Hi Folks

I'm partway through putting coilovers on the shorty and I have discovered the knock I thought was down to the suspension is in fact the ball joint on the offside HICAS tie/track rod.

Binning the HICAS was always part of the eventual plan and now wouldn't be a bad time to do it.

However obviously I can't just use a lock out bar as that won't change that ball joint and no one seems to have the eliminator kit in stock.

if I phone NIssan to try and order the rod from them I get duuuuur it's an import and we know nothing.

So couple of questions.

Are the bits the same for UK and JDM cars? In which case I'm hoping I could just order the UK rod.

Or does anyone have that rod that they might want to sell me.

Or of course does anyone have an eliminator kit that they would like to exchange for some beer tokens.

 

Hoping to be up and running for August 2nd as that's the next Terminal Velocity event.

 

Thanks as always

Hi Folks

I'm partway through putting coilovers on the shorty and I have discovered the knock I thought was down to the suspension is in fact the ball joint on the offside HICAS tie/track rod.

Binning the HICAS was always part of the eventual plan and now wouldn't be a bad time to do it.

However obviously I can't just use a lock out bar as that won't change that ball joint and no one seems to have the eliminator kit in stock.

if I phone NIssan to try and order the rod from them I get duuuuur it's an import and we know nothing.

So couple of questions.

Are the bits the same for UK and JDM cars? In which case I'm hoping I could just order the UK rod.

Or does anyone have that rod that they might want to sell me.

Or of course does anyone have an eliminator kit that they would like to exchange for some beer tokens.

 

Hoping to be up and running for August 2nd as that's the next Terminal Velocity event.

 

Thanks as always

I am pretty sure they are the same. You don't necessarily need the rod? Just the bush. I got mine from mjp I think, ~£40.

I am pretty sure they are the same. You don't necessarily need the rod? Just the bush. I got mine from mjp I think, ~£40.

you're a star thanks Tom

you're a star thanks Tom

It depends whether the knock is coming from the inner or outer joint. Both fail.

 

You can get HICAS arms here (which are the inner joint too): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381329683111?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

I can't remember whether you can still buy genuine ones or not.

It depends whether the knock is coming from the inner or outer joint. Both fail.

 

You can get HICAS arms here (which are the inner joint too): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381329683111?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

I can't remember whether you can still buy genuine ones or not.

Hi Si thank you as well judging by the massive amount of play in it I'm pretty certain its the outer one.

Hi Si thank you as well judging by the massive amount of play in it I'm pretty certain its the outer one.

If your planning to delete it anyway just buy the driftworks delete kit, this replaces the hicas ball joint in the process.

If your planning to delete it anyway just buy the driftworks delete kit, this replaces the hicas ball joint in the process.

as many know i dont like hicas whats so ever hate the way the car feels with it. get rid :death:

as many know i dont like hicas whats so ever hate the way the car feels with it. get rid :death:

as many know i dont like hicas whats so ever hate the way the car feels with it. get rid :death:

 

A: You barely drove your car before you took it all apart

B: You probably had a worn out system

 

:p

 

TBH, it is a bit of a gimmick, but it works just fine if you have a good system with no wear in it. I've driven it with and without and both are good.

as many know i dont like hicas whats so ever hate the way the car feels with it. get rid :death:

 

A: You barely drove your car before you took it all apart

B: You probably had a worn out system

 

:p

 

TBH, it is a bit of a gimmick, but it works just fine if you have a good system with no wear in it. I've driven it with and without and both are good.

i drove the car it was working just fine, with all new ball joints to just dont like the way it feels make the car feel odd . am sure its ok and works fine for everyday driving but when your on the limit the last thing you need is the rear end twitching a round, the only car i had that had proper rear wheel steer was a honda prelude and that worked bloody great,. yes i know hicas isnt proper rear wheel steer, its just not my cup of tea si.

i drove the car it was working just fine, with all new ball joints to just dont like the way it feels make the car feel odd . am sure its ok and works fine for everyday driving but when your on the limit the last thing you need is the rear end twitching a round, the only car i had that had proper rear wheel steer was a honda prelude and that worked bloody great,. yes i know hicas isnt proper rear wheel steer, its just not my cup of tea si.

If you decide to keep the hicas, you can buy new trackrods and new outer balljoints very cheap from a seller called Langdon 4x4 on eBay. The z32 uses the same parts as an r32 skyline, unless your zed had electronic hicas. In that case it'd use r33 skyline track rods instead. Still r32 outer balljoints though.