Suspension Setup.. not sure what to do what next..

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okay, being the person who'd rather a great handling car then hp first, i'm trying to complete my suspension setup.. but i'm stuck in a deadspot.. what next !! heres my setup atm..

JIC Silver Full Adjustable Coilovers ( Height and camber control)JIC Silver Adjustable Castor RodsFront and Rear Strut BracesR32 GTR Rear Swaybar ( 26mm thickness.. hmm chunky)D Project Rear Upper Arms ( for tuning of rear camber)And have got some pineapples on the way..

What else would i really need ? i mean, atm, as i'm coming onto boost, i can give the steering wheel a quick flick and have the rear just sit out perfectly.. so i know it's diffintely very stiff as.. so just trying to work out, what i could do next to complete it out, as i have all the controlling setup done atm.. hmm !!

Anyone tried to use the steering spacers ? that go in the steering ? apparantly they give a lot more control ? i haven't seen them used before ?

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Tie Rods, TC rods, nismo power brace, diff, etc. Just get on SPL's site and that can help anyone spend money.

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Energy Suspension master bushing kit. There will be some overlap between this kit and what you're already doing (T/C rod bushings for example) but you'd be best doing a master bushing kit for the front and rear control arm bushings and sway bar bushings and end links.

SPL or Phase2 subframe collars.Also, you must give a hard look at the rack bushings. Nismo makes replacements. Everybody overlooks these.

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Roll cage or hoop.

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574-240sx wrote:Tie Rods, TC rods, nismo power brace, diff, etc. Just get on SPL's site and that can help anyone spend money.
What does replcing the tie rod ends actually give you though ?

BTW, i could prolly get the parts cheaper from someone over here, sorry to say to SPL though, they are probably a great country..

I'm trying to source a 1/2 cage for the car, but everyone seems to snap them up before i can get to them


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Tie rods can help give you more steering angle as long as your tires clear, aswell as help cure bump steer...I think.
Modified by SeVa-S13 at 4:59 PM 9/25/2005

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SeVa-S13 wrote:Tie rods can help give you more steering angle as slong as your tires clear, aswell as help cure bump steer...I think.
Arh rightio. so you can get more lock on the wheel.. cool cool cool.. thanks for that.. might look into getting some then.

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SeVa-S13 wrote:Tie rods can help give you more steering angle as slong as your tires clear, aswell as help cure bump steer...I think.
what happens if your tires dont clear? Is there any way to adjust your steering angle so that you will have clearance?

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Yeah, don't turn the wheel all the way.Going with big wheels has its drawbacks.

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SeVa-S13 wrote:Yeah, don't turn the wheel all the way.Going with big wheels has its drawbacks.
haha exactley what i was thinking

when castor rods your talking about tension rods right? and srsmith i thought u couldnt use the pineapples with collars?

maybe a new front sway and if u want u could get the rear toe rod and rear forward link.


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