Hey guys,
Here it is... Tein HA coilovers for the Nissan N15, After checking some part numbers I think Ill be alright with them. Now if someone who has the cash in hand goes out and gets them tommorow and they dont fit.. Its not my fault..Mike Y made me do it
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I knew I was gonna get lots of thoughts on the subjuect of cutting springs. I hope guys dont belive that I think cutting them is the way to go. Maybe I havent been clear enough. One last time I will say it..
I also do not recomend it, unlesss you know what you are getting yourself into, Your ride will go to hell-in-a-handbasket.. It is possible however that it may work, but you have to know what will happen to your suspension if you cut them ie. new rates, bump stroke, valving issues, ect.. I am not talking about specific app, only in general..
Ok now, I work with several guys who run circle track(boring I know), they have experimented with cut springs, and tell me its fine..IF and only If you know what you are doing.. You see they dont run coilover-strut suspension like we do.. the coil and the shock are in two different locations, sometimes you cant simply go to a spring mfg. and pick up standardized coils that will fit in there cars(domestic V-8 cars), On the other hand if we(talking Sentra's here) have Say GC coilovers in our car, it is real damn easy for us to get the springs we want(i dont have to tell you guys this).
I was making statements about springs in general with my last few posts.. Sorry If everybody thought I as talking about Sentra specific applications.
There is a time and place for cutting springs, but the Sentra chassis is not one of them.. I never told "SentraSESeaTown" to go ahead and cut his.. My repllies were mostly aimed at the members who said it was "stupid", and from what I understand dont seem to know the math,theory,and effects of cutting springs..
For instance.. Most know that cutting their springs causes a bumpy/bouncey ride, but I would bet you that 99% of them dont know the real reason..
Imagine for a moment that the B14 chassis had all of the suspension travel in the world(god, I wish) with the same damper valving.. If you cut the springs(remember NO damper case bottoming will happen), The ride is gonna be bouncy becasue the dampers cant handle the spring rates.. Better yet picture this.. Stock B14 struts with stock ride heigth, and super high rates would also be bouncy, again not becasue of suspension geometry, but becasue the dampers cant handle the rates..
I got an idea... If you want to stiffen up a Sentra's suspension, but dont have the cash to do it right(shortend strut coilovers), go out buy some AGXs and spring rubber for your stock springs. Any opinions on that setup from the tech gurus on this board? Seriously Id like to know if its a good idea, or if I am really lacking in my thinking.
I hope everyone is having as much fun with this thread as I am.. This is what the board is for, and threads like this are an awsome learning experience..
Later peeps, keep "flamming" me
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