very excited to have this now, rushed home logged on expecting to see loads of how to threads after the group buy but cant find one,

 

my 2 questions are, once iv taken the hydraulic hoses of the rack can i just cable tie them up or do i have to block them or join them

 

also

 

do i have to get the bushes out the rear hubs

Depends if you have deleted them at the power steering pot end.

From the driftworks site:

"The kit removes the HICAS steering rack, the tie rods, the tie rod ends and the outer hub end ball joints, replacing them with:

 

Two very high quality British built brackets, that bolt into existing holes in the rear subframe. (no drilling required)

The tie rods and ends are replaced with a heavy duty toe control arm, this gives full adjustability, and uses high load 3 piece teflon lined Japanese bearings. These are not service items as some other manufacturers use, they are fit and forget self lubricating rose joints specced for the European roads.

The outer ball joint is replaced with an uprated Driftworks Polyurethane bush completing the removal of every part of the HICAS system."

 

Or this thread is really helpful:http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showthread.php?mode=hybrid&t=290605

well how do we do it, its all cobwash

Block them or join them, but dont leave them hanging if they are still connected to the PAS pot in the engine bay. You can modify the pump to eliminate the need to have the hoses on at all, but thats another thread if you want a link.

This is a different set-up to the D/W kit but gives an idea how to fit,

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=146299

 

HTH.

Also the pipe in this pic shows how I bypassed the hicas pipes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/mantav8/The%20new%20ZX/P1150022.jpg

 

You can then pull out the Solenoid on the inner wing and all the pipes under the car (if you want)!

oh right so we bypass under the engine bay then rip out all the junk that never worked anyway, will this save much weight?

 

thanks for all the tips.

 

also any idea what to do with the worn hub bushes? do these get taped out and them orange ones pressed in and bolted up?

oh right so we bypass under the engine bay then rip out all the junk that never worked anyway, will this save much weight?

 

thanks for all the tips.

 

also any idea what to do with the worn hub bushes? do these get taped out and them orange ones pressed in and bolted up?

 

LOL!-tapped out?-look at the first thread mate,grind em' and plenty of hammer!-they will be tight.So yes they come out and replaced with the poly ones.

LOL!-tapped out?-look at the first thread mate,grind em' and plenty of hammer!-they will be tight.So yes they come out and replaced with the poly ones.

 

right now were getting somewhere, thanks matey

 

can we go into more detail about blocking the pipes of under the bonnet and where and what we rip out please. i have no idea what i have to do and i want to do it tommorrow

iv actually found an old write up on this so im all good now boys, will try tomoz