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Upgrading Suspension on A31 Cefiro.
Posted: April 20th, 2006, 7:20 pm
by halfbreed
ok, i'd like to do this whole upgrade thing right so since i'm presently satisfied with my braking system, i wanna know how best to improve the handling.
i noticed in other posts with the sylvias and laurels that share the same suspension as the cefiro, stuff were added and adjusted and replaced and whatever else.
while still maintaining a comfortable, sturdy ride, what mods could i do? since a couple of my parts need replacing now anyway, i might as well upgrade one time.
lookin to start changing most, if not all bushings to teflon where available. what else?
Posted: April 20th, 2006, 8:07 pm
by speed king
well in my c33 medalist which carries d exact suspension as d a31 i got d original sport shocks from massey an well d skyline coil over set up works wit d original shock...now d ride is not as comfy as d original u feel d road alot more but d handling improves alot,as for d bushings an ball joints i wanted to go wit d teflons but as d car is used reguraly i juss replaced them wit d original one an trust me d car handles great wit it, d back suspension i cant get d rubbers anywhere so ill hav to buy d whole back end i tink is 1500 or so,the car can take d whole front suspension from d skylines as for d strut bars i still lookin for one mehself i tink skyline ones work to an well das all i did wit my car so far
Posted: April 23rd, 2006, 4:42 pm
by halfbreed
is it the teflon bushings that does sqeak sometimes?
there was a post sometime ago about it but i can't find it.
Posted: April 23rd, 2006, 7:42 pm
by speed king
yea das it but it does bounce hard eh so if u goin for comfort i wont recomend it
Posted: April 23rd, 2006, 9:50 pm
by JWT
Posted: April 23rd, 2006, 10:19 pm
by InDeForest
I dont think you want teflon nah, teflon HARD, the upgrade from rubber stiffness is polyurethane.
I've looked around about this same issue, and from what I can see, you could probably get a full polyurethane bushing kit for this out of the states made for the S13 240SX, like this from energy suspension-
1989-94 HYPER-FLEX SYSTEM Complete Master Bushing Set Includes: Front strut rod bushings, front control arm bushings, rack & pinion bushings, 24mm & 25mm front sway bar and end link bushings, rear subframe inserts, rear suspension arm bushings, and rear sway bar end link bushings. 7.18106
http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/nis1.html
Correct me if i am wrong, but the Z32 300zx, A31 and S13 share many suspension components and the same bushings, even many from the R32 skyline too, yes? no?
Posted: April 24th, 2006, 1:52 pm
by da_black_joe
I think it's best if u go with the R32 skyline rear end as u will get LSD one time.
I believe most RWD nissan cars have the same set up from the 280zx come up.
Posted: April 24th, 2006, 3:48 pm
by speed king
u dont necessarly hav to go wit d skyline rotors cause dem fellas in d bamboo get bright d turbo model a31 an c33 came wit i think 12.5'' rotors an u can get dem cross drilled an dey stop real good well as for d rear end d r32 end will b fine but if u goin to replace d bushins for d bak den its juss wasting money cause d original a31 susoension does work real good.....btw i lookin for ah strut bar for my c33 which is d same ting as d a31 if anyone kno let me kno nah
Posted: April 30th, 2006, 12:41 am
by sheldon306
were can i get the a31 front strut and cost of it
Re: Upgrading Suspension on A31 Cefiro.
Posted: August 12th, 2011, 4:11 pm
by tantrum2288
an option cud be changing the back suspension to the r32 type,thats wat i bought for my a31, bought a complete master bushing kit,polyurethane that is, gonna get brand new a31 coilovers as well, i'm going for the complete overhaul on suspension cuz my aim is for an rb20/25 det with the big box. oh and im doing the 5-lug conversion as well. get the skyline back, as one of these tuners said, so u'd get the lsd one time.
Re: Upgrading Suspension on A31 Cefiro.
Posted: September 27th, 2015, 5:21 pm
by JoeBama
ok soo i was asked a question... if you use the a31 shock can you use a s13 spring? would like o know what you guys think.
Re: Upgrading Suspension on A31 Cefiro.
Posted: September 28th, 2015, 8:48 am
by TurboSingh12
JoeBama wrote:ok soo i was asked a question... if you use the a31 shock can you use a s13 spring? would like o know what you guys think.
Yes why not.
Re: Upgrading Suspension on A31 Cefiro.
Posted: September 30th, 2015, 3:22 pm
by Sundar
where you getting s13 springs?
bushings for medalist c33
Posted: October 13th, 2015, 11:16 pm
by Kevyn
Does anyone know where i can get back end bushings for my medalist....cefiro a31 bushings will work for it too.....its 16 bushings for the back...anyone know where or have???
Re: Upgrading Suspension on A31 Cefiro.
Posted: October 14th, 2015, 2:05 am
by SNR
Kevyn wrote:Does anyone know where i can get back end bushings for my medalist....cefiro a31 bushings will work for it too.....its 16 bushings for the back...anyone know where or have???
I called Tuner Imports a few days ago about this same thing and they said that they can import a complete polyurethane set for me. Roughly around $1600 it should cost.
Re: Upgrading Suspension on A31 Cefiro.
Posted: October 14th, 2015, 3:05 am
by Tuner Imports
These are actually in stock and include the 4 big subframe bushings for $1350.
Re: Upgrading Suspension on A31 Cefiro.
Posted: October 14th, 2015, 8:34 pm
by Kevyn
The 4 sub frame bushings included in the total 16 bushings....12 same size and 4 different size rite??....do u have the 4 subframe separate...if so how much for them???