silviaz

i see what you're saying. My line of thought was, the more you jack it up, the more force is in one area causing it to crush that area more. But now thinking about it again it might not make sense because the weight will shift depending on how the car is lifted.

It might have been someone else on the forum, can't remember 100% But I could have sworn that it was also mentioned on this forum that those sills aren't designed to lift and support the car and it's only for the scissor jack. I'll need to re-check.

Yep I'm referring to the jacking point under the sill (the re-reinforced part I guess) What I meant was, from memory I think it was @Duncan that mentioned that sometimes the jacking point under the sill can bend even if you use the adapter, but correct me if I'm wrong on this. In the future i'll likely just hire a hoist and put the hoist arms under the jacking point sill, to avoid any potential problems.

Hey mate, may I ask what size are the bulbs in the triple pod gauge on the r34 gtt, are they t3 with a 7mm base like on a r34 GTR mfd?

I was thinking of getting that, or at the very least jack it up by the crossmember and put jackstands there with the adapters, but apprently they can still bend (mine are already lol)

Ah ok thanks man, I'll take a look at the lower control arm and see where that point is. Hopefully don't find place it on the wrong thing haha.

Hey mate, what are those pivot points that you are referring to? I can't find anything about it on the net, you got any photos? Need to know so when I put jack stands on the front and rear of my r34.

Ah ok. yeah it was rapidly changing revs with the clutch I think. Only happens for an instant.

I forgot to mention if I'm operating the clutch in a weird way (like messing up the foot movement) I can hear the squeal

From memory you have an r33? Are you able to adjust the position of the alternator using the 3 bolts on it to change the alignment of the pulley between the alternator and water pump?

Hmm, never heard of that but guess I could give them a go, seems like people say whatever you put on the belt it will ruin it, like soap, wd-40, grease, etc. When you say "sheaves" are you referring to the groove part of the belt? I wonder if it's worth getting new belts entirely.

So for my r34 I had my mechanic change my fan belts and the old ones that I had (only had it for a short time) never squealed on startup, ever since I put new ones on they would squeal when it's cold and if I started the car when it's warm outside then it wouldn't sequel. I ended up taking my car back 3 times to have the fan belt adjusted and I checked the tension myself and seems correct. Goes to 90 degrees and can't go much further. I also had a new water pump installed. Do note that, when my belt got adjusted the third time, it only squealed for half a second and went away and that was fine, but now it's back in full swing going for at least 5-10 seconds then goes away. I sprayed a bit of water on it and I think it was still sounding. Sounds like it's definitely coming from the alternator belt, but all 3 have been changed. Is it possible to change the alignment on the alternator? ( don't know if it's just me or if it looks a little off From what I can tell it's just in one set position. I'm really tempted to get some SCA anti sequel spray from supercheap to shut it up for a while. I just don't want to keep revisiting my mechanic with the same problem.

Yup, it's nice to be able to press on the gas and not almost spin out every time lol.

Ah sorry, sport 5's

Michelin Pilot sports.

I got new tyres and from what I can tell so far day and night difference!

Not intentionally, but it has rained during the day and I had to drive back home and it has been pissing down a few times. The amount of times my back end started kicking out just from taking off from a traffic light is a bit scary lol.

Thanks all for the good info.

Yep that's the one I'm thinking of getting, cheers mate! Great info there.

Looks like I'll be upgrading to some proper street tyres, Yokohama or Michelin, cheers guys!

Ah ok makes sense, cheers.

I've heard good things about LSD's but are they are must in your view?

Great in wet weather you mean for sliding or as in grip well in wet weather?

Ah ok, not sure why they say semi slicks on the website, the tread pattern looks like it? But yeah even if I give it a bit too much gas (which is not much) the back end will slide. I have to very carefully work my way up to speed.

It's all 4 tyres, they are these type tyres https://valinotyres.com.au/products/greeva-08d - so from what I've gathered you recommend I change tyres to get tyres with a regular tread pattern?