How to lower my s13?

[Two Fowty]

haha, you need new quarter panels, bondo cant fix that, it would crack in 6 months

yeah its called i hammer out the damage, use a dent puller to get it as smooth as possible, then bondo in to make it a smooth finish.. im not going straight to bondo.

[heartofaskyline]

for you, prob rota grids, if you want to go 5 lug, mb weapons. those are both cheap wheels that have good offsets and dont look too bad on a 240

grids

battles

[Two Fowty]

im sticking with 4 lug, and what size of rims, and how do i go about getting wheels for the rims. what do i need to know.

[rob912]

rota d2's or sportmax xxr people on here dont like them but they get the job done and are okay wheels in my eyes another thing you could do is get spaced wheels if your really on a budget

[Two Fowty]

rota d2's or sportmax xxr people on here dont like them but they get the job done and are okay wheels in my eyes another thing you could do is get spaced wheels if your really on a budget

you mean just buy spacers?

[rob912]

look for 17's anywhere from 8- 9 wide with a fairly low offset

[rob912]

yea but its not liked very well on this forum but they do get the job done

[Two Fowty]

yea but its not liked very well on this forum but they do get the job done

why isnt it liked?

[heartofaskyline]

why isnt it liked?

cause they have a tendency to break, plus whats the point of having low offset wheels that are 7in. wide??? overfenders+rota grids (there on the red coupe)+ cheap coils, and your looking a 2k-2.5k, if you dont like that, well then find a new hobby? or a better 240 without the body damage

[Two Fowty]

well let's see what I'm going to need. feel free to add on what else ill need for this job.

1. coilovers2. ruca's3. new wheels4. overfenders5. lip kit

[heartofaskyline]

well let's see what I'm going to need. feel free to add on what else ill need for this job.

1. coilovers2. ruca's3. new wheels4. overfenders5. lip kit

thats pretty much it. you could even hold off on the ruca's for a little while if you didnt have the money.

[rob912]

coils can be found for 1k like stances and d2 which area actually like 900 just look around stay away from any coils under 800

[Two Fowty]

Hmm, nevermind. No way I can get that kind of money. I'll just continue driving this fail car as is.

unless someone has a cheap idea on how I can have a modified body, yet stay relatively cheap.
Modified by Two Fowty at 5:50 PM 2/7/2009

[Lev_96_240sx]

Lowering your car has adverse effects on the stock dynamics of the car. While you can slam it on the stock hardware for a while, you will eventually need to replace things. Also when you add stiffer springs you will notice squaks, rattles, and whatnot that you'll want to replace.

So realistically if you don't have and will not have a few grand to throw at your car, focus on getting it back into good looking stock-ish shape, as in go to a junkyard and look for parts.

[S13Joe]

dude, you really cant figure out how to mount the stock headlights? its just screws and 2 plugs...

dont buy an 18 year old car if your not willing to work on it and drop endless amounts of money into it.

and another thing, stop posting these stupid threads when everyone keeps telling you to search in every single one of them, just search bro its not a trap and it wont hurt you.

one last thing, those 1/4 panels... THE CHEAPEST WAY FOR A PERMANENT FIX WOULD BE TO CUT AND WELD OR GO BUY A SHELL AND SWAP EVERYTHING OVER.

this post has almost nothing to do with the thread topic but i just figured i would get everything out here being that this guy is an idiot and i see his name next to every retarded thread.

[bmxer300zx]

alright nice as possible .and cheaply done.you take the springs out you cut them an inch or more if you like.you get wheel spacers at auto zone for your back wheels.then hammer that dent out and bondo and spray paint.then home depo for the lip kit.now your dent is fixed your wheels are more stanced ,car lowered.and your own personal body kit .

[Two Fowty]

alright nice as possible .and cheaply done.you take the springs out you cut them an inch or more if you like.you get wheel spacers at auto zone for your back wheels.then hammer that dent out and bondo and spray paint.then home depo for the lip kit.now your dent is fixed your wheels are more stanced ,car lowered.and your own personal body kit .

yeah, well i read that cutting the springs makes the ride a ****ty and rough one, is this true?

and about the lights, i figured there'd be more seeing as they flip and all that..

[Ilvemynissan]

alright nice as possible .and cheaply done.you take the springs out you cut them an inch or more if you like.you get wheel spacers at auto zone for your back wheels.then hammer that dent out and bondo and spray paint.then home depo for the lip kit.now your dent is fixed your wheels are more stanced ,car lowered.and your own personal body kit .

LOL no, don't listen to him. Cut springs = FAIL Never even consider it. I have a shell on the side of my houe right now with cut springs, after I swap everyhing into that one i'm putting uncut stock suspension back on it until I can afford some Stance's or JIC's or somthing. If you do it you will regret it.

[nevertheless]

ouch, looks like you need a new car.

[bmxer300zx]

come on now i had a accord this winter and springs were cut and it was quality!