question for guys driving slammed s14s

[i need tires]

i was wondering if anyone can show me a different option to relocating my harness in the drive side wheel well...

i keep rubbing thru it.. and i dont think my harness can take another event!

thank you!

[downshift_sideways]

Take off your fender, Pull the harness up. Get some zipties to hold it tight.

bolt it back up...That what I did.

[i need tires]

Take off your fender, Pull the harness up. Get some zipties to hold it tight.

bolt it back up...That what I did.

been there done that... doesnt work very well for me.. mainly my harness its gettin chewed up right next to the grommet.

[Jung918]

I am not that slammed but I still rubbed my harness. I moved the harness up and also made a metal plate to protect it.

[downshift_sideways]

You can always cut, solder and extend it. wire by wire, so it doesn't hit?

[!Zar!]

Disconect it at the junction box and route it through your engine bay.

[Tearlessj]

Be diffrent, Bluetooth harnesses!

[i need tires]

Disconect it at the junction box and route it through your engine bay.

is that inside the car on the drive side?

[Slidin240Wayz]

A plate of sheetmetal will work wonders.

[i need tires]

Be diffrent, Bluetooth harnesses!

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[bwake 5]

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m227/bwake5/192215571333_0_0.jpg

i know that mine is a s13 but i figured it wouldnt hurt to try and help. even if it doesnt lol

thats my old set up. but then went throught he blue power wire.... the new location has it going from the engine through a hole i cut to the inner fender to where it is.......

whatever i dont make sense.......i tried lol

[i need tires]

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m227/bwake5/192215571333_0_0.jpg

i know that mine is a s13 but i figured it wouldnt hurt to try and help. even if it doesnt lol

thats my old set up. but then went throught he blue power wire.... the new location has it going from the engine through a hole i cut to the inner fender to where it is.......

whatever i dont make sense.......i tried lol

thx but its pretty different lol

[bwake 5]

id imagine.........

[revat619]

either run a plate of sheet metal or relocate it to run through your engine bay. I did the latter. Now i dont have to worry about it ever again. Best method IMO.

[ms!3]

hmm. well what size tires are you running? that could fix your problem.

[Prok0]

If you are rubbing near where the harness goes thru the firewall, dial in more caster to pull the wheel forward..

My s14 is pretty low, and all I did was tuck the harness and zip tie it up and run some more caster and I have no problems rubbing the harness.

[i need tires]

caster can fix it also

im running 225/45/17s i was thinkin about going to 215/40/17s that would get the height of the tires atleast an inch lower.

how do i adjust my caster?

[revat619]

yeah 225/45/17 is tall. I'd run either a 215 or a 235/40 if you want more grip. Yes, 235/40/17 is shorter than 225/45/17

[!Zar!]

Personally I cut/lengthened/soldered every wire in my car.

As of now my s14 has 245/45/17's up front. With modded fender wells.

Don't forget moving the harness is just one part of dropping your car extremely low.

[i need tires]

Personally I cut/lengthened/soldered every wire in my car.

As of now my s14 has 245/45/17's up front. With modded fender wells.

Don't forget moving the harness is just one part of dropping your car extremely low.
well this is my daily drifter... it would take too much time to cut and solder every wire.. no yea fun! :(

[Prok0]

To adjust caster you need to have adjustable tension rods.

I run a 235/40/17 up front with 2.0 degrees camber, 8 degrees caster iirc, and 0 toe, on a 17x9 +17, and have no rubbing issues, heres a pic so you can get an idea of my ride height..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/Prok0/New4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/Prok0/New2.jpg

[i need tires]

mine sits just like yours except i have 17x9+15

[Prok0]

I would just pull the fender off, tuck the harness up above the rail, and zip tie it down, and also try and pull it back towards the firewall and zip tie it there as well, and then just dial in a little more caster and you shouldnt rub.

And if you slide you will probably like the additional caster because it helps with wheel return.

[projectRDM]

Take the fender off, there's a triangular piece of sheetmetal that sits at the joint between the apron and the Apillar. Cut it out completely, now you have room to pull the harness further back towards the firewall without stretching it up too much, increasing tire clearance considerably at the back edge. You'll see what I mean when you get into it.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Take the fender off, there's a triangular piece of sheetmetal that sits at the joint between the apron and the Apillar. Cut it out completely, now you have room to pull the harness further back towards the firewall without stretching it up too much, increasing tire clearance considerably at the back edge. You'll see what I mean when you get into it.

^^^Thats what I did with my old S14. Cut up a notch on the triangular piece, wedged harness thru it. Gave me a bit more room to pull the harness further back away from the wheels.

[xamraci]

Besides un-hooking everything and re-routing your stuff...I am in the same boat and I just DRIVE my car every day...not hard in events...so I know how you feel...and I rock camber like its going out of style...:ugh:

http://www.2amracing.com/ricksales/S14a.jpg

I have only bumbed my drivers harness 1-2 times so far...I have re-tied it each time I have broken the tie off

[Brian]

Mine is through the engine bay.

Bling bling

[undesiredshoe]

Put nails up in the fender well so if you tire tries to mess with your harness, it will get owned.

[CKAMC]

just yank the box and wire and relocate them both inside

jade

do one of these then stop bitching about how weak your shit is :rofl:

[i need tires]

just yank the box and wire and relocate them both inside

jade

do one of these then stop bitching about how weak your shit is :rofl:

wtf are you talking about box and wire?

[CKAMC]

ehh nm

some people say the way I think it should be done is too much work.

Brian and R240NA's way are the way to go.

[i need tires]

ehh nm

some people say the way I think it should be done is too much work.

Brian and R240NA's way are the way to go.

yea you've never owned a s14! :mrmeph:

[karl wasabi]

Funny, I thought it mostly happened on S13's.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/Prok0/New2.jpg

SICK S14. I SHALL CALL IT THE RAINFOREST 14.

[ewuzh]

I was rubbing the harness sometimes too. After I relocated it above the fender it doesn't rub any more. Like someone else said, it could also be your taller tires. I'm running a 235/40/17 tire, no problem.

[i need tires]

Im Gonna Get Smaller Tires.. Only Thing That Sucks Is I Just Put These New Tires On Friday Because There Was A Drift Event I Attended Saturday Haha!

I Think Ima Just Take The Weekend And Cut And Solder I Dont Have Anything Better To Do Haha

[projectRDM]

yea you've never owned a s14! :mrmeph:

But we both have and still do, and that method works fine. Don't be a dick when you're getting spoonfed what you need to know.

[khilgers]

I pulled my fender, ziptied it along the top, then bent a piece of steel to hold the harness up higher where it enters the firewall. I gained about 3" of clearance with the steel than with just zipties. Hope this helps.

http://www.khilgers.com/forumpics/harnesscover.jpg

[koukimonster139]

Put nails up in the fender well so if you tire tries to mess with your harness, it will get owned.

lmao



that was really funny for some reason

[i need tires]

But we both have and still do, and that method works fine. Don't be a dick when you're getting spoonfed what you need to know.

you dont be a dick when you dont KNOW what your talking about..

i was talking to CHRIS.. NOT YOU OR ANYONE ELSE about owning a s14...:loco:

[i need tires]

thanks khilgers i will probably do that and see how it works out also!

[CKAMC]

the same process is also need to be done on a s13 fucktard

[i need tires]

the same process is also need to be done on a s13 fucktard

same process but defiantly not as extensive..

chris stop reading shit and actually work on a car to learn something :bigok:

[khilgers]

thanks khilgers i will probably do that and see how it works out also!

no problem dude. My tire would have to rub through my fender wells before it would get to the harness, and I honestly don't see that happening.

[97s14kouki]

http://www.sillbeer.com/fenderharness.php hope this helps

[Maiku240sxS14]

Had the same problem but I went the extra length and took a cutter and soldering iron...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/nihon_jin/larger%20pix/DSCF0077.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/nihon_jin/larger%20pix/DSCF0076.jpg

[RoscoYoungno13]

I pulled my fender, ziptied it along the top, then bent a piece of steel to hold the harness up higher where it enters the firewall. I gained about 3" of clearance with the steel than with just zipties. Hope this helps.

http://www.khilgers.com/forumpics/harnesscover.jpg

nice pic! should help a good deal!

[BlackZenkiS14]

I rub too....i really need to relocated my wiring harness before next season:


http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee147/KyleCrangle/NEB_9269.jpg


Ignore the sunken battleship rears (stockers)

[karl wasabi]

^^^looks like you need stiffer suspension too. lol.^^^

[BlackZenkiS14]

^^^looks like you need stiffer suspension too. lol.^^^


hehe yep. Tein Flex Coilovers pwns me. :( Meh, it was my daily driver for 3 years. And Missouri has been rated the worst roads in the country lol

[xamraci]

Alright, I jacked the whore up today...what Russ was saying is probably the best option...guess I am going to remove a little camber, dump it some more up front and go get my tires swapped and the car re-alligned:-/
I need a tire machine and alignment rack

[inertiaticism]

same process but defiantly not as extensive..

chris stop reading shit and actually work on a car to learn something :bigok:
It's not really hard to do at all, it's not as if everything on an S14 is operated off of can-bus or anything, it's a pretty simple front harness.

I just pulled the harness back through the firewall and mounted the relay box under the dash, then extended what wires needing to go back to the front of the car using extra wiring from another harness.
Run these extra wires through a grommet at the bottom of the firewall, or drill a hole in the floor at the back side of the frame rail and fish them in under the carpet to tuck them completely out of sight.

[i need tires]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Jaydizo/imag0017.jpg

got it all done! thanks guy for your input :)

[dkingkong]

i put a piece of sheetmetal and rerouted the harness so its pulled up and the sheetmetal protects it from getting torn to shits.

works good for me

[i need tires]

oh word! i already relocated inside engine bay.. seems like the best thing to do

im also gonna weld a piece of metal on the back side of the harness where the grommet is to assure it wont get messed up