Suspension question

[silencer.1]

First off, hello to everyone! I'm new to the board and recently bought a '90 240sx. I got it relatively cheap in hopes of making it my project vehicle. It's all stock at the moment other than the replacement speakers in the doors.

The struts on the rear are worn out so I'm going to be replacing them within the next week or so. I'm currently contemplating a couple of solutions to this. The first solution is the cheapest and simpest, just go to autozone, buy stock replacements and bolt them up. The second is to get a little more involved, buy aftermarket struts all around and a set of lowering springs to drop the car about an inch or so. I'd also get a set of sway bars while I'm at it. This is definately more expensive but I think the gain in handling would be worth it in the long run. I plan on having this car for a number of years and doing extensive work to turn it into a worthwhile drifting vehicle yet staying away from the rice crap.

As an after thought, if I do just do a simple stock strut replacement, I'll still have about $800 to put into other areas immediately. I plan on changing the engine out from the ka24e to sr20det eventually so I don't want to spend money on frivelous engine enhancments at the moment since they are going to be negated in a year or so when I replace the engine. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

[xns]

Either go buy some coilovers, and opt outta the sway bar, or just get some agx shocks and eibach pro kit springs. You're gonna need new struts to drift in the first place, and you can still drift for a while with just a ka

[whiterps13]

for future referance, we have a suspension forum on your left, and they will be able to answer your suspension questions better than here. but, id spend the $800 on coilovers. i got my tein basics for like $550 almost new, and i absolutely love them. you could pick up a new set for $800. to be honest, you will notice the differance between coilovers and spring/shocks/sway bars. also, it is ride height adjustable.

[180fan]

dude if it's stock replacements you're lookin for, I have a set of tokico blues that I haven't used yet since I'm going for the new Zeal function d coilovers. drop me a im if you're interested at red180man

[Nissan-S14]

id go for some Tein basics or Tanabe Sustec Pro S-0C Type II , I can get you the tanabe for $750. Let me know if you want