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JDM S15 psi
02-04-2003, 11:19 AM
ok well im about to pick up a 95 base model either tomorrow or later on today ....... i was just curious on what exactly i needed .... :confused: and roughly how much it wouldcost ?:confused: and how mouch work is involved :confused: ... ehh i hope its like doing a 5lug conversion on a honda .... so simple ..... (sorry im a honda boy slowly switching to nissan)

Foxcolt
02-04-2003, 11:25 AM
Rear hubs from 300zx NA (turbo one's are different)

Or s14 SE.

Front spindles from s14 SE.

200-350 dollars from car-parts.com.

Pretty labor intesive. Seperating rear hub from spindle is the hardest part. Everything is bolt in bolt out.

JDM S15 psi
02-04-2003, 12:49 PM
oh so all i have to do is get the rear pressed out and the new one pressed in ??? doesnt seem too complicated ... i have a friend that can get it pressed for me for free :D thanks for the help!

PabloHoney
02-04-2003, 12:54 PM
You don't need to get the rear hubs pressed out, they can be hammered out if you have the right tools. And you DON'T NEED front SPINDLES, simply the hubs will swap from an S14 SE into your base (I've done it, as you can see, my sig shows five lugs). Getting spindles is a waste of money. Doing the whole swap is easy (fronts take NO time at all). The rears, like I said, are kind of a bitch. If you take all the links off the rear spindle, and get it down to just the bottom is still holding it on, you can rock it forward and beat the old hub out. You can do that or just take the whole spindle off and do it that way if it won't come out easily.

JDM S15 psi
02-04-2003, 01:01 PM
NICE! thanks for all the help ...... i thought this conversion was going to come out to like 1grand or something like the frikkin same amount i spent on my teg and put type R suspension on it .... this is so much better ..... thanks guys ......:)

Foxcolt
02-04-2003, 01:05 PM
Originally posted by PabloHoney
You don't need to get the rear hubs pressed out, they can be hammered out if you have the right tools. And you DON'T NEED front SPINDLES, simply the hubs will swap from an S14 SE into your base (I've done it, as you can see, my sig shows five lugs). Getting spindles is a waste of money. Doing the whole swap is easy (fronts take NO time at all). The rears, like I said, are kind of a bitch. If you take all the links off the rear spindle, and get it down to just the bottom is still holding it on, you can rock it forward and beat the old hub out. You can do that or just take the whole spindle off and do it that way if it won't come out easily.

So how did you seperate the front hubs from the spindle? How did you put the 5 lug back on?

Most junk yards will only sell you the spindle. Did you buy all your parts new?

lbcklik1486
02-04-2003, 02:52 PM
You can buy them, I think they are around 160... anyone back me up or correct me if I'm wrong. For the other guy psi15, heres a write up for you done by nissanperformancemag..

http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/january03/240sx/

Jay

TheTicTac
02-04-2003, 04:43 PM
It shouldn't be that difficult since you already have an S14.

It took me 3 hours to do my swap on my S13, actually 2hrs since I had to get S14 ball joints pressed in to the S13 LCA.

Like foxcolt said when you buy the hubs from a junkyard they usually leave them on the spindle and uprights, so it should be an bolt on affair. The only thing I had a problem with was popping loose from the front spindle.

PabloHoney
02-04-2003, 05:16 PM
Originally posted by Foxcolt
So how did you seperate the front hubs from the spindle? How did you put the 5 lug back on?

Most junk yards will only sell you the spindle. Did you buy all your parts new?

To seperate the front hub from the spindle you simply take off the rotor, take off the lock nut that holds the hub on, and the spindle slides right off like butter. Mine were easy as hell to get off, no challenge whatsoever. I got the pair of front hubs for like $80 from a junkyard I found online. A lot of junkyards will seperate the hub for you if it's all you need. If you do it this way, tell them to make sure the wheel bearing is still smooth and functional.

JDM S15 psi
02-04-2003, 08:33 PM
thanks for all the help everyone ........... MY S14 IS ON THE WAY!!!! the guy is delivering it in about 20-30 mins !!!! :D the only thing i dont like about it is that its green but hey... i didnt make my sn S15 for nothing! .... so a paintjob .. an s15 front .... 5 lug conversion .... volk gt-7s ... sr20det and some work ..... i should be set! :D i make it sound so simple and so cheap! lol its gonna take me a while to do everything but by the end of the summer all this should be done ....

My brother actually sold his 93 se-r with a bluebird DET .... he had jwt ecu , jwt fuel rail , 550 injectors , regulator , 300Z fuel pump , jun flywheel , clutch masters stage 4 , tranny was shot peened and cryo'd , tubular manifold , t3to4e 60 trim 82 a/r , hks SS bov , hks 40mm wastegate , apexi intercooler (silvia core), apexi AVCR , apexi AFC and ITC ( old skool with the knobs) ..... im probably forgetting alot of other things but that mother RAN! 17psi was crazy ..... sold the car for 8K SOOOOOO CHEAP!! if i had the money at the time i would have bought it ......it had ALOT MORE than what i listed ... rims , seats , etc.....

My friend thats renting out my basement has an 89 coupe just finished his DET poject ..... he has an S13 redtop , custom manifold , t3 super 60 , apexi gt spec exhaust , flywheel , clutch , Apexi silvia intercooler , apexi avcR , hks SS bov , turbonetics racegate 44mm , 3 inch downpipe , s13 front end conversion on the way ... (his car is going to the body shop this week) .... i'll post pics of the motors and cars later this week ...... :D

ok i've said way too much sorry :rolleyes: