NISSAN B15 SUSPENTION PROBLEM

playzcircle · Postby **playzcircle** » May 4th, 2012, 12:39 pm

HEY TUNERS I KEEP HEARING THIS NOISE COMMING FROM MY FRONT SUSPENSION
IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN THE CRADLE BUSHING BURST I CHANGED MY CRADLE ARMS AND I STILL HEARING THE NOISE I WENT BY TWO MECHANICS ONE TOLD ME ITS D SHOCK MOUNT BURST AND THE OTHER TOLD ME RACK ENDS NEED CHANGING.CAN ANYONE ASSIST ME?

playzcircle · Postby **playzcircle** » May 4th, 2012, 12:40 pm

BUMP....

black start · Postby **black start** » May 4th, 2012, 7:34 pm

what kind of noise? Also, its suspension, not suspention (don't worry, it's a common mistake on these here forums)

playzcircle · Postby **playzcircle** » May 5th, 2012, 6:53 am

i only hear it when i drive true rough roads or over a bump its a noise i really cant explain i dont feel ne vibrations by my foot nothing on d steering but its just there!

black start · Postby **black start** » May 5th, 2012, 10:33 am

When did you change your cradle arms? Was the noise there before and after the change? It could be an improper installation. Also, exactly where is the sound coming from?

playzcircle · Postby **playzcircle** » May 5th, 2012, 10:51 am

yes the noise was there b4 and after i changed it!!!

am sure its coming frm d front

evolution7tt · Postby **evolution7tt** » May 5th, 2012, 1:22 pm

Does the noise get worse as you turn the steering? Especially at low speeds???

If so, try spraying the top of your shock head in the engine bay, with some sort of lubricant.

playzcircle · Postby **playzcircle** » May 5th, 2012, 6:32 pm

ok will try dat

playzcircle · Postby **playzcircle** » May 6th, 2012, 7:02 am

is there neway dat d bolts dat holding d cradle arms cud be wore??

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » May 6th, 2012, 9:54 am

I'm experiencing this same problem in the front right side of my B12. First mechanic said it was a bad ball joint but when checked, the ball joint was good. Another mechanic said it was because of bad cradle bushings, so I changed them but the noise is still there.
As playzcircle said, only hearing it when when driving on bad roads or going over bumps. Not when turn the steering wheel or anything.

Could a bad shock absorber cause this?

BrotherHood · Postby **BrotherHood** » May 6th, 2012, 10:42 am

Stabilizer bar bushings. Check those.

black start · Postby **black start** » May 6th, 2012, 11:21 am

playzcircle wrote:is there neway dat d bolts dat holding d cradle arms cud be wore??

That is actually very common. Sometimes the brackets are bent or even broken. You could look into that as well.

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » May 6th, 2012, 2:15 pm

BrotherHood wrote:Stabilizer bar bushings. Check those.

would the B12 have a stabilizer bar? Forgive my noobness :oops:

playzcircle · Postby **playzcircle** » May 10th, 2012, 6:07 pm

ok i made a new discovery i also hear d noise wen locking over to the right.....cud ne one tell me wat the hell is making dat noise!!! plz!

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » May 10th, 2012, 9:07 pm

^^^

evolution7tt wrote:Does the noise get worse as you turn the steering? Especially at low speeds???

If so, try spraying the top of your shock head in the engine bay, with some sort of lubricant.

playzcircle · Postby **playzcircle** » May 13th, 2012, 5:14 pm

cud ne 1 recommend a mechanic who knws hw 2 solve my problem??

avinashr · Postby **avinashr** » May 22nd, 2012, 2:18 pm

^^ last time i had that problem was the shock head.. to check it.. pull off the cap and look at the stud.. u will notice if it is centered or one sided.. if it is centered.. then it is good..

if not let ur mech check back the bracket where the small bushing goes in on the chassis.. that probably bent..

if not possibly knuckle joints!