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Wondenrig if anyone can help me. I just got a stock 98 R34 GT-t two door. And had this banging noise in the rear suspension on the right hand side. So we hoisted it up and oils everywhere and the shocks are totally gone. The good thing is it is under warrenty so the dealership have to pay for it to be fixed. Currently looking at koni's or geniune nissan replacements. What do you guys recommend? Also seeing as i'm getting new shocks should i get new springs as well?

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Late reply I know, but I only just came across your thread.

I have put Bilstein Shocks and Whiteline Springs on my 2001 R34GTX-T. It corners like on rails now. Don't forget to get the camber kit too. This could stop you scrubbing your tyres prematurely.

Hope this helps.

Wondenrig if anyone can help me. I just got a stock 98 R34 GT-t two door. And had this banging noise in the rear suspension on the right hand side. So we hoisted it up and oils everywhere and the shocks are totally gone. The good thing is it is under warrenty so the dealership have to pay for it to be fixed. Currently looking at koni's or geniune nissan replacements. What do you guys recommend? Also seeing as i'm getting new shocks should i get new springs as well?

How much did the bilsteins cost you? And do i only need the camber kit if i get lower springs? Thanks

Late reply I know, but I only just came across your thread.

I have put Bilstein Shocks and Whiteline Springs on my 2001 R34GTX-T. It corners like on rails now. Don't forget to get the camber kit too. This could stop you scrubbing your tyres prematurely.

Hope this helps.

I'm sure prices will vary state to state, but from my research I managed to pick them up locally for just over $1k for front and rear shocks.

As for the camber kit, 34's already have a fairly aggressive rear camber as stock, so I thought it was piece of mind to buy 2 kits to bring it to negative 1 camber. My thoughts were $120 bucks for 2 kits is cheaper than buying two new tyres.

I have never looked back. Having said all this, you haven't mentioned what you intend on doing with the car; daily driver, weekend track work or drift?

How much did the bilsteins cost you? And do i only need the camber kit if i get lower springs? Thanks

Mostly daily driver and going through the Adelaide hills on weekends.

Turns out though the dealer will only allow me to get stock nissan suspension put back on it and i have to get it done at a dealer that he choses. So i'm getting it done this thursday at Souther Motors Victor Harbor and they are just using genuine nissan replacement shocks, but thats ok it's better than having shagged suspension and now i can always save up for better ones in the future. Thanks for all the feedback guys and girls.

I'm sure prices will vary state to state, but from my research I managed to pick them up locally for just over $1k for front and rear shocks.

As for the camber kit, 34's already have a fairly aggressive rear camber as stock, so I thought it was piece of mind to buy 2 kits to bring it to negative 1 camber. My thoughts were $120 bucks for 2 kits is cheaper than buying two new tyres.

I have never looked back. Having said all this, you haven't mentioned what you intend on doing with the car; daily driver, weekend track work or drift?

Where did you get the bilsteins from?

Did you have any dramas with 2 door and 4 door differences?

There's so much bum info out there on R34's and particularly R34 4 doors.

Whiteline have told me they can't get ANY shocks to fit the rear of my car.

Thanks.

i also have HA teins on mine and i have to say best handling ive even had and no scrub either..

i have had a few people drive it as well and they all want there car to handle the same

but i believe teins are more for track than road but up to you really...

i have heard very good things about bilsteins cornering and the rest they are considered to be pretty much the best but also that comes to personal perference.

Hi Adam.

Technically Whiteline are correct. Bilstein have not made a shock specifically for the R34. But you can get the R33 GTST fronts and the R33 GTR rears (fork Type) to suit the R34.

There was no notable difference betweeen the 2 and 4 door. The whitleine springs worked a treat. The only thing that took a little extra time to fit was the rear springs as they had to be compressed first to be able to fit them. This is because the R33GTR rear shocks are slightly shorter, but the car still sits well and handles extremely well.

I will get some pics posted so you can see how it sits.

Whiteline can sell you the shocks but I bought my shocks from http://www.gsad.com.au/ as they were local and a little cheaper.

The part numbers FYI for the Bilstein shocks are

FRONT> F4-B46-1873-10

REAR> F4-B46-2108-H0

Where did you get the bilsteins from?

 

Did you have any dramas with 2 door and 4 door differences?

 

There's so much bum info out there on R34's and particularly R34 4 doors.

 

Whiteline have told me they can't get ANY shocks to fit the rear of my car.

 

Thanks.

i also have HA teins on mine and i have to say best handling ive even had and no scrub either..

i have had a few people drive it as well and they all want there car to handle the same  

but i believe teins are more for track than road but up to you really...

i have heard very good things about bilsteins cornering and the rest they are considered to be pretty much the best but also that comes to personal perference.

You forgot to mention that you have a nismo rear stabiliser bar + 245F and 265R tyres on :ufo:

hahhaah, bit of a whiteline fan i see :P

I think for the limited track time i'll be doing, the Bilstein and Whiteline Springs seems to be the go. So that would be the handling AND sports packs yeah?

What u running Bass?

cheers

cool, thanks for that.

How do you find ur setup with the Koni's and Whiteline springs?

I know that Whiteline revalve their shocks, so they may start out as Bilstein or Koni's, etc... do u get all ur stuff as part of a whiteline pack? U running all the other stuff as well, from the handling pack?

aren't coil-overs a bit harsh for our roads?

cheers,

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