Z1 Upper Control Arm Issue

StevenSlice · 04-25-2018, 12:10 PM

Surpisingly enough i have Megan Racing FUCAs, and ive been tire dropping on buttonwillow trying to find the limits.. those who know that course its a very violent tire drop.

No issues yet, but even if they dont they will become SPLs once everything else is sorted out.

Zerafian · 04-25-2018, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Pretty sure that ain't it. And if that little bump is enough to alter/damage a suspension arm, that arm is a safety hazard.

I've seen a car lost control, jumped 2 curbs (center median then onto the opposite dorection's curb), and alignment didn't change one bit. That car had SPL arms all around. Enough said.

oh yeah, it was kinda of a rhetorical question while thinking Id get a response like yours. I guess Ill find out, Im going to take look at them this afternoon.

Think about it, if those arms failed from a dip in the road, like you said, thats a hazard and scary as hell.

AARONHL · 04-25-2018, 12:25 PM

Do the Kinetix have this same problem? It's a similar design

cv129 · 04-25-2018, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Zerafian

oh yeah, it was kinda of a rhetorical question while thinking Id get a response like yours. I guess Ill find out, Im going to take look at them this afternoon.

Think about it, if those arms failed from a dip in the road, like you said, thats a hazard and scary as hell.

Similar scenario....there was a freak accident some years back, when the OEM upright (which connects to the FUCA) snapped during a corner, sudden loss of any ability to control and car just went straight. Car was totaled. It was a member that moved from Texas to Hawaii. Same thing would've happened if a FUCA experience catastrophic failure.

Rusty · 04-25-2018, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Similar scenario....there was a freak accident some years back, when the OEM upright (which connects to the FUCA) snapped during a corner, sudden loss of any ability to control and car just went straight. Car was totaled. It was a member that moved from Texas to Hawaii. Same thing would've happened if a FUCA experience catastrophic failure.

I remember that. But can't think of his name.

cv129 · 04-25-2018, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I remember that. But can't think of his name.

It was member chrischhorn.

OptionZero · 04-25-2018, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AARONHL

Do the Kinetix have this same problem? It's a similar design

Kinetix Arm:

Z1 Arm:

SPL Arm:

Seems fairly obvious Kinetix is a knockoff company and you should throw their **** in the trash and not support them (even though they're knocking off and simplifying an official shitty product, lol)

And also should be obvious why the SPL arm is what you want. Infinitely stronger and more adjustment (camber AND caster), and they use quality parts

cv129 · 04-25-2018, 05:23 PM

To clarify, Kinetix arms came way before Z1

wideglideleon · 04-25-2018, 10:16 PM

Voodoo makes FUCA's also they look a lot like SPL.

OptionZero · 04-25-2018, 11:06 PM

Had no idea Kinetix came first. Wonder if Z1 just sourced the same design from the factory just to get another crappy cheapo option into the market

Voodoo13 . . . no experience with them personally, my local shop has good thing to say about them and they do alignments for all sorts of cars.

I believe some of their designs were good enough that SPL went back and revised some of their stuff just to stay ahead.

Note that the Voodoo's have a form of "boxed" design thats much beefier than Z1 or Kinetix, HOWEVER, they aren't caster adjustable

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cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,223 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	To clarify, Kinetix arms came way before Z1 JARblue, Rusty, Justint5387 and 1 others like this. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield

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wideglideleon Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 569 Drives: SC 09 370Z LG 7AT Rep Power: 64085	Voodoo makes FUCA's also they look a lot like SPL. Punisher00 likes this.

04-25-2018, 11:06 PM	#25 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,229 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	Had no idea Kinetix came first. Wonder if Z1 just sourced the same design from the factory just to get another crappy cheapo option into the market Voodoo13 . . . no experience with them personally, my local shop has good thing to say about them and they do alignments for all sorts of cars. I believe some of their designs were good enough that SPL went back and revised some of their stuff just to stay ahead. Note that the Voodoo's have a form of "boxed" design thats much beefier than Z1 or Kinetix, HOWEVER, they aren't caster adjustable __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

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AARONHL Base Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Connecticut Posts: 50 Drives: 10g374dr6mt Rep Power: 8	Do the Kinetix have this same problem? It's a similar design