Editing S13 Suspension Conversion (section)

===Front Suspension:===

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1) Loosen front wheel bolts (both sides).

2) Jack up the front of the car and rest it on jack stands.

3) Remove both front wheels.

4) Loosen the nut where the tie rod end meets the rack end, be careful not to round the nut (penetrene comes in handy here).

5) Remove the split pin on the castle nut where the tie rod end meets the strut.

6) Remove the tie rod end castle nut.

7) Using a tie rod end separating tool or a rubber mallet remove the tie rod end from the strut. This takes persistence as it is really wedged in there. You can wind the castle nut back on a few threads and try hitting the nut if you wish but bear in mind that this may cause damage to the castle nut threads or the tie rod end threads if a metal hammer is used. Also try not to hit the tie rod end bolt/threaded area directly with a metal hammer as this can mushroom the tip and stop the castle nut from threading back on.

8 ) Remove the nut where the swaybar meets the lower control arm and remove the long swaybar bolt altogether.

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9) Remove the two nuts holding the castor rod (tension rod) to the lower control arm.

10) Remove the bolt and bolt holder where the lower control arm meets the cross member.

11) Put a bucket or tray under the brakes and undo the nut attaching the rubber brake line to the metal brake line, drain the brake fluid.

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12) With some pliers, remove the bracket/clip holding the rubber brake line to the chassis (take note of how it sits).

13) With an assistant holding the whole strut and brake assembly, undo the 3 nuts in the engine bay holding the strut top in place. Slowly lower and remove the whole strut assembly.

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14) Adjust the height of the S13 strut so when it’s all together it is slightly shorter than the R31 strut assembly, adjust the other S13 strut so that the spring and the height of the strut is the same, you can fine tune this later.

15) Install the S13 strut and put the 3 strut top nuts back on, this should be fairly loose at this stage, tightening can be done afterwards.

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16) If not already done so, attach the S13 hub and knuckle to the S13 lower control arm. Put a split pin through the castle nut and twist it with pliers so it will not work loose.

17) Attach the S13 hub/ lower control arm assembly to the S13 strut with the 2 big bolts and nuts, no not over tighten them at this stage, this can be done later .

18) Attach the castor rod (tension rod) to the S13 lower control arm with the two nuts, do not tighten it up completely.

19) Taking note of the setup on the other side, re-attach the sway bar bolt and bushes to the S13 lower control arm, do not tighten it up completely.

20) Tighten up the three nuts in the engine bay holding the S13 coilover top in place, then tighten the strut to hub bolts, castor rod to lower control arm bolts, then the swaybar to lower control arm bolt.

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21) Attach the lower control arm to the cross member with the bolt and bolt holder (nut which looks like a bracket).

22) Install the S13 brake rotor onto the S13 hub.

23) Attach the S13 brake calliper to the S13 hub with the two calliper bolts. (R31 calliper bolts will not fit as they are too long and will hit the rotor).