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Hey,

Just wondering what pineapples i should get. I am steering away from ebay apples cause they are probbaly just slapped together and not even though of angles etc.

If possible id like to replace factory items too. Ive been told only alloy ones will replace the factory ones too. Id like polyurethane though if possible. Also whats all that jazz about 4 pineapples and then u put in 8 if u wanna drift etc...

I am setting up my car with all the handling components redone with new balljoints etc. and while the cradle is out im going to do pineapples.. What do you recommend?...ebay, uras, g-13 etc..etc..

And the car is street drivin and used for occasional drift.

thanks

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You can buy replacement bushes, like the Noltec ones. The installation process is FAR harder and more time consuming than pineapples of the C-style solid cradle bushes. I dont know of any alloy bushes that replace the stock bushes, only the C-style which is used in conjunction with the stock one to crush it down and become pretty much solid.

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I just put in C-style solid cradle bushes in my 180 and the bolts for the rear member are not long enough to accommodate the pineapples (which I bought at the same time) as well, so beware of that.

By the way which would be best to use? The solid cradle bushes or the pineapples? I'm in a competition this week so went with the solid cradle bushes as I though that they wouldn't change too drastically the handling of the car, but will try the pineapples at some stage.

PS. I drift.

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well... i am in process of buying a new cradle and i have ordered lower control, camber and hicas lock bar on its way and i am searching for toe arm too. Does anyone have any idea how much noltech bushes are?? sounds like these might do the trick... and how do you "adjust squat" or is it just pineapples change it.. you cant like.. tune them in a sense can you?

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well... i am in process of buying a new cradle and i have ordered lower control, camber and hicas lock bar on its way and i am searching for toe arm too. Does anyone have any idea how much noltech bushes are?? sounds like these might do the trick... and how do you "adjust squat" or is it just pineapples change it.. you cant like.. tune them in a sense can you?

Noltec don't do subframe alignment kits, only replacement bushes. PM me for prices.

There are 4 settings for the rear subframe angle using pineaples, but most people only use 3;

1. all round

2. maximum traction

3. drift

The subframe angle changes using pineapples are not drastic, however you can then shim them I you really wanted to fine tune the anti squat geometry. Although that is better done at the lower control arm inner mounting points with eccentric crush tubes.

:rant: cheers :(

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