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Yeah, suspension setup is a bitch :( Annoying but.. no buts really, just annoying, particularly when you make changes and go backwards.

Nice to see the knives out when the guy isn't around to have his say. I have my own issues with whiteline but overall i found the info provided by SK to be pretty informative. He was cagey on a few points and i disagreed with him on occasion but the guy knows his shit.

I think moving from just providing info to providing parts and services in the form of the group buy (and the resulting supply issues and defence of the product) is what's caused a lot of people to turn and likely why he isn't around here any more.

I was more annoyed by all the sheep who answered every question in this section by referring to the group buy....

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Nice to see the knives out when the guy isn't around to have his say. I have my own issues with whiteline but overall i found the info provided by SK to be pretty informative. He was cagey on a few points and i disagreed with him on occasion but the guy knows his shit.

To be clear i have lots of time, respect and owe thanks to SK. My frustration with Whiteline has nothing to do with SK. Its sad to see that Whiteline for whatever reason has slacked off on the quality front and there well deserved good reputation is these days beign tarnished by some issues with late model import components.

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King springs leave Whitline springs for dead. My Whitline springs failed, and i have heard of others too :) I replaced mine with Kings 3rd time round and now refuse to use any Whitline catalogue item in my car...i hate that a workshop fitted another one to my car without asking , but i got out foxed on that one as i wasnt in the coutnry when they were working on the car. I will remove the new one as well when i get back

How long did you get out of your Whiteline Springs Roy? When you say failed, did they sag big time, or did something terminal happen like they cracked/snapped?

I am currently at the crossroads of thinking do i get King or Whiteline springs for my R33. Thanks mate.

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I have King springs with Bilsteins in the GTSt... I've never had problems with them... they are a really great street setup... much 'nicer' to drive on than the Teins in the GTR

That Carroll Smith Cause and Effect writeup is really good... I think the GTSt's rear end is too high (roll centre) and too soft... good for getting power down on the street and in the wet but at the track it falls over the outside rear tyre making trail braking very tricky and getting on the power early out of a fast sweeping corner makes it understeer (too much weight transfer to the rear)

I had some scrubbing issues at the rear so we left it fairly high... I think if some slightly harder springs were thrown in and the rear ride height dropped about 10mm would solve this

The GTR turns in really well and is a lot flatter and more composed but has a little push understeer mid corner... haven't worked out why yet but haven't been to the track to really push it

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The car lost about 30-35mm in ride height after about 3 years or funning them. The replacement springs i scored were wrong as my car was fitted with with R33 shocks by Whiteline but when they sent me replacement springs they were R32 springs so was no go. Ended up quicker to go Kings as replacement and Centreline in Vic said that Kings are on the money and good quality so... thats what i ran

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