NISMO Coil-Over Shock Kit $675.00??

[nismofly]

well hearing you say this makes me feel better, i think what i will do is wait and save up to get the KTS from you, unless something goes wrong with my springs and shocks that i have right now before i get the coilovers. thanks

[rico05]

I totally agree with you Alan (as usual) but I was more making reference to those that rarely see the track (I never have fraking time) so adjustibity is a feature that is paid for but little used. I am all about most bang for the buck. YES. Adjustibility is the best thing to have, but properly setup stuff is nice when you don't NEED the adjustibilty. I think that most people buy adjustible coilovers and never really get to fully utilize them, or just slam the car and think they are a D1 legend. If you use your brain, spend well, and buy a good product, then that is a good buy. Just get the best setup that you will get the most use out of!

[Fenvy]

I totally agree with you Alan (as usual) but I was more making reference to those that rarely see the track (I never have fraking time) so adjustibity is a feature that is paid for but little used. I am all about most bang for the buck. YES. Adjustibility is the best thing to have, but properly setup stuff is nice when you don't NEED the adjustibilty. I think that most people buy adjustible coilovers and never really get to fully utilize them, or just slam the car and think they are a D1 legend. If you use your brain, spend well, and buy a good product, then that is a good buy. Just get the best setup that you will get the most use out of!

kind of like what I said but addressed much better! that's what I'm trying to say all along

[nismofly]

thats what i have been looking for, but i really didnt know how to say it like you said, im hearing more and more people praise the kts from spl because they are very well priced, and they are work good for the street and for the track, which i will be trying to visit at least every or every other weekend. thanks everyone.

[Fenvy]

one reason that people praise kts could be that because spl is one of nico's sponsor... one of those "buy it from our sponsors!" thingy

I never had their coilover so I am not qualify to say anything from experience. They did give me a good price on some defi gauges though

[nismofly]

http://www.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=87337

also the reason i trust spl is because anytime Alan speaks about things, suspension in particular, it answers questions or clears things up, and i havent really found that many other places. As i am doing this really for the first time, i need people like that so that i feel confident in my decisions, and that im not wasting my money.

[rico05]

Trust Alan. He is a tool, but he knows his s*** yo.

[nismofly]

exactly!

[nismofly]

well i dont know about the tool part...lol

[ralphdig]

Well they arrived to day.Dampers are KYB.

[Nismo_Freak]

Trust Alan. He is a tool, but he knows his s*** yo.

You will be punished on TMS come the NICO convention...

BTW... do you need an SR turbo? I'll have a spare available soon hopefully.

[Chingon]

Well they arrived to day.Dampers are KYB.

and nobody seemed to care when I said the s-tune shocks were made by kyb. For the price, I really doubt you are getting anything better than agx really. Just like the clutch type lsd. PPL think it's a bargain, but it's really just a z31 differential w/an extra pair of pressure plates.

Anyways, the tein basic and apparently the mookeeh coilovers on ebay seem to be good too.

[rawill240sx]

Well they arrived to day.Dampers are KYB.

If you get a chance post a review of these after you have put a few miles on them.

[rico05]

< Had em for 10 months. Love em.

I already have a T25G Alan, but thanks. I do need some Nismo bushings and a T28 tho

The Tein Basics are ok, but I would get new springs and top mounts ASAP (6kg/mm front and rear ) and the Mookeeh stuff rates up there with D2 in my book (Taiwan crap)

[ralphdig]

Well them seen very well made and came with all included, so all is new perfectly matched and saves on labor and time finding parts like mounts,bearing, nuts, etc.They came whith Nismo upper mounts.Rico how bad has been your tires wear without a pillow mounts for caster?

[rico05]

I actually took a good look at my tires the other day when I worked on my car. Tires show very little camber wear. I am planning on getting a full set of Cusco p/b upper mounts but still debating.

[Jookmasta]

take pics and show us how the drop is on the car.

[HashiriyaS14]

So you would not recommend the Nismo LSD?

Everyone tells me something different when it comes to LSD brands.

[rico05]

Before:

After:

Now take into account that a spring must "settle" to get the full drop, but to be honest, if you are looking for a Bling Bling drop: look elsewhere. The drop is to lower the center of gravity w/o hitting the bump stops at every corner, not to make you look mad tyte yo.

[ralphdig]

I installed them today! Nismo Coilovers + lower control arms OEM + ST racquet bushings + ST rear sub frame inserts. (some other bushings pending)First impresions:A lot stiffier now, more ground transmit to driving wheel, less comfort but more control, a lousy grounding noise while parking is gone.Noisier than before maybe a have to lower a bit the tire presure, now I´m runing 34LbsAs we ended job prety late it was imposible to aligne it to day so I take it easy whith testing.

RICO "They are even nice enough to inlcude an alignment guide"Mine came whithout that guide I´m going to set toe in at 0 front and rear?

Strut tower bar was left for next week to obtain a complete impression of it.

Original struts and shocks were tokiko.
Modified by ralphdig at 2:36 AM 11/20/2004

[mrbean]

And DO NOT GET D2s. I do not freaking care who has them or how great they are. They are Taiwan CRAP. Seriously. Go look for a few pictures of them and the fit and finnish on them looks like a$$.

rico, you are entitled to your opinions, but its stupid to call a product "crap" because of its country of origin. Have you personally tested every automotive product made in Taiwan? And can you vouch that every overpriced JDM part is high quality?

Here are the D2 Coils:



and here are the Nismos:



So obviously, you can tell right away just from pictures which are "a$$"

I trust Nissan engineers w/ tuning my car WAY over some tiny company in middle of nowhere East Asia.!

For a "tiny company," D2 has offices in Hong Kong, China, Macau, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, England, Canada and USA. I wonder what your idea of a "big" company is.

And the last time I checked, Japan is pretty much "in the middle of nowhere East Asia." So obviously anything made there can't be trusted.

I'm in no way saying D2s are the best, or that Nismo sucks, but your generalizations are ignorant and they don't add anything useful to the debate.

[rico05]

Lemmie go find the thread that pics the poor quality of the D2s apart.

I make generalizations because I do not find it necessary to take the time and do all of the work for folks (like you obviously need me to do) I assumed that folks could simply take a little time and search. You are right, some folks may misinterprit my posts (like you) and misconstrue my generalizations. I will do my best to more thorough in the future.

O and APC has offices all over the world but that does not make the Altezzas and Super#1Dorifto adjustible spoilers they make of high quality. I trust companies that have decades of racing and competetion (as well as manufacturing) experience over a company that seems a bit suspect, espcially when their products are of such low quality...And the quality statements are from folks that have bought them!

[mrbean]

Notice I make no mention of the actual INFORMATION you provided. I only talked about your dogmatic approach to matters of OPINION. I do my own research, and so far, there's nothing to suggest that D2 is an unknown or shady company, and there is no widespread defect or failure among the hundreds that have bought them.

I have no problem with you saying that Nismo makes quality products, and I am not claiming D2's are the best quality coilovers.

Obviously, the S-Tunes were a good buy for you and you felt you got the best deal for your buck. However, the D2's were a great buy as well, and those who bought them, myself included, didn't all do so blindly or ignorantly, as you imply. You say you don't care "who has them or how great they are" yet you seem to take the few complaints plenty seriously. Are you saying the many people who said GOOD things about the D2's don't matter?

The bottom line is, you have every right to say how much you love the Nismo S-Tunes, but when it comes to the D2s, until you've got firsthand experience with them, all you have are opinions and generalizations. I won't make any calls on the S-Tunes, cuz I've never experienced them, but I will say I love my D2's and have not had any problems with the performance or quality. It's just a matter of preference.

[PalmerWMD]

Buy it just be sure to get it from a NICO sponsor.

The link above isn't a sponor but shadowdragonracing.com is ask jayson a helpful member here on Nico for years.

Or midway nissan/Infiniti or Pinnacle Nissan/Infiniti all sponors that can better or match the price above.

Fred..

[ralphdig]

Buy it just be sure to get it from a NICO sponsor.

The link above isn't a sponor but shadowdragonracing.com is ask jayson a helpful member here on Nico for years.

Or midway nissan/Infiniti or Pinnacle Nissan/Infiniti all sponors that can better or match the price above.

Fred..

I linked to perfnissan trough one of the links that apear above the topics thinking they were a sponsor of Nico; who runs the advertisement links in here? an ouside source?

[PalmerWMD]

Oh thats right we are running the google ads up top.

They are associated with those.Never mind friend.

Fred..