Hicas Myth

[wortho32]

Hay everyone i just ripped out my hicas on my r32 gts-t and duno if it was a good idea its like driving a completely different car not sure if i like it or not is there a specail way to set it up?

any one eles experence any major change or problem?

should i keep it or go back to stock?

[heslo]

I assume you fit a lock bar? If so I believe the only thing left to do is get a wheel alignment and all should be good

[salad]

It does feel a lot different, but near the limits it is much more predictable. I would definitely leave it as it is

Here's how I locked it and have had no problems with it since, and this includes a lot of track work.

Edited January 8, 2007 by salad

[wortho32]

I assume you fit a lock bar? If so I believe the only thing left to do is get a wheel alignment and all should be good

got a wheel alignment already mabye they set it up dodgey steering feels weird really. mabye i should give it a week and c how i go went 4 a cruze today and it just didnt feel right. do you have a lock bar any feed back on it?

[Mr. Keets]

If it doesnt feel right it probably isnt. Had mine done and it felt better. Something not right there

[Abo Bob]

Did you put a lock bar on it? Or just leave it all hanging there? I haven't looked into this yet as I don't mind my HICAS but if you remove the relevant parts don't the wheels need to be locked in place?

[PHATR32]

u definetly need to have a bar in, with out one the rear wheels turn on their own and its very dangerous!

[Primordial]

I really hope he has put a lock bar on there!

I'm imagining this R32 crab walking down the street

[Gazee]

I'm really looking into getting a hicas lock bar aswell, i'm just having trouble finding decent information about how differnt it is to the hicas unit in your car and how exactly it will effect your car. Can anyone clarify this cos i'm getting more and more confused reading everyone's posts about Hicas.

[R31Nismoid]

As all stated

You cant just "remove" the HICAS unit.

Everything can still move around.

You need the lockbar to stop the movement, which is the whole point of removing HICAS

[JCMarshall_Law]

Did you put a lock bar on it? Or just leave it all hanging there? I haven't looked into this yet as I don't mind my HICAS but if you remove the relevant parts don't the wheels need to be locked in place?

Who is using your computer Abo Bob? Was that a joke?

I've had mine replaced, it one of the very good value mods I've done. Makes the car much better to drive. Check the installation and the wheel allignment specs.

[wortho32]

dudes did put the lock bar in it would be out of control without it

ill take my car to another tyre shop and get them to set it up and c how i go.

ill keep yous up to date with the out come thanks 4 the help

[GTR32GUS]

getting rid of the hicas was the best mod i have done so far

[Gazee]

getting rid of the hicas was the best mod i have done so far

Really? How did it effect your car? Did it just change the way the car handled in general...?

[GTR32GUS]

Really? How did it effect your car? Did it just change the way the car handled in general...?

When u are at the track is when u notice its better , my car use to feel nervous at speed now it feels solid.

If u started to slide the car into the corner u would feel a little movement in the ass than instead of heading for the apex the car would understeer and start head for the outside of the corner u would have to grab it then u could get bad oversteer , now i can cut a nice smooth arc through the corner with just a nice little bit of oversteer.

Edited January 9, 2007 by GTR32GUS

[markimak]

anyone doing a group buy on these at the moment.?

[Primordial]

Trying to find the thread for them... I think it was GTRGeoff who was running it...

[Primordial]

Here's the thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...=57&t=58778

His signature says "No more bars till next year".. Try PM'ing him.. GTRgeoff

[markimak]

thanks mate.

ive already hunted him down tonight. says hes online awaiting reply..

thanks again..

PS is he the only supplier?

[Primordial]

He has some stuff going on personally so he's not making them at the moment.. If you're after a 32 bar maybe ask him in case he's got some left.

He's actually manufacturing them out of his own time, and he said that he wont be making more until a bit later in the year!

One other product that people have mentioned is the Tomei kit: http://www.nengun.com/tomei/hicas-lock