Tein Ss With Nismo R-tunes Springs

[driftmeister]

Hi Guys

Just wondering whether it's possible to upgrade the springs from the standard Teins SS spring which is around 5kg (front&rear) to the Nismo R-Tunes which are much stiffer around 9kg (front & rear). I find the Teins Ss is way too soft for my taste. Will the damper damage for fitting harder springs?

[phunky_monkey]

I wouldn't think the SS Damper would cope particularly well with such a high spring rate without revalving.

Have you got bigger swaybars?

[driftmeister]

Thanks for the feedback.

Yes I have the Nismo sway bars fitted. Would that compensate the rolling resistance on the soft damper?

[phunky_monkey]

I still wouldn't put those springs with the SS dampers, but some larger swaybars may make up for the softness of the super streets. The damper needs to control the spring, and it won't be able to do that being so mismatched I would think.

[bradsm87]

Super streets are already under-damped for the spring rate used. The dampers are SHIT and it would be an EPIC fail.

[driftmeister]

Thanks guys for your feedback.

Felt like i bought the wrong shocks for my driving style. Initially i bought the shocks because there were a lot of "clunking" noise in the front, so after checking the shockers found one of the Nismo damper was leaking. Couldn't find a proper place to rebuilt the Nismo, so buying the Teins thinking it would fix the noise problem. However the noise is still there especially on low speed bumps, checked whether there is any tie rod bushing freeplay and did alignment, but everything seem good. My car front handling felt like wanting to steer right when im turning a lefthander, but felt ok if the other way round. Im using both Cusco Pillowball Caster rods and Camber adjustment (been using for 4 years) . Do you think my caster rod is damaged, thought they are tough + longer lasting items compare to bush.

Which other parts should i look into to rectify the clunking noise and wandering handling?

[phunky_monkey]

Not sure what the clunking may be, but from what I'm aware the aftermarket pillowball items wear a lot quicker than the stock stuff, not the other way around.

[driftmeister]

Then probably the pillowball is on it's way out. For the car to pull on the right has to do with the tension rod or steering rack?