RUTH'LESSDET

EXPLAIN WHY!!! IT IS THE BEST OR WORST SUSPENSION FOR THE $1000

Hey I basically need some help picking suspension for my daily driven automatic S14(gonna do a manual swap sooner or later). obviously I'm not a drifter so I'm not looking for some super stiff suspension and I live in NYC (we have the worst roads in the world). I was planning on going with megan streets but I was told that they weren't that good. and kinda stiff. I was also told for the $ I was gonna spend (originally $850) that D2's would be the best bang for buck and more adjustable. I was on another forum and was told D2's were too stiff for daily drive and that everybody with d2's and megan's are "upgrading " to stance. As far as I can see everybody is raving about stance now. my question; is the D2 coilover really that stiff ? do you think I should get it? I need help!!!....oh yeah I forgot to add that I ordered the d2's today so I wanna know if I should switch to something else?

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91 Sil80-Sold, LS2 Powered 1997 240sx-Traded, 2005 350z-Sold, Whats next?

SexPanda

If its a dd and you live on shitty roads dont bother with coilovers. Get some nice shocks and some springs. Tokico makes some good shit, and for somewhat reasonable prices.

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KA-T_240

What he said. if you complain about road on stock suspension. you will hate life if you have coilovers, not matter what they are. If you do not plan to track/race the car, unless you want to be totally hardcore slammed, IMO its not worth the money for coilovers. you can get kyb's with tien drop springs for under $400.

I have stances, I like them, they are stiff, alot stiffer then stock. I have nothing to compair them with, nobody else in my area has coilovers on a 240.

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JDMClifford

rims and tires would be the best bang for the buck.

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dops13

KTS coilovers.

OBEEWON

I agree with SexPanda, I go to NY often to visit family (Queens/Bronx), and whenever possible I drive my stock suspension S14. I plan to NEVER drive my coil-overed one into the city again. Its bad enough in Philadelphia. Springs and struts are the best idea. Just look for ones that give you the desired drop. KYB's are adjustable dampening, Tokico best value IMO.

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420sx

you guys are pussies.

but for 1k :
kts or megans ( hate to suggest but they are ok)

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iyceman

Having driven a lot in NYC I'm gonna second the spring/strut combo. Coil-overs are pretty stiff (and uneccessary unless you're tracking your ride) on normal roads, having them in NYC is just asking to give all your money to a chiropractor.

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unicoladron

yeah really, you sound like old men with hemroids...coils are the shit, i'm from the freaking pothole capital of the world and i have no complains when using coils, i like stiff rides, and it really is based on personal preference. if you like to sway alot and 4x4 status, stick with reg dampters and whatever springs. if you like to granular adjustability, go with coilovers, you can pick up a used set, and you can rebuild if they're leaking, call the manufacturer.

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fromxtor

Konis w/ GC coils

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loosesocksdiff

stance gr sports

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ZX88

get coilovers and run them on the softest setting i live in jersey and the roads are horrible i had springs and shocks and they blew in less than a year of normal driving. i also had sportlines and agx's so that might have been the problem as well. get coils and learn to avoid potholes.

bigOdom1

QFT same thing i have its the way to go

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that good review thread

Shadytrixta1

Powered by max FTW! be a man!

DP_Michelle G

For that price you can get Bc racing coilovers (there not buddy clubs) And there way better then the magens

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RUTH'LESSDET

well i m definitely going for coilovers because on my sil80 I had kyb agx and its just not sexy enuff.... does anyone have D2 coilovers, if so how are they

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altalti

i have d2's i like them pretty stiff ride you just need to become really good at dodging holes and dips. i say go for the d2's if you dont want a strut spring combo.

RanciD

For $1000 this is your best option by far. Whatever spring rates you want, height adjustability and some capable dampers. KTS are trash. D2 are trash. Haven't seen Stance on a dyno but they're probably trash. Good suspension isn't cheap, there's a reason all the 400,000 way adjustable JDM coilovers are only $1000. Because they are trash. What good is all that adjustability when the rebound adjuster makes more change to compression than rebound? What good is having all that adjustment when you HAVE to run full soft just so the insane compression is *somewhat* reasonable. It's useless. Get the konis!

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kts..

stance if you want to spend just a bit more. i have also heard good things about the 'powered by max' coilovers and im pretty sure those are around the 1k mark.

i didnt read your post, but i saw 'd2'...i dont know if your considering them, but dont get them, they are garbage.

megan
d2
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mRclARK1

D2's are pretty stiff. I have mine set at the softest setting and daily driving is still pretty bumpy... but roads are shit to the extreme where I live.

D2's are ok for the money you spend, they work. They're not trash like some people say, but they're not the greatest coilover out there. They're about middle of the road. I wouldn't recommend them though on the fact of there customer service is total shit. My friend bought some new (I got mine used. :P).... and they were totally inept at replacing a damaged part, they DID eventually get it to him... just took over 2 months.

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RUTH'LESSDET

everybody is saying d2 is bad (except people that have them) isn't D2 a major manufacturer for greddy,stance,kts, etc??? are they really that bad. I've ridin in four different coilovers this weekend (BC'S-s13,TEIN HA'S-s14,TANABES-s13 don't remember which one's. all 8k,6k) they all felt the same to me except bc's felt a little stiffer because the car was set for drifting. I didn't mind the ride on any but the bc were turn up to the highest setting with a ats 2way diff...wow!!! that was a bit much for me

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RUTH'LESSDET

that's next...and this is why I don't want agx because my fitment has to be right

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91 Sil80-Sold, LS2 Powered 1997 240sx-Traded, 2005 350z-Sold, Whats next?

Ricky240sx

hey court, get eibach sport and kybagx.. best bang for buck and 2and change drop
180 for springs and 3 for shocks
labor diy

Psycho 240 Freak

All coilovers are going to be stiff. The only people I see complaining that coilovers are too stiff for the street are the ones who don't have them. Since you already got the D2's, I say stick with them. I like my Stance and can't complain about them.

AceInHole

The Stance dyno plot was basically a D2 plot. I'm still pretty convinced they're the same internally.

Koni Yellows have better damping than any of the "jdm" crap. The rears on my car are holding up to 8kg/mm springs, and I've driven through NYC on them (my fronts are custom 8611's). yellows with a 6kg/ 4kg (350lbs / 225 lbs) setup would be great.

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steve shadows

yeah I went with a 300 rear and 400 front on my setup, Im thinking it might be a little too stiff, but i run the AGXs at full stiff right now and they are holding up and car is solid and not that bad on the street unless you hit some major pot holes.

Im looking forward to going with the yellows but I need to pick up a clutch type lsd before that (ive got an engine on the stand looking at me with puppy dog eyes for pis/rods too).

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^^ Speaking of the yellow/GC combo, I need a set of the GCs in 8/7(400/350lbs) anyone know where to get these for a good price?

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rotation3x

I had megan street coils .... they rode good!! set at 12 stiff for dd. For track days or aggresive driving I put them stiff as they go. I put a set of d2's on a altima and they seemed alot stiffer than my megans but it was a trailor queen show car, and didnt drive it.

hellion240sx

powered by max is around 1000 lol but they come with 10/8 springs