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lower arm replacement help - skyline2k - 03-04-2012
hi i have a phase 3 2000 306 xsi that needs a new n/s lower arm im having trouble finding one .
i have only managed to find a phase 1 and a phase 3 arm the site said it will fit 10/1998 TO 06/2002 ALL MODELS
will this fit my car cheers
Re: lower arm replacement help - samass - 03-04-2012
afaik they are all the same through the phases. otherwise, head to a motor factors, gsf do them for a bout 30-35 quid each side
Re: lower arm replacement help - springs - 03-04-2012
skyline2k Wrote:hi i have a phase 3 2000 306 xsi that needs a new n/s lower arm im having trouble finding one .
i have only managed to find a phase 1 and a phase 3 arm the site said it will fit 10/1998 TO 06/2002 ALL MODELS
will this fit my car cheers
as per the ones above that say it fits from 1998 to 2002 models.. yours is a 2000 model which fits in that range.
The main thing you need to confirm is if the balljoints are 16mm or 18mm. The phase 3's should have 18mm balljoints on the wishbones
Re: lower arm replacement help - Mattcheese31 - 03-04-2012
if you get one with the balljoint riveted on you need to make sure you have the right size balljoint, they come in 16 and 18 mm sizes . .
Re: lower arm replacement help - mark_airey - 03-04-2012
samass Wrote:afaik they are all the same through the phases. otherwise, head to a motor factors, gsf do them for a bout 30-35 quid each side
Ball joints have 2 different sizes though (IIRC 16 and 18mm) make sure you get the right one though!
Edit:- OK this post is a waste of fecking time since 2 people have said the same thing since I started reply...........I've written it now, so just incase you didn't get it the first 2 times
Re: lower arm replacement help - Mattcheese31 - 03-04-2012
yeah i writ it and forgot to post and when i did Springs sprung up . .
Re: lower arm replacement help - samass - 03-04-2012
Yeh forgot about the ball.joints too...
Invade you didnt get it, there are two sizes, 16mm and 18mm. Yours is likely to be 18mm as its a ph3. :mrgreen:
Re: lower arm replacement help - Niall - 03-04-2012
Almost guaranteed to be 18mm. Nice and easy to do, just 4 bolts but don't let the strut move out when the arm is off as it may pull the shaft out of the box - never good news!
Also, you will want a new pinch bolt with the ball joint
Re: lower arm replacement help - 4WayDiablo - 03-04-2012
well incase you missed it the first 4 times, youll need to watch out for the balljoints
they come in 18mm and 16mm
probably the 18mm though
lower arm replacement help - Matt - 03-04-2012
Watch out for the ball joints as there are 16mm and 18mm sure yours would be 18mm though......
Re: lower arm replacement help - Bananalad - 03-04-2012
Theres something about ball joint sizes buddy you should start a thread and find out im not too clued up on it..
Re: lower arm replacement help - samass - 03-04-2012
Re: lower arm replacement help - Connor - 03-04-2012
It could be 16mm... you know what peugeot are like
Re: lower arm replacement help - mark_airey - 03-04-2012
Connor Wrote:It could be 16mm... you know what peugeot are like
But then it might be 18mm also
Re: lower arm replacement help - 4WayDiablo - 03-04-2012
:laughing-lettersrofl:
Re: lower arm replacement help - Grant - 03-04-2012
No seriously, you want to make sure its either the 16 or 18mm ball joint and then be sure not to let the strut flex out and cause the driveshaft to slip out of the gearbox...
Re: lower arm replacement help - cwspellowe - 03-04-2012
what's a ball joint?
Re: lower arm replacement help - samass - 03-04-2012
just below your penis. holds your balls on. pretty important to be fair, dont want the wrong size
Re: lower arm replacement help - mark_airey - 04-04-2012
:laughing-rolling:
I think that is pretty clear, and Niall makes a good point about the drive shaft and also that you need to be careful about the size of the ball joints on the lower arms.........
Re: lower arm replacement help - Ben Jay - 04-04-2012
So either 16mm or 18mm right?
Re: lower arm replacement help - londondan86 - 04-04-2012
Could someone please clarify the issue of what ball joints are needed. Still a bit unsure..........!!!