Good Place To Get Hicas Lock Bar Fitted

[TJZ]

Hi guys where is a good place to get the hicas lock bar fitted to my r34 and get it aligned for a good price. In south east

[SS8_Gohan]

Traction Tyres have been really good for all my suspension work, both the GT-T and R

the installation i would imagine can be done anywhere, but the alignment is what you want to make sure is done properly.

Traction Tyres is in rowville, but probably only 30mins from moorabbin. Straight down north/wellington rd, turn left at stud i think, right into Kellets. you're there.

They look after a lot of SAU cars

[Dan_J]

car tech in dandy for alignment or the above ^

install it your self ?

unbolt oil lines, cut the hard lines then loop an oil hose on it, remove rods from hicas rack by clamping it on a vice bench and removing with a big shifter .

install rods on lock bar, bolt it up , top up power steering oil and get an alignment

Edited July 31, 2013 by Dan_J

[Odium]

Errrrr this is for an R34... Not some old hydraulic hicas system... So just unplug the power connectors and unbolt it, ignore that oil line stuff...

[TJZ]

It won't drive straight until I get it aligned though will it? So it'll be a pain to get anywhere to get it aligned

[Odium]

Yeah I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you're not too far from a tyre place that can align it... When I did mine my Rear Tow was out by something like 25mm? Not extreme, but not great for tyre life either

If its aligned by eye, it should be drivable to get it done properly... Problem is most of the ebay ones are a bit out, most aren't 100% the same...

[XGTRX]

It won't drive straight until I get it aligned though will it? So it'll be a pain to get anywhere to get it aligned

its not that bad. its a funny feeling though when its all out of wack. just drive it slow.

If you want it all fitted up i think racepace supply and fit and they are top quality bars from what i hear, nice blokes too

[TJZ]

I've got an eBay special bar. It looks like it was welded by a drunk abbo with a repo special arc welder. If only my boss would let me fit it and align it at work

[Shoota_77]

Mildly racist but did conjure a smirk......

[TJZ]

Mildly racist but did conjure a smirk......

Only mildly though so it's all good

[Shoota_77]

I forgive you!

[Odium]

Most of them have got a basic jig made up, they hook the two brackets over pegs measured out at the right distance, lay the bar across it and get welding... Normally the brackets are a mm or so out in a random direction, but because of the pegs the bolts still fit fine, and the variation can be adjusted back out with an alignment.

[TJZ]

Sweet now just got to convince my boss to let me do it at work

[TJZ]

Got it done at city discount tyres in moorabbin in the end