Scraping sound when not scraping

Chuy · 11-21-2013, 10:24 AM

Had a discussion with my friend about this. He stated it's the fender liner hitting the tires or bouncing around tye fender. I did check mine and I have one where there is some rubbing going on.

Tigger · 11-21-2013, 07:42 PM

Hmmmm... If it was rubbing I imagine the tech would have figured it out. And it is all the way across the entire front end. Kinda tells me it isn't the fender liner. I mean, I wish it was. Those are easy and cheap to replace.

So I took the shop foreman out for a drive first and then he took a tech out. But this isn't a mod-friendly dealer. I think they just wanted to get rid of me. Every time they see an aftermarket part they freak out. I think that is why they pointed to the sway bar.

A rep from Hotchkis replied to my inquiry this morning and was also questioning their conclusion. It obviously isn't the sway bar itself. That just doesn't make noise. However, I am still leaning towards a bushing issue. I wonder if the grease somehow dried up or leaked out too much over the last 8 months. I've also taken this thing to it's limits and beyond many times. I drive her pretty hard.

I think I'm going to get some new grease, the upgraded billet bushing brackets and replacement bushings from Hotchkis and the SPL endlinks and go from there. I wanted to do the upgrade anyway so it wouldn't be a loss if it isn't the issue. It'll only prove it isn't the problem and I can further isolate it. We'll see. I'll keep y'all posted. Thanks for the responses and ideas. Much appreciated.

Rusty · 11-22-2013, 03:24 PM

I got the Hotchkis billet sway bar brackets. When you get yours. Make sure you get a tube of their silicon grease for them.

And make sure you got your sway bar mounted right side up.

11-21-2013, 10:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chuy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 474 Drives: 2015 NISMO Rep Power: 15	Had a discussion with my friend about this. He stated it's the fender liner hitting the tires or bouncing around tye fender. I did check mine and I have one where there is some rubbing going on. __________________ Miko 2015 Nismo Tech: nothing RIP Ginger 2009 370Z Sport Touring

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11-21-2013, 07:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tigger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NM Posts: 8,063 Drives: Awedeeeeee Rep Power: 603	Hmmmm... If it was rubbing I imagine the tech would have figured it out. And it is all the way across the entire front end. Kinda tells me it isn't the fender liner. I mean, I wish it was. Those are easy and cheap to replace. So I took the shop foreman out for a drive first and then he took a tech out. But this isn't a mod-friendly dealer. I think they just wanted to get rid of me. Every time they see an aftermarket part they freak out. I think that is why they pointed to the sway bar. A rep from Hotchkis replied to my inquiry this morning and was also questioning their conclusion. It obviously isn't the sway bar itself. That just doesn't make noise. However, I am still leaning towards a bushing issue. I wonder if the grease somehow dried up or leaked out too much over the last 8 months. I've also taken this thing to it's limits and beyond many times. I drive her pretty hard. I think I'm going to get some new grease, the upgraded billet bushing brackets and replacement bushings from Hotchkis and the SPL endlinks and go from there. I wanted to do the upgrade anyway so it wouldn't be a loss if it isn't the issue. It'll only prove it isn't the problem and I can further isolate it. We'll see. I'll keep y'all posted. Thanks for the responses and ideas. Much appreciated.