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michaeljquinn

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Very happy with my Stagea RS-Four 1997 model, but others have spoken about

lowering etc...

I hope others haven't cut springs, but after some recommendations

1 - Springs - about 25mm lowered ride height, probably a progressive

spring

2 - Shocks, after firm (not rock hard, eg Tein). Rebuildable, ??

3 - Rollbars - are the stockies ok, given that I'll be firming up the suspension anyway.

4 - Wheels - 235/17 are probably all I need. Would like GTR lookalikes

cheers

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Sydneykid

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I have found the spring rates to be OK, so I am not going to change them. Plans are for a set of Konis adjustables and lower the bottom spring seat 25 mm via the circlips. Roll is excessive though, so a pair of Whiteline Stabiliser Bars, 24 mm front and 20/22 mm rear will fix that. Then I am going to add some caster, that should help the initial understeer and give the steering some weight, it's way too light for my tastes. :cooldance

Gary1 Community Regular

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Just did the Bilstien shocks and lowered Kings Springs to my Stagea.. Now she is handleing really well.

SK, I did Koni's in my BMW and I don't think I would go there again, the Bilstiens are much better and the price is much the same. Just a thought...

Cheers

Gary

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Sydneykid

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Just did the Bilstien shocks and lowered Kings Springs to my Stagea..  Now she is handleing really well.

SK, I did Koni's in my BMW and I don't think I would go there again, the Bilstiens are much better and the price is much the same.  Just a thought...

Cheers

Gary

Bilsteins and BMW's go well togther, zay arrrre both jerman you see. :jk:

I would always use Bilstiens (over Konis) in a car with strut based suspension, their design suites that application. But a double wishbone car is not necessarily the same story. We have Bilsteins in the race DC5 Integra and Konis in the DC2 Integra for that reason. It's horses for courses, pretty apt in the case of a Stagea hey?

What model of Bilstein damper did you use? Did you get any extra circlip grooves cut to adjust the height? I had heard there was difficulting getting the Stagea low enough with the standard Bilstein lower spring seat position.

:D

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burkey22 Community Regular

burkey22

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I want to update my suspension. Make it sit a bit lower and handle a bit better. do they make Stagea suspension kits? What ones are recommended? I've seen R33 GTS-T kits. Would one of these fit to my Stagea? I know nothing when it comes to suspension.

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Well for R33 suspension to fit into a Stagea the only difference is the rear top hat, I use my old standard stuff on some R33 coupe's to pass for compliance and all that was changed was the top hat.

Just change the spring's which can be done anywere or get some after market coilovers.

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No mechanic, I just got through RAWS on Soarer and about to do R32 and R34 and I deal with a few others in the industry currently with R33's,Chaser, so on and of course Stagea.

I need to know this stuff for the workshop and I have friends in Japan that help out, so it is more who I know has the answer, I just ask the questions.

I get paid to know the industry in every way so I have to know the little things.

mcnamg Veteran

mcnamg

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so you work in the auto industry?

what do you do exactly?

sorry to be so nosy but you mention raws a lot so i just figured you for a mechanic or working for a raws or dealer

i guess that you must have a few connections in the industry

mcnamg Veteran

mcnamg

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zane dont worry i think thats the idea of a forum for us all to swap our ideas and information and to learn from others rather than let all that information in everyones heads go to waste

thanks to everyone who contributes to this section its good to see people who are passionate about their cars

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If it is new order it to suit the Stagea but if second hand email [email protected] and ask Jeff as I think you might be able to get a camber kit for the Stagea and it shoud fit.

You might be able to use your standard rear top hats on the Tein's Jeff will know.

When you lower them with coilovers it gives a bit of rear camber.

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mcnamg

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just doing my bit helping out and learning too

i must admit my knowledge of cars is not the best. but i have been making an attempt to do most minor mechanical things myself in an effort to know how things work on my car and to help others too by passing on what i have learnt.

just to give you an example i replaced the front brake discs on my wifes ford fairmont the other day it took me three hours to actually do it and about 30 mins on the net looking for how tos. I thought this would be soo hard as i have never really paid any attention to how they go together butit was one of the easiest things i have ever done. I found the information i needed on the ford forums. this just confirms why i think its good for ppl to share information on these forums.

:)

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mad wagon

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i know this doesn't help but im contributing anyway. I was lucky enough to run into a jap parts supplier who had a set of used GAB WAGON coilovers height/damper adjustable for stagea that he had for about 8 months and waiting fo someone to do their stag up, $998. I had tears in my eyes when he told me and before i blinked my amex was in my hand. Bloody damn good set-up the boys at s'port jax have made with it, got camber and caster as well, :headspin: .

keep searching and eventually you'll find someone who knows someonelse's friend who's dentist's uncle's wife's cousin has a friend who knows someone in japan or has a stagea :D

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