Daily Driver Questions

General discussion forum about the 240sx, and a great place to introduce yourself to the board!
vstone48
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Hey guys whats up?, i have some questions about stuff that im just overwhelmed with. They may seem stupid but you guys are far more experienced than i am about these things. Im not planning on drifting or racing with mine except maybe just to screw around so im not looking for any seriouse gear. I just want it to look cool i guess.

1. I want a height for my car that allows me to go up and down driveways w/o scraping the car up so with this body kit (Silk Automotive Nismo Body Kit - Full Kit for 89-94 Nissan 240sx at Andy's Auto Sport) what do you think would be a good height to allow me to get in and out of gas stations and other sloped regions?2. What cheap/decent coilovers/coils or what ever do you guys recomend to do that height adjustment?3. What are the best looking size tires/rimsw/offset and the whole load of measurements i would need?( i dont want to have to roll teh fenders or do any modification or anything please)4. What kind or rim desighn do you think looks best on a 240. i was thinking multi spoke. such as konig lightning(s)5. And last is about rims. I am going to paint the car either black or a blueish color so i was wandering what color you guys would recoment for either color. I was thinking either black, white or a blue rim for a black car.

I am very sorry for all teh questions. I know they are all based on opinion and that i should go with what looks good to me but i want some imput from experienced people. Im sorry if these sound like noob questions and should prob. go in another forum but i was hoping i can get more help here. Thank you very much.


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badbob2121
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ILoveMyRHS13
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Car: 1990 Nissan 240sx (Hatch)

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1) Stock ride height.2) Stock struts and springs.3) Any Sportmax4) Whichever wheel YOU like.5) Whichever color YOU like.

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poshatch
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i ususally never say this

but just do some homework

1. experiment with heights or stay stock2. cheap coilovers? look into it since your first priority is cheap its an easy search3. rimtuck.com if you dont roll your fenders then stick to a high offset thinner than 8"4. prefference, period5.prefference again, but white IMO

vstone48
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ok thank you guys very much an di know these where pretty stupid questions, but i needed some help. thanks again

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EnjoiNismo
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1. With coilovers you can adjust the ride height you like. So adjust the coilovers to make it up/down your driveway or whatever.2. Cheap/decent are ksports. $800ish.3. If you want good fitment you will HAVE to roll your fenders.4. Cheap rims with good specs would be Rota or Sportmaxx.5. Paint it what you would like, don't let the internet run your car.Hope that helps.

vstone48
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ya ty very much

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whyteboi
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Car: 1993 Nissan 240sx

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if you want a good stance and not scrape id say no body kit, just some simple areo like a lip small skirt and rear valances cuz most kits hang too low to be practical for anything tooo steep

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myfirst24010
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I got my Megan racing coilover for 8 something on hopupracing.com free shipping to. I have 225/45/17 on my car pretty decent.

vstone48
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ty very much for teh information. can you give me some links to the stuff you said liek the aero and auto valance casue im really not sure . ty

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Cidate
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now i know why i stopped venturing into 240gen

T Magnum PSE
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As for adjustable suspension, I'd recomend a 2 pump set-up with dual internal dump solenoids.4 battery setup wired in series for the group.Then parallel to each pump to get maximum amperage.6" cylinders will suffice if all you're going to need to raise it for is the carwash and speed bumps.The individual dumps will allow you to 3-wheel motion for extra style points while sliding.

As for wheels,I prefer the 100spoke variety.They just scream "class."


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