ISIS Rear Suspension Goodies [INSTALLATION]
September 20th, 2011
Our S13 chassis came with some old junky rotted out rear suspension pieces that had to be replaced before we got it track ready. Luckily the guys at ISIS Suspension showered us with gold arms and elbows. The installation went seamless and the product looks fantastic under the car. Read below to find out how to got installed on our Project V8 240sx.
To get started you will need to jack the rear of the car up and place the jack stands under the frame in-front of the wheels. To start off remove the rear tie rod and upper control arm. This can be done with a 19mm and 17mm Wrench. Be sure not to lose the adjustable washer when removing the nuts as you will need these later.
Place one side of the control arm on the car. Loosely thread the bolt (make sure to put that washer back in). Now adjust the control arm until you can place the bolt through the hole on the other side of the product.
The rear toe link will be the same install as the upper control arm, with the exception of not having the adjustable washer to lose.
Now the rear traction link is a little intimidating, though not hard. You will need to loosen the rear sub-frame in order to remove the tie rod bolt (breathe it’s easy I swear). There are two bolts on each side of the sub-frame. First loosen the rear bolt but do not take it off as the sub-frame only needs to drop in the rear.
Remove the front bolt. Use a pry-bar to lower the frame just enough to slip the tie rod bolt out.
Sliding the bolt back in with the new ISIS Traction Link will be a breeze. Don’t forget to tighten the sub-frame back up!
Go over all bolts and make sure you left nothing loose!
This completes the rear ISIS Suspension installation for our S13. This last photo shows you a great shot of where all the arms end up being located on the car. You can purchase a full arm kit at a great price from Enjuku Racing (just denote S13/S14) which will give you these three arms and front tension rods. Here is where to get the arm package: http://enjukuracing.com/isis-suspension-package-nissan-240sx-p-8984.html
