purchasing coilovers and brake kit for my car help me choose!!

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91nissantwo40sx
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so ive got a completely stock "chuki" dark blue no rust anywhere which is why i bought the car .

plans are coilovers > brakes > bushings. for now thats it. rb26dett later

so i dont know any good place to buy these things so if you guys could tell me some good places to buy them that would be awesome. im really stoked about the project and hopefully everything goes as planned. right now i dont have any pictures of the car but i will definitely get around to it just for you guys.

i only know basics about cars and i hope to learn more along the project. i have owned 3 240sx before and know it inside out so that is why i am confident to start this project. just hope you guys can help me out along the way. if you have any suggestions or comments let me know!! thanks!!!
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MastaYu
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definately search than choose

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Most people here will recommend Stance coilovers and 300zx brake upgrades.

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blacksrjdm
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Well, all depends on what you plan to do with the car. If you are going to track the car, dont cheap out on coilovers. Also, depending on what you plan to do with the car you may want more than just a 300zx brake upgrade. As far as bushings go, buy the polyurathane master set and install. Most kits dont include subframe bushings, a must have for any s13. As far as where to buy...well, there is a list of links to the NICO approved vendors to the right of the screen. Search through the many vendors inventory, get your pricing, make decisions, buy...

As far as people on here telling you which parts to use, we cant do that for you, for we arent you. There are alot of build threads, coilover threads, brake threads. You can search those many threads, gather an opinion about said parts, and buy the parts that suit your needs. Good luck...

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Dazzla
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If your DDing your car and never plan to track it like me. Then buy new Megan streets. I bought mine over 2 weeks ago and have been extremely pleased with them.

Their not cheap either, but I'd much rather pay a little more to buy brand new coilovers then pick up some used ones for dirt cheap. With coilovers its a hit or a miss.

Brake kit is easy, first your coilovers, then save up and go with 300zx z32 brakes on all four corners.

Find a reliable shop that will order them for you.

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blacksrjdm
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Dazzla wrote:If your DDing your car and never plan to track it like me. Then buy new Megan streets. I bought mine over 2 weeks ago and have been extremely pleased with them.

Their not cheap either, but I'd much rather pay a little more to buy brand new coilovers then pick up some used ones for dirt cheap. With coilovers its a hit or a miss.

Brake kit is easy, first your coilovers, then save up and go with 300zx z32 brakes on all four corners.

Find a reliable shop that will order them for you.
Sorry but a 2 week testamonial of anything isnt credible enough to go on, so, get back to us in 12 months and let us know how they have been. You havent driven on them long enough to have a real opinion. Also, have you driven on anything else, or...?

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nismoracingsx
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please stop making the "help me choose threads"....if you just searched for these threads, you'd see like a ton of them..

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blacksrjdm wrote:Well, all depends on what you plan to do with the car. If you are going to track the car, dont cheap out on coilovers. Also, depending on what you plan to do with the car you may want more than just a 300zx brake upgrade. As far as bushings go, buy the polyurathane master set and install. Most kits dont include subframe bushings, a must have for any s13. As far as where to buy...well, there is a list of links to the NICO approved vendors to the right of the screen. Search through the many vendors inventory, get your pricing, make decisions, buy...

As far as people on here telling you which parts to use, we cant do that for you, for we arent you. There are alot of build threads, coilover threads, brake threads. You can search those many threads, gather an opinion about said parts, and buy the parts that suit your needs. Good luck...
+1 Damn, being nice today

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AZ89two4Tsx
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It all depends on your budget dude.

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AZ89two4Tsx wrote:It all depends on your budget dude.
^^Agreed to a point, dont go super cheap because its only going to cost you more money in the long run, Do it right the first time or don't do it at all.

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TroubleBound wrote:+1 Damn, being nice today
Wasnt any nicer than usual, IMO...


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