Upgrade j30 to J30t

General discussion forum for J30 and M30 owners!
Billyus
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:42 am
Car: Infiniti J30

Post

I have 1997 j30 I am wondering is it possible to upgrade the same care into J30t? as I have notice mechanically and cosmetically differences are featured a rear spoiler, BBS style alloy wheels, a MacPherson strut front suspension with a multi-link suspension for the rear wheels (standard equipment on all J30 versions), and HICAS is it possible to do so?


EriCCirE
Posts: 121
Joined: Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:35 pm
Car: 1993 Infiniti J30

Post

Only the 93 and 94 j30t's have hicas. The 97 j30 did not have hicas, but in addition it had woodgrain window switches ON ALL DOORS (only drivers is real like the radio bezel). I'm not sure if yours has the passenger and rear switches, but that would be another thing to note.

I have a 93 J30 w/76k and a 94 J30t with 144k. Personally, while the hicas does noticably reduce body roll around the clover leafs, I have no plans whatsoever of swapping the hicas to my 93. Not only do you have to swap out the rear end components, you also have a different power steering setup. The pulley and belt are wider on the 94 with the hicas, which leads me to believe the pump and rest of the components are different also.

No comment on the suspension. My 93 has a better ride, but I attribute that to the milage.

driverdriver
Posts: 3397
Joined: Fri Aug 01, 2003 10:36 am
Car: NICO's longtime resident Canuck!!!
Contact:

Post

The '97 models had some cost cutting on interior bits and some mechanical/electrical components. At that time, Nissan was very close to bankruptcy. Renault saved them.


Return to “J30 Forum / M30 Forum”