HICAS LOCK OUT KITS??? - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

steve930 · 1st July 2005, 10:40 PM

can anyone tell me who currently supplies these kits, and what the rough prices are (i noticed on earlier threads that there are several different kits)

I have a gtr32 by the way, thank you

ANDY H · 2nd July 2005, 10:21 PM

hi mate, Ive got a cusco kit from abbey a think it was £275. one off the best things Ive done to my car.

Alex j B · 2nd July 2005, 11:02 PM

I bought an essential hicas breaker, basically a solid metal bar that replaces the steering rack, bought it from grenline, but seen Rising Sun selling them for near enough the same price!

Alex B

Dave_R1001 · 3rd July 2005, 08:28 AM

how does it affect the handling?

Chris Wilson · 3rd July 2005, 08:52 AM

I have just made my own, it's away at the platers at the moment, should be back this coming week. I'll take a couple of pics and post them up. Should be easy to duplicate. It gets rid of the WHOLE of the heavy rack assembly, only re-using the adjustable arms for tracking purposes. Saves a good few kilos.

Chris Wilson · 3rd July 2005, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Wilson

I have just made my own, it's away at the platers at the moment, should be back this coming week. I'll take a couple of pics and post them up. Should be easy to duplicate. It gets rid of the WHOLE of the heavy rack assembly, only re-using the adjustable arms for tracking purposes. Saves a good few kilos.

Picked them up today (I made 3 of them, 2 for other people)

Pics
HERE

tim b · 3rd July 2005, 06:02 PM

Wow, that locking bar looks good, nice job. Pretty much the same as the one I bought, but I probably paid a lot more for mine.

Re. the last pic, (rear rack.jpg), you do realise that you didn't need to remove the whole of the rear subframe to fit it though.

Chris Wilson · 3rd July 2005, 06:05 PM

It was taken months ago, I was doing a complete wishbone and diff swap and welding up some mounts to make them solid, I just dropped out the subframe in the pic and put back the one I'd "made earlier"

Cheers.

Chris Wilson · 3rd July 2005, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave_R1001

how does it affect the handling?

It doesn't.... That's the reason people fit them

Dave_R1001 · 3rd July 2005, 06:12 PM

I assumed it was for the better

Try again... How is the handling changed then?

steve930 · 6th July 2005, 09:45 PM

bump

Chris Wilson · 7th July 2005, 09:30 AM

I haven't had time to work out if it's viable to make these to sell, to be honest. I don't even know how much the commercially made ones cost. Mine is better though, without even seeing a commercial pne, as I made it for myself and a few pals, with no regard to time or cutting costs. Seamless CDS tube, not ERW crap. Brackets milled from solid, all TIG welded, with end bobbins with rack boot grooves machined in. Bright zinc plated then gold passivated, for durability. More pics up at:

HERE

Let me know how much the commercial ones are and I'll see if it's worth making a small batch.

The handling change is pretty definite. You loose any "wobbles" many HICAS systems seem to inflict when cruising around 60 MPH, and on track or fast road usage the handling is more predicatble with less understeer. I just removed the whole HICAS ECU. Weight saving is a bonus too, of course.

GTR-Zilla · 8th July 2005, 02:05 AM

Keep the HICAS, it adds to the experience of owning such a classic skyline, wich the R32 GTR is

Dave_R1001 · 8th July 2005, 07:00 AM

Id be interested if you do make a batch Chris

wanda_17_uk@yah · 8th July 2005, 09:22 AM

i'd be interested if the price is right aswell, sick of that hicas squirm over 80

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2nd July 2005, 10:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
ANDY H GTR Register Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: maidstone Posts: 1,240	hi mate, Ive got a cusco kit from abbey a think it was £275. one off the best things Ive done to my car.

2nd July 2005, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alex j B GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,816	I bought an essential hicas breaker, basically a solid metal bar that replaces the steering rack, bought it from grenline, but seen Rising Sun selling them for near enough the same price! Alex B

3rd July 2005, 08:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dave_R1001 GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2,171	how does it affect the handling?

3rd July 2005, 08:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chris Wilson GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,557	I have just made my own, it's away at the platers at the moment, should be back this coming week. I'll take a couple of pics and post them up. Should be easy to duplicate. It gets rid of the WHOLE of the heavy rack assembly, only re-using the adjustable arms for tracking purposes. Saves a good few kilos.

3rd July 2005, 06:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
tim b GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lymington Hampshire Posts: 1,179	Wow, that locking bar looks good, nice job. Pretty much the same as the one I bought, but I probably paid a lot more for mine. Re. the last pic, (rear rack.jpg), you do realise that you didn't need to remove the whole of the rear subframe to fit it though.

3rd July 2005, 06:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chris Wilson GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,557	It was taken months ago, I was doing a complete wishbone and diff swap and welding up some mounts to make them solid, I just dropped out the subframe in the pic and put back the one I'd "made earlier" Cheers.

3rd July 2005, 06:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dave_R1001 GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2,171	I assumed it was for the better Try again... How is the handling changed then?

6th July 2005, 09:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
steve930 GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: weymouth, dorset Posts: 166	bump

7th July 2005, 09:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
Chris Wilson GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,557	I haven't had time to work out if it's viable to make these to sell, to be honest. I don't even know how much the commercially made ones cost. Mine is better though, without even seeing a commercial pne, as I made it for myself and a few pals, with no regard to time or cutting costs. Seamless CDS tube, not ERW crap. Brackets milled from solid, all TIG welded, with end bobbins with rack boot grooves machined in. Bright zinc plated then gold passivated, for durability. More pics up at: HERE Let me know how much the commercial ones are and I'll see if it's worth making a small batch. The handling change is pretty definite. You loose any "wobbles" many HICAS systems seem to inflict when cruising around 60 MPH, and on track or fast road usage the handling is more predicatble with less understeer. I just removed the whole HICAS ECU. Weight saving is a bonus too, of course.

8th July 2005, 02:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
GTR-Zilla Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Posts: 2,099	Keep the HICAS, it adds to the experience of owning such a classic skyline, wich the R32 GTR is

8th July 2005, 07:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
Dave_R1001 GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2,171	Id be interested if you do make a batch Chris

8th July 2005, 09:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
wanda_17_uk@yah GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: on a farm Posts: 564	i'd be interested if the price is right aswell, sick of that hicas squirm over 80