slamming my 240

[kuppler8]

so i finally got a set of coil overs (stance gr+) for my 240. I plan on slamming it, what else do i need to strengthen as well, to keep it reliable and do it right. i have read that tie rod ends are important, but is there nething else that is essential.

thanks, remington

[ThatGuy]

Do it right.

http://www.splparts.com/main4/main/default.htm

Select your vehicle, then order every arm.
Install them, then have them professionally adjusted.

[fliprayzin240sx]

^^^ +1. Fronts not where it gets interesting, its at the rears. You get to a point that your alignment will be so far out of whack that the stock arms just cant make up for it. Thats where the adjustable arms comes into play. They give you alot more adjustments to make up for the lack of ride height that the stock arms wont be able to compensate for...

If you dont get arms, dont bother going low low or getting an alignment, you'll just end up wasting your money.

[HS13KLS]

toe,ruca, inner and outer tie rods...bushings. tucking your wiring harness.(on the front)

[4bangers]

bushing, are you talking about the bushing on the arms? b/c aren't those are good already? or are you talking about the bushing on the stock spindle?

[joshchewuhh]

RUCA's are all you need if its a daily and your on a budget

get good ones

[JeremyR]

if you replace stock arms with aftermarket arms, they usually have bushings, or pillow ball joints, so you dont really need the bushings.

for the front when slamming, you will need to re-adjust the camber and toe settings, the coil overs you bought have camber adjustment, so you're fine there. your stock tie rods will be at a weird angle once you slam it, which creates bumpsteer. so you will need at least outer tie rod ends that are designed for lowered vehicles. some of these are adjustable, some are not, so depending on how lwo you want the car, you will need to decide which ones are right for you.

the rear gets alot more complicated. you will need at least RUCA (rear upper control arms) to correct the camber. and you will need toe arms to re-adjust the toe settings. depending how low you want, you may also need the rear traction arms, which sort of act like caster for the rear, and also deal with the bumpsteer. HOWEVER, most typical alignment shops do not have the equipment to make those adjustments on the rear, and you will need to have them adjusted at a specialty alignment shop. although i have read that alot of people make these arms as short as possible, and then install them, to shorten the wheel base and such, but i have not really heard much more about it than that, does anyone else have more information about the rear arms, or can elaborate on it?

[kuppler8]

thank for all the help guys i apreciate it a ton

[.jrmyrmx]

im definitely subscribing to this so when i start this project i do it right, thanks!

[4bangers]

for the rear I have ruca, toe link, traction, for the front I have tension rod and camber from coil. However, which tie rod is adjustable? is tein adj? any other? thanks

do you think Les Schwab can do these kind of alignment?

[JeremyR]

les schwab can do the basic 4 wheel alignment yes, but the adjustable rear caster/bumpsteer, i'm not sure. it boils down to which alignment machine the shop has. 99% of cars do not have this adjustment, so there is no need for the machine to have the measurement. i would make some phone calls to speed shops, or any known race shops in your area, and ask about getting an alignment.