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Hey Guys,

After months of racing with a slight bend in my 180sx's rear subframe i have finally found an auto a stagea one to put into it (more track).

My questions are;

Why it's out of the car are there any known weak points of the subframe (or LCA's) that i should weld some bracing onto?

Any parts i should re-build/replace?

It will have new rose jointed adjustable suspension arms (or second hand if anyone has some...) and will replace any bushes that are worn.

Should also hopefully have my rebuilt 2-way finished soon to go in it.

oh and will also be using solid offset bushes to fit it in

I'm buying a rolling shell for it and a few other nice bits and pieces so if anyone is after something let me know as i may have the part

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Get yourself the plates from GKtech

http://www.gktech.com/index.php/s14-s15-subframe-weld-in-reinforcement-plates.html


Weld it in, and happy days. Will have an almost indestructible rear subframe.


http://zilvia.net/f/advertiser-announcements-feedback/487639-gktech-products-now-available-enjuku-racing.html


some pics of where they go in that thread. Even know the Stagea subframe is 50mm wider, I reckon this will all fit as all the mounting points are the same as S14/S15

I doubt it, they haven't been out long and I can't recall anyone going that extensive with their subframe on a Stagea.

For the price they sell you don't have much to loose. I think you don't have anything to worry about personally. You could always compare to your old subframe and see if the mounting points are the same design/shape etc.

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