All Star Suspension Setup (middle/low income)

Dec 7th, 2002, 04:10 AM

Well i asked this in another thread and they told me to start a new one so.......

What I am looking for is an All Star Suspension setup for the QG, staying in the middle income bracket (ex. "X"is the BEST coilovers,but"Y" is just as good yet cheaper), I am looking for tires, rims, sway bars, coilovers, strut bars, anything that will help our babies handeling/performance.

Please post any relavant info and support your post with links or web address's to the itmes, a price, and function of the part posted about. Hopefully this thread can be used to answer any questions about suspension for the QG.

I'll start:
Anti-Roll Bar (aka. Anti Sway bars)

http://www.ptuning.com/html/Item-Des...delDesc=Sentra

Progress Technology Anti-Roll Bar system reduce body roll and improve chassis response for more cornering power! Anti-Roll Bars are precision-formed and powder coated alloy steel. Polyurethane bushings produce instant roll response on turn-in. Progress Technology Anti-Roll Bars have been tested at over 1.0g lateral acceleration on the skid pad.

Price: $203.95+$12.95(shipping)

**chimmike** · Dec 7th, 2002, 12:23 PM

I'd say best/least expensive coilovers would be the Teins......around 1200-1300........BUT the Moti's are supposed to be damn good, and Mike at Motivational is a member of this forum....really helpful guy....very small, very professional operation.
Any strut bar that fits the car is better than nothing. The differences between strut bars are negligible.
Tires.....I love my Toyo proxes, but I think a HUGE addition to our cars would be a phantomgrip LSD.........that would make all the difference in the world.

Kimchee76 · Dec 7th, 2002, 09:25 PM

Signature includes my suspension parts/distributor/price.
The best wheel setup for our cars are 15-inch light wheels that's said from NPM I believe. I agree with that because the 205 40s with 17-inch slowed down my launch and made my ride a lot more stiff before and then stiffer with my suspension setup. If I had to do it again I would really go for the 15s for performance sake. Do you guys know that the F1 race cars have 15s and the CART race cars have 19s.

So far I haven't bottomed out with and without passengers, speed bumps, and minor potholes. Stick to the curves at 60mph like glue and no clunky noises. Bad side is that it has quick bounce upon hitting uneven roads, but no more floaty feeling.

khemicol · Dec 10th, 2002, 11:37 AM

If you wanna go the cheapest but best way i suggest progress springs. I Have ZERO compliants about then. All my comments are positive and im a picky mofo. Not only did the Handling improve but the stock quality of ride was pretty shitty untill i put these one. It rides better than stock now. No bouncing or anything. and for the price they cant be beat. I got them form Ptuning.com and got them on the 3rd day. Id recommend them.

Wheel and tires size, i am running 17x7" wheels and 205/40/17 Nitto 555 which are really sticky. I know that 17s arent exactly the best setup for suspension purposes though. Id get 16s if i wanted to compete.

Some people claim that when they reove there strut bar they do not feel the diffrence. BUT if you drive a week withought it and you slap it back on. you DO feel it. Its strange.

Hope this helps.

Khem

e2001gxe · Dec 10th, 2002, 05:57 PM

Khem, are u using the oem sturt/dampner setup?

khemicol · Dec 10th, 2002, 11:25 PM

yeah stock steup. Its running like a charm.

Khem