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by **phatman3801** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:11 pm

if price isnt a problem wot would b the best brand of coilovers to get for a ae111 levin non superstrut? is trd the best??

by **phatman3801** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:26 pm

no one got ne comments?

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:02 am

as far as superstrut goes.... TRD is about the only one that i know of

by **phatman3801** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:17 am

mine is non superstrut tho so ive been offered a few options such as GAB and blisten i think and can get ne other brand to including trd ones i wana use the best so just woundering whats the best?

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:21 am

oops, sorry misread it!!

gunna come down to price and personal preferance i think.

bilstein are good

by **Dr-X** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:18 am

My mate runs Teins in his S14 and is very impressed with them.

by **phatman3801** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:37 am

o ok yea i dont think i can go wrng with trd really they are probaly the most expemsive tho rite? but that dnt matta ne way..are trd coilovers able to go real low?

by **JRS** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:37 pm

if your objective is to go "real low" adjustable platform struts are a waste of money.

by **Voodoo** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:26 pm

whys that? ive seen some very low cars on ajustables

Edit, yeah sorry read that the wrong way

by **Dr-X** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:56 pm

Because you're better off putting some money back in your pocket, and buying some low springs and compressing them.

by **Flyboy** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:29 pm

Im impressed by my Teins in my AE111(even though I wouldnt go for coilovers again...) go for Tein or Bilstein....

by **phatman3801** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:13 pm

JRS wrote:if your objective is to go "real low" adjustable platform struts are a waste of money.

waste of money y? they go resonalby low dnt they?

also so tein and blisten would b better than trd? i want the best ride quality ones i have to bring the tyres dwn to just on the at the height of the guards

by **craigt** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:58 pm

The real idea behind running adjustable platforms is to adjust your corner weights. It also makes it easier to play with suspension heights (obviously)
and changing to different height/weight springs.
For my KP60 4AGTE racecar, Im spending my money on good front inserts
and converting the struts with the kits available from George Stocks here in Chch. NOT the poxy threaded tubes that sit on top of the factory spring seats. You can buy all the threaded tubes, spring seats, spherical bearing
top hats, 2 1/2" ID springs etc at very reasonable prices.
Im on a fairly tight budget, but I would still go this way even if I had plenty of tin. Im not saying that TRD is poor quality, but I would rather get some Konis. That way the internal valving can easily be changed,
and the shocks are rebuildable. It comes down to personal preference
as there is plenty of good shocks out there

by **Bazda** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:19 pm

my mate has TRD ones, dont really like them compared to my Teins.

SAS have some real nice ones, forgot the brand, but you can also adjust the STRUT LENGHT and platform height at the same time!! so it stops it bottoming out when u adjust the platform real low.

think they want $2000+gst for all 4 corners.

by **phatman3801** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:32 pm

wot dnt u like bout trd ones? o ok wots sas number? prtty much price isnt a problem i want the best coilerovers avaiable for a ae11 levin non superstrut..even if the are say 6000 grand its mint..but has to be coilovers dnt want other segitions of suspention

by **Dr-X** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:34 pm

I can sell you some coil overs for $6,000

by **elliot7** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:35 pm

www.coilover.co.nz

AZ Motorsport Coilovers,, says priced from $1200.00......

by **Bazda** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:41 pm

phatman3801 wrote:wot dnt u like bout trd ones? o ok wots sas number? prtty much price isnt a problem i want the best coilerovers avaiable for a ae11 levin non superstrut..even if the are say 6000 grand its mint..but has to be coilovers dnt want other segitions of suspention

SAS Shock Absorber Specialists
11 Silverfield Rd Takapuna
09-444 1390

The TRD ones dont come with retainer springs, so you have to get some made for a cert, look kinda cheap ,no offense to TRD. Basically they dont look the part :roll:

and my teins are better

by **Mr Revhead** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:05 pm

look the part? ricer! :wink:

if ride quality is what you want... then forget about going real low.

whats wrong with a set of TRD springs? they will take it within 20mm of the guards, and retain excellent ride and handling.

i think the ones SAS do are whiteline, the other brand i do, they are quite cheap and as mentioned above is adjustable in 2 places.

compressing low springs is not advised

by **Bazda** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:11 pm

no its not whiteline, i asked them.

when my mate tries to make his ae111 with the trd coil overs nice and low, wheel not even in the guard, it bottoms out on bumps.

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