I'm in need of opinions

[whoze2blame]

Hello guy's im new to this forum and i am new to 240's. I just got a 89 240sx coupe and would like to slam it on my 18x7.5 velox rims i just put on them and would like to know if anyone have these coilovers http://www.jdmcarboy.com/coilovers.htm. I am not trying to go all race just for show on the streets thanks for any opinions and suggestions.

[TokyoNights]

sell those wheels and keep the car stock untill you can afford real wheels and suspension

[TheTimanator]

those "coilovers", if they can be called, that look like garbage. Anyway, I agree with tokyonights. Save up and buy some nice stuff. If it's only for show than obviously you would want it to look nice and 18x7.5's are gonna look like crap, no matter what offset (although, I'm sure it's really high).

[DRIFTER-M]

I have never personally had experience with them, but my friend who has ridden on them said that they are very bouncy. If you are looking for stiff setup for drifting/autox/anything, and you are on a budget and can't get coilovers, I would suggest doing aftermarket struts(kyb, etc), and aftermarket springs(tein, rs-r, etc). You could probably rock that combo for around 400$ or less depending on whether you do new or used parts. Also, there are cheap coilovers out there for around 700$ new. It really comes down to your budget, but from what I have heard, I would stay away from those you posted up if your going for stiffness. And if you are going for complete show with a drop, the setup I mentioned would still be better.

Your wheels are fine too. Its personal taste no matter what anybody says. Yes, 7.5 is skinny and the offset may be a bit high, but if you don't care about being perfect with looks right now, and want to do performance, they are just fine. Heck, everyone is judging them too without even knowing what they look like, got a picture of them?

[TheTimanator]

^^^but he said he was going for looks soooo, how the wheels look are very important. 18x7.5 +40ish is going to be super sunk. Break out the hammer and torch if you slam it even with high offset skinny wheels (since they are 18's)

Anyway, if you want adjustabilty(which you need if your going to slam it) look into Megan racing coilovers or Tein Basic's. You can get the Megan's for $900 shipped (or less if you get in on a group buy) and I think the Tein go for less. If that is out of your budget, start watching the for sale section for some used coilovers.

[SpeedMonkeyInc]

just for show on the streets thanks for any opinions and suggestions.


I think you are doing just fine. Keep the wheels and coilovers.

[1Via!]

Since youre looking for opinions, ok.

Those "coilovers" look like crap to me. Note that they don't offer a spring rate , and they look pretty generic to me. I would stay far far away.

As for the wheels, they sound equally as stupid. 18s on 240s are usually stupid unless youre willing to drop a couple grand on nice wheels with good sizing and have some fender work.

If you go this route you will not look good, quite the opposite. The first thing I would think is that youre a fanboy ricer who is making a lame attempt at running after the bandwagon and got a 240 because he is a trend whore. If you want your car to look decent save up more and figure out what will actually look decent on your car without it coming off as a POS.

Theres my opinion.

[Nizzan4u2nv]

In my opinion I wouldnt touch those. I would not run a sleeve type setup unless they had swift or eibachs in custom rates with an appropriate koni(8611) or whatever shock meant for those chosen rates.

You could run those, but whatever shock you put them on is gonna blow, assuming stock since you didnt mention that, which are probably already blown to begin with. I say, save some money and keep lookin. There are some damn good deals on people selling their entry level coilovers when upgrading to better ones. But, if what all I said doesnt matter to you then go right ahead and buy them. In the end, its your money and your car.

[mrmephistopheles]

My opinion:
Buy a Honda. Your plans would better suit one of them.

[whoze2blame]

Thanks for all the non shit talking opinions and suggestions and for the shit talkers, my other car is a 2005 CADILLAC STS on 20 inch aero i-forged wheels bitch. I bought this car for an every day rider and was looking to try and budget together a simple nice looking 240 that's all, so act like an adult and let's keep it professional. Don't tell me you can't handle that. thanks to all.

[whoze2blame]

Thanks for all the non shit talking opinions and suggestions and for the shit talkers, my other car is a 2005 CADILLAC STS on 20 inch aero i-forged wheels bitch. I bought this car for an every day rider and was looking to try and budget together a simple nice looking 240 that's all, so act like an adult and let's keep it professional. Don't tell me you can't handle that. thanks to all. http://customwheelsmarket.com/vxnov87sil.html. here is the link to the rims i got on the car, picked them off my friend for 500 with brand new 35 series tires.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

if your just going for looks i'd just say get a good spring/shock combo
that way you save some money, and have a pretty comfortable ride for daily driving. Regardless of the coilovers quality, its not worth buying if you dont plan on taking the car to the track

[wootwoot]

oppinon time,
18's look silly on an s13 espicially with dinky ass brakes behind them.
and a 18x7.5'' +42 rim is not a known as good looking rim for a rwd car

Lowering springs/cheap upgraded struts would be the thing to anyway. Those height adjustable springs are poopy

[unwed_transient]

someone's having a good laugh right about now...


lol.

[Akiros]

someone's having a good laugh right about now...


lol. that'd be me ;) I was just about to say what mr meph said, plus, the original poster wanted opinions, so he got them, and I was actually suprised how flameless this post was, but yea... a 17 year old car with 18" sunken wheels isnt too... great.. go with a honda

[mrmephistopheles]

Thanks for all the non shit talking opinions and suggestions and for the shit talkers, my other car is a 2005 CADILLAC STS on 20 inch aero i-forged wheels bitch. I bought this car for an every day rider and was looking to try and budget together a simple nice looking 240 that's all, so act like an adult and let's keep it professional. Don't tell me you can't handle that. thanks to all. http://customwheelsmarket.com/vxnov87sil.html. here is the link to the rims i got on the car, picked them off my friend for 500 with brand new 35 series tires.

Holy crap, you really need to lose your attitude.
Don't come asking for opinions if you can't handle hearing what people think.
Nobody was talking shit. If they were saying you were stupid for having those wheels and wanting those 'coilovers', that'd be shit-talking. Everybody gave their opinions.
You need to get that chip off your shoulder with a quickness.

[whoze2blame]

that'd be me ;) I was just about to say what mr meph said, plus, the original poster wanted opinions, so he got them, and I was actually suprised how flameless this post was, but yea... a 17 year old car with 18" sunken wheels isnt too... great.. go with a honda How do you figure this. pls explain. Is there a so called written criteria for how to slam a 240 on rims...

[whoze2blame]

My opinion:
Buy a Honda. Your plans would better suit one of them.

http://www.zilvia.net/f/vbpicgallery.php?do=big&p=674

Looks like you need a honda too.lmfao. You got nerve to talk shit with a car looking like that. Come on now. Did you get them rims off a Mcdonalds happy meal toy.

[kensreliableb18b]

http://www.zilvia.net/f/vbpicgallery.php?do=big&p=674

Looks like you need a honda too.lmfao. You got nerve to talk shit with a car looking like that. Come on now. Did you get them rims off a Mcdonalds happy meal toy.

whoa, know ur stuff before you talk smack. as for your car, do whatever you want to it. oh, and for future mods, go hit up ur homies at lopez tires. props to you on ur caddy, im sure your STS on "DUBBBZ" is all pennysaver-erd out.

[TheTimanator]

How do you figure this. pls explain. Is there a so called written criteria for how to slam a 240 on rims...
No there is nothing written but just look around. Search through the picture only, how low can you go, and different wheel guides threads and you'll notice a trend when it comes to the cars that look nice and wheels that fit properly.

[TheTimanator]

http://www.zilvia.net/f/vbpicgallery.php?do=big&p=674

Looks like you need a honda too.lmfao. You got nerve to talk shit with a car looking like that. Come on now. Did you get them rims off a Mcdonalds happy meal toy.
:hahano: Those are VIP starforms. Freaking sweet wheels, exspensive and rare. They look much better in 17" form but these are still nice. You realize he's a mod correct? Lastly, between Meph and his wife they have owned probably a dozen s-chasis'...the one your posting being their 180sx and it's not like he is done building it or anything.

Listen stop trying to dig yourself out of this hole. Just do what you want with your car.

[whoze2blame]

whoa, know ur stuff before you talk smack. as for your car, do whatever you want to it. oh, and for future mods, go hit up ur homies at lopez tires. props to you on ur caddy, im sure your STS on "DUBBBZ" is all pennysaver-erd out.
http://www.iforged.com/v3/wheels_detail.php?WhID=1. You call this penny saver-erd out. Shit these rims cost more than your car and all the mods you put on them.

[TheTimanator]

http://www.iforged.com/v3/wheels_detail.php?WhID=1. You call this penny saver-erd out. Shit these rims cost more than your car and all the mods you put on them.
fine, then why skimp on the 240?

[whoze2blame]

fine, then why skimp on the 240? I'm not trying to spend a whole lot of money on this car. I got the car for 700, rims and tires 500, now i just want to lower it. Simple as that.

[kensreliableb18b]

http://www.iforged.com/v3/wheels_detail.php?WhID=1. You call this penny saver-erd out. Shit these rims cost more than your car and all the mods you put on them.

HAHAH, buddy, my 240 isnt the only car i drive. i dont have to show off my other cars like you do. man up and buy real wheels and not no i-forged crap.

but staying on topic. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH YOUR CAR. carboy sleeve-type coilovers, you obviously dont know junk when you see it, hence the penny-saver knock.

[aznpoopy]

those wheels are a shitty size. if you bought them for 500 sell them for 500. there are 500 dollar wheels you can buy that come in much better sizing.

7.5+40mm looks baddddd at stock ride height. once you lower it, it'll look ridiculous, and not in a good way.

[whoze2blame]

HAHAH, buddy, my 240 isnt the only car i drive. i dont have to show off my other cars like you do. man up and buy real wheels and not no i-forged crap.

but staying on topic. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH YOUR CAR. carboy sleeve-type coilovers, you obviously dont know junk when you see it, hence the penny-saver knock.
True, i don't know shit when it comes to imports. I have never owned one, this is my first and thats the reason why im on here. I'm a caddy muthafucka, str8 like that. I don't see what the problem is with me flossing my other car like i did, i doubt your hourly wage, and living at your mom's house can even allow you to own another car. What gives you so much credibility in this muthafucka, for all i know your 240 can be a fucken r/c car. So why don't you just sit down and shut the fuck up, and keep on reading your import tuner magazine you dumb fuck. cheers :jerkit:

[whoze2blame]

those wheels are a shitty size. if you bought them for 500 sell them for 500. there are 500 dollar wheels you can buy that come in much better sizing.

7.5+40mm looks baddddd at stock ride height. once you lower it, it'll look ridiculous, and not in a good way.

Have you actually seen them done, If you have any pictures. I'm curious as to see what it looks like.

[kensreliableb18b]

True, i don't know shit when it comes to imports. I have never owned one, this is my first and thats the reason why im on here. I'm a caddy muthafucka, str8 like that. I don't see what the problem is with me flossing my other car like i did, i doubt your hourly wage, and living at your mom's house can even allow you to own another car. What gives you so much credibility in this muthafucka, for all i know your 240 can be a fucken r/c car. So why don't you just sit down and shut the fuck up, and keep on reading your import tuner magazine you dumb fuck. cheers :jerkit:

fine, you win. im a 15 y.o teanage punk who makes 6.75/hr. mommy loves me thats why i live at home. i have no cars, i made it all up. yes, my 240 is an r/c car--fast i must say. and i love super street. you are an idiot.

[whoze2blame]

fine, you win. im a 15 y.o teanage punk who makes 6.75/hr. mommy loves me thats why i live at home. i have no cars, i made it all up. yes, my 240 is an r/c car--fast i must say. and i love super street. you are an idiot.
Thanks. You are so cool. Can i hang out with you dude

[aznpoopy]

its just going to look sunk. if you want to confirm this for yourself, just do a search for the 'wheel spec' threads.

i'm not a big nazi about flush wheels, but its just not a good size. they have bad fitment and are big, heavy and narrow. it's like the ultimate combination of no show and no go.

[kensreliableb18b]

Thanks. You are so cool. Can i hang out with you dude

sure man, im always down to make new friends ;)

[whoze2blame]

its just going to look sunk. if you want to confirm this for yourself, just do a search for the 'wheel spec' threads.

i'm not a big nazi about flush wheels, but its just not a good size. they have bad fitment and are big, heavy and narrow. it's like the ultimate combination of no show and no go.

what if i put some spacers on the front and back, would that help out at all?

[zenki_drifter79]

yeah those dont look legit at all

[whoze2blame]

sure man, im always down to make new friends ;)
Cool, you get an A+ in my book, and i'm just being real with you.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

why choose a 240 if you dont anything about them, not to mention imports.
I'll tell you why, you see them around and think you'd be cool if you had one also. If you actually put those wheels and 'coilover's on the car will like 100x worse than stock and people will think your car looks like shit, and seeing as how thats the whole reason you got the car, wanting acceptance from everyone else.. you will have failed and been out some money

[whoze2blame]

why choose a 240 if you dont anything about them, not to mention imports.
I'll tell you why, you see them around and think you'd be cool if you had one also. If you actually put those wheels and 'coilover's on the car will like 100x worse than stock and people will think your car looks like shit, and seeing as how thats the whole reason you got the car, wanting acceptance from everyone else.. you will have failed and been out some money
Thats what you think. WRONG. I needed a DD and for 700 bucks sure why not. Hey let's go have a beer.

[Acuraelin]

Hello guy's im new to this forum and i am new to 240's. I just got a 89 240sx coupe and would like to slam it on my 18x7.5 velox rims i just put on them and would like to know if anyone have these coilovers http://www.jdmcarboy.com/coilovers.htm. I am not trying to go all race just for show on the streets thanks for any opinions and suggestions.

Yes we can see you are new to 240SX and you obviously don't know sh*t about these cars by asking questions like the 18in wheels and some ghetto coil overs for $20.

If you want it for looks you might as well put these on
http://www.qualitytire.com/images/wheels/80bolt.jpg
and ride them on airbags.

Oh yeah so you got a 05 STS..... :gives:
What does that have to do with this?
Was that suppose to be a wow factor?
Good news is that you'll have to stick with your STS for the next 5 years because you'll have too much negative equilty :(
If you had paid cash for your car like you would probably say great news! your car value just dropped $25000 in one year!
The gas you pay for your "straight 8 motherfu*cker* You'll be eating top ramen everyday just to get by.

[TheTimanator]

what if i put some spacers on the front and back, would that help out at all?
sort of. Were talking at least 25mm bolt on spacers depending on tire size jsut get them relatively flush Many people think that 7.5 is to skinny for a wheel that is that tall for instance.
15x7
16x7 or 8
17x9 and wider
18x9.5 and wider

with all the offsets being in the between 0 and +20. The velox wheel sizing are for fwd cars not rwd like your 240.

[aznpoopy]

what if i put some spacers on the front and back, would that help out at all?

yes. but for the amount of money you spent on those wheels and then wheel spacers, you could've bought a set of wheels that were sized right to begin with.

[Nan Desu Ka?!]

True, i don't know shit when it comes to imports. I have never owned one, this is my first and thats the reason why im on here. I'm a caddy muthafucka, str8 like that. I don't see what the problem is with me flossing my other car like i did, i doubt your hourly wage, and living at your mom's house can even allow you to own another car. What gives you so much credibility in this muthafucka, for all i know your 240 can be a fucken r/c car. So why don't you just sit down and shut the fuck up, and keep on reading your import tuner magazine you dumb fuck. cheers :jerkit:
Wow... you sound ignorant as fuck... and not just about cars.

Look you asked for opinions. We gave them. Deal with it or leave. I would prefere you leave. Those wheels will look like ass on an s-chasis. Pizza cutters FTL.

Those 'coilovers' look like crap. They will give you a terrible ride quality and blow your shocks in no time. You need to chill with your hater attitude (and be WAY more careful who you direct it to. Mr.Meph is a well respected member here that knows more about the s-chassis than you will ever know... ever. And he is a Moderator to boot. Talk about biting the hand that feed you) and go back to your caddies.

You yourself say you know nothing about the 240 (or any other imports for that matter) yet you get all asshurt when the people that know a great deal about them (us) tell you how it is. Grow the fuck up.

[ms!3]

why do you want a 240 for a daily driver. chances are if you bought it for $700 somethings wrong with it you dont know about. 240s are old cars and will break down on you alot unless you put time and money into them and know a good deal about cars. if your new to imports why would you want a 240? its just waiting to break down on you and those rims and tires arent gonna help it run better.

[axiomatik]

lol, why would you buy a 17 year old car for a daily driver when you claim to have a brand new car? 17 year old cars are not known for reliability, expect to spend another $700 fixing things that are worn out/broke within the next 3 months. You asked for opinions, and people gave you them. Don't get butthurt and pissy because they disagree with you. Whenever you ask for opinions, expect good and bad. Also, making fun of one of the site's Administrators (and a very well respected member of the community) is not a good way to make friends. Those 'coilovers' are crap, and your shocks will be blown within a month. And if you want to imagine what the wheels will look like on the car when slammed, imagine looking at them at the end of a tunnel. They were not designed for RWD cars. The spacers required will cost almost as much as the wheels.

[kouki_s14]

First off you should no be talking back to ANYONE, because YOU asked for opinions. you could have told the negative ones to not comment with your first post, but then you would have gotten maybe 1 reply.
Second - those wheels will fit horribly, spacers could help, but it would be a waste of money. im also guessing that if you do purchase spacers, you will get the cheap pep boys ones to save some money. those spacers would make your car VERY unsafe especially since you will be riding on "coilovers", which i like to look at as plastic perches with some slinkys on top.
those coilovers are crap and you will HATE the ride quality. those so called "coilovers" are made for people who just want to slam a car. it will break your back everytime you go over a bump and your shocks will blow in a matter of months if not less.
Lastly - do us all a favor, dont buy the car, or sell it if you have. you said you want to DD the car, but we all know that you want to try and drift the car when you're bored. we can thank all the drifting hype and FF3 for that. dont even try and deny it because you could have bought a civic for less. please dont make 240 owners look any worse than we already do. TRY to not take any offense to MY OPINIONS because you asked for it.

[whoze2blame]

why don't you go suck his dick then. all you fags just riding his jock. fucken yankee muthafucks, fuck all you. ban me for all i give a fuck. hahahahaha. all your fucken cars look like white boy shit anyways. fuck you and your dead grandmother, yes im ignorant, stupid, dumb and all the above. So save it. lol. shit if i was to see your car on the streets i'd kick that shit for looking so wack, thinking you get all this street credability to say your car looks tight. Face reality dumb fuck. you have no taste, just because you see it in the magazines and videos don't mean shit dumb fuck.

[Acuraelin]

Hey it's whoze2blame's 240!!

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/8441/2407cl.jpg

By the way You have taste so you got the STS :ghey: :keke:

[SimpleSexy180]

Hey it's your 240!!

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/8441/2407cl.jpg

By the way You have taste so you got the STS :ghey: :keke:


AWW SHIET SON!! i see that beast cruising everywhere!

[Nan Desu Ka?!]

why don't you go suck his dick then. all you fags just riding his jock. fucken yankee muthafucks, fuck all you. ban me for all i give a fuck. hahahahaha. all your fucken cars look like white boy shit anyways. fuck you and your dead grandmother, yes im ignorant, stupid, dumb and all the above. So save it. lol. shit if i was to see your car on the streets i'd kick that shit for looking so wack, thinking you get all this street credability to say your car looks tight. Face reality dumb fuck. you have no taste, just because you see it in the magazines and videos don't mean shit dumb fuck.
HAHA! Your attempts to neg rep me do nothing, nice try though.

Get a life and some education before you start bad mouthing other people's "white boy shit." Since when did this become a matter of race? We have a VAST array of ethnicities represented on this board.

"ban me for all i give a fuck. hahahahaha."
Be careful what you wish for.

Oh and way to fail completely at the internet. I can't belive you actually expected people to treat you well when you so blatantly flame anyone who doesn't like your big bling, horrible fitting rims and p.o.s. 'coilovers'

You came to a board with A LOT of knowledgable people asking for an opinion on something they know VERY well. We gave you our opinions and you didn't like them so you started throwing a tampertantrum... real mature, really makes us want to be nice to you.

Good ridence.

[kensreliableb18b]

Hey it's whoze2blame's 240!!

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/8441/2407cl.jpg

By the way You have taste so you got the STS :ghey: :keke:

20" front and 21" rear staggered giavabarillamacaroni's? TYTE SHIT. mahaha

[whoze2blame]

20" front and 21" rear staggered giavabarillamacaroni's? TYTE SHIT. mahaha
That's exactly what it looks like. good shit guys. perfect slam and all that.

[OMGWTFBBQ]

why dont you just leave already
at this point, no one will ever treat you nicely because you've shown you dont deserve it
you also have talked down upon the site in general, yet you came back anyway to try to prove something
you dont like us, we dont like you

[Phlip]

why don't you go suck his dick then. all you fags just riding his jock. fucken yankee muthafucks, fuck all you. ban me for all i give a fuck. hahahahaha. all your fucken cars look like white boy shit anyways. fuck you and your dead grandmother, yes im ignorant, stupid, dumb and all the above. So save it. lol. shit if i was to see your car on the streets i'd kick that shit for looking so wack, thinking you get all this street credability to say your car looks tight. Face reality dumb fuck. you have no taste, just because you see it in the magazines and videos don't mean shit dumb fuck.
No warning, I am simply pinking you for 3 months, next offense and I ban permanently, simple as that.

[mrmephistopheles]

I FUCKING MISSED THIS?!

Wow, this is what I get for being calm and rational.
I guess I'll just have to just nuke people like this from now on.

I just wanna know how he knew where I got those wheels from! :keke: