[PT]

Anyone got experience changing the rear toe-control arm on a 1999? The Techs at Nissan said you have to drop the gas tank to get to the front-side of the rear suspension crossmember, but it looks like there's enough room... Anyone who's done this before, please help. Nissan wants to charge ~450 to fix it (most of that is labor). The part itself is only ~65 bucks.

I wouldn't mind if it is going to cost 450, this would put a budget freeze on my Altima-Modding funds, and make me get that 240SX sooner.

 

[PT]

Oh! How much is it for a new 1999 Oil Pan? I have a small puncture on mine... no thanks to that control arm buckling in the middle of a freeway on-ramp.

 

[joehotrod]

if they got the right tools, they're not gonna drop the tank. it's a tight fit but you can get it. the oil pan, not sure on $$$, butit's the lower metal pan, not too much $$.

 

[Ry]

damn PT, what have you been doin to cause all this??? haha

 

[SuprStyl]

I bent mine by pulling the e-brake and then sliding into a curb with the back wheel (ya, it was stupid). Anyway, the shop i went to was actually able to bend it back into place, and give me an alingment, for $120. It feels really weird driving the with that bent.

 

[PT]

Autocrossing and triple-digit trips into the mountains probably weakened the arm, then it decided to buckle on the free-way on-ramp.

In any case, I'm putting my car back to stock, and getting a 240. I'm probably going to leave it bent when I trade it in.

Parts for sale:

Stillen FTSB
Ground Control Adjustable Coilovers
. 300 lb/in front
. 275 lb/in rear
SE-L red/smoked tail-light lenses.

Anybody interested?

 

[Ry]

Parts for sale:

Stillen FTSB
Ground Control Adjustable Coilovers
. 300 lb/in front
. 275 lb/in rear
SE-L red/smoked tail-light lenses.

interested in strut bar... and maybe even your ground controls...

 

[PT]

OK... I'll go look at the prices that I paid for them, and take off ~20-30%, and post them in the for-sale section.

 

[Guest]

i'd be interested in the ground controls. damn, if u only had a rear sway bar too.

 

[PT]

2nd Gen G/C's will fit on 1st Gens?

P.S. My spring rates are not the normal springs that Ground Control gives out...

My Fronts are 300 lb/in.
My Rears are 275 lb/in.

They're gonna be very very stiff compared to everything except full-on race-suspensions.

 

[Ry]

i'd be interested in the ground controls. damn, if u only had a rear sway bar too.

are springs for the first and second gen the same?

 

[Ben]

i'd be interested in the ground controls. damn, if u only had a rear sway bar too.

you have a 1st gen and he gas a 2nd gen

It's sad to see you go. You go through cars like underwear Petey

 

[PT]

Well, I'm not going yet... I still need to find a suitable 240SX... you know they only sold 500 of them in 1998, and only 200 of those were manuals. As far as I know, I might still be driving this Altima at New Years...

In any case, I'll still come by the site... There aren't very many 240SX forums around. There's exactly one to be exact, and there are like 50 active members. You guys are family!!! And no-one can beat the Off-Topic forum here.

But the car has got to go.

 

[Ry]

Well, I'm not going yet... I still need to find a suitable 240SX... you know they only sold 500 of them in 1998, and only 200 of those were manuals. As far as I know, I might still be driving this Altima at New Years...

In any case, I'll still come by the site... There aren't very many 240SX forums around. There's exactly one to be exact, and there are like 50 active members. You guys are family!!! And no-one can beat the Off-Topic forum here.

But the car has got to go.

freshalloy has a pretty good 240sx section going strong...

BTW, what will you be doing with the HID system?

 

[PT]

What do you think? I'm gonna have HID Projectors!!!