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tommy_thrash
08-24-2003, 12:51 AM
I have a friend in japan who will send me parts, but I have had problems finding cheeper but nice suspension parts. I know about NAMS, Kazama, Uras, and spl, and courtesy in the US, but I was wonding if anyone knew where to get bushings or inserts for not so much. i have a 90 rps13 and im replacing the subframe. Any info will help. Thanks!
FRpilot
08-24-2003, 08:21 PM
so you have a 240 SRed fastback? well, most parts from japan usually cost money but parts made in japan are better quality than pass produced stuff from taiwan. supposedly most of japan's parts are made in one factory and sold off to big name companies and rebadged. cusco, kazama, uras, etc buy from one manufacturing plant and stick their name on the piece.

try battle version, i know they aren't from japan, (they are made in usa) but i heard the quality is in there. i think drifter x's old strawberry faced 180sx used some battle version stuff. either that or his car had the stickers on it. there was also some rumor that signal will buy out battle version and rename battleversion products with their famous 'signal' name.
Dousan_PG
08-25-2003, 09:06 AM
affordable? um..affordable to me is probably not always affordable to you.
tommy_thrash
08-25-2003, 04:57 PM
Well I just found out that my super hicas subframe is different from my 90 SE subframe (that sux), so I will just weld a new mount for the lower arm on and buy the subframe spacers.I dont wont to have to buy the hicas eleminator, or will that be better? I dont know what to do, HELP!!!
Dousan_PG
08-25-2003, 05:29 PM
get on non-hicas subframe, swap it in! simple as that! remove all that HICAS crap
tommy_thrash
08-25-2003, 10:15 PM
OK. I have a 90 240sx and I got a super hicas subframe from a friend who took the VLSD. I broke the rear lower control arm and the mount on the subframe for the arm on my "90". I wanted to put the hicas subframe on my "90" but I would have to buy the hicas eleminator arms like the ones SPL has because the traction control arm mounts are different (the hicas has the shaft in the mounts places). I dont want to spend that much on a hicas eleminator, I would rather be able to put the kazama traction control arms on my car and with the hicas eliminator I cant. So I am gona weld the arm mount from my hicas subframe in place of my broken one on my "90" subframe. Should I do that or not?