240sx Body Kits

[DavidBlaze]

Here is a little information on purchasing a body kit for your 240sx

There are many body parts and accessories to choose from for enhancing the look of the 240SX. For the most part, side skirts and rear bumpers on a street car are visual upgrades and will not affect handling. At high speeds, the front bumper will affect handling. Read the Aerodynamics section for advice on setting up a car to be aerodynamically balanced.
If you do not plan to race your car, then a body kit is a purely visual upgrade. But for racing, I recommend installing a lightweight front bumper (preferably one that has been aerodynamically tested).
Body kits are usually made from fiberglass, ABS plastic, polyurethane, or carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is the best material to use (at least for racing) because it is lightweight and strong. However, it is very expensive and cannot be repaired if it ever breaks. ABS plastic and fiberglass are also light and not as expensive as carbon fiber, but since they are rigid materials, they tend to crack easily.



For street use, durability is the biggest concern. Weight is not an issue. Therefore, polyurethane and ABS plastic are good choices. They are both flexible and can take a lot of abuse. Read the Body Kit Product Guide on sportcompactonly.com for a comparison of the different materials and a listing of manufacturers that work with them.
The best option for installing a body kit is to take it to an experienced body shop. Even though the kits are made specifically for each car, there is a lot of prep work that must be done before they can be installed. It is necessary to remove stock body parts, drill mounting holes in the kit, and paint the kit before it is installed. Unless you have the proper tools and facilities to do all of this, pay a body shop to do the work.

There is a lot you can do with your 240sx's appearance!

[TomT]

Originally Posted by DavidBlaze

Here is a little information on purchasing a body kit for your 240sx

There are many body parts and accessories to choose from for enhancing the look of the 240SX. For the most part, side skirts and rear bumpers on a street car are visual upgrades and will not affect handling. At high speeds, the front bumper will affect handling. Read the Aerodynamics section for advice on setting up a car to be aerodynamically balanced.
If you do not plan to race your car, then a body kit is a purely visual upgrade. But for racing, I recommend installing a lightweight front bumper (preferably one that has been aerodynamically tested).
Body kits are usually made from fiberglass, ABS plastic, polyurethane, or carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is the best material to use (at least for racing) because it is lightweight and strong. However, it is very expensive and cannot be repaired if it ever breaks. ABS plastic and fiberglass are also light and not as expensive as carbon fiber, but since they are rigid materials, they tend to crack easily.



For street use, durability is the biggest concern. Weight is not an issue. Therefore, polyurethane and ABS plastic are good choices. They are both flexible and can take a lot of abuse. Read the Body Kit Product Guide on sportcompactonly.com for a comparison of the different materials and a listing of manufacturers that work with them.
The best option for installing a body kit is to take it to an experienced body shop. Even though the kits are made specifically for each car, there is a lot of prep work that must be done before they can be installed. It is necessary to remove stock body parts, drill mounting holes in the kit, and paint the kit before it is installed. Unless you have the proper tools and facilities to do all of this, pay a body shop to do the work.

There is a lot you can do with your 240sx's appearance!

Good info. Where do you recommend getting a lightweight front bumper?

[DavidBlaze]

It depends on how much you want to spend but you can pick up some nice 240sx bumpers from any of these sites:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...ts&btnG=Search

[Leeuh]

This is great advice, I wish I had read it about a year ago though. But thankfully I found a really good website, and they were able to help me when I ordered everything I needed.

[.nismoboy.s13]

I got mine from ground dynamics, looks way nice, advice that i have to give is use zipties when putting it on! Think about it, id rather have my body kit bend and break the zipties if i hit something then it cracking or breaking

[cooleric2000]

Thats nice. I've been wondering about fiberglass vs other materials.