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?? i paid under $1500 for mine, i have nfi where ur getting ur figures from.
once again, we are talking about an R32 GTS-t. not 100% how u talking about ur R34 GTR is relevant here.

no arguement there pal, but you asked a question (see above).............and now you have an answer, lol :)

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?? i paid under $1500 for mine, i have nfi where ur getting ur figures from.
btw i run the bilstein/eibach combo with the "coilover conversion kit", 6/4kg, that ended up costing around $2200ish. i bought these to suit the track, i wouldnt have bothered with them if my car didnt see a lot of track work.

huh...... :)

so i guess a 6/5kg would be ideal with stiffer sway bars and if i went on track with the 12/10kg then soften up the sway bar a little ?

for drift u could get away with the high spring rates, will make the car easy to snap around the place and very responsive/controllable, but u will sacrafice grip and speed. the high spring rates the japs often run is more to do with their style and the trend over there, their style is more about quick responsive moves, tight transitions, high angle etc. and there is less emphasis on grip and speed.

but for grip u really want a much more balanced setup.

huh...... :)

i started off with the street setup with bilstein dampers and soft street springs which cost $1500ish, now im running a track setup with eibach springs/adjustable seats with the bilstein dampers which cost $2200ish, 2 different setups which both share bilstein dampers.

no arguement there pal, but you asked a question (see above).............and now you have an answer, lol :)

wasnt a question exactly (yes i know there were question marks :) ), but remember u were the one that posted up $2500 figures first in a thread about R32 GTS-t's. i was just trying to defend the idea that bilsteins are very expensive and u can only afford them if ur rich, which just isnt true.

Bilstein if you're rich
i started off with the street setup with bilstein dampers and soft street springs which cost $1500ish, now im running a track setup with eibach springs/adjustable seats with the bilstein dampers which cost $2200ish, 2 different setups which both share bilstein dampers.

ok, well that makes more sense then.......so in actual fact you answered your own original question about my price of $2200.........my springs are stamped "Bilstein" but probably came out of the Eibach factory in Europe as well.

So I'm assuming your first springs were Whiteline or similar?

EDIT: Bilsteins are twice the price of the Jap stuff.........and twice the shock, lol

may have to let you have a look and a drive of it stewy

haha nah just get the thing out there and get a feel for it and go from there, see u at october prac day? :)

but yeh, if u want ur grip u really need to drop the spring rates a bit and chuck some nice adjustable sway bars on there, then at least not only will u gain some grip, ull be able to balance ur car out much better with the adjustability in the sway bars.

i didn't mean a drive on track just on the roads get my damper and stuff sorted suspension is a fine art and if you know nothing about it like myself you set it up wrong and just blame the roads for bad handling

ok, well that makes more sense then.......so in actual fact you answered your own original question about my price of $2200.........my springs are stamped "Bilstein" but probably came out of the Eibach factory in Europe as well.

So I'm assuming your first springs were Whiteline or similar?

my first spring were king springs but i didnt want to confuse the situation haha, the kingies were basically identical to the whitelines in the group buy, i already had them in so didnt see the point in buying the whitelines when i had the kingies.

as i said, u dont need to be rich to own bilsteins, the basic street package is more than enough for most people that drive their cars on the street and a bit of track work, and that only costs $1500 for the damper/coils.

i didn't mean a drive on track just on the roads get my damper and stuff sorted suspension is a fine art and if you know nothing about it like myself you set it up wrong and just blame the roads for bad handling

haha yeh and thats the thing, too many variables on the street, setting up suspension would be hard enough on the track let a lone on the street.

my first spring were king springs but i didnt want to confuse the situation haha, the kingies were basically identical to the whitelines in the group buy, i already had them in so didnt see the point in buying the whitelines when i had the kingies.

as i said, u dont need to be rich to own bilsteins, the basic street package is more than enough for most people that drive their cars on the street and a bit of track work, and that only costs $1500 for the damper/coils.

I think Fabs32 has pretty much got the message now about the best way to go in relation to his original question, so back to my problem ;)

Having a true PSS9 kit with 400lbs (7kg) Fronts & 455lbs (8kg) Rears........I'm thinking of changing the rears to approx 5 or 6 kgs.....any ideas?

SK wants $225 pair springs with a very long wait..........I'm sure I could get something quicker and maybe cheaper from somwhere to suit the Bilstein setup.

Springs are springs...there's some difference between cold wound and hot wound ones but most manufacturers now do cold wound springs. So long as the spring profile matches, find them somewhere else.

Do you have adjustable swaybars in the rear Sled?

Springs are springs...there's some difference between cold wound and hot wound ones but most manufacturers now do cold wound springs. So long as the spring profile matches, find them somewhere else.

Do you have adjustable swaybars in the rear Sled?

yeah bud I do. Can you recommend anyone that does a decent pair of springs for what I'm after?

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