5 Lug Swap

Recently i have been looking at converting my brakes and suspension to that of a 300zx twin turbo. Twin turbo 300zx's have 32mm front rotors and 4 piston aluminum calipers and a 240sx has a half the size rotors and single piston calipers. Also the 300zx has 5 lug hubs unlike a 240sx that has 4 lug hubs. In order to swap the brakes and hubs all i would need is some bigger 5 lug rims aftermarket front hubs and the factory 300zx brakes and rear hubs. Now all I have to do is find a 300zx in a junkyard or find someone selling parts on eBay or something and bolt them right on.

The advantage to having bigger brakes is that the brakes would resist fade under consistent heavy braking that would occur in race conditions. With 5 lug hubs the choice of rims would be much larger because there are many more cars that are 5 lug then there are cars with 4 lug hubs with the same bolt pattern as the 240sx.

Wheel Possabilities

It is time for some visual upgrades. Looking at my car you would think that it is a stock 240sx with an exhaust, and a huge front mount intercooler. The large intercooler draws some attention from the import enthusiast but the average person wouldn't think anything of it. So i have been looking for some rims that would look nice but not break my budget. So the first place i look for cheap things is on Ebay! I went to ebay and this is what came up.

I think the gold rims would look nice on my red 240sx and I have seen a 240sx with those silver Gram Light rims and that look nice but I don't want to have the same looking car as someone else. So we'll see what I decide in the future.

Like A New Car!

After installing the differnetial I just got it has made my car so much more fun it drive! In hte rain I can actualy move! Also drifting is soo much easier. Now the car is more predictable in the entry. I wish I wouldn't have waited so long! Next on the modification are some Prosport gauges and maybe rims. Here is a video of the gauges.

The Diff

Yesterday I finally got my Viscous Limited Slip differential in the mail. The only bad thing is that one of the fins on the back cracked off but luckily the cover on the diff that is in the car will fit the new one. All I need to do now is to change the gear oil in it and swap the covers and put it in!

Suspension Tunning

Over the last week I was getting tired of how hard the ride was with my Megan Racing coilovers. So I decided to take some time and tune them for some comfort instead or drifting. The coilovers are 32 way adjustable so I thought that it would take a while to adjust. Really it only took about 5 or 10 minutes. All I had to do is turn a knob a the top and the ride will get harder or softer. I turned the knob a few clicks to the softer side and took it for a ride. Sure enough the ride was 100 times softer and i could barely feel the bumps. They are some pretty awesome coilovers especially for the money!

Boost and Fuel

Some more things that i am planning on getting in the future are a Boost controller and Fuel controller. For a boost controller I want to get the new HKS EVC 4 it looks pretty nice and HKS doesnt make garbage so I know I can count on it. For a Fuel controller I want to get the New Apexi SAFC NEO also Apexi is known for making good products and many people i know have the older SAFC and it works great.


Here is a funny icon I found HAHA.

Coilovers

I got the Megan racing Street coilovers and so far I love them. The ride is a little rough but it hands awesome.Also they went in extremely easy.Here are some pictures they looks awesome.