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memphiss13 · 05-06-2003, 07:45 PM

i was reading through some post about HICAS and somebody posted that you can't have aftermarket steering wheels. is this true. or just another rumor like the one about not being able to get aftermarket shocks. just trying to get an idea of things that i can't do. heck i haven't even driven it yet. i don't know if i even like HICAS.

**West** · 05-06-2003, 07:53 PM

Ive wondered this too, aparently there arent any Hubs that fit the HICAS model 240s, but again this is what companies tell us. I dont see how the HICAS model would be any dif, but then again I have never taken my steering wheel apart to see if anything is dif.

I know rear shocks and coils work on HICAS 240s since they are no dif then any other model. I have Apexi TMax shocks on my HICAS 240 now.

andrave · 05-06-2003, 08:37 PM

actually the stock springs on the hicas were stiffer than the regular ones, if what I've read on this very board is true. but aftermarket ones fit no problem.
I've never heard of that steering wheel stuff, I wouldn't think they would change the steering wheel hub, that would be expensive. easy way to find out. pull your hub and check.

D-STYLE180SX · 05-06-2003, 10:38 PM

I also heard that.
But I seen a Hicas equiped 180sx in a magazine w/a Nardi wheel.
It looks like the hub is bigger in diameter .
I think Nismo carries the hub , if someone has the Nismo cataloge
and understands Japanese please let me know.
Check the sections for the hubs, and you'll see two different listings for hubs w/Hicas.

Dousan_PG · 05-06-2003, 10:41 PM

YES there is a difference in Hubs
its the tabs/dimples/nipples inside.

dont go by those pics!!
some companies hubs are bigger then others. i've seen it in person.

rps13sh · 11-08-2003, 02:34 PM

so what kinda hub do us hicas owners need to buy? and where? its gonna be for my nardi wheel. help?

bl200sx · 11-08-2003, 03:57 PM

Hummmm.......hey everybody check out my post.

I must be the very first person to do this mod to a Hicas car......hehe.

Here is post: http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...threadid=37064

rps13sh · 11-08-2003, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bl200sx
Hummmm.......hey everybody check out my post.

I must be the very first person to do this mod to a Hicas car......hehe.

Here is post: http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...threadid=37064

check your thread again.

05-06-2003, 07:45 PM	#1
memphiss13 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cordova, TN Age: 40 Posts: 287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Aftermarket steering wheels on HICAS? i was reading through some post about HICAS and somebody posted that you can't have aftermarket steering wheels. is this true. or just another rumor like the one about not being able to get aftermarket shocks. just trying to get an idea of things that i can't do. heck i haven't even driven it yet. i don't know if i even like HICAS.

05-06-2003, 07:53 PM	#2
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 43 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ive wondered this too, aparently there arent any Hubs that fit the HICAS model 240s, but again this is what companies tell us. I dont see how the HICAS model would be any dif, but then again I have never taken my steering wheel apart to see if anything is dif. I know rear shocks and coils work on HICAS 240s since they are no dif then any other model. I have Apexi TMax shocks on my HICAS 240 now. __________________ West - Zilvia.net - Toyobaru.net - NapkinSketch.com

05-06-2003, 10:38 PM	#4
D-STYLE180SX Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I also heard that. But I seen a Hicas equiped 180sx in a magazine w/a Nardi wheel. It looks like the hub is bigger in diameter . I think Nismo carries the hub , if someone has the Nismo cataloge and understands Japanese please let me know. Check the sections for the hubs, and you'll see two different listings for hubs w/Hicas. __________________

05-06-2003, 10:41 PM	#5
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 45 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	YES there is a difference in Hubs its the tabs/dimples/nipples inside. dont go by those pics!! some companies hubs are bigger then others. i've seen it in person. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

11-08-2003, 03:57 PM	#7
bl200sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Asheville,NC Posts: 83 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hummmm.......hey everybody check out my post. I must be the very first person to do this mod to a Hicas car......hehe. Here is post: http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...threadid=37064 __________________ 1993 Hicas S13-180sx DET FP BIG28 HkS cams

05-06-2003, 08:37 PM	#3
andrave BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burton WV Posts: 2,350 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	actually the stock springs on the hicas were stiffer than the regular ones, if what I've read on this very board is true. but aftermarket ones fit no problem. I've never heard of that steering wheel stuff, I wouldn't think they would change the steering wheel hub, that would be expensive. easy way to find out. pull your hub and check.

11-08-2003, 02:34 PM	#6
rps13sh Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 1,098 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so what kinda hub do us hicas owners need to buy? and where? its gonna be for my nardi wheel. help?