Suspension Advice.... Gtr

[HOSTILE]

Hey guys, just wondering what the concensus with GTR owners was regarding suspension setup.

My 32 has Apexi adjustables at the moment which is good, but I find it slightly hard and it tends to skip over harsh small bumps. Seems good at moderate speeds and smooth roads and has no bodyroll...

I don't know if is simply not setup right or if Apex should just stick with electronics. How much will a decent set of tyres affect my setup also?

Interested to hear from you GTR owners on your experiences as everyone I speak too has a different opinion ie Tein coilovers, Bilsteins etc...

[SLED]

Hey martin, I have the Tein HA coilovers on my GTR and they are rock hard too on 265 x 35 x 18.

I drove the car back from Sydney and felt every stone I went over and even on the softest setting (16 steps) its still pretty hard.

They would be great for circuit though.

[ISC-Performance]

Hey Martin, What profile tyre are you running as that will definetly make a differende 35 series compared to 45 series etc. Forget if you said Saturday night if they were damper adjustable or not? If so did you try winding all the way soft see if it makes a difference? The aftermarket swaybars would also be tightning up the car and helping to cause the skipping aswell. Check spring rates also. needless to say iam running the ISC in my GTR and have no issues but it all comes down to personall preference and what you use the car for.

Ryan

[HOSTILE]

Hey martin, I have the Tein HA coilovers on my GTR and they are rock hard too on 265 x 35 x 18.

I drove the car back from Sydney and felt every stone I went over and even on the softest setting (16 steps) its still pretty hard.

They would be great for circuit though.

hey pete, yeah I am using same 265x35x18s.... not real sticky ones tho.

They simply did not have enough grip around mallala. Good fun all the same!! But I dont know where the shocks are set... will have a play with the stiff/soft settings and see how it goes... however most people I talk with say that the Teins work real well on the GTRs.

[HOSTILE]

Hey Martin, What profile tyre are you running as that will definetly make a differende 35 series compared to 45 series etc. Forget if you said Saturday night if they were damper adjustable or not? If so did you try winding all the way soft see if it makes a difference? The aftermarket swaybars would also be tightning up the car and helping to cause the skipping aswell. Check spring rates also. needless to say iam running the ISC in my GTR and have no issues but it all comes down to personall preference and what you use the car for.

Ryan

hey Ryan, yeah I am using 35 profile tyres, and my intended usage is track days and street but the car is not a daily so it can lean a little more towards track....

What sort of price would a set of ISCs to suit?

I am considering getting some 17s with some semi slicks for the track.

Edited March 31, 2008 by HOSTILE

[GTR1993]

I run the bilstesins from the group buy in a 32 GTR with 45 series (i think) 17" rims, rides nice on bumps.

[kralster]

Changing the rebound won't do much about the harsh ride.

The rebound adjuster is how fast the shock rebounds after it compresses. Too slow and the shock will keep going up and down and not settle fast enough.

Your problem and the problem with almost every coilover out there is that the spring rates are far too high. The japanese do this to mask their inability to valve shocks correctly.

Your better off with a kit from the group buy over any all in one wonder coilover.