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Alright guys I have an issue and I hope there's a solution because the noise is outrageous! I'm dropped about 3" on Stance GR+ Coilovers and just got my Front

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Old 04-26-2011, 10:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Alright guys I have an issue and I hope there's a solution because the noise is outrageous!

I'm dropped about 3" on Stance GR+ Coilovers and just got my Front camber arms installed at a local shop that specializes in these cars. I went more negative and every bump or uneven road surface makes the front arms hit my fenders on both sides. I know SPC had an issue with the first batch of arms but I purchased the revised set. What options do I have? And raising the car is not an option lol.

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you lowered your car 3".........................what do you expect

RAISE THE CAR = SOLVES THE PROBLEM
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I did lower the car an extreme amount for aesthetic purposes and I can't raise it and won't either. This shouldn't be happening just because I added front adjustable A-arms and I need a solution. But like I said raising the car isn't an option.

It happens on uneven surfaces and bumps. And is very loud and annoying. Please help me out guys.
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I agree with Jerggy 3" maybe a little extreme of a drop for this car. In for pics.
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wow so the camber arms are hitting the inside of just the fender lining or the actual metal or the fender?
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Have you gotten it on a lift and see exactly what part of the arms are making contact? Then you can maybe shave off a small portion of that part without losing any integrity of the arms.
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It's hitting the metal part of the fender. I have it jacked up now and can see exactly where it's hitting. This was common with the original designed arms but I got the revised ones with the "fix". It's definitely the new arms bc the stock arms never hit.
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Send them back, FK that why damage your fender...
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yeah 3" is pretty slammed, your expecting too much. Maybe another company will make a front A arm that will clear, but I guess it ain't SPC. I know they had some issues with the G35/350Z but they fixed it. But 3" is too damn much I am afraid.

Better to just get air suspension?

But if raising is not an option then effed up looking fenders it is! LOL
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It's not messing up the fenders on the outside bc it has like a welded piece of thicker metal if that makes any sense. It I was messing up the fenders and it was visible I'd be furious. It's just an annoying sound. Dropped 3" is a lot but that's what camber arms are for for and I find it ridiculous that my control arms hit the fender before the shock bottoms out. It makes no sense and the design flaw needs to be addressed and fixed.
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depending on how badly it's hitting that fender weld, can you grind some of the metal off to give clearance?

obviously i too would recommend not running your car so low if you plan on doing any driving on it.
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The noise you hear is actually the car dragging on the ground..........raise the poor thing before you trash it
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It's hitting the metal part of the fender. I have it jacked up now and can see exactly where it's hitting. This was common with the original designed arms but I got the revised ones with the "fix". It's definitely the new arms bc the stock arms never hit.
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what size wheels are you running too out of curiosity?
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