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Guys thankyou very much for the feedback so far!

I would like to ask if it would be worth getting rid of my 18's

and getting some 17' alloys like some 33 gtr rims with some better tyres or something along those lines?

I will definetly look into adjustable camber bushes for the rear, I do have some on the front.

I like the tein coilovers when driving although maybe I can adjust the stiffness so they are a bit softer. Can you do this with HA's?

That should give a good improvement!

Would there be anything else besides changing the suspension setup?

Thanks

Mark :O

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Thanks Phunky Monkey!

Guys I have adjusted my shocks.

I found out that they were set on the stiffest setting all round.

So I set the rear to the softest setting and and the front is about 2-3 clicks away from the stiffest setting.

I took the car out for a drive and on the road you can really notice the difference in the setting. Unfortunatly it was wet so I didn't get to test the traction. Hopefully I will let you guys know how it goes tonight.

Im quite happy so far how springy the rear end is, hopefully it makes a good difference.

Thanks for all the advice so far!

Mark

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Chances are that even though you let the damper down on its softest settings....the problem is your springs. I had same problem, spring rates will be off the scale and that will be the single most negative feature to your traction quest. Get softer springs for the rear at least. SK will know whats best for a r32 setup.

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