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i am looking at the hks hiper damper kits. The seller has told me that the R32 one won't fit, but that the R34 one will. They are second hand on eBay but they look in pretty good nick, say they have no leaks and the seller has a good rep.

Is the seller right about the R34 ones being suitable for my stag?

You are better off looking for a Stagea kit. There is so much more glass & steel behind the rear wheels on the wagon, even if they do fit (all depends on model) the spring and damper rates at the rear will be for a car that weighs 300kg (approx) less.

Ebay sellers will often tell you what you want to hear, to make a sale. Buyer beware!

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You are better off looking for a Stagea kit. There is so much more glass & steel behind the rear wheels on the wagon, even if they do fit (all depends on model) the spring and damper rates at the rear will be for a car that weighs 300kg (approx) less.

Ebay sellers will often tell you what you want to hear, to make a sale. Buyer beware!

Cool. I had wondered about the extra weight, and a seller wanting to make a sale, which was why I thought I'd ask on here. Thanks for the help!

Cool. I had wondered about the extra weight, and a seller wanting to make a sale, which was why I thought I'd ask on here. Thanks for the help!

No worries, this forum has saved me plenty of money . :thumbsup:

Unsure of your budget, but maybe have a look at BC coilovers. Excellent value for money.

No worries, this forum has saved me plenty of money . :thumbsup:

Unsure of your budget, but maybe have a look at BC coilovers. Excellent value for money.

I'd been looking at BC, but am not sure how much budget I'll have left after putting a Nismo chip in it, plus exhaust, but I'll see how I go. I was just so tempted when I saw the HKS ones so cheap!

Hi after reading the whole 43 pages of this thread, im still unsure wether the R32 GTR shocks on the front and R33 GTST on the rear will be suitable to the weight of the stagea or not? I know there not perfect but will they be okay?

If anyone can tell me if they have used shocks from the 32 and 33 and how they went, it would be great.

Cheers

yep gtr (or gtst) front will fit & r33 gtst rear will fit with a bit of work (rear top hats are different)! As for spring and shock rates, if you are using adj coilovers then it wont be a problem, but stock items wont be perfect, but are still quite usable!

* only the factory fitted manuals (ie: 260rs & rs4s) use the gtr style rear fork!

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So what to do... after having the stagea lowered I am now faced with a choice... continue to replace the castor and camber bushes every 20 000 kms... or raise it... :(

But it is sooooo pretty this low!!!And I want more aggressive castor.. not less!

seriously...how much worse are uni-jointed castor arms tna bushes... I know they make noise when wet but is it really worth being concerned about...?

and and what is the minimum height I should cut my bumpstops???

*end rant*

@captinsane, what brand bushes are you using? you could use those pillow ball/solid mount/uni joint/shiney metal style adjustors but they require more maintainence (cleaning and re-lubricating etc)

also any modification to the bumpstop is illegal in any state so if you need to pass a rego slip soon i wouldnt unless you go spares. dont get me wrong my vw touches the ground with no bumpstops so i love lowered cars but yeh id either pull em out or find some GTR ones to cut.

Hi guys , i've got myself a s2 RS-v rwd 98 wgc34, an i have got myself some ISC coilovers but the fronts dont fit. the cars top mount has 3 bolts an the base mount is the same as a holden mcpherson strut, the guys at isc r not to sure whats going on. can anyone help? the stub axel has a lower control arm, tension arm, sway bar and the shocky. help.

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I also have a 99 RS stag that I am hunting shocks for. Don't know if to go cheap BC coilovers or a Bilstein or kyb shock? I really want a nice comfortable ride and a guard height of about 360 ish.

Any experiences?

Cheers

I also have a 99 RS stag that I am hunting shocks for. Don't know if to go cheap BC coilovers or a Bilstein or kyb shock? I really want a nice comfortable ride and a guard height of about 360 ish.

Any experiences?

Cheers

i've been running BC's for just over a year now and i'm happy with them, i haven't had any issue's. the guys at justjap recommended them to me and said they had a few customers running them in their stagea's and had only good reports about them. from memory the springs are only a bit stiffer than stock, something like 8kg front and 6kg rear. i only have the dampers set to half way and the ride is good. i do a few road trips a year, sometimes with the car fully loaded, and with the exception of a few bumps that would be harsh on any suspension, the ride is comfortable. i've taken the stagea on a couple of twisty mountain runs too and it handled really well.

just got a 97 stagea rs4 and my rear wheels are sticking out a mm or 2 and i need to get stock rims for it or does anyone know what stock rims can go on stageas like r34 maybe r33 etc

do you have plans to lower your car? when you lower it the wheels will pull in a bit and wont stick out as far.

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