Hey, my car is stripped to hell right now so if i wanted to remove hicas this would be the ideal time. Hicas works perfectly on my car, all the lines were replaced only a year ago so it shouldn’t crap out any time soon, but i also have all of the parts to convert to non hicas except for the reservoir if i choose to do so.
whenever i’ve read about people removing it, the reason they did it was because it’s not good to drift with it for whatever reason. well i don’t plan on drifting at all, i like grip and drag. would there be any benefit for me to removing it other than weight savings? i know it’s supposed to improve handling, does it actually? i have driven the car all of 5km since i bought it before i tore it apart, that’s all the driving i have done with a Hicas car so i don’t know from experience.
I would say if your into grip, first make sure your hicas is working properly and everything thats part of your suspension. Then take it grip driving, once you can tell whats happening with your car well enough, and you dont like hicas then buy the 120 dallor lock bar and rip out the old lines and mod the ps pump. Nissan didn’t put it in the car because it’s utter shit, it does help in certain cases. A lot of people just do what other people say and never really try for themselves, or there suspension is just falling apart and they figure that werid feeling must be the hicas.
Get non hicas subframe then
1)Get a non hicas power steering pump, replace that and remove the old remaining Hicas lines
2)Keep your Hicas pump and loop the Hicas lines (anywhere in the system, as long as it does a loop).
3)You could possibly plug the holes on the Hicas pump but looping it is so much easier.
My car has Hicas and im currently with no engine and putting Hicas Sr in…so all the same really…from what i understand if i dont want it i jsut buy a lock bar? ans thats it? i dont havw th change a whole subframe do i ? …my system works and when i drift the car …i dunno ive jsut learned to ignore its never bothered me drifting lol
well one of the rear tie rods on my hicas rear is shot so i said fuck it and bought a subframe off varun
It will be going in next thursday, and we will see how just looping the lines go because its annoying tryin to follow where they go, hope its as easy as that…
Can you save me the other tie rod if it’s in good condition, like the whole unit?
About looping it, you will see a small sqaure block near the back of the car with lines going in and out to the rear rack. just loop it there. then change to a non hicas pump or take out the rear part of the hicas pump.
if you loop the lines you do not have to change the pump.
under the car along the passenger side you have the hicas and fuel lines running front to back, the hicas lines are slightly bigger. Cut them anywhere before the actuator or w/e it is near the rear of the car and put in a loop. done.
Is it possible to simply cut & weld the 2 ps lines going to the rear, and not change the hicas ps pump or the hicas subframe. I need to stop a ps leak & was wanting to do it cheaply. … (on a side note – how do i start a new thread)
ya but really if you want to slide theres no problem ignoreing how the hicas tries to stop you…ive never noticed it try to stop a slide or anything for me…i guess thats why i dont bother with it even though i use the car to street drive and drift on the track with…
