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Hey guys and girls...

I'm looking at getting some new suspension and everywhere I search I just can't seem to find the answers to my questions on what I really need.

I've got bugger all clue about suspension, and there are differences between som packages that I'm not sure about.

I've heard that G4 coilovers are good, but they don't come with camber tops, etc..... I was always lead to believe that you needed these things on a skyline.

Can someone tell me if this is true?

Also, I was looking at SK's Bilstein & Whiteline stuff.

I've got very little clue as to what most of that stuff is and nobody in the thread seems to elaborate much on what you would need for most cars. Which I'm sure more then just me would be wondering.

There seems to be a thousand options/combinations, and I don't know which one would be right.

If it helps, specifically, I have a R33 S1 GTS-t and all I do at the moment is road driving, but I hope to do a few track days later on.

Thanks.....

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g4 coilovers?? arent they chinese same as those brakes?

Cant go wrong with SK's package. Bushes there for alignment, antiroll bars for body roll control and shocks and springs. The setup is good for street and good for track days.

Please don't buy G4's they are COMPLETE rubbish. Anyone that tells you otherwise either doesn't know what good suspension is like or is a sales person selling them.

Remember a hard ride doesn't mean good handling. That is the most common misconception. The dampers are by far the most important factor in the equation. When you buy the chinese and even jap shocks you are getting twin tube shocks which are inferior to the monotube bilsteins.

Get SK's suspension, it will be more comfortable and handle better than the G4's.

If the car is primarily a street car don't get pillowball tops.. they are rose jointed and will rattle like there is no tomorrow and really annoy you.

Camber bolts are satisfactory for your purpose.

for starters you cant get camber tops for skylines (R32 onwards) because they use double wishbone suspension. changing the angle of the strut has no effect on the angle of the hub.

you need adjustable upper arms, or upper arm bushes to adjust camber.

as said by the previous 2 guys, G4 are crap. these sort of coilovers are made to a price target and nothing else. so you get a really crappy unresearched shock. the bilsteins on the other hand are amazing

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