Hsd Coilovers,

[dead32]

anyone had any experience with these items? just wondering what your opinions are on these as i have a set offerd to me and i want some feedback. cheers

[Wheezy]

Never personally owned them, but Ive driven a couple S13's with them.

IMHO get the GREDDY coilovers, theyre only about $300 more, have more adjustment and feel like a more refined package.

That is how I felt about them, with HSD's in a 180 type X and a S13 silvia, and the greddy's in a S13 silvia

[salad]

Personally I hate them. I borrowed them off a mate cos he had em out to go through regency and I was waiting for new coilovers cos mine were blown. There wasn't too much difference between by blown Tanabes and the HSDs. This has been my experience with them anyway.

Shocks are something that require a lot of R&D and you just cant do this when selling a full set of coilovers for bugger all.

I would recommend Sydneykid's groupbuy once the shocks come back into stock. The ride is so so comfortable and handling is really good.

To quote Sydneykid himself

I did this for a magazine article some time ago, the editor hated it because it showed a lot of his advertisers in a bad light. The idea was to take a $1600 coil over kit (not for a Skyline) and break its retail price content down to show what you get for your $400 spent on each corner. Then compare it to a Bilstein, Koni, Whiteline, Kings, combination for $400 per corner

Coil over kit retail price breakdown;

Strut top $60

Bump stop $15

Dust cover $8

Upper spring seat $20

Lower spring seat $15

Threaded sleave/case $30

Spring $80

Shock $172

Total $400

Bilstein, Koni, Whiteline, Kings;

Bump stop $15

Dust cover $8

Spring $80

Shock $297

Total $400

It's easy to see that you get a 75% superior shock value ($172 compared to $297). The cost in a shock is the type of materials used (fairly minor difference) and the valving sophistication (where the real money is spent).