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hey guys i posted this in general but havnt got a reply as yet, and i need to find out ASAP.

they are R33 superlow king springs, from a GTR and i need to put them n my GTST.

so can anyone tell me? i want to get them sent over b4 the photoshoot. so i really need to know.

thanks again guys.

Andrew.

ok called around and yes they will fit!!! however apparently im going to need some shocks for them , something along the lines of GTR ones.

anyone know if i do need new shocks or will mine do the job?

apparently the shocks will start to leak really badly if i use the stock ones?

If you put superlow springs in with standard shocks, your ride quality will be ruined, the car may bounce all over the place and it will wear out the stock shockers very quickly, (if they arent dead already) you may want to put some short throw shocks in at the same time to get some suspenson travel back. for example i put K-Mac 2.5 inch lowered springs in mine with the standard shocks, and the car would bounce all over the road, put some Koni Yellows in fixed it all up.

thanks mate, how much did the konis set you back?

i'll probably wait a little while to buy the shocks as i dont need to put the springs on immediatly.

one of the mech's at F&F said he put gtr shocks on with his lowered springs on his gtst, and that the ride is really stiff, but that wont bother me, im hoping at the end the car handles better too.

Remember the cost of compensating the camber if you're lowering too, or you'll scrub the inside of your tires with too much negative.

I'm in at Inline Steering & Suspension in Qbyn next week to finally sort out my camber issues once and for all, and with a few hours of labour it aint cheap.

(I have fairly low and $#&% hard TEIN coilovers)

thanks mate, how much did the konis set you back?

i'll probably wait a little while to buy the shocks as i dont need to put the springs on immediatly.

one of the mech's at F&F said he put gtr shocks on with his lowered springs on his gtst, and that the ride is really stiff, but that wont bother me, im hoping at the end the car handles better too.

they set me back around 1200, theyre customised in some way, i forget which, as the gts and gtr shocks have different heights and where they bolt on at the bottom (on a 32).

yeah well the only reason i got the springs is because they were so cheap. ($70 in perfect condition) so spending $1200 is outta the question.

im sure there is a more cost effective way, but in the mean time i guess they will be sitting at home casue i dont want a sloppy ride with leaking shocks.

yeah im not really worried about the ride feel.

i just dont want to harm the shocks or any other parts of the suspension, if there wont be any damage to the shocks then i'll put them on b4 the photoshoot.

yeah isnt to hard, i'll take you up on that offer though, if they come in the next few days maybe you have some spare time help put them on? i dont think it will do any harm if they are on for a few weeks?

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