suspension question: How do adding/changing certain things affect handling?

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Daemos
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Car: '03 Spec V

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This is for a S13 180SXSo I'm planning out a huge parts list, and I started looking up prices (for my budget) and so forth, and doing some of the "brainless" planning I've been doing some thinking.

I want a nice comfy ride, something that's NOT like my spec v (which I swear is the worst riding car I've ridden in) like my buddy's WRX has a softer ride than the spec v.

So I want a nice ride, with good turn-in and good-neutral handling for autox. So I thought I would go with a set of coilovers with softer springs, or a nice shock/spring combo, and have alot of stiffening of the chassis.

So how do all the following things affect handling?:So if I have like stiffer springs in the back vs springs in the front, or vice versaPutting more braces in the rear vs the front and vice versamaking the front more stiff vs the rear and vice versahaving wider tires in the rear vs the front and vice versa

How can I tell how the parts I buy will affect the stiffness before buying it? Because I don't want to buy too much, and I don't want to buy too little.

Well this is what I was looking at for a Suspension setup:Nismo S-tune or Zeal B6 coiloverswhiteline front/rear adj sway barsNismo Power BraceCusco Type 40D Front Strut Bar Cusco Type 40 or Type CB Rear Strut bar w/ optional OS-T Triangle Floor bar225-45-17 Khumo MXs all around.

things that MAY come (budget pending)CUSCO S13/S14 Rear Upper Control ArmCUSCO S13/S14 Rear Toe LinksJIC S13/S14 Hard Tie RodsNISMO Tension Rod SetNismo bushings

Anyone have any idea? I'm bad with things like this

Any suggestions on other parts/removal of some parts?


navysnail
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the way you can tell is by talking to people with similar set-ups. dont know what else to say

Daemos
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hmmm, well that works :)

I like to budget, but I don't want to buy things I don't *need* to :)

I guess I got more digging to do.


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