looking for r33 coilovers

[shannon]

hey peeps

need to get my car atleast 40mm closer to the ground and from what i been told, the shocks would just die if i tried putting lower springs in. was told that they usually dont drop the car much anyway, so i guess coilovers are the way to go ....

anyone have for sale or know where i can get a reasonably priced set of adjustable coil overs?

cheers

shannon

[Clint32]

Unless you want to drift coilovers are too stiff, I can get good prices for whiteline stuff so, Bilstein shocks with whiteline springs seen to be a good upgrade.

[shannon]

heya clint,

thats what ive heard, but to acheive the ride height i want ,i dont think i will be able to just use springs?

has anyone used the whiteline springs with the bilstein shocks to get a drop of 40 (ish) mm ?

or does anyone know of another way of acheiving that kinda ride height ?

also i been told im gonna have to get a set of wheel spacers for the wheels i want, has anyone used these and if so anyone had any problems with em?

are they just needed on the front usually or the rear aswell?

so many questions......

thanks

shannon

[Clint32]

With the bilsteins you can adjust the height by machining groves in the shocks ( thats what I have done).

You can get two types of wheel spacers, ones that bolt on and others that slide over the studs, these will require longer studs.

the ones that bolt on are better but you only need them if you need 25mm or so spacing.

If you only need 10mm or so slip on ones will be fine, I have used both on a mates car.

[shannon]

your a wealth of information mate!!

cheers

where did you get your shocks machined / suspension done? and how much lower is your car?

any suggestions on where to get the spacers done? im more than likely gonna get em from jms. do you know if you usually need to have em front and back ?

thanks again

shannon

[Clint32]

the spacers will depend on the wheels. I machined my shocks, my cars not low i just set them up how I wanted them.

[shannon]

Originally posted by Clint32

the spacers will depend on the wheels.  

thats pretty much what i thought..... just making sure

anyone else has any sucess in lowering theyre R33?

thanks for the help clint

[Bugalugs]

I`ve got my car to sit pretty low.I`ve got a set of GAB coil/overs with damp/rebound adjustment.Together with Whiteline bushes throughout and swaybars aswell the car stick to the tar like.....

The Japanese coilovers are rock solid and you do feel every bump so be warned.

Wheel spacers-what for?

I`ve heard to many stories about them to never use them!

Matt

[shannon]

heya bugalugs....

ive got my eye on a set of tein coil overs , hopefully they should do the trick. im not too fussed about the "stiffer" ride, but i guess thats easy to say now, ask me again in a week ...lol

do you know roughly how much of a drop you got with your coilovers? any pics i could check out?

i been told that the wheels im getting will rub on the brakes, so im gonna be needing wheel spacers? they didnt have any there to try, but if i can get them on with a spacer i guess its all good.

what have you heard that turned you off em?

cheers

shannon

[Bugalugs]

You can really slam the car with coilovers but then you have camber problems.I dont mind having plenty of front camber but the rears can be a problem if you want to put power to the ground.The other thing is tyre wear.Thats why i run the camber kit from Whiteline just to get rid of some camber on the rear.I have no pics to put up.

[shannon]

there is always something isnt there....

like you said the camber on the front isnt too bad, but the rear is a diff story.

i think ill stick with the coilovers.

just gotta get these spacers sussed now :eek1:

cheers

shannon

[GTR King]

Put some roof racks on that should fix your problems. Opps i think its the coopers talking :lol:

[shannon]

you know where i can get some wiked roof racks?

:werd: