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85URK Grand Master

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Hey guys,

Just wanting to know if anybody has had HSD HR coilovers fitted to there R33 gtr or any gtr for that matter?

What are they like as a coilover, im just after feed back on them

and also spring rates, the standard ones come with 10F 8R

but you can opt for 2KG either up or down front and rear from this.

Does anybody know what would be the best spring rate for an R33 GTR on these coilovers??

My main aim will be street driven with occassional track and drag meets.

Cheers

Daz

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Hey guys,

Just wanting to know if anybody has had HSD HR coilovers fitted to there R33 gtr or any gtr for that matter?

What are they like as a coilover, im just after feed back on them

and also spring rates, the standard ones come with 10F 8R

but you can opt for 2KG either up or down front and rear from this.

Does anybody know what would be the best spring rate for an R33 GTR on these coilovers??

My main aim will be street driven with occassional track and drag meets.

Cheers

Daz

I am only new around here, but have a strong background in motocross and understand suspension, and what is trying to be achieved inside a shock, and the physics that are working against you. I also have a 33 GTR that I am looking at setting up, more predominantly for track, but still street registered never the less. I can highly recommend reading throughly the sticky's that have been written by SydneyKid, and then contacting him directly. I dont know him, have only emailed him, but I can tell you that he KNOWS suspension. I have been scouring the internet recently trying to get some real info on suspension, and this was, in my opinion, the first real piece of info that I have got. Knowing what I know now, there is no way that I would go anywhere near any cheap coilovers, especially if you want your car to handle properly. To be honest, I was amazed that so many chinese made coilovers had flooded the market over the recent years, and obviously done so through sales numbers. I am sure that car handling would go severly backwards once a set of these "cheap" coilovers were installed, regardless of what so many "apparent" happy owners claim. Sure, they may be better than a flogged out set of old springs and shocks, or a cheap way to achieve a drift set up, but that is about all in my opinion. Seriously, any set of coilovers are still a fair chunk of money, so I suggest doing some more research and then making up your own mind. I know which way I will be going when I order my new suspension and chassis adjustment components. Good luck.

85URK Grand Master

85URK

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cheers for the reply. so would you agree with coilovers or rather go with suspesnion and spring set up rather then coilovers? i am looking at all options, but i am also interested in bang for buck per say. as you could easily spend 4-5K on your suspension set up if you wanted to, just to go to the track a couple of times a year though i dont think that is feasable. as it will be mainly a streeter, i need suspensions i can use weekly im just worried about too harsher spring rates etc that some of these set ups have.

Just trying to find out the right combo for R33 GTR set up.

Thanks for the heads up, i have read some of the stuff syd kid has written.

still want to know more about these HSD's and people experiences with them.

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BLITZ-26 Mentor

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HSD for the money are great used to be $1700 for a set but now down to $1400 i think good price work great and easily servicible i have a set to go into my car now and i would recommend them for street and track use, i swaped them from my koni ajustible shocks and whiteline springs wouldnt go back ;)

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85URK Grand Master

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Hey guys, well i went with HSD, they seem to be not too bad for there price, and as its mainly a street car, with occassional use at the track once i get it all up and running.

One thing i was a bit dissapointed with though was the front coilover adjustable bottoms were to short for GTR to adjust even to regular ride height, now im not sure if this was a mistake with them or what but i had to pay extra for bottoms for the fronts with more adjustment on them. so ask this question if you are going to buy a set. other then this,

they are good bang for buck. :)

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Raysboostin Mentor

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Hey daz

Buy a set of 6kg springs for the rear and put the 8kg in the front. It will be a way nicer street car and u will struggle to notice any loss in cornering stabilty. They were about $160 for the pair of 6kg spring from memory

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