I ordered the product back during black Friday I believe.