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i'm pretty sure that some higher spec RS4's from '97 on had hicas, my wgnc34 doesn't have it but i must say that the gab wagon height and damper adjustable coilovers i was lucky enough to find from a reputable jap parts shop in kirawee, syd. far exceed my expectations. they had them for about 8 months waiting for the day when someone had the foresight for the rs4's potential. the caster/camber settings give incredible grip and handling in all corners and bends, especially sweeping right hand corners. OOHHHHH and the way she squats at 3,500 rpm/ 11psi launch, 2-3 sec minimal wheel spin then brake off, nose up....sheee's goooonne... Beat '02-'03 rex by meter :headspin: .....ohhh ATTESSA.....

04RST :whackit: i luv my stagey...

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HICAS stands for Hich Capacity Activly-Controlled Suspension.

What it actually means, is that the stagea is fitted with 4-wheel steering.

The Japanese became interested in the idea of 4-wheel steering, and continued to experiment with it. Nissan's Super-HICAS system is an electronically controlled electrohydraulic system, as opposed to the simpler mechanical system. It was felt that the more complex system offered a better result than the simpler mechanical linkage. In a mechanical system, the rear wheels turn with the front wheels at the same rate. Using HICAS, however, an electronic control unit takes data from the steering wheel, and front wheels, and together with the car's current speed and other parameters, decides on the angle to which the rear wheels should turn. The rear wheels are then turned via a hydraulic cylinder. All of this happens instantly, and the system will constantly reposition the rear wheels for optimum effect, steering them either in the same, or the opposite direction to the front wheels depending on the situation. The HICAS system is superior to the mechanical system in that I provides faster, more reliable response, improves stability on curves, and eliminates abnormal car behavior during rapid direction changes such as those encountered in emergency situations. The HICAS system contains an emergency fail safe which locks the rear wheels in the standard fore-and-aft position if anything goes wrong, effectively turning the car back into a two-wheel steering system.

Let's go halvies in a RS260 and i'll show ya!!!!

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As I said I would check...I was half right, same as Mad Wagon.

As we all know the 260RS has Super Hicas, the only other C34 Stagea which has Super Hicas is the 11% of 5MT RS Four S from late 98 onwards.

I mentioned the M35 has Super Hicas and the 2 models are AR-X and 250t RS Four V HICAS.

Again I ask...Who needs HICAS?

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who needs hicas??

260rs @ 1720kg.+..2 adults...2 kids ,prams and the rest = approx 1900kg + approx340hp divided by corner and curves between brisbane and adelaide =...I WANT MY HICAS

anyway hicas is excellent in a 4wd system ,would not have a gtr without it..2wd & hicas maybe different matter but i do appreciate it combined with the 4wd attessa and i`m thinking it will "lighten up" the 260 thru corners.....in fact the engineers who designed the system may have been "thinking" the same thing....funny bout that

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My point is HICAS is really an old system just like the whole Attesa 4WD system, you could say at least it still does the job but obviously Nissan felt no need to have 4Ws on a normal family wagon. That's just it, a wagon with an RB engine not a sports car...bar the 260RS, Autech out to prove you can make a brick move or rather the whole whackiness of the Japanese scene. You can try and drift a Stagea, I have and a manual one, dam thing didn't like corners too much.

The whole 4WS was another 90's fad, but people still buy it right.

But don't you have a 260RS? Jake, your one of the lucky ones then.

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yes bought the "top of the touring wagon" as the blurb says..hopefully to do some top touring..not to much drifting with the wife and kids

to cut a long story short after working on (compliance)on skylines since1996 under low volume (cpa for r32 ) i was determined to end up with a GTR at the end of the last system ..which i did ..but also two baby boys in the last 3 years born 01 & 03 ..so gtr dream drive car went out the window .. it sat in driveway for x months ..manage to do about 100klms on trade plate around town..then sold it to justin fox on this forum who continually posts about how much fun he`s having in his GTR.. not happy...but now i have closest thing to a gtr with room for everyone..even as you point out its brick appearance..im` only really interested in the driveline...RB26 with pods and pipe is just the sweetest sound and the couple of times i`ve driven this really reminds of the gtr.. it doesn`t seem to feel the xtra weight (ecu has been done as well) it suprised me how quick and easy to handle it is really

i just need to get hicas sorted ,30-40 mm lower springs,decent rubber,dvd player for da boyz and i`m ready to do some top touring..my family in sydney ..wifes in adelaide..

oh yeah one other thing i`m going to need ...a FU*KIN compliance plate...come on FORD do the farkin test...

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