What To Do Next Track/street R34

[dcanna]

i have now done all the basic mods on my 34, intercooler, oil cooler, full exhaust hiflow cat, air intake. The suspension (bilstein hieght adjustable with unknown springs) in the car atm is very hard and the rebound is very jerky on the street but good for the track. i can deal with it for the time. Now im up to the next stage. I went to centerline and they said i should do all my camber and castor bushes. but i also could go for a nistune or i could go for BC coilovers. My question is what will make the car better for the track - camber/castor bushes ($1000), BC coilovers ($1200) or nistune ($750). Problem i can only go for one of these atm. WHICH ONE!!!!!!!????? 

[Tangles]

you can get a whole lot of new bushes as a kit on ebay for ~$700

includes Control Arm Lower - Inner Bush, Control Arm Upper - Inner / Outer Bush

Steering Rack Mount Bush - Power Steering, Strut Bar To Chassis Mount

Control Arm Lower - Inner Bush, andX 2 Control Arm Rear - Lower - Toe Adj Arm

have you upgraded the swaybars at all? best bang for buck $500 front/rear swaybars, whiteline

nistune would be a great option too, however Id suggest brakes & suspension first.

+ slotted front rotors dba 4000 series - $400 ebay

+ braided front & rear brake line kit - $270 ebay, adr approved

+ master cylinder stopper - $70 ebay

+ qfm a1rm brake pads front rear - $240 sau

+ whiteline swaybars - around $250 each for front & rear

a good service,tune is paramount for a trackday too!

[PM-R33]

A full set of camber and castor bushes plues labour should be no where near $1000.

Buy them yourself through whiteline and install them yourself, fairly easy to do. You will just need to get some one with a hydraulic press to press the old bushes out.

For that $1000 you should be able to get all the bushes, get some pineapples and a HICAS lock bar.

[dcanna]

A full set of camber and castor bushes plues labour should be no where near $1000.

Buy them yourself through whiteline and install them yourself, fairly easy to do. You will just need to get some one with a hydraulic press to press the old bushes out.

For that $1000 you should be able to get all the bushes, get some pineapples and a HICAS lock bar.

i got a quote for superpro bushes it was 650 for front and rear does camber and castor. got pineapples done already. oil the good oil etc, im using qfm but still need discs ill research the busshes more. cheers

[dcanna]

i looked on ebay couldnt find much. any good sources for a good price on the adjustable superpro or whiteline bushes?

[XRATED]

#1 Good set of track tyres... all the susp under the sun cant help you unless you have grip.

#2 Brakes... brakes brakes brakes... Good front rotors, good track day pads, good fluid and hoses.

People get too far ahead of themselves with the shiney gear...

After that:

Track wheels

Bushes and alignment

Radiator

Nistune

[dcanna]

got re55 on the stock rims, got track day pads and motul 600. so i need rotors once these pads are gone, and get some hoses then the bushes.

[PM-R33]

i got a quote for superpro bushes it was 650 for front and rear does camber and castor. got pineapples done already. oil the good oil etc, im using qfm but still need discs ill research the busshes more. cheers

Whiteline rear camber kit is around $120-$150

Whiteline front camber kit is around $130-$170

Whiteline front castor kit is around $100-$120

So really it shouldn't be more than $500

I got all mine for around $340. Ring up an Autobarn or something near you, give them the part numbers (KCA348, KCA331, KCA347), ask what the best price they can give for all three. Autobarn do a 10% off RACQ discount so ask for that after. Definetely can get them for less than $650. Your call.

[dcanna]

centerline wanted $500 to install the front rear bushes and the hicas joints, does this seem right?