Looking to drop my 96 200sx on the ground with coilovers. WHATS NEEDED??
I bought cheap-o coilovers and KYB GR2 shocks for my 96 200sx SE. I want to drop it to the max. I assume i will need camber kit(s). Can you tell me whats required?
I bought cheap-o coilovers and KYB GR2 shocks for my 96 200sx SE. I want to drop it to the max. I assume i will need camber kit(s). Can you tell me whats required?
I highly recommend that you don't do this if you want to enjoy driving your car. Search this forum or sr20forum.com for the reasons why slamming our cars is a bad idea. Amongst the drivability issues our car have when lowered extremely I have also heard that the axles wear out very quickly so you might need to invest in some performance axles if you do this.
I highly recommend that you don't do this if you want to enjoy driving your car. Search this forum or sr20forum.com for the reasons why slamming our cars is a bad idea. Amongst the drivability issues our car have when lowered extremely I have also heard that the axles wear out very quickly so you might need to invest in some performance axles if you do this.
Thats funny you say that because i had planned to change both front axles while i was doing the suspention. I drive on good roads and am really looking to set the wheels into the wheel wells, i love the look of a clean drop and i think the car would handle alot better with that much lower of center of gravity.
Thats funny you say that because i had planned to change both front axles while i was doing the suspention. I drive on good roads and am really looking to set the wheels into the wheel wells, i love the look of a clean drop and i think the car would handle alot better with that much lower of center of gravity.
What will i need to adjust camber?
If your looking to "dump" the car, then i highly suggest a shorted strut or it will bounce all the way down the road, regardless of how smooth the streets are. But its your choice.... you are going to need camber plates to correct the alignment or camber bolts... i would suggest the camber plates by Ground Control.
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97 200SX SE-R Turbo
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If your looking to "dump" the car, then i highly suggest a shorted strut or it will bounce all the way down the road, regardless of how smooth the streets are. But its your choice.... you are going to need camber plates to correct the alignment or camber bolts... i would suggest the camber plates by Ground Control.
haha, dude, go to the suspension section, look at the sticky on cheap o coilovers.. and read that section..
ps- your car will be soo out of line and fucked up you wont be able to drive.. the ONLY way to drop it excessively is to get the motivational shorten struts and a good set of coilovers..
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All i got to say is... Its your life... however when you drive on the streets with these cheap-o-ebay parts, especially, those camber bolts or crap suspension you are putting yourself and others at risk. The factory bolts that are holding the strut to the spindle are large from a reason, those bolts are small and probably made of inferior material that is no way stronger than factory bolts.
I would seriously consider doing some research prior to modding your suspension components. Do what you want, its your car, however people are just looking out and trying to give you some good advice.
I have been modding vehicles for 10 years now and own a tuning shop. I would never sacrifice price for safety. just my .02$.
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97 200SX SE-R Turbo
High Performance Autoworks Inc. http://www.hpautoworks.com
All i got to say is... Its your life... however when you drive on the streets with these cheap-o-ebay parts, especially, those camber bolts or crap suspension you are putting yourself and others at risk. The factory bolts that are holding the strut to the spindle are large from a reason, those bolts are small and probably made of inferior material that is no way stronger than factory bolts.
I would seriously consider doing some research prior to modding your suspension components. Do what you want, its your car, however people are just looking out and trying to give you some good advice.
I have been modding vehicles for 10 years now and own a tuning shop. I would never sacrifice price for safety. just my .02$.
i see lowering springs for 1.5 inchs, i dont see why i cant lower my car another half inch on top of that
i see lowering springs for 1.5 inchs, i dont see why i cant lower my car another half inch on top of that
ok, after reading your posts in this thread i have every right to type the following.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO POST ANYTHING ELSE AT ALL WITHOUT READING THE FOLLOWING LINKS. DO NOT INSTALL ANYTHING ON YOUR CAR, DO NOT DROP TO THE MAX.
you ignorance is hilarious.
1. lowering the center of gravity wont help your car at all when you lower it with crappy spring t=rates you have no idea what they are and with stock shocks (yea! gr-2's are stock!)
2. lowering to the max will detroy wheel bearings and axels.
3. your cars suspension is designed at the factory to be XXX inches from the ground....the rest is built around that. by lowering it 2+ inches lower you may get the look you want but i will be able to out handle you with stock suspension on my 91 sentra with blown shocks!
4. b14 cars have very little shock travle (some where in the 3 inch range) so if you lower your car 1 inch you have 2 inches that your shocks can travle untill they bottom out. now with stiff springs its less a problem but with ebay springs im sure you will have no idea what they are and they may be softer. lowering it 2 inches you wont be able to hit a pot hole without bottoming out your shocks. and dont give me the "i dont care" because when you bottom out your suspension at 40+ MPH and you feel the violence involved you will be very very scared (that is if your not already in some sort of spin or other bad manuver caused by it) http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=51256 http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=91454 http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=7948 http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=63200 http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=51254 http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=4384 http://www.nissanforums.com/showthread.php?t=51259 www.sentra.net
also, pm me if you are interested in a set of coilovers with the correct spring rates that WILLLLLL improve your cars handling.
i see lowering springs for 1.5 inchs, i dont see why i cant lower my car another half inch on top of that
You need to research the links provided to you. This has been done and covered before. I honestly don't care what you do but when you blow the struts out from them being permanently bottomed I DO NOT want to see a post about it.
Yeah, it'll handle better until you reach infinite resistance in the turn (bottoming out) and go into a nice tail-spin across the road, taking out whoever is next to you.
You're gonna need a stadium seating pad under your but too if you wanna avoid back surgery!
Definitely bone up on the suspension links provided.
I havn't drpped mine an inch. You can get the "wheel in the well" look by just going to bigger rims (which will at least improve traction) you may not wanna go too big but improving traction will actually improve the handling more in a turn.
Other than that, buy some strut tower braces f&r and that's about all you really need. Our cars don't adjust camber so yeah you need a camber kit to mess with it should you get 1-2" dropped shocks. You will need springs to match the rate, do the camber F&R and coilovers with bump pads in case they do bottom.
Where are you driving that's so smooth? The salt flats? Seriously, you will know how bad the road really is if you mess with the stock susp.
Reducing weight will also help the handling.
I don't wanna see a post on how you bumped your head going through an intersection. Seriously man, i've seen cars go through intersections dropped and it looks like the driver is bouncing off the seat!
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i have to agree with the guys in here... i have sprint 2" springs with gr2 and i have to admit the ride seems decent but the botoming out is ridiculous. I head into a good deep turn and i feel the car playin patty cake with the strut and the bump stop. It sucks. I would recamend a true coilover system for that slammed look or air ride suspension. But if your goin for performance i would listen to these guys they seem to have a little more knowledge on this.
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