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08-04-2021, 10:30 AM | #31 |
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When I deleted HICAS on my S13 I went with aftermarket spherical S13 arms.
I too am tired of stupid spherical cars on the street but I'm far too invested to change anything on my drift s14 now. I would see how different the mounting/pick-up locations on the non-hicas r32 subframes are from the HICAS one you have. I would go with the Nismo
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You have 3-Tiers of Aftermarket Control Arms. Bottom - eBay/Ali-Express trash that fail in the Heim, welds and metallurgical. Mi-Tier - Megan/Circuit Sport - Cheap Heims that fail Top-Tier - SPL, Voodoo, etc - failure from poor maintenance due to premium joints If you're replacing the major failure point on the Megan/TruHart - EI: cheap rubber, then it should end up a solid arm for a reasonable price. This is a street car, I don't need billet arms with full articulation for some trophy truck baja racing. Stock arms are like 18-gauge sheet metal. |
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08-04-2021, 03:13 PM | #36 |
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still on my Circuit Sports arms from 2011... havent noticed any wear or tear in all the times ive looked at the heim joints. but then again, i dont beat the hell out of my car... and it was daily driven for 5-6 years before buying an actual daily driver.
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If you are daily-driving you car in the rust belt those Spherical are seized in two years regardless of how much PB-blaster or Grease you slop on them. |
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Truhart is a US company, based in NC. They do have distro in AUS though. Like Megan and a few other brands, they private label Hardrace arms for most applications. More than give any zilvians a hookup on their parts for future ref
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08-06-2021, 11:18 AM | #43 |
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GKTech has a nice write up of S13 vs. S14 subframe differences:
https://blog.gktech.com/blog/s-chass...me-comparison/ They also now sell a "anti-squat reduction weld in kit" for the S13/R32 subframe (maybe that's why people are going back to S13 subframes?): https://us.gktech.com/s13-240sx-r32-...on-weld-in-kit |
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my only question that wasnt answered is why is the S13 and S14 subframe offset 10mm toward the drivers side!? (id love to know how to correct this) |
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01-19-2023, 06:21 AM | #51 |
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Also bumping this interested in an update.
What I struggle to see after reading this thread through like 3 times over the last two years is why is SPC not the default option? They're even in the title. Rubber, adjustability, high clearance angled arms, better quality than Megan etc. What am I missing that makes them not the easy choice? |
01-19-2023, 07:01 AM | #52 |
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People tend to either follow what the very high end specialized track/drift builds are doing, or buy the cheapest shit on eBay, which both end up being spherical bushings.
I love my SPC tension rods and won't use anything else if I decide to go adjustable in the back. Very well made. |
01-19-2023, 08:03 AM | #53 |
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When I originally did my read suspension, I used rubber in the arms and sphericals at the knuckle. This was the best solution to keeping NVH down, while still allowing better articulation and control of what the tire is doing under various loads. I can tell you my transmission causes more NVH than I have ever heard from the rear of my car.
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its like saying $1000 Tein Flex coilovers are better than Nismo S-Tune spring/shock. sure you might have more adjustment, but you also have one more point of failure to check every time. plus, not like anyone wants to wreck a car, but solid arms are not the best when it comes to saving your car if you hit a curb or get hit. stamped sheet metal factory arms (Nismo) still are superior when it comes to saving the car in an accident.
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01-20-2023, 06:34 AM | #56 | |
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Guess all I'm trying to say is I want to buy SPC arms in place of heim in the near future and wondering why we had 2 pages of discussion, resorting to Hardrace arms with Nismo bushings rather than that basically already existing via SPC. I don't think the answer is the marginal increase in bushing quality w/ Nismo but if that's the case that's all I need to hear. |
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01-20-2023, 09:58 AM | #57 | |
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I have considered removing my spherical knuckles and installing Z32 uprights with SuperPro or Noltec bushings. This is just a thought, I haven?t determine I?ll do that or not. The main reason I haven?t pulled the trigger is the roll/drag racing I?ll be doing and the spherical bearings really help keep unwanted movement down.
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01-21-2023, 03:12 PM | #59 |
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great thread. subbed
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