Anyone have nismo s-tune coilovers

[blinker_fluid]

I'm looking for a good street setup for my '91 s13 but don't want the headache of adjustable coilovers. I currently have the tokico hp strut and spring kit and it gave a very harsh ride before my bump stop disintegrated and the drivers side strut blew out. I came across the nismo s-tune kit and wanted some feedback before I make the investment. Heres a link if you haven't seen them.

http://www.thenismoshop.com/ik...=1276

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[adrianfromthecastle]

lol. I dont know why Nismo calls them coilovers, cuz theyre nothing like real coilovers with adjustability. They hardly even lower your car.

Search around for a good spring/ strut combo. Tokicos have probably one of the worse reviews in regards to 240s. I for one can vouch for Tokicos suckiness (my first spring / strut combo were the tokico "blues" and eibach prokits. A year after installation, they blew.).

[blinker_fluid]

Yeah they're not really coilovers but I'm not going for that.. I wanted comfort with a little extra performance over stock... not a kit with 5 different things to adjust on each tire. I also was thinking about kyb gr2's with tein h springs, but once you throw in new mounts, dust boots and bump material its ballpark $600 is the extra $100 worth it for the nismos or is it just the sticker?

[nismofly]

nismo s-tunes are a spring/shock combo, just like one youd put together

theyre fairly stiff springs with the dampers matched to the spring rates though, so better than an agx/shelf spring combo

[hannibal]

Read up on the Koni/RS-R combo. Ive heard good things about them, though I dont know how they compare to S-tunes.

[ishkabibble]

lol. I dont know why Nismo calls them coilovers, cuz theyre nothing like real coilovers with adjustability. They hardly even lower your car.

They are technically coilovers. If you disagree, you don't know what coilover means.

They lowered my S13 1.5".

[adrianfromthecastle]

They are technically coilovers. If you disagree, you don't know what coilover means.

They lowered my S13 1.5".

k... technically speaking... they are... but if you want to talk by today's standards of what coilovers are, they don't even compare to what people's perception of what s chassis coilovers are. Today's average coilover comes with an adjustable pre-load and spring perch. Calling the S-Tunes "coilovers" is misleading, because they don't come with either one.

[ishkabibble]

coilover = coil over strut

Nissan is more likely to use a technical definition rather than a concept that arose from young male car forum members repeatedly saying "lol 4x4 ride height, you need coilovers".

(that is a joke, yes, I do know what you are getting at, and yes, I am being pedantic)

[adrianfromthecastle]

coilover = coil over strut

Nissan is more likely to use a technical definition rather than a concept that arose from young male car forum members repeatedly saying "lol 4x4 ride height, you need coilovers".

(that is a joke, yes, I do know what you are getting at, and yes, I am being pedantic)

pff.. please...

then Nissan needs to get to par with today's terminology, lol.

theres no such things as cars or wheels anymore.

We ride Whipz with rimz dawg

[ishkabibble]

[rico05]

So Moton and Penske need to stop calling their products dampers and start calling them shocks and struts, as the redneck vernacular is clearly superior to technical terms used by engineers.

That is the dumbest arguement I have ever heard. A sleeved damper can have height adjustment, but a coil over is when the coil is wound around the damper, as opposed to a spring (air bladder or wound wire) with a remote damper, like we just fabricated for my buddy's 1934 Ford ratrod.

I have had the Nismo S-Tune setup for three years. Love them. Spirited drives, autoX and daily driving, I have never felt the need to waste my money on an economy adjustible setup. Now, when I get a real job and transform my S13 into a track terror, expect to see Aragosta Gold or Ohlins 44s on my car. But until I can afford $3000+ for the dampers and another $2000 for the rest of the suspension needed to properly utilize the adjustible features of said dampers, I am more than happy running the S-Tunes. The great thing about them is they are a matched set, designed by the engineers that designed the suspension in the first place. High rate springs with tuned KYB dampers take all the guess work out of your setup. Love em.

Most kids buy "coilovers" to drop their cars. Read up even a little on damper function, and relate said information to the suspension design of the S chassis and you will see why this is not the route to go. But that is how companies like K-Sport, Silk Road and D2 are in business: selling products on false information and a general lack of knowledge in the customer base.

[adrianfromthecastle]

So Moton and Penske need to stop calling their products dampers and start calling them shocks and struts, as the redneck vernacular is clearly superior to technical terms used by engineers.

That is the dumbest arguement I have ever heard. A sleeved damper can have height adjustment, but a coil over is when the coil is wound around the damper, as opposed to a spring (air bladder or wound wire) with a remote damper, like we just fabricated for my buddy's 1934 Ford ratrod.

the argument was against calling a spring/strut combo a "coilover", not a "damper."

you want to go ahead and give your explanation about the term "coilover" and how its misused everytime to every single person you'll ever meet... be my guest...

but EVERYONE I've ever spoken to, whether they're just enthusiast to those who actually build and tune them, reference "coilovers" to the height and damper adjustment type suspension.

[rico05]

Just because it's popular does not make it right. My refrence was more of an analog than anything else. I too refer to adjustible setups as coilovers from time to time, but most passenger cars on the road run coilovers.

We are arguing semantics here. He asked about the S-Tunes. I gave the info. I am one of a very few that has any real experience with the setup, and that is what he was wanting. So unless he has any more questions for me, I think we can stick a fork in this little debate.

[adrianfromthecastle]

^ hm... I could have sworn that you were running that set-up...

but yeah.. I totally agree.

[Felipe]

sooooo what you guys are really saying is that.... that i have spruts? or sprocks?



i kid i kid...

[ser20det]

Hi rico05 !

I will probably run these this summer ! I thing those are the biggest bang for the buck's on the market !

Just because it's popular does not make it right. My refrence was more of an analog than anything else. I too refer to adjustible setups as coilovers from time to time, but most passenger cars on the road run coilovers.

We are arguing semantics here. He asked about the S-Tunes. I gave the info. I am one of a very few that has any real experience with the setup, and that is what he was wanting. So unless he has any more questions for me, I think we can stick a fork in this little debate.