Sway Bar Hitting A/C Compressor

[dongoesby]

I've got the custom SR a/c bracket plate from codyace, thinking it would be a direct bolt on, but i think god just love to play games with me. My aftermarket sway bar is too big for fitting the compressor. (previous owner put it on, I think it is tanabe sustec)

I found out that this sway bar is so big that it was actually hitting the compressor when it was on the KA. But now, with the extra length added from the custom a/c plate, there is no way the compressor will fit at all.

I'm willing to sacrafice a little performance for daily drive with A/C. I have stance coilover, is that safe to run without front sway bar? Will an adjustable endlink solve the problem? Or stock sway bar?

[oni jake]

hmmmm no. Just get a better A/C bracket.

[Ceepo]

i wonder if you could flip the brackets over so its pushes the brack up instead of down but iirc that wouldnt work... i just installed mine and it works awesome with factory sway bar but it does cut it close...

[codyace]

hmmmm no. Just get a better A/C bracket.

Being that you can't read, I bolded the aspect in question

I found out that this sway bar is so big that it was actually hitting the compressor when it was on the KA. But now, with the extra length added from the custom a/c plate, there is no way the compressor will fit at all.

I guess Awesometown USA doesn't require reading skills.

[codyace]

i wonder if you could flip the brackets over so its pushes the brack up instead of down but iirc that wouldnt work... i just installed mine and it works awesome with factory sway bar but it does cut it close...

It is close, but it clears both Sustec and Whiteline on S14
and
Cusco and Whiteline on S13

(both my test bitch cars haha)

How much does it touch? I'm interested in seeing pictures so I can help fix your issue! No reason to leave ya hanging, lets make it work my man! Hit me up on gmail.

[oni jake]

Being that you can't read, I bolded the aspect in question

I found out that this sway bar is so big that it was actually hitting the compressor when it was on the KA. But now, with the extra length added from the custom a/c plate, there is no way the compressor will fit at all.

I guess Awesometown USA doesn't require reading skills.

Being that you obviously have no skills in reading interpretation, I'll rewrite this for you : Since rolling around without a sway bar is obviously a retarded idea, I suggested to get a better A/C bracket that is molded to hold the compressor in a higher position. Or if not, at least go back to a stock sway bar.

I guess in the land of stupid you can completely disregard plainly stated suggestions.

[codyace]

Young buck, you're full of fucko.


Being that you obviously have no skills in reading interpretation, I'll rewrite this for you : Since rolling around without a sway bar is obviously a retarded idea

Retarded? I guess my track buddies are just plain lost in the sauce then huh? I mean man, such a bad idea. I guess my drag race buddies are equally retarded as well?

Wanna keep going? I've got all night to prove you wrong. Anyone here with half a brain realizes I'm not some mashed potato brained bozo with a 240.


I suggested to get a better A/C bracket that is molded to hold the compressor in a higher position. Or if not, at least go back to a stock sway bar.

He said that it hit WITH THE STOCK MOTOR with the STOCK AC SETUP. I guess Nissan should hire better engineers right? I mean, what do they know, Oni Jake is the MechE mastermind.


I guess in the land of stupid you can completely disregard plainly stated suggestions.

The only stupid person here, is the guy from Awesometown, who forgot to read the part where it hit the stock stuff, with the stock motor.

I don't mind suggestions - I'm not disagreeing with how to fix the issue. The problem is, it hits the stock stuff...



Don't skip class next time. You can get the last word in if you want, it's cool. I don't need to.

[oni jake]

Do you even know what you are bitching at or you just ranting off because it's your product? Let me break it down for you, you even proved my logic of "Just get a better A/C bracket." when you wrote this:

How much does it touch? I'm interested in seeing pictures so I can help fix your issue! No reason to leave ya hanging, lets make it work my man! Hit me up on gmail.

Hmmm... so you want to help fabricate something better for the A/C compressor? Basically the same thing I just said. I disregarded that the sway bar could be at fault because I have no reason to not acknowledge the fact that someone could just look at the sway bar and see if it's damaged or bent.

Get off my nuts, and yes, your friends are fucking stupid for running any track without front sway bars.

Edit: nvm, you are absolutely correct. Couldn't possibly have anything to do with the design of your custom A/C bracket.

[Jonnie Fraz]

Don, I would like to see pics as well. Since I am local I am sure we can find a way for you to run your bar and have your AC.

[dongoesby]

Don, I would like to see pics as well. Since I am local I am sure we can find a way for you to run your bar and have your AC.

Thanks Jon for chimping in! yes, I'm probably going to take some pictures over this weekend. I remembered that the size was so cramped it was not even close to fit.

And thanks Codyace, I thought you are no longer active lol. Will post pictures this weekend.

Btw. I just skipped all the threads Oni Jake posts and went straight to reply you guys :)

[jbguillo]

steps to success

1. remove your pussy
2. remove ac
3. install sway bar
4. get bitches

You live in ca, you dont need ac

[Forge_55b]

if you choose to keep the pussy installed, take off the sway bar since its not doing shit driving on the streets anyways

[S14DB]

What Motor Mounts are you using?

[dongoesby]

What Motor Mounts are you using?

Nismo

steps to success

1. remove your pussy
2. remove ac
3. install sway bar
4. get bitches

You live in ca, you dont need ac

A/C is not for pussy. you don't have a/c is because you have no knowlege and didn't bother to install them.

[jbguillo]

A/C is not for pussy. you don't have a/c is because you have no knowlege and didn't bother to install them.

Then buy a daily car that drives nicely and has ac, rather than driving an SR 240 on the streets of CA. I picked up a Miata for 900$ running with AC to daily here.

It seems like a giant waste to try to make ac work on this car and buying an AC bracket that doesn't even fit your car.

The concept I'm trying to grasp is why go through trouble of putting an SR in a car to then mess with the suspension... all for making AC function. You put the SR in there for a reason, correct? I'm only assuming that reason wasn't for a nice daily driver; because if it is, you're not thinking correctly. You put in an SR to have a fun, powerful, and responsive car to either take to the track or take to an awesome road; I wouldn't think you would put an SR in there to just "daily drive." I hope you're getting my logic here; because by my reasoning, this entire thread is gay and useless.

You're car will drive fine on the streets with no sway bars; most older Hondas never even came with any. When it comes to skilled driving though, not having a front sway bar changes how the suspension reacts completely. But why even bother to have an SR if you only plan to daily the car? Not to mention an SR 240 in CA is just asking for trouble if you're driving it on the streets.

I built a 400whp Ford V8 RX-7 from the ground up in 2 weeks with no plans to ever strap a shitty AC compressor on the side, because that idea itself just hurts my mind. But, according to you, I "have no knowledge."

[dongoesby]

...You put in an SR to have a fun, powerful, and responsive car to either take to the track or take to an awesome road....

True and true, but SR is designed with a/c agree? It is not that hard to make the a/c work on a usdm chasis. There are many articles and how-to's if anyone searches them, so I don't believe making the a/c work on SR is useless.

There are different people with different perference on their cars, so there is no right or wrong. It is not when you build a car for track is the only thing that is right for modifying a car. I admit though that I swapped the SR is because I hate KA. Enough said.

[jbguillo]

There are many articles and how-to's if anyone searches them, so I don't believe making the a/c work on SR is useless.

Then why ask a question that you should already know the answer to?

There are different people with different perference on their cars, so there is no right or wrong. It is not when you build a car for track only is the only thing that is right. I admit though that I swapped the SR is because I hate KA. Enough said.

It just seems like you're putting yourself through much more of a hassle than what the benefit is actually worth. I believe it would be much easier to get a cheap daily with AC, and use the 240 as a weekend car/fun car. If you're dead set on making AC work in this car, modify the bracket, not the suspension.

[NMs14.5kouki]

how does a stock one hit the sway bar? i have a stock sr ac bracket and mine doesnt come close to it. post pics of it! i wanna see. lol

[smelly240]

koguchi doesnt rock a front sway.... if u were a man you would take it off...


:D

i still have mine.

[twistex]

You could buy some sway bar spacers. Or shim your motor mounts to raise motor. The bracket could also be modified instead of suspension as well.

S13 Sway Bar Spacers (http://helladaftproducts.com/240sx-Sway-Bar-Spacers-slsxsbs.htm)

[dongoesby]

update: got the a/c compressor on!!

it took me a month to finally have time to swap the front swap bar back to stock.
and now the a/c compressor fits (although very very close to hit the stock sway bar).

i don't have a picture because i thought it is unnecessary. I have installed a new set of sway bar bushings as well. Now, it has 1/2 inch from hitting the a/c compressor pulley.

You could buy some sway bar spacers. Or shim your motor mounts to raise motor. The bracket could also be modified instead of suspension as well.

S13 Sway Bar Spacers (http://helladaftproducts.com/240sx-Sway-Bar-Spacers-slsxsbs.htm)

thanks for the tip of spacer. however the way i look at it, it seems pointless. If you look at an adjustable endlink, it softens the sway bar by bolting the swap bar further out which basically makes the overall length of the sway bar longer. If using this spacer is like making the sway bar longer, thus making an aftermarket sway bar soft, in which making it functionless.