HELP!!! CUSCO Drift Button Install...not so easy - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

Drunk Bastard · 06-15-2004, 11:58 PM

Wassup everybody, I just got my CUSCO Drift Button in the mail today. So I immediately open it up, check it out and go out to my car to install it. I had read (either on this forum or another) that several people simply slide the knob over the stock hand brake release button. Well....it went about half way down and wouldnt go down any farther, and it was acting like it should. Meaning that i wasnt able to have the button stay in and freely use the handbrake and push it back out when I wanted to use the hand brake for parking. So as I am wrestling the knob off of my handbrake the whole assembly decides to give way before the drift knob does. So I had a perfect, working handbrake turn into a handbrake with a button, spring and rod exposed on it. So I decide to do what every guy does and take it apart, but not before I go onto JSpec.com and check out their instructions. I took off the center console and the boot around the brake. I decide to go ahead and try following Jspecs instructions at this point....which rendered totally useless because I had somehow fuqd up the handbrake assembly. So as my car sits right now, I have to drift button on and a handbrake that has the release button sticking out all the way and no locking feature.
What I think happened is that I somehow pulled the spring out that locks the lever onto the gear when you pull it up. Has anybody had this problem, or would anyone know how to fix it? I would like to get my Drift Knob installed, but not before I fix my handbrake. Can anybody help me out with this? Also, what are some other peoples impressions of their drift knob?

Thanks guys
Joe

nismo skyline · 06-16-2004, 12:03 AM

instructions:
http://www.jspec.com/s13spin.html

Dousan_PG · 06-16-2004, 12:07 AM

you installed it upside down
less angle.
the buttno is making you do 360s
turn it 45 degrees and you can adjus left and right drifts

every drift car needs a drift button
its TYTE

mine, i jus tpush it 1/2 way and i drift right turns
full way and its left turns
its NUTS i love it!!

Flybert · 06-16-2004, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dousan_PG

you installed it upside down
less angle.
the buttno is making you do 360s
turn it 45 degrees and you can adjus left and right drifts

every drift car needs a drift button
its TYTE

mine, i jus tpush it 1/2 way and i drift right turns
full way and its left turns
its NUTS i love it!!

What brand is yours? I gotta get me one of those.

pruto · 06-16-2004, 12:10 AM

mmm, i had richard jdm rice install mine at a drift event a while back. he came in with a flathead, in and out in like 10 seconds before i even realized he was doing something. No joke, one twist pulled off the boot and a shimmy of the screwdriver got the tab out of the way. boot back on. spin turn knob on. and bam. i was like wow. he said he had the magic touch... ok... but anyway. The knob is supposed to move pretty freely. I don't understand what you did with the above discription, but, i dunno have someone who's done it before look at it. Do you have a camera? that might help in discribing what went wrong and give us a clue on how you can put it back together (the handbrake).

i find it convient sometimes, and funny when some of my dad's mechanics can't figure out how to use it/disengage the ebrake. only problem i've had with it so far is that it expands and contracts with heat (at least mine does) and it comes off once in a while. not a biggie.

Salty_X · 06-16-2004, 12:11 AM

I think you have to take the spring and button off anyway, then just replace the button with the drift knob without the spring.

Drunk Bastard · 06-16-2004, 03:06 AM

So I guess I somehow lost the spring that pushes against the locking lever. Tomorrow I'm going to get another one and replace it...I'll see if that works.

Dousan_PG: I flipped it around and it works beautifully. All I gotta do is just push the little button and the car automatically starts drifting. I just take my hands off the wheel, push the button and drift away....

IchigoMae · 06-16-2004, 02:27 PM

Dont let this difficult challenge discourage you from teh world of drifting. be strong!!!1 hang in ther

Drunk Bastard · 06-16-2004, 03:10 PM

does anybody know if it is a spring that pushes the locking lever forward? I searched my car and couldnt find a misc spring anywhere, also there is no obvious place to put a spring. Any sorta feedback(except negative and/or stupid [Dousan_PG]) is wanted

NI_YON_Zenki · 06-16-2004, 04:59 PM

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY YEARS OF DRIFT ENTHUSIASM THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD THE SPIN TURN KNOB CALLED A "DRIFT BUTTON". . . . . . . . . . COMEDY. (Must be another one new to the realm).

nightwalker · 06-16-2004, 05:11 PM

hahaha!!! DRIFT BUTTON! ...there's even DRIFT KNOB! HAHA!!! For a second there I thought they were talking about an automatic DRIFT BUTTON... press it and BLAM-O!!! you're hittin DRIFTS!!!

Drunk Bastard · 06-16-2004, 09:17 PM

ok, thread closed. I figured out what went wrong, fixed it, and everything is all gravy now. I didnt come up with these names: "drift button" "drift knob" "spin turn knob", so dont flame me, flamers

holisticbeatz · 06-17-2004, 02:12 AM

Use a hammer.

kyle_s13 · 02-14-2009, 02:40 PM

shit, lol i put the knob on before putting the boot on /fail for me lol. and i doubt i could get this thing off. But i fixed it bitches. its on right.

180sx Fan · 02-14-2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyle_s13

shit, lol i put the knob on before putting the boot on /fail for me lol. and i doubt i could get this thing off.

You sir fail at life my reccomendation to you is to go to your local train station and have a good nap on the tracks hopefully we wont ever have to read a post like this again from you.

anthony240 · 02-14-2009, 03:22 PM

and double fail for reviving a 5 YEAR OLD THREAD!! I was beginning to have hope for the human race, now I know we're all doomed.

Addicted2Kouki · 02-14-2009, 03:45 PM

/thread.
there is too much fail and its pretty damn old.

*brndck* · 02-15-2009, 12:58 AM

wow kyle_s13 has pretty much the WORST 1st post ever.
fucking noobs.

how do you even find threads this old???

Enna · 02-15-2009, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brndck

how do you even find threads this old???

Thats what I was wondering...

*Sil-Abc* · 02-15-2009, 01:19 AM

be nice be nice. hes only 17. let his balls descend before raping him.

nismo tuned s14 · 02-15-2009, 08:41 AM

At least he was searching....

Fries · 02-15-2009, 09:08 AM

17. Likes drifting. Gets 240sx. Goes to zilvia.
Buys ebay drift button. searches.
Fails.

Sleepy240 · 02-15-2009, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nismo tuned s14

At least he was searching....

for threads from 5 years ago

06-15-2004, 11:58 PM	#1
Drunk Bastard Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,405 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	HELP!!! CUSCO Drift Button Install...not so easy Wassup everybody, I just got my CUSCO Drift Button in the mail today. So I immediately open it up, check it out and go out to my car to install it. I had read (either on this forum or another) that several people simply slide the knob over the stock hand brake release button. Well....it went about half way down and wouldnt go down any farther, and it was acting like it should. Meaning that i wasnt able to have the button stay in and freely use the handbrake and push it back out when I wanted to use the hand brake for parking. So as I am wrestling the knob off of my handbrake the whole assembly decides to give way before the drift knob does. So I had a perfect, working handbrake turn into a handbrake with a button, spring and rod exposed on it. So I decide to do what every guy does and take it apart, but not before I go onto JSpec.com and check out their instructions. I took off the center console and the boot around the brake. I decide to go ahead and try following Jspecs instructions at this point....which rendered totally useless because I had somehow fuqd up the handbrake assembly. So as my car sits right now, I have to drift button on and a handbrake that has the release button sticking out all the way and no locking feature. What I think happened is that I somehow pulled the spring out that locks the lever onto the gear when you pull it up. Has anybody had this problem, or would anyone know how to fix it? I would like to get my Drift Knob installed, but not before I fix my handbrake. Can anybody help me out with this? Also, what are some other peoples impressions of their drift knob? Thanks guys Joe

06-16-2004, 12:07 AM	#3
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	you installed it upside down less angle. the buttno is making you do 360s turn it 45 degrees and you can adjus left and right drifts every drift car needs a drift button its TYTE mine, i jus tpush it 1/2 way and i drift right turns full way and its left turns its NUTS i love it!! __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-16-2004, 12:10 AM	#5
pruto Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Age: 43 Posts: 982 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	mmm, i had richard jdm rice install mine at a drift event a while back. he came in with a flathead, in and out in like 10 seconds before i even realized he was doing something. No joke, one twist pulled off the boot and a shimmy of the screwdriver got the tab out of the way. boot back on. spin turn knob on. and bam. i was like wow. he said he had the magic touch... ok... but anyway. The knob is supposed to move pretty freely. I don't understand what you did with the above discription, but, i dunno have someone who's done it before look at it. Do you have a camera? that might help in discribing what went wrong and give us a clue on how you can put it back together (the handbrake). i find it convient sometimes, and funny when some of my dad's mechanics can't figure out how to use it/disengage the ebrake. only problem i've had with it so far is that it expands and contracts with heat (at least mine does) and it comes off once in a while. not a biggie. __________________ Paul Black and Red

06-16-2004, 12:11 AM	#6
Salty_X Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Modesto Posts: 1,221 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think you have to take the spring and button off anyway, then just replace the button with the drift knob without the spring. __________________

06-16-2004, 02:27 PM	#8
IchigoMae Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: socal Age: 41 Posts: 353 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Dont let this difficult challenge discourage you from teh world of drifting. be strong!!!1 hang in ther __________________

06-16-2004, 12:03 AM	#2
nismo skyline Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: American Gardens Building West 81st Street Posts: 927 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: nismo skyline Feedback Score: 0 reviews	instructions: http://www.jspec.com/s13spin.html

06-16-2004, 03:06 AM	#7
Drunk Bastard Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,405 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	So I guess I somehow lost the spring that pushes against the locking lever. Tomorrow I'm going to get another one and replace it...I'll see if that works. Dousan_PG: I flipped it around and it works beautifully. All I gotta do is just push the little button and the car automatically starts drifting. I just take my hands off the wheel, push the button and drift away....

06-16-2004, 03:10 PM	#9
Drunk Bastard Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,405 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	does anybody know if it is a spring that pushes the locking lever forward? I searched my car and couldnt find a misc spring anywhere, also there is no obvious place to put a spring. Any sorta feedback(except negative and/or stupid [Dousan_PG]) is wanted

06-16-2004, 04:59 PM	#10
NI_YON_Zenki Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 885 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY YEARS OF DRIFT ENTHUSIASM THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD THE SPIN TURN KNOB CALLED A "DRIFT BUTTON". . . . . . . . . . COMEDY. (Must be another one new to the realm). __________________ "GHOST"

06-16-2004, 05:11 PM	#11
nightwalker Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay area Age: 46 Posts: 2,146 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hahaha!!! DRIFT BUTTON! ...there's even DRIFT KNOB! HAHA!!! For a second there I thought they were talking about an automatic DRIFT BUTTON... press it and BLAM-O!!! you're hittin DRIFTS!!! __________________ In life, we often cast the line of hope fishing for the best possible opportunity. Sometimes with enough effort, the things we catch are nothing short of amazing.

06-16-2004, 09:17 PM	#12
Drunk Bastard Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,405 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	ok, thread closed. I figured out what went wrong, fixed it, and everything is all gravy now. I didnt come up with these names: "drift button" "drift knob" "spin turn knob", so dont flame me, flamers

06-17-2004, 02:12 AM	#13
holisticbeatz Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 988 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Use a hammer. __________________ Trust and I don't mean GReddy.

02-14-2009, 02:40 PM	#14
kyle_s13 Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portland Age: 33 Posts: 105 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	shit, lol i put the knob on before putting the boot on /fail for me lol. and i doubt i could get this thing off. But i fixed it bitches. its on right. Last edited by kyle_s13; 04-29-2009 at 10:21 PM..

02-14-2009, 03:22 PM	#16
anthony240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Norcal Age: 43 Posts: 1,234 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	and double fail for reviving a 5 YEAR OLD THREAD!! I was beginning to have hope for the human race, now I know we're all doomed. __________________ 18+ to come//21+ to swallow

02-15-2009, 01:19 AM	#20
Sil-Abc Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Downtown LA Age: 39 Posts: 2,549 Trader Rating: (13) Rides Gallery: Sil-Abc Feedback Score: 13 reviews	be nice be nice. hes only 17. let his balls descend before raping him. __________________ IM JON WAYNE ESQ.... bitch

02-15-2009, 08:41 AM	#21
nismo tuned s14 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashville Age: 37 Posts: 425 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	At least he was searching....

02-15-2009, 09:08 AM	#22
Fries Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas/or/Afghanistan Age: 37 Posts: 1,514 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	17. Likes drifting. Gets 240sx. Goes to zilvia. Buys ebay drift button. searches. Fails. __________________

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode