Where To Get Hicas Lock Bar Perth

[mitchyo]

Hey fellas, wondering if anyone you know of in Perth stocks HICAS lock bars to suit R32?

Ive found out I can get one via QLD from Niteworks Performance but if i could get one early next week in the perth area that would be better.

Anyone point me in the right direction? cheers

[gazza750]

Imports101 have them i think

[Ten Four]

Got mine through Niteworks, got here pretty damn quick too...

[Ehgriez]

JAP parts WA, KYP, JPC, most other import places.

[mitchyo]

Sweet cheers fellas, I'll check it out

[jester_oh]

on the r33 i know a trip to bunnings will do it for ya if your stingy like me . 2 washers with a bit cut out of em and a hammer for installation !

[Ten Four]

Thats easy...... With my 32, it took Hyperdrive 3hrs to install it...

[Blinky101]

It didnt actually take 3 hours, thats just what they billed you at the end to make some money, lol.

[N I B]

I saw about 10 in stock at KYP.

[jester_oh]

+1 for imports 101

Im not sure if they will supply you with a hammer and washers though .

One day something may break on my car so i get to visit them again .

[Ehgriez]

it took me like 3 hours to install mine. on my back in the dirt with a ratchet.

[bubba]

30mins on the hoist for mine (including smoke breaks), the longest/hardest part was knocking the ball joints out.

I didn't bother removing all of the HICAS shit to begin with, I just looped the lines at the back of the car (only for R32's) and removed the rest of the stuff when the engine was next out.

Edited February 26, 2010 by bubba

[ohno1]

does locking it up make it feel a bit more tail happy?

tenfour -- did imports101 pull the lines out, or just did the basic install of the bar itself?

Edited March 1, 2010 by ohno1

[bubba]

It actually makes it feel less tail happy and more stable as the backend isn't trying to do its' own thing (particularly when sideways).

I'm happy the Stag didn't have it from the factory!

Edited March 1, 2010 by bubba

[Tony de Wonderful]

It actually makes it feel less tail happy and more stable as the backend isn't trying to do its' own thing (particularly when sideways).

I'm happy the Stag didn't have it from the factory!

I think he meant that it is less likely to step out w/ the HICAS working right?

[mr m00se]

The other alternative to a hicas lockbar is a S13 non hicas rear cradle, and some aftermarket toe rods.

It will set you back a bit more ($150-$200 for cradle & $100 - $250 for toe rods). But the advantage is that it looks alot neater, gives you more adjustment and tightens the backend allot more. This is because often the hicas rubber bush thingys that you bolt the lock bar to are pretty flogged out and create allot of slop.

And while your at it, you can always throw some solid cradle bushes into the mix ^_^

[mitchyo]

Got me Lock bar VIA NiteWorks so I'll get around to putting it on later today.

Had a look under the rear yesterday on the hoist and it looks fairly simple. Hopefully

Just seeing if I can loop these lines pictured below so I can remove the lines that run the length of the car?

[bubba]

I think he meant that it is less likely to step out w/ the HICAS working right?

Kind of.. HICAS is there to essentially induce understeer if a corner is taken too fast, as understeer was deemed safer for novice drivers.

The other alternative to a hicas lockbar is a S13 non hicas rear cradle, and some aftermarket toe rods.

It will set you back a bit more ($150-$200 for cradle & $100 - $250 for toe rods). But the advantage is that it looks alot neater, gives you more adjustment and tightens the backend allot more. This is because often the hicas rubber bush thingys that you bolt the lock bar to are pretty flogged out and create allot of slop.

And while your at it, you can always throw some solid cradle bushes into the mix ^_^

Rubber bushes?? IIRC mine bolted straight the the subframe with no rubber bushes of any kind.

Got me Lock bar VIA NiteWorks so I'll get around to putting it on later today.

Had a look under the rear yesterday on the hoist and it looks fairly simple. Hopefully

Just seeing if I can loop these lines pictured below so I can remove the lines that run the length of the car?

I looped mine at the resevoir.

[mr m00se]

Sorry, bad descrition, the bushes im talking about are the bolts/bush thats pressed into the hub (where the old hicas rods bolts up)

If that makes sense

Edited March 4, 2010 by mr m00se

[Ehgriez]

you can remove that whole thing you see there and loop the line that goes into it and out of it at the front.