Ride Quality Of Hsd Coilovers

[havoc_r33gtst]

i own a 33 gtst and wen i purchased the car the previous owner gave me HSD coilovers the green ones they are not fitted but i was thinking of putting them in . does anyone have these installed????????? are they tolerable on normal roads or should they stay in the garage any advice would help

[racegtst]

Leave them in the garage if it is a daily.

I put them in and then sold them after less than 500k's

[clip14]

^ what spring rates were you running? i assume you took them out because they were too stiff for road use?

[racegtst]

Had the Hr's.

These were recommended for street and track.

They were too stiff for the road and track unless your into drift.

[alr33x]

yeh ive got hsds but not the hr's prolly going to want softer spring rates they are only 100 a pair so cheap to change.. will be an improvement if you have stock suspension

[BTM]

They're completely fine for the street.

They are like any stiff coilover. They're stiff.

People just seem to throw coilovers in a car without understanding how to set the rest of it up to suit.

You'll be completely fine.

I think racegtst should have developed his car a little more before pulling them out.

We've had success with multiple cars with HSDs, from VIP cars, to drift, to grip cars.

[havoc_r33gtst]

thanks guys i will put them in i have king springs but i am looking at track days so they will be a smarter option. they are the hr's

[synaptix]

thanks guys i will put them in i have king springs but i am looking at track days so they will be a smarter option. they are the hr's

How do you find the king springs? Are they fitted to your standard struts or you using coilover king spring sports?

Was tossing up between the HSD springs vs king springs. The HSD coils are alot closer together and give less compression im lead to believe.

[racegtst]

I think racegtst should have developed his car a little more before pulling them out.

We've had success with multiple cars with HSDs, from VIP cars, to drift, to grip cars.

I have heard that there has been some fantastic success with these especially for drift but am yet to chat to someone in WA who has had success in grip but i would be keen to and also find out how they did it. I may have made a mistake but at the time the decision to change has been rewarding for me.

My previous R33 was quicker with bilstein struts and king springs. This car once changed over to the bilstein coilover setup was much much quicker but more importantly was 200% more stable and predictable. It was able to keep a big horsepower r32 GTR behind it for 3 laps.

But are opions are like aholes, we all have one!

My 2c is that a great suspension setup that suits you will beat a big hp setup most times when it comes to circuit.

On the street the HSD's were very stiff and extremly hard to read. My new setup for me anyway is much easier to read and more responsive to simple changes like tyre pressure adjustments.

I will report back in approx. in 6 weeks once i have the new swaybars, camber, caster and pineapples installed along with all new bushes all round.

[cobrAA]

Bumping the thread because I'm interesting in getting HR for my BNR32... any new feedback 6 month later ?

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I don't understand racegtst why you bought and sold the HSD after only a short amount of time and say they are too hard?? Did you even adjust the spring preload and damper settings? Or did you you out on full hard and go nah these are shit due to been too hard?

I have HSD's in my coupe and they are fine 6 kg rear springs, less than half damper and they are fine for me! I have spent a few 1000 km trying to get it right and I'm still not there yet.

I just don't understand how someone can make a decision in no time at all.