She finally got low....

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jr_ss
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Yeah, I know it was about time. I think I need some new springs up front. I was looking at the EIBACH sportlines, can someone shoot me some pictures of S14's with sportlines? I want to see just how low sit with those springs.

Anyways, enough talking here's some pictures.



Alright so lets hear it...


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I think the stance looks great as-is.

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i would say something nice and comment on your car but i half to go change my pants

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Crazyirish wrote:I think the stance looks great as-is.
I concur. I'm not a huge fan of stock-looking 240's that are slammed. I'm definitely in the minority, though.

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beautiful

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Sweet

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Doesn't look too stock to me?

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Looks good

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I've always liked your car, but you should put that thing in the weeds


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So do you already have aftermarket springs? And those wheels are 18's right? I think it looks perfect the way it is but the back could be lower just barely. Really low suspension only looks good and some cars and its just so bad for DD. I always say if it looks like it could have came from the factory then its good.

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jr_ss
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Hcraig13 wrote:So do you already have aftermarket springs? And those wheels are 18's right? I think it looks perfect the way it is but the back could be lower just barely. Really low suspension only looks good and some cars and its just so bad for DD. I always say if it looks like it could have came from the factory then its good.
I have Ohlins spring/strut combo, they are dampening adjustable 32ways in the front, 4 in the rear. For some reason, I think the spings have just sagged in the front, and I'd like alittle more strut sticking out so the springs aren't binding. They are used but work wonderful. I think it looks good, but I'd just like to have a little more height in the front...
91SilviaKs wrote:I've always liked your car, but you should put that thing in the weeds.
I daily the car, so I'm not going to dump her too low. I like having alittle ground clearance.

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mattblancarte wrote:
I concur. I'm not a huge fan of stock-looking 240's that are slammed. I'm definitely in the minority, though.
finally some people with common sense in 240 gen

to OP car has a great stance as is... i wouldnt lower it anymore

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It looks good and it looks like you have plenty of ground clearance still. I had a S14 with Eibach sportlines. I don't have pictures right now, but I know it'll sit at about the same ride height if not a tad bit lower.
Modified by S14toRPS13 at 1:53 PM 1/4/2009

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your car looks real nice the way it is but if id do something id lower it a tad in the rear. on a side not what front brake setup do you have? it looks great do you have a writeup?

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Looks awesome man, especially compared to before. I agree with some of the other guys though, the rear needs to go down about half an inch at least. The way it sits now the car is alittle higher in the rear. The gap between front and rear fender vs tire will not be the same. The front fender well is cut so that the wheel can turn and compress where as the rears are not hence they are not cut in a perfect circle.

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awhhh that looks perfect.

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yup. absolutely. looks fan-freaking-tastic. i wouldnt change lower it anymore. im not a fan of completely slammed 240's. the novelty of it is cool but i think yours is perfect

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looks good

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!240RB! wrote:your car looks real nice the way it is but if id do something id lower it a tad in the rear. on a side not what front brake setup do you have? it looks great do you have a writeup?
The front brakes are 300zx 30mm Aluminum calipers with 350z Drilled Brembo rotors. I bought the caliper adapter on ebay and it's a bolt on affair...

Thanks for all the compliments guys, I'm going to see what I can do about leveling it out alittle more. I'd like to have either the rear a tad lower or the front a bit higher. I think Eibach sportlines would take care of everything nicely... Still waiting on some pictures of an S14 on sportlines if anyone has em'. Thanks again all.

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B-E-A-Utifull. The only negative thing I can say is the rear brakes. They look soo small inside those wheels compared to the fronts. Other than that, it's perfect. My S13 is the same way in stance. Just a tad lower up front but I like a little "rake".

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Where's the lowness ?

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jr_ss wrote:
I have Ohlins spring/strut combo, they are dampening adjustable 32ways in the front, 4 in the rear. For some reason, I think the spings have just sagged in the front, and I'd like alittle more strut sticking out so the springs aren't binding. They are used but work wonderful. I think it looks good, but I'd just like to have a little more height in the front...

I daily the car, so I'm not going to dump her too low. I like having alittle ground clearance.
dam where did u get the ohlins and for how much? ive been looking all over and so far only found some rebuilt front ones.

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Looks great dude, did you already get them rebuilt? I'm going to go with sportlines in spring time.

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Niice! but lower is better

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brizanden wrote:dam where did u get the ohlins and for how much? ive been looking all over and so far only found some rebuilt front ones.
I actually found them on Rinkya.com. I'm not going to say how much I have in them... But you can find some decently priced ones on there. They aren't up all the time, but I run across a set or 2 every few weeks. I may purchase another set in the future.
BoBa524 wrote:Looks great dude, did you already get them rebuilt? I'm going to go with sportlines in spring time.
I actually sent them to PerformanceShockInc, they put them on the shock dyno and said they were good, no need to rebuild them. They also sent me a print out of the dyno. So that's what I did, bought some new boots and slapped em' on.

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Kckouki wrote:Where's the lowness ?
Where's the pathfinder?

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jr_ss wrote:
I actually found them on Rinkya.com. I'm not going to say how much I have in them... But you can find some decently priced ones on there. They aren't up all the time, but I run across a set or 2 every few weeks. I may purchase another set in the future.

I actually sent them to PerformanceShockInc, they put them on the shock dyno and said they were good, no need to rebuild them. They also sent me a print out of the dyno. So that's what I did, bought some new boots and slapped em' on.
huh well i looked and didnt find any. maybe i just dont know how to use the site, but thanks for the link.

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98koukile wrote:Where's the pathfinder?
In my driveway ?

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Still... KC

Rays...

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brizanden wrote:huh well i looked and didnt find any. maybe i just dont know how to use the site, but thanks for the link.
Just type in S14 in the search bar on the left and it'll bring up a whole list of items for the s-chassis.


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