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me personally no didnt need to. but a mate of mine has, he did math to work it out, not just same amount as a riser bush.

Did you raise the UCA the same? or only the LCA? Im assuming you did it in a R32?

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this thread has got some good information in it. Can I please ask if someone who has made some of these offset bushes up can you please pm me or post up a drawing of these bushes. I have a r33 cradle laying around im pulling the cradle out of my r32 anyways... and I'll machine the bushes myself, and I havent got a diff or arms yet, so I'll just purchase ones to suit the r33 cradle.

Then hopefully r33 coilovers will fit? Or is the difference in them on the upper mount/length. My r32 ones are shagged and I have r33 hks coilovers here too :)

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this thread has got some good information in it. Can I please ask if someone who has made some of these offset bushes up can you please pm me or post up a drawing of these bushes. I have a r33 cradle laying around im pulling the cradle out of my r32 anyways... and I'll machine the bushes myself, and I havent got a diff or arms yet, so I'll just purchase ones to suit the r33 cradle.

Then hopefully r33 coilovers will fit? Or is the difference in them on the upper mount/length. My r32 ones are shagged and I have r33 hks coilovers here too :P

i dont think by changing the subframe you will be able to use r33 coilovers

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yeah I will be using all r33 rear end.

Can someone please post up sizes or pm me sizes for these bushes :) I'll even offer to buy you a beer when im down south :yes:

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Ive installed solid alloy subframe bushes in my 32 gtst, and installed it flush with the car.

I also added a whiteline swaybar. Combined with the subframe being raised and the thicker swaybar, my swaybar is now hitting a seam on the body of the car....

I need the swaybar to move freely, so im wondering if you encountered this problem with the alloys?

http://lorhz.com/Images/sway%20bar.JPG

thanks!

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I've never installed these bushes before but I'm going to say, double check the sway bar is installed properly, and if it is, I personally would just pull it back out and hammer the floor in a little bit...

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sorry for the late reply but i have been working on the front suspension all day..

i took some photos, i think i will need to make a metal spacer about 10mm thick (b/c thats how much approx the subframe moved up) so i dont hit the body work. that and hammer the floor. i cant grind the floor b/c it will make it weaker.

http://www.filefront.com/17018977/015.JPG

http://www.filefront.com/17019005/012.JPG

sorry if the images came out poorly, they look ok in photo viewer but not good in paint :D

i test fitted the swaybar, but the screws to the bracket are not all the way in, so i will have less room as seen in the photo when they are tight.

any imput would be great, but if no suggestions i will make metal bracket and hammer floor as stated above and let you know how i went.

got it booked in for corner balance etc on tureday, i hope i make it!! :P

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sorry for the late reply but i have been working on the front suspension all day..

i took some photos, i think i will need to make a metal spacer about 10mm thick (b/c thats how much approx the subframe moved up) so i dont hit the body work. that and hammer the floor. i cant grind the floor b/c it will make it weaker.

http://www.filefront.com/17018977/015.JPG

http://www.filefront.com/17019005/012.JPG

sorry if the images came out poorly, they look ok in photo viewer but not good in paint :D

i test fitted the swaybar, but the screws to the bracket are not all the way in, so i will have less room as seen in the photo when they are tight.

any imput would be great, but if no suggestions i will make metal bracket and hammer floor as stated above and let you know how i went.

got it booked in for corner balance etc on tureday, i hope i make it!! :rofl2:

hmmm must be due to the whiteline bar.. mine is a cusco one and still has heaps of clearance.

either way. spacing it down is the answer and wont affect the operation of the bar either.

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just had a thought that should've crossed my mind a very long time ago.. I'm not sure if the r33 gtr subframe is different but if it is I'll need it as my car is a gts4.. can anyone confirm?

bare sub frames are the same gtst/gtr/gts4

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bare sub frames are the same gtst/gtr/gts4

All the same dimensions, I used a GTST subframe in my 33GTR while I did some work to the GTR subframe. The only diff I could see when I had them both sitting on the ground next to each other is the GTR frame has a stiffener welded onto the top of the curved section on each side. Kinda like a double skin, I have pictures somewhere but can't seem to find them.

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