Best suspension setup

[stevejames3]

being a rwd car, i dont think agx and lowering springs(what most of my friends have) is the type of setup i want. i have to stay in a certain range. whats the best typw of setup for the 240. i will be doing more drag than drift sence theres not alot of drift events around me. im looking at the tein basic damper, or a nice strut/shock/spring combo. thanks in advance.

[Rusted_PS13]

If your gonna do drag, and not looking for much handling capabilities with the car. I'd just get the AGX or Koni's with some loweringsprings.

[onosqv]

doing drag, you won't need coilovers, in fact it may hurt your straight line times... I think.

A shock/spring combo is probably your best bet. koni yellows like ^ said or agx will do you fine.

[Tulsa_S-13]

Alot people have the wrong idea that a spring and strut combination are absolute crap for anything BUT drag racing. I am currently running a KYB AGX and Tein combination and they work GREAT for autocross and regular street driving. There are basically 2 things to look at when considering going coilovers or springs/struts :

1. Money. Do you really have $800- $2000 to blow just on coilovers? Being a student at the time I didn't have the money to fork over for a decent set of coilovers so I went with the setup Im running now.2. Another consideration I looked at was "How often will I be using the coilovers to their full potential?" The answer was simple - not enough for me to kill my kidneys every day to work and school (Oklahoma roads SUCK). The AGX/Tein setup gave me some options. On weekend runs I can dial in the hardest settings and on long trips I can turn the settings down a bit. Although the Tein S-techs are progressive they do provide for a firm enough ride around time while retaining their sporty feel (Sometimes I wish they were harder but trust me they certainly aren't soft).

The great thing about coilovers is that you can dial in your ride height and other features like camber adjustment etc.. This does have its negative effects though. Lowering your 240sx or any car for that matter will drastically change suspension geometry resulting in bump steer and increased understeer. Proper settings are the key to increasing their handling.

I wish I had coilovers, but when it comes down to it, they really aren't needed now.

[onosqv]

Alot people have the wrong idea that a spring and strut combination are absolute crap for anything BUT drag racing.

Apparently, our friend up ^^^^ who posted thought they weren't even good for that, hahaha.

But yes, realistically, that's all you need. With that upgrade, the car is usually already not being used to full potential by the driver.

Even more realistically, you will probably be fine on stock suspension for a little while until you start maxing out the potential of the car and really need that extra .3 seconds or so, if that.

[Iamjohnhayes]

I run the KYB AGX with the Eibach Pro-Kit Springs It would not lower your car as much as the sportlines plus its a progressive rate. I did notice the car does like to launch a lot better than with the stock suspension. Everyday driving is still very good two, with one exception. I have to come to almost a complete stop to go over speed bumps, but other than that i highly recomend the setup.

[jayka]

Alot people have the wrong idea that a spring and strut combination are absolute crap for anything BUT drag racing. I am currently running a KYB AGX and Tein combination and they work GREAT for autocross and regular street driving. There are basically 2 things to look at when considering going coilovers or springs/struts :

1. Money. Do you really have $800- $2000 to blow just on coilovers? Being a student at the time I didn't have the money to fork over for a decent set of coilovers so I went with the setup Im running now.2. Another consideration I looked at was "How often will I be using the coilovers to their full potential?" The answer was simple - not enough for me to kill my kidneys every day to work and school (Oklahoma roads SUCK). The AGX/Tein setup gave me some options. On weekend runs I can dial in the hardest settings and on long trips I can turn the settings down a bit. Although the Tein S-techs are progressive they do provide for a firm enough ride around time while retaining their sporty feel (Sometimes I wish they were harder but trust me they certainly aren't soft).

The great thing about coilovers is that you can dial in your ride height and other features like camber adjustment etc.. This does have its negative effects though. Lowering your 240sx or any car for that matter will drastically change suspension geometry resulting in bump steer and increased understeer. Proper settings are the key to increasing their handling.

I wish I had coilovers, but when it comes down to it, they really aren't needed now.

well said

[spec-u-later]

Yeah stock suspension will probably serve best because it will allow your car to squat more than if you had upgraded components. You want soft spring out back and something that can be preloaded up front to give it a little more pop upon acceleration allowing more weight transfer to the rear.