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Hi guys whats the best suspension you can put into the front of a mr30, i currently have lowered springs and it looks like pedders shocks, i have adjustable konis in the rear, but want somthing adjustable in the front, does anyone know if anyone makes them and who to get them through.

Cheers Alan.

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Ghostrider Grand Master

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Hi guys whats the best suspension you can put into the front of a mr30, i currently have lowered springs and it looks like pedders shocks, i have adjustable konis in the rear, but want somthing adjustable in the front, does anyone know if anyone makes them and who to get them through.

Cheers Alan.

What's wrong with adjustable Koni's for the front too?

Your rears ............. internally or externally adjustable?

Cheers, D

Factory 5 Mentor

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you can get standard shocks that are adjustable.

just cos they are adjustable doesnt mean they are coilovers.

if you want coilovers, use the search function. you will find that the S13 silvia coilovers are useable. quiet a few extra parts needed though.

its been asked 100 times before.

if youre real clever you can make your own...

Ghostrider Grand Master

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Do you have rear coil overs or standard shocks?

The stock rears have the spring over the shock, but they are not coil overs as such.

You can buy Koni inserts for your stock struts & they are internally adjustable.

Cheers, D

Ghostrider Grand Master

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thanks Andrew ill have a look into it..

the rear are a koni coilover i dont think they are an insert ill have a look tonight and let you know tomorrow.

Didn't say the rear was an INSERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fark it ................ why do I bother with idiots

Daewoo Enthusiast

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Didn't say the rear was an INSERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fark it ................ why do I bother with idiots

made me giggle a bit...

Tell me tho D, why is the rear not a coil-over... To my mind, a coil-over is just a shock abosorber with the spring seat on it...

appreciate if you could explain that to me.

MY308U - When you say adjustable, do you mean the compression and rebound are adjustable in the shock abosorber, or that the springs can be wound up and down to adjust ride height???

Cheers,

Daewoo

Ghostrider Grand Master

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made me giggle a bit...

Tell me tho D, why is the rear not a coil-over... To my mind, a coil-over is just a shock abosorber with the spring seat on it...

appreciate if you could explain that to me.

MY308U - When you say adjustable, do you mean the compression and rebound are adjustable in the shock abosorber, or that the springs can be wound up and down to adjust ride height???

Cheers,

Daewoo

Darryl,

We commonly refer to coilovers as being multi height adjustable as well See Pic 2 JIC. That is wind them up & down to suit your need, but a standard factory set up in the MR/HR/DR30 rear is only height adjustable with a/mkt shocks with multiple slots for the spring circlip that holds up the spring seat.

And the Koni shocks & insetrs are only compression adjustable and the rebound sorts itself out from the adjustment. They have about 2 turns in the adjustment and have to be done before assembly with the spring.

As nothing has been said about what he has, I'm guessing he has a stock set up & really needs the Koni front insert, p/n 86-2224 for his stock struts and puts whatever springs he chooses with them.

D

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Darryl,

We commonly refer to coilovers as being multi height adjustable as well See Pic 2 JIC. That is wind them up & down to suit your need, but a standard factory set up in the MR/HR/DR30 rear is only height adjustable with a/mkt shocks with multiple slots for the spring circlip that holds up the spring seat.

D

Thanks D,

So we are both right... Coilovers don't have to be height adjustable, it is just that now the name is usually reserved for adjustable suspension... I thought I was going mad...

So if a macpherson strut suspension is also adjustable, is it now referred to as a coilover or as a strut???

In my experience, adjustable suspension is a bit of a waste of money... even when I was swapping between circuit racing one weekend (wanting the car low) and rallying the next (wanting the car high) I rarely adjusted it... every time you adjust the car, you need to get the wheel alignment done again (even though I was getting free alignments it was a hassle) and also, the car is usually out of the optimum height for the shock absorber...

The idea of getting road suspension and then 'dropping the car to the deck' for a track day will usually have your handling and lap times going backwards...

Cheers,

Daewoo

Ghostrider Grand Master

Ghostrider

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Thanks D,

So we are both right... Coilovers don't have to be height adjustable, it is just that now the name is usually reserved for adjustable suspension... I thought I was going mad...

So if a macpherson strut suspension is also adjustable, is it now referred to as a coilover or as a strut???

In my experience, adjustable suspension is a bit of a waste of money... even when I was swapping between circuit racing one weekend (wanting the car low) and rallying the next (wanting the car high) I rarely adjusted it... every time you adjust the car, you need to get the wheel alignment done again (even though I was getting free alignments it was a hassle) and also, the car is usually out of the optimum height for the shock absorber...

The idea of getting road suspension and then 'dropping the car to the deck' for a track day will usually have your handling and lap times going backwards...

Cheers,

Daewoo

Dunno about that!

You would suggest these are coil overs when the only hieght adjustment is in the length of the spring.

D

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