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Well it appears I have accumulated a bit of money in my bank Account again, so before the Mrs finds out I figure its best to spend it on the GTR :bunny:

Looking to replace my Standard suspension next.

Car has 400rwHP, Runs Semi RComp Tyres, Brembo F50 brakes, and Button clutch but everything else is standard.

Car is a toy, is used only for Track days, cruizes and maybe the odd show, so dont need / want anything to flash.

I've pretty much narrowed my choices to whats shown below, which is budget adjustable ride height Coilovers.

They all seem fairly similar in price and features so which do you guys reckon is the pick of the bunch, any that should be avoided, or are they all much of a muchness and should I just buy the ones with the brand name I prefer?

Apexi N1 Evolution Damper Curcuit

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Key Features

- Upper mounts for all models and adjustable upper mount where appropriate

- Largest diameter available, 52/46 diamemer and single tube type cylinder

- Upright type adjustable in 25 steps, inverted type adjustable in 13 steps

- Advanced new damper oil which controls oil deterioration developed from GT racing

- Quick adjustment for attenuation power adjustment

- Dust boots in all models

- New design height pitch wrench attachment

- Can be rebuilt

$2700 Delivered

Buddy Club - Club Racing Damper

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- Height adjustablity w/ high quality aluminum perches

- 15 way adjustable dampening

- Pillowball upper mount and camber plate

- Buddy Club springs

$1905 Delivered

Cusco - Zero 2 Suspension

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$1790 Delivered

Endless Zeal function Xs

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Linear Spring Motion with no Friction Loss is superior and the shock can be adjusted precisely (Function-Xs includes 6-Way Damping Adjustability). Lightweight aluminum upper mounts, spring seat preload and spring seat lock, height-adjustable lower brackets and lock seats (for non-strut type applications) include a durable, Alumite finish for rust proof characteristics. Steel shell casing includes a special chromate plating for rust proof characteristics also.Adjustable brackets are newly designed and slender

$1908 Delivered

HKS - Hipermax II

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The Hipermax II coilover suspension kits have been engineered to be track ready suspension that is still "streetable". Dampening and rebound can be adjusted simultaneously in 30 different increments to deliver the desired shock compression and rebound stiffness. Ride height is adjusted by simply rotating the 60mm spring retainer perches around the chromed steel shock body. The dual interlocking spring retainer perches prevent spring movement and unwanted ride height changes

$1813 Delivered

Tein - Mono Flex

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- Full-length adjustment and height adjustment for separate setting of the height and spring preload.

- 16 levels of damping force adjustment (compression and rebound together).

- Teflon coating for rust prevention.

- Newly designed spring seat and spring seat lock for easy height adjusting.

- Pillow ball upper mounts are included.

- Compatible with EDFC.

$1945 Delivered

Trust Greddy - Type S

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- Advanced Monotube design

- Screw type adjustment for increased accuracy

- Strengthened rubber upper mounts for improved rigidity

- Adjustable upper mounts where model permits

- Lightweight aluminium brackets to reduce weight over standard components

- Lightweight specially designed manufactured high tensile steel springs

- Produced by Takeshi Tsuchiya

$1621 Delivered

Tein - Superstreet

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High performance and cost effective.

- 16 levels of damping force adjustment (compression and rebound together).

- Ride height adjustable.

- New paint coating for rust prevention.

- Pillow ball mounts are optional (on certain applications).

$1421 Delivered

Cheers

Lindsay

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It all depends what you want to do with the car.But for all round you cant go past the tein stuff.

$1421 is a bloody good price for the super street.I havent seen them that cheap.

Care to PM me on where you get them for that price.

Stay away from the G4 and HSD.Those adjustments arnt entirely acurate,and its more like 7-10 points of adjustment rather than 36.

Also the spring rates are all over the place.

benm: Thx mate i've seen the whiteline groupbuy, for right or wrong its not really what i'm after

nytsky: just nengun mate ;)

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I quite like the HKS Hypermaxx II. Thye best car i have ever driven at teh track had them and Nismo adjustable arms. The car was brilliant to drive. Much better then my car.

On the street though it was a bit harsh...but on the track i quite liked it. And combined with that it seemed very quick and grippy as well

benm: Thx mate i've seen the whiteline groupbuy, for right or wrong its not really what i'm after

nytsky: just nengun mate :P

Why?

Is it infinite height adjustment you want?

I can arrange Eibach coils and Bilstein coil over conversion kits (add $900 to the Group Buy kit price)

If you want NON rattly spherical bearing tops I can arrange Noltec ones.

Or is a brand name thing?

:nyaanyaa: cheers :domokun:

benm: Thx mate i've seen the whiteline groupbuy, for right or wrong its not really what i'm after

nytsky: just nengun mate :P

your really after suspension,why wouldn't you look at top quality german engineered suspension with springs bushes designed for aussie conditions & at the right price, up to you mate of course, but i'm not the only one who is more than happy with sk's group buy....whatever way you go good luck & good driving

Why?

Is it infinite height adjustment you want?

I can arrange Eibach coils and Bilstein coil over conversion kits (add $900 to the Group Buy kit price)

If you want NON rattly spherical bearing tops I can arrange Noltec ones.

Or is a brand name thing?

:P cheers :banana:

Speaking for myself, infinite height and a brand name is a major thing for me.. Out of interest, what does your group buy have on the likes of custom order Buddy clubs, or the likes?

Why?

Is it infinite height adjustment you want?

Or is a brand name thing?

:banana: cheers :banana:

I knew I would have to explain myself regarding this decision :banana:

Basically all it boils down to is I want a change, I know for a fact SK's Whiteline group buy will be a well sorted package, better infact than a set of Jap Coilovers.....because.....I have ran Whiteline springs, Swaybars, strutbraces etc with Koni Shocks in my last two Performance cars (SR20DET Bluebird & RB30ET R31 SVD GTSII Skyline).

Coming from a background of Engine swaps into Predominantly Aussie sold Jap cars I was always envious of the Jap import boys seemingly endless availabilty of Bolt in over the counter stuff, now I am one of those people I want to do the same :P

Personally, I think jap coilovers are fantastic, but only on the track and japanese roads. All the roads there are silky smooth. Even the suburbs. No potholes, nothing..Just nice smooth and flat roads.

No they are not. They are no better than Australian roads.

I can vouch for the SK Bilstein + Whiteline kit. Have it installed in mine and really improved handling over my std struts + king springs.

Ive heard the HKS are possibly the hardest setup you can get and (common) Superstreet's being the cheapest. I like the look of the upside down Monoflex though..

No they are not. They are no better than Australian roads.

lol, I was thinking the same thing. Having spent a fair bit of time driving in japan now it's definately not all billard table smooth. yeah in tokyo the main roads are nice, and even out of the city in satelite citys like chiba the roads are awesome, but spread out a bit, or get on the back roads and it's a different story, plenty of potholes etc, but they do seem to be quick to fix them around tokyo.

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