Suspension buy list - do i need anything else?

[astron]

for a 96 240 base edition, going for a nice street upgrade over the worn out shocks i have now

kyb gr-2 shocks/struts (front + rear) (Ebay) 260.00Eibach Pro-kit springs (do i want sportline instead?) (Ebay) 168.00Eibach recomended alignment kit (front) (tirerack) 24.00Kyb strut boot (2x front, 2x rear) (Tirerack) 12.00 each2x kyb shock + strut mount, front (tirerack) 61.00 each

total $622 (plus shipping, probably about 150 dollars)any better suggestions? anything else i need? (later i'll probably add strut tower bars..not real worried about it now) should i do some bushings now too? (Ie, that clunk when i shift hard, what's that?)astps; buying parts friday or saturday *beam*

[hyb force soldier]

Well, I would suggest bushings, and sway bars too (I only know of Suspension Technique sway bars, I am pretty sure some more companies out their) just to do everything at once while you are under the car and removing your old suspension but I plan on getting coilovers too (HKS Hiper Max Damper II). Good luck.

[astron]

Okay...what are these bushings i need? I've found aluminum spacers from SPL parts...use those? Whole new bushings? I'd really rather not have my car apart any longer than needed (which is gonna be a while, i've got a -ton- of work to do this week)

[hyb force soldier]

For the bushings, I see from the S13 compared to lets say, and 86, there are a grip load of bushings you can replace for the S13. Check out Japanparts.com they have NISMO and Cusco bushings. I don't hink they have sub frame spacers and bushings, so I would go with SPL for those two. Since your car is about 7 years old, I think around this time you should replace it sooner or later. From what I hear you just burn off the old bushings and push in new ones. I'm not sure how long it will take, but if you have a lot of work to do, I suggest you replace the bushings when you have time.

[rico05]

You seem to be leaning more to a heightened suspension fron stock, but not a full-on competetion setup. All of those parts will give you better handling car and give for a more sporty feel, but not yet a car that is set up for the rigors and tuning needed to be a more track-able car. I would suggest bushings as well, but to br more specific, take a look at:-Front/Rear Lower control arm bushingshttp://www.pdm-racing.com/prod....html-Tension Control (T/C) rod bushingsLook on eBay for Nismo, or get Whiteline from PDM-SPL Rear subframe collars (they crush the difficult to replace rear subframe bushings, and essentially makes it a hard bushing as opposed to a polyurathane or delrnm repaclement that would be WAY more difficult) http://www.splparts.com/ Say you are from NICO and you get a discount-Also mabye some sway bars, but really just bushings are necessary. Get those from PDM as well.

Just in case you care to hear others setups/plans:I have Projet SIlvia pillow ball t/c rods, I just ordered a set of Yojohama AVS ES100s 205-55-15, I am ordering Nismo S-Tune coilovers (mabye, still undecided) and ST sway bars. Coupled with CP Racing sways. Yep, that should be decnt for now.

[Nismo_Freak]

for a 96 240 base edition, going for a nice street upgrade over the worn out shocks i have now

kyb gr-2 shocks/struts (front + rear) (Ebay) 260.00Eibach Pro-kit springs (do i want sportline instead?) (Ebay) 168.00Eibach recomended alignment kit (front) (tirerack) 24.00Kyb strut boot (2x front, 2x rear) (Tirerack) 12.00 each2x kyb shock + strut mount, front (tirerack) 61.00 each

total $622 (plus shipping, probably about 150 dollars)any better suggestions? anything else i need? (later i'll probably add strut tower bars..not real worried about it now) should i do some bushings now too? (Ie, that clunk when i shift hard, what's that?)astps; buying parts friday or saturday *beam*

I'd suggest...

KYB AGX's - adjustable, which means everything in suspension tuning

You don't need the alignment kit for the front... at most you'll get about 1.75 deg. of negative camber which aids with handling. The tires don't wear out very quickly on the front (unless you drive like I do).

You also don't have to replace the shock mounts. You'd be better off spending the money elsewhere.

You'll need to allocate about 60 bucks for a 4 wheel alignment. The alignment will drastically improve your handling cause your toe is going to be off in both the front and rear.