Nismo S-tune Installed [PICS]

[ILikeMy240sx]

As I promised before, here are before and after pictures.

BEFORE

AFTER

[own3d]

hmmm, doesnt even look like it dropped any in back, and maybe a little drop in front. still looks good and is probably good that its not to low, wouldnt wanna f*<k up your kit

[Axel Grungy]

front looks slightly lower, rear bout the same. lookin good tho

[ILikeMy240sx]

Yup a very moderate drop (I was looking for that) about an inch in front and about half an inch in back.

[Accord-240sx]

looks good

I would go .5" lower on both.

but the front looks way better

[Graphfixz]

what is in the foreground of the before pic? Crap?

as for the car it looks good!

[Accord-240sx]

what is in the foreground of the before pic? Crap?

as for the car it looks good!

haha He lowered it alittle

[Dirtylou]

The stance is a little more butch now...it's a subtle yet cool drop. Nice.

[own3d]

what is in the foreground of the before pic? Crap?

as for the car it looks good!

if i had to guess id say muddy snow

[ILikeMy240sx]

what is in the foreground of the before pic? Crap?

I was looking at that picture and I knew someone was going to point that out. I was straining so hard when I tried to loosen those damn rusted POS bolts that I had an accident.

jk... the picture was taken when there was still a bit of snow on the road.. Thats a glob of dirt/snow/salt

[sileighty85]

it look great with a little drop in the front and back.

[yessir240]

is that a dead squirell

[2s4x0]

I like it. I have s-tech's which are 1.2 front and 0.9 rear. I like 'em. Enough for me to feel the handling difference and feel a little more like im hugging the ground. Plus it has a nice, decent drop. Nothing to crazy. Just makes the wheels fill out the fenders a lil better. Personally i prefer your setup and mine to something crazy low. Thats just me though.Also yours looks a lot better now that the front is even or slightly lower than the rear. Before it looked like one of those old cadillac's you see where the rear is touching the ground cause they got a body in the trunk.

[ILikeMy240sx]

Thanx, I cant agree with you more. I think anything more than 1.5" is way too much like Eibach Sportlines... it would eat away the struts and have no practicality on the roads where I might bottom out alot.

HAHA cadillacs lol yes the car now looks much better with the front dropped

[574-240sx]

You can still go a few more inches. Looks good though.

[ILikeMy240sx]

I think I paid a big price when I put that kit on... (stupid kid...) if I lower it even half an inch from what I have I will literally destroy my bumper... I go over really bumpy roads fast and I hear my bumper scratching the road...

As soon as my disposable income rises after KA-T bye bye fiberglass

[HashiriyaS14]

I think that drop-wise, it looks perfect.

Now for the more important question: How does the S-tune system DRIVE? What do you think of it so far?

It's one of the myriad of suspension alternatives I'm considering.

[ILikeMy240sx]

After riding on them for few days and getting an alignment at Nissan (they had to elongate the strut tower holes in the front because according to them camber was not w/in spec and charged me the double rate of reg alignment ), I took it for some spirited driving on and off high way ramps and local roads.

I definitely feel that the car is grabbing the road alot better than stock. With stock susp, when I made turns at high speed or sharp turns, the car just didnt feel stable enough with body roll. It was better than other cars Ive driven but still not up to par. With this suspension I did notive an improvement in stability of the car and it "hugs" the road better than stock.

The ride quality is not bad either. Its definitely more stiff and harsh than the stock ride. I go over ramps or bumpy roads fast and I can feel its harshness (doesnt hurt my kidneys like my friends eclipse w/ coilovers). But if you drive normal, its not much different from stock.

As long as you do not expect a real coilover system performance, you will be happy with it. Its definitely a substantial improvement over stock and you have the peace of mind knowing that the struts were matched with the springs hence less chance of your struts blowing.

[MAXIMUS Nismo]

I like it. Looks nice and perfoms as well. One Thing I've noticed is taht in stock form, the S14 is a damn comfortable car. The moer you mod it, the less comfortable it is. But, if you know that's what your trade off will be, then aint nothing to it but to do it!

[slide240wayz]

I miss my nismo's, stock ride really sucks everywhere I go. Now onto coilovers---> WOOP WOOP!!!