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    Suspension Part Replacement

    in Suspension, braking and tyres

    Posted

    GTR anti-roll bar won't fit at all. See my post above yours.

    spose they figure that out themselves. any other thoughts as to why it wouldn't fit??

    sorry I have not seen the car since it went to the suspension place so I cant actually see for myself the problem. only been told over the phone.

    Suspension Part Replacement

    in Suspension, braking and tyres

    Posted

    GTR bar won't fit.

    I have 25DET Neo in R32 and Whiteline 24mm bar in front. No problem with bar being anywhere near the sump.

    Im guessing he should have been told that by whiteline, however they are sending a grt bar to them to trial, I guess because its a 22mm bar instead of 24mm. how much clearance do you have??

    last time I checked the engine still seemed stirdy in its place, but could it be engine mounts. I mean if they are collapsed a bit, this would reduce the clearance right?

    Suspension Part Replacement

    in Suspension, braking and tyres

    Posted

    How did you go with this

    Much improvement

    And what was the cost around?

    Cheers

    as above mate, don't have car back yet.......meant to be around the 3k mark all up......as soon as wholesale sort out the front swaybar and I pick it up ill let you know on the improvement(I am guessing it will be a completely different drive however)

    Suspension Part Replacement

    in Suspension, braking and tyres

    Posted

    ok so an update....

    car was due to be picked up this arvo.........my teins were repaired under warranty so opted for whiteline adj swaybars also.........however I just received a phonecall stating a problem with the new front swaybar......there is only around 3mm clearance between itself and the sump(so ive been told). Wholesale suspension have told me that it sits too close for there liking so they are going to try a gtr swaybar instead.

    Has anyone else noticed minimal clearance between there swaybar and the sump?? I should mention that I have an rb25 det engine, im not sure if this engine is taller than a 20, but having said that, the 32 did come out with a rb25de, so we both don't understand why there is so little clearance. Any other thoughts??

    cheers guys

    Painting Windscreen Wipers

    in Car Detailing & Paint Care

    Posted · Edited by mii11x

    Tip is to get some old wire coat hangers

    +1 hang them on the clothesline, unless they are new wipers might as well replace the blades, so take them off.

    Like any paint job, the more prep you do the better, I sanded almost all the black off, undercoat, wet/dry sand, undercoat, black, wet/dry sand, black. just a pressure pack can from bunnings, came up nice, and not flaking almost two years after.

    Im pretty sure the process of powdercoating needs the metal to be bare, and unless you would spend an entire day per wiper sanding (there are fiddly places to sand) I wouldn't bother. For 20-30 bucks, bit of yakka(not hard yakka), you'll get them nice yourself.

    Suspension Part Replacement

    in Suspension, braking and tyres

    Posted

    So an update to my situation, took the car to wholesale suspension at Penrith, and as I thought almost all my bushes are cactus.....I was surprised to see how much movement there actually was in certain links with my shit bushes......definitely didn't feel too bad driving around but it probably was the cause of 54week old tein super streets slightly leaking(3 corners) and my tyres wearing out uneven though.

    So all new bushes are being installed, where I can adjustable bushes will be fitted. Just have to wait and see if my teins will be repaired under warranty (stupid of me to fit them knowing that I had a problem last year with my old g4 coils all leaking....should of have it checked out by a pro last year before fitting the teins). Hopefully they will repair them under warranty and I can get some adjustable sway bars fitted.

    The guys down there have been great, though I don't have the car back yet I will definitely recommend them to anyone who asks. Ive noticed wholesale suspension being mentioned on the forums a bit and wondering if they do a sau discount (if they do will it only apply to paying members??)

    Suspension Part Replacement

    in Suspension, braking and tyres

    Posted

    Hi all,

    So I have a 93 models gtst and have decided to replace bushes etc as being 20years old they would be thrashed out. I would love to do this myself at home but not having a press or access to one makes it hard for me to part with all the labour costs involved. Obviously I would need to pay for alignment.

    Was thinking I could however buy new parts ie front upper and lower control arms, a-arms, rear upper and lower links etc and fit them all myself without the need for buying new bushes, the need of a press as well as not paying labour. Nismo parts I can get from RHD.

    I would not know if my current parts are bent in anyway(im the only owner the car has had since japan) but the bushes are pretty much shot. How would you know if your arms etc are bent actually??

    Your thoughts on buying nismo parts and replacing myself, or pay someone to fit new bushes to old parts.

    Cheers

    Mick

    R32 Performance

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted

    hey mate,

    i had this dilemma two years ago for my 32. if you ask questions like what turbo and how much kw to expect on these forums you will get heaps of smartarse comments, like 70 for each coilpack etc. seriously though look through the thread relating to turbo upgrades page for rb20det. it will give a good idea as to what supporting mods people have and the power they are making.

    firslty what other mods does the car already have?? do the little things first if you havnt already turbo back exhaust, kn filter for the standard airbox, fuel pump upgrade, intercooler upgrade and possibly clutch upgrade. if your car has these already your well on your way.

    secondly, save your arse off!!!! i cant stress this enough, pick a budget.....a large one, not like 1500, and do everything at once, and once only!! remember not as simple as just buying a turbo and sticking it on, you need to consider what you want from the car and your budget (thats what a good tuner/mechanic's first question will be). out of this allow 25-30% for install. so if you have a budget of 10k, 3k of that will be install. if your upgrading the turbo, might as well think about ecu, afm, injectors also and posssibly the use of a good boost controller at the same time. they all work together to achieve what you want. save time, and money tuning it once.

    thirdly, pick a tuner/mechanic, someone who has worked on skylines before or import nissans, they can answer any questions you have and have knowledge of what works well for your situation. its easier to use one who can install and tune, saves time and money and transporting the vehicle all over the place.

    fourth, save your arse off!!! being a bit repetitive here, but save your arse off and do it all at once. id allow at this point an additional 10-15% to your budget for overlooked things like new water pump kit, spark plugs, oils, hicas lock etc

    pm me if you have more questions mate, im happy to help and wont give smartarse comments.

    this is the way i did it and im extremely happy with the outcome, all hassle free as well. went over my budget by about 1k but it was that 10-15% which i had overlooked.

    hope this helps you a little

    mick

    ps i originally went in thinking i was just going to swap my engine (rb20 with 300000kms on it) to a fresher one, car came back to me with rb25 upgrade and all the bits and pieces - 270 rwkw, very responsive. figured might as well go all out and splash some cash on it, its easy to get the spending bug once you speak to your tuner lol, but glad i did it.

    Spark Plugs And Gaps

    in Forced Induction Performance

    Posted

    i ended up getting new oem coilpacks from adam on here (rbceffy25) and installed them two days ago. my car is now running like the day i got it back from the conversion, upgrade and tuning work. its running sweet as now, all the power is back. my old coilpacks had scorch marks so i guess three of them were arcing to the bracket that holds them in place.

    now that this has been sorted, could i put back in the platinums with a 1.1 gap (heat range 5) and expect it all to be good. i was thinking that with the new coilpacks the gap could be a little larger than the 0.8 that i have the coppers adjusted to.

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