damn...i got the sprints

Last edited by mikeeonfiya (2007-03-12 03:51:50)

missing skunk2 springs, theyre not the stiffest thing out there but they ride nice not too stiff not too stuff, maybe a tad stiffer than stock and a nice reasonable drop i think its 1.6f and 1.3r or somethin

theres only 2.  koni yellow inserts which reuse stock housing AND kyb gr-2 which are oem replacements.

anyone able to tell me what the stock ride height is? measured to the WW or the side sill... I just bought my spec and it looks like it's been lowered but how much i do not know. also how are the different after market springs identified? the ride is great...

I don't have access to a measurement device at this time but.. i can only get one finger between the top of front tire and ww. and the rear tire is flush with the top of ww.

Last edited by crit specV (2007-09-13 13:05:50)

I know I have asked a million questions about this but this chart takes me to hopefully my last question b4 I lower my car. For my car it says 134F/212R and since I don't have a clue about none of that stuff I need someone with knowledge to let me know if I'm making a mistake by buying the Tein S-Tech 170F/270R or should I just go with the Tein H-Tech 154F/246R?

Last edited by wheelieman1 (2007-09-14 15:55:07)

phenryiv1 wrote:

wheelieman1 wrote:

I know I have asked a million questions about this but this chart takes me to hopefully my last question b4 I lower my car. For my car it says 134F/212R and since I don't have a clue about none of that stuff I need someone with knowledge to let me know if I'm making a mistake by buying the Tein S-Tech 170F/270R or should I just go with the Tein H-Tech 154F/246R?

Well, think of it this way- stock, you are at 134F and 212R.  Now, if you go to the H-Techs you don't lower by very much, but your spring rates increase by approximately 15%.  The S-Techs lower more, but the rates are higher- 30-ish percent.

You have to understand that Nissan hates us.  THey built a car with little suspension travel to begin with.  When you run out of travelm you hit the bumpstops, and that can do several things.  First, it will kill your struts, and second, it will kill the predictability of your handling (dangerous).

With any spring-and-strut setup you loose travel.  With the S tech, you loose more than the h-tech, btu the increased spring rates mean that it will take more force to cause compression in the first place.

What you really want is a drop that is as moderate as can be while increasing spring rates as much as possible.  hence, the popularity of the ProKit.  Look at how mild the drop is but how much the spring rates go up.

I don't know what your budget is or what your plans are as far as struts, but that does play a role as well.

What is the drop rate on the ProKit and who makes them? I have a bodykit and 18's so I have to be careful on how much I drop it.

wheelieman1 wrote:

phenryiv1 wrote:

wheelieman1 wrote:

I know I have asked a million questions about this but this chart takes me to hopefully my last question b4 I lower my car. For my car it says 134F/212R and since I don't have a clue about none of that stuff I need someone with knowledge to let me know if I'm making a mistake by buying the Tein S-Tech 170F/270R or should I just go with the Tein H-Tech 154F/246R?

Well, think of it this way- stock, you are at 134F and 212R.  Now, if you go to the H-Techs you don't lower by very much, but your spring rates increase by approximately 15%.  The S-Techs lower more, but the rates are higher- 30-ish percent.

You have to understand that Nissan hates us.  THey built a car with little suspension travel to begin with.  When you run out of travelm you hit the bumpstops, and that can do several things.  First, it will kill your struts, and second, it will kill the predictability of your handling (dangerous).

With any spring-and-strut setup you loose travel.  With the S tech, you loose more than the h-tech, btu the increased spring rates mean that it will take more force to cause compression in the first place.

What you really want is a drop that is as moderate as can be while increasing spring rates as much as possible.  hence, the popularity of the ProKit.  Look at how mild the drop is but how much the spring rates go up.

I don't know what your budget is or what your plans are as far as struts, but that does play a role as well.

What is the drop rate on the ProKit and who makes them? I have a bodykit and 18's so I have to be careful on how much I drop it.

Eibach makes them.

180F/300R (1.2"F/1.0"R) Eibach Pro-Kit (gen2 #6362.140)

Do you plan to swap out the struts at the same time?  Will you be doing this yourself, or paying a shop to do it?  What is your budget?

Eibach makes them.

180F/300R (1.2"F/1.0"R) Eibach Pro-Kit (gen2 #6362.140)

Do you plan to swap out the struts at the same time?  Will you be doing this yourself, or paying a shop to do it?  What is your budget?

I do plan on changing the struts and possibly my camber arms. I am mechanically challeged so I would be paying to get the work done.

phenryiv1 wrote:

You have to understand that Nissan hates us.  THey built a car with little suspension travel to begin with.  When you run out of travelm you hit the bumpstops, and that can do several things.  First, it will kill your struts, and second, it will kill the predictability of your handling (dangerous).

With any spring-and-strut setup you loose travel.  With the S tech, you loose more than the h-tech, btu the increased spring rates mean that it will take more force to cause compression in the first place.

What you really want is a drop that is as moderate as can be while increasing spring rates as much as possible.  hence, the popularity of the ProKit.  Look at how mild the drop is but how much the spring rates go up.

I don't know what your budget is or what your plans are as far as struts, but that does play a role as well.

Do you have any recommendations on going back up to a stock height?  I am finding that my car is a little too low (bought it used).

Should I troll the boards looking for someone's pull-offs with 30-50K on them, or am I better off going for quality after-market replacement?

Luckily I have a friend who has an alignment shop so he has had it up on the rack and there's nothing wrong with what I have (Tanabe DF210 springs, don't know about the struts) it's just too low for my driving style and the roads I drive on.

He's in the Audi world usually, but recommends Koni's and Bilstein's as good brands in general.  But he's got no experience with Nissans.  I've had someone recommend Koni's on this board as well.

Thanks

phenryiv1 wrote:

ShawnM wrote:

Luckily I have a friend who has an alignment shop so he has had it up on the rack and there's nothing wrong with what I have (Tanabe DF210 springs, don't know about the struts) it's just too low for my driving style and the roads I drive on.

He's in the Audi world usually, but recommends Koni's and Bilstein's as good brands in general.  But he's got no experience with Nissans.  I've had someone recommend Koni's on this board as well.

Thanks

Eibach Pro Kit is the best option for off-the-shelf springs.  Stock SpecV springs actually handle well, they just look a bit on the high side.

If you go back to stock in the springs, you might try Konis or KYBs for struts.  What struts are on there now?

I run Konis on the Nismo S-tune springs.

OK, I have finally had the chance to work on the car.  It had (and I stress HAD) the Tanabe df210 springs, all around and the struts and shocks were stock.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking off the lowered springs and old struts/shocks and replaced them with new stock ones.  And I already like the ride better.

It definitely does not have the same responsiveness and feel when taking corners hard, but I am no longer bottoming out when I hid a dip in the road at speed.

The springs that I took off look good, so I'll definitely clean them up and see if anyone will take 'em off my hands.

Does anyone have any info on the NEX Coilovers? i found some here.. at prostreetonline.com for $796..

doesn't matter if it's -.5" or -2"...  the lowering springs have different spring rates than the stock struts are calibrated for.

I dont know much about this stuff yet, but I just want to buy the lowering springs.
I have an 02 se-r (not spec) and I figured I can get the Eibach Sportline springs or the megans.
Would that be good?  The only thing I changed there was that I did the KYB shocks and struts.
I have 18s on my car now but I want to switch to the 16s during the winter.

Last edited by skatingdisaster (2008-09-29 09:38:36)

Gotta quick question guys.  What do you guys think of the Nismo S tune package for a suspension for a 06 Spec V. The reason why i ask, cause many of the people that I've talked to talks about Tein.  So any suggestions would be great. Thanks guys!!!

What about the Ksport Pro GT Coilovers? Are they pretty good?