Used Front Knuckles & Angle Kits From Japan: Silvia, JZX Prices (2026)

Yes, you can buy used front knuckles for an S13, 180SX, S14, S15, JZX or Z33 from Japan, and both stock cores and drift angle knuckles sell every week. On Yahoo! Auctions Japan, 328 of them sold in closed listings ending 2 May to 28 October 2026: a stock S14/S15 pair usually went for about ¥24,000 (about $150), and a used angle knuckle for a Silvia for about ¥34,500. We checked these listings on 29 October 2026; dollar figures use ¥160 to $1, and prices exclude proxy fees, freight and import tax.

Sellers call the part フロントナックル (front knuckle), ナックルハブ (knuckle with hub) or 縦ナックル (the upright on a JZX). Angle knuckles show up as 加工ナックル (modified knuckle), ショートナックル (short knuckle), 切れ角アップ (more steering angle) or 短縮 (shortened, often with a figure in mm). If you want the background on why a shorter steering arm gives more lock, our steering angle knuckle guide covers the four ways Japan adds angle and the new-kit price ladder. This page sticks to what used parts actually sold for.

What do stock front knuckles sell for?

We counted only listings that sold, left out rear knuckles, hubs and bearings sold alone, ABS sensors, ball joints and bundles with arms or brakes, and did not count Yahoo! Shopping cross-listings.

The S14/S15 median leans on one seller: 23 of the 47 pair sales were the same “genuine, unmodified” listing sold again and again at ¥23,500 to ¥25,000. Many stock S-chassis knuckles are bought as cores for modification, and sellers say so with 加工ベース (base for modification). That fits D-MAX’s own explanation: on its official page, checked on 29 October 2026, it says genuine knuckles are getting scarce because they are the raw material for angle knuckles, which is why it sells a reproduction S14/S15 base knuckle at ¥22,000 to ¥38,500 including tax.

Six of the 12 Z33 sales were the same refreshed knuckle with new aftermarket ball joints at ¥27,000. The other Z33 pairs went for under ¥10,000.

What do modified and aftermarket angle knuckles cost?

On the Silvia side, 16 of the 45 used angle knuckles had no maker name and ran ¥10,000 to ¥40,000. The rest carried names: Reverse (11 sales), Naoki (5), KickBlue, GP Sports and 326POWER Bancho (3 each), D-MAX (2), plus one Gktech at ¥68,000 and one AGGRE at ¥72,000. On the JZX side, the new median is pulled down by one unbranded new knuckle that sold 23 times at ¥16,800; new Reverse JZX knuckles sold for ¥52,000 to ¥55,000.

The shortened-to-order JZX knuckles are their own market. At least five sellers listed knuckles cut by a stated amount (20 mm to 60 mm, often with a camber figure), and 51 of the 73 sales landed between ¥50,000 and ¥60,000. Several titles disclose 溶接ビード有り (weld bead visible), which is normal for cut-and-weld work and exactly the area you want photographed.

For a new reference point, D-MAX’s racing-spec S14/S15 knuckle was ¥44,000 including tax on 29 October 2026. It is made from a stock core you send in. Without one, D-MAX adds ¥38,500 for its own base knuckle, and it says it only accepts unmodified genuine cores and may refuse a core in poor condition.

Where does buying a knuckle from overseas get stuck?

Getting the knuckle out of Japan is the easy part. They are small, heavy castings, well inside Japan Post’s EMS ceiling of 30 kg to the US, UK and Canada and 20 kg to Australia (checked on 29 October 2026), and our EMS versus courier guide covers the costs. The stuck step is condition. Of the 163 sale pages that still opened, none offered Yahoo!‘s overseas delivery, none accepted returns, and 24 said no claims or no returns. Only 3 descriptions mentioned cracks at all. A hairline crack next to a weld, a bent steering arm or a worn ball joint will not show in a seller’s three photos, and on a knuckle it is a safety problem rather than a cosmetic one.

What should the photos and video show?

How much does each route cost?

The DIY route is cheapest when the listing ships by ordinary courier and clearly states ABS, studs and condition. If you are building the whole front end at once, the used steering rack guide covers the part that usually breaks after you add angle, and the used coilovers guide covers the dampers you will bolt to these knuckles.

Once the car is back together, the Japan drift tracks directory lists the circuits and what each one allows.