Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey guys,

Can anyone recommend a good cheap lowering option for my R33 GTS-T (1994).

It has been suggested to me to get a set of King Springs and lower it with them.

Not the Super lows' , but just enough to make it look a bit slicker! About 30mm.

I do intend in the future (12 months or so) to get some Tein adjustable suspension, but until the pesos materialises I would like a cheap alternative that won't make the ride to stiff as I drive it 500k's per week!!

Look forward to your responses.

Cheers,

J-Flash.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/40477-good-cheap-lowering-options/
Share on other sites

thats as cheap as it gets mate.....other than choppin ur springs which i hope nobody does anymore:D:D good advice is to shop around for prices and ask if peeps know anyone if u know what i mean. my mate scored a set of brand new kings for $150 on all corners of a mates mate.....and we spent a good couple hrs puttin it in....BARGAIN!!

thats as cheap as it gets mate.....other than choppin ur springs which i hope nobody does anymore:D:D  good advice is to shop around for prices and ask if peeps know anyone if u know what i mean.  my mate scored a set of brand new kings for $150 on all corners of a mates mate.....and we spent a good couple hrs puttin it in....BARGAIN!!

MR_Fanny,

Did ya lose any smoothness in your ride. Does it hit the bumps any harsher!

I'd rather do nothin' if the difference is significant.

Thanks for ya comments. Ya couldn't get me a set at thta price could ya! wink wink nudge nudge.LOL

Cheers,

J-Flash

At all cost do not chop your springs.... Get a proper lowered springs like King Springs you won't regret it.  

Get a progressive rate spring, it will stiffen up under heavy load/cornering but is comfy for cruising.

i lowered mine with r33gtr front shocks and springs(bolt straight in)

back shocks were fitted with gtr springs

front is 50mm lower than standard

rear is about 30mm lower than standard

lots of gtr shocks floating around cheap coss everyone fits flashy shocks to them!!!

ride is actually better with these fitted than standard

cheers

I can go one better...

256hotlne.jpg

Meet HOTLNE... a perfect example of what not to do to your car... this mucus coloured R33 sporting vinyls that were bubbled, wrinkled and peeling off, also had a unique modification of NO SPRINGS.

yes the driver had the car sitting on its tyres, and drove around with no springs from the 2003 VIC Glo Show back to whichever rock it crawled out from under.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Hi. A little bit of an update. It maybe(hope not) looks like i would need a new tranny(it would be "maybe" a cheaper or better option anyway) So i need some info. I know i need a different propshaft(i can make custom one) LSD is not a problem cuz the engine will be still(for now) N/A RB20. So if i buy RB25DET NEO tranny...is there something else i need? I read something about push/pull type but i do not know if i need to "change" something or i can just plug n play onto my engine a go? Thanks for the advice  
    • Good morning all, Bit of a random question but figured I’d finally throw it out after wondering for a long while. Before I start, I'm hoping to do this purely out of personal preference. I think it would look better at night, and don't mind at all spending a few hours and dollars to get it done. I've copied this from a non-Skyline specific forum, so I apologize for the explanation of our headlight switch setup that we all know. Here we go: Zero lights (switch off) Parking lights (switch position 1) being a rectangular marker on the outside of the housing, my low beam being the projector in the centre (position 2), and a high beam triggered by my turn signal stalk. Most North American cars I’ve owned of this era have power to the amber corner (turning indicator) light as part of the first switch (parking lights). I’d love to have these amber corners receive power when the headlights and parking lights are on (headlight switch), yet still blink when using the turn signal which is of course a separate switch. Hopefully I’ve explained my question correctly. Is anyone aware of a way in which I might be able to achieve this? Thanks in advance
    • My heads are cathedral port! It's likely possible, but I don't want to add any extra moving parts (I know they don't move) between the heads, manifolds, etc. It will also affect how injectors/fuel rails etc sit and I don't really know if it would change how the FAST manifold goes/sits/fits. I have the LS6 steam pipes already as I have a very late LS1 block so it should be fine. I couldn't find anyone who had ever actually used one for this purpose, it seems 100% of people grind the water pump. The thermal spacers are 12mm and are half way to the cost of the newer water pump anyhow... so if it comes to that I suppose I'd rather buy a new pump. The bearing in the pump I do have is a little.. clunky, but it hasn't done that much time and I never noticed it when the car was together in the past few years, so..
    • The bushing has failed, not all that uncommon for a car of this age.  Any mechanic should be able to push in a new bushing for you, or you can probably buy the entire lower control arm, complete with bushes.
    • Could you not use "thermal" spacers to give the clearance, like the ones I used between the blower and head? That raised the manifold height by around 10-15mm Albeit the ones I used were for cathedral ports, but I assume they have similar for rectangular ports????
×
×
  • Create New...