Gts Suspension

[are33]

Hey everyone.. Ive recently purchased a 1997 series 2 r33 GTS... And when i bought it i was in the understanding that it had stock suspension.. but after close inspection of the car it has NISMO motorsports suspsension on it.. Is this stock with all skylines? Or just the GTS's? And another thing.. I was sure that ALL skylines came out with HICAS.. But my nissan fast results tell me i have IRS? Any comments would be great thankyou..

[Eug]

nismo suspension isnt standard.

irs stands for independent rear suspension - what this means that each of the rear wheels is independently sprung, as opposed to a rear axled car.

hicas refers the the four wheel steer movement of the rear wheels, the simplest way to check if you have hicas is to turn your car keys into the acc position and check your dash for a hicas light.

you can even feel the rear end turn its wheels when you go around a round-about, it tends to feel slightly drifty. most people lock the hicas as it tends to make the rear end unpredictable for track use.

[342Four]

nice find if its come with nismo tuned suspension

if ur willing to jack the rear up u will see (if uve got hicas) a big solenoid thingo in front of the diff (ie blocking the diff from ur view) and coming from that are some arms with boots on the ends of them (black rubber things to stop dust and dirt getting in) that go towards the wheels.

if u see that then uve got hicas - it controls the rear toe arms to essentially turn the rear wheels in accordance with the speed ur going to make the turn 'easier'

[are33]

Hey thanks guys..

Obviously nissan fast was wrong because i have hicas

Found it in the dash AND there was a fuse for the hicas in the fusebox...

Maybe the last owners put the nismo suspension on it? Im the first owner in the country so... the whole car is a foot off the air as well... Which made me think that it was stock

4X4 spec

[Eug]

FAST will come out with 4WS (4 wheel steer) it shouldnt say hicas, if you want i can run your vin number through my copy of fast to double check.

edit: my bad it actually does say HICAS.

[are33]

FAST will come out with 4WS (4 wheel steer) it shouldnt say hicas, if you want i can run your vin number through my copy of fast to double check.

Yeah no worrys i will pm u my VIN.

thanks

[are33]

Well it turns out i was wrong.

There is A. No hicas light. And B. nothing that remotely looked like hicas under my car :S

I actually have no idea. Ill post some pictures of my diff and suspension and let you guys be the judge.

Just got back from looking over the car.. In my fuse box in the boot there is a fuse for hicas but im not sure if the box they made to cover the box is a standard for all skylines or just for GTS's... And i also found a weird box with heaps of wires comming out of it lol. Pics attached.

Edited October 13, 2006 by OBNXSH

[342Four]

yes...well...no HICAS according to the pic of the diff

there would be a big solenoid thingo there

and that box with wires? wouldnt have a clue

[are33]

Well that sucks.

Thanks for your help guys.

[342Four]

this is what a hicas lock bar looks like

in its place should be a big solenoid thingo

the rubber boots are connected to the toe arms that turn the rear wheels

(PS this is the first decent pic i found, i'll try and find more)

which is from this car by the way which is MAD: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/447636

Edited October 13, 2006 by usherly

[Eug]

thought you said you had a hicas ecu and a light on the dash?

from the photos no hicas there... congratulations you just saved yourself $150.

[are33]

thought you said you had a hicas ecu and a light on the dash?

from the photos no hicas there... congratulations you just saved yourself $150.

I overlooked it... It said ABS lol dont ask me how i got HICAS from abs but i just did... The one thing that puzzles me is on my fusebox in the boot it says HICAS as the 2nd fuse from the bottom... Maybe its just the universal cover they make for all fusbox's on r33's. I suppose not having it is a good thing.. Most people dont like it? Also what did i save $150 for. lol sorry.

[Eug]

no idea how u mixed them up.

like i said in my pm to you, most skylines would probably just share parts between for all the various options in skylines.

well no most people don't like hicas, its ok for street use, makes turning a breeze, but for track work it makes the rear end unsteady and unpredictable... you saved $150 for a hicas lock bar (elminates hicas on hicas enabled skylines) - that silver thing in usherly's post.