# Suspension Combo Recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [July 31, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033 "2003-07-31T08:08:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/21 "2003-09-18T21:31:47Z")
> [@Yoshinori Koguchi](#): > > Suspensions don’t even matter, I use APC. Oooohhh yeah thats a good smoke ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/22 "2003-09-19T08:18:26Z")
i’ll use my hookup(s)… if u want something nobody’s heard of you have to dig deeper than JIC or even zeal… maybe ill get some kei office 8) ---
**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/23 "2003-09-19T08:22:38Z")
oh btw, if u look at the pic… his sleepy eyes are off, just like mine 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dnash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@dnash](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dnash)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/24 "2003-09-19T17:59:27Z")
Did anyone notice that the headlights on Koguchi’s car are at different heights? I think that the GP Sports Drift coilovers would be cool, along with Kei Office. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2003, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/25 "2003-09-20T12:08:04Z")
ya, are there anyother types of good sway bars that are not 600 like the whiteline ones, and also what are some good springs that will give you like a 1.75 drop, i was thinking sportlines but then i have been hearing that they settle really low and that they are more for just looks and donr perform that well? ---
**Author:** ![Jacky\_Ngai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Jacky\_Ngai](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jacky_Ngai)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/26 "2003-12-30T18:01:54Z")
i have a HKS HIPERMAX 2. 30 ways adjust front and rear with 12k front and 10k spring. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/27 "2003-12-30T18:54:23Z")
:shock: ^^^ Those things retail for $2400USD Excuse me while I go rob a bank… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/28 "2003-12-30T19:36:46Z")
i was pricing out sportline springs for jesse yesterday… i wont be working again until spring, but when i do i can give you guys the sportlines for under $300 brand new. if you decide to donate to the club and we do a banner swap with AW, then the price becomes $270 canadian + tax. that is alot lower than i have ever heard, i dont know why, but as of yesterday, dec 29 2003 that price was accurate. but will only be honoured by me and i dont work there anymore. my boss agreed to a 10% discount which a couple people took advantage of, but it is not official yet so no one else there will do it for you. sorry… if you are planning on doing sus in the spring, wait for me to pick up some shift and i will re-establish the 10% disco and if the sportlines are the same cost, then they will be $270 for members only. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/29 "2003-12-30T19:54:57Z")
Any other suspension/springs you can get yer hands on? Or even shocks? I’m aiming for RS-R springs now cuz they seem to be at a reasonable price and are relatively stiff. Shocks, so far it’s AGX but I’m still researching to see if I can get anything else. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/30 "2003-12-31T11:24:56Z")
no on RSR, unless you can tell me who the canadian distributor is… AGX’s are the cheapest for adjustability, PDM is still cheaper than i can get them for. pricing goes like this. tok blues / AGX / illumina’s - koni yellow’s/ and above this you should be going with Tein. if lowering, stay away from GR-2’s, they are not for lowered vehicles, they are oe replacement. coil over sleeves are under $200 canadian. STAY AWAY. unless you are a complete idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/31 "2003-12-31T15:29:33Z")
Don’t know about any Canadian dealers. I belive RS-R has just exploded into the US market as of late. Phase2Motortrend has them for $235USD (I figure with shipping and customs and all that jazz, it’d cost me at least $400-$500CAD). And most other places in US have them in the $250USD range. AGX from PDM would prolly cost me $720CAD to my door. Gonna have to check my options as April-May gets closer. If I can get coils by spending a little extra, I may go with coils. Time will tell… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/32 "2003-12-31T21:50:57Z")
my AGX’s were $718 to my door from don, should be better now with the exchange… ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/33 "2004-01-01T14:18:46Z")
Don works on a $1.40 Fixed Rate. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/34 "2004-01-01T15:02:03Z")
I believe Don is making changes for 2004, so we’ll prolly see new prices in the next couple weeks or so. ---
**Author:** ![dnash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@dnash](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dnash)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/35 "2004-01-01T19:01:38Z")
> [@Gonad](#): > > :shock: ^^^ Those things retail for $2400USD > > Excuse me while I go rob a bank… They’re only $1768 from [www.projectnissan.com](http://www.projectnissan.com). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/36 "2004-01-01T20:35:42Z")
[http://www.enjukuracing.com/](http://www.enjukuracing.com/) has good prices on agx if i remember correctly i had an awsome deal off someone from freshalloy in the summer to get agx’s + teins for supercheap i got from someone else for a lil more, but no shipping hassles ---
**Author:** ![Rownan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e36b37/32.png) [@Rownan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rownan)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/37 "2004-01-21T10:35:12Z")
Setup on my 1995 S14: RS\*R race coils KYB AGXs ST Sway bars Whiteline TC bushings Whiteline front strut bar Subframe spacers Tein front pillow mounts Eccentric camber bolts Impression? Wow. If you regularly autox/road race/drift your car, and cannot go to coilovers but want something stiffer, then this is the setup for you. The RS_R coils are linear at 5/4.2. These are not your momma’s SUS down springs, these are the real deal. With the AGXs turned up you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between these and any $1500 coilover setup. I cannot comment yet on the life span of the AGXs paired with the RS_Rs, but after 5 months of hard driving, they are as good as the day I first rode on em. Drop is average. Tein pillow mounts keep the front end in line, made a big difference on the autox course, and the subframe spacers tightened up the rear BIG TIME. Controlling this car in mid drift is like magic. I have Tein tie rods and RUCAs on the way, should be very interesting when I get her back on the road in the spring… ![http://www.projectaspec.com/photogallery/battle1part1/tim04.jpg](http://www.projectaspec.com/photogallery/battle1part1/tim04.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/38 "2004-01-21T11:48:57Z")
I was contemplating the AGX + RS-R combo (you can see my post on FA about it), but I was still not convinced with its lifespan. It looked to be a great setup for a spring and strut combo. I will have pretty much what you have Rowan, with the addition of the control arm bushings (and CP strut bars instead). Can’t wait till spring. But yea, as was mentioned here, power is nothing without control ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@Mr\_zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_zero)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/39 "2004-02-05T22:34:45Z")
I am curious as to what 7/5, 10/9 etc means? I read all the threads about suspension and tuning etc, but how do you actually decide what your going to run? Like how do i know how much kg per mm is good, how hard, soft, etc to run the springs? I was thinking about engine or springs, and am just trying to collect all the info I can. (yes i also read the thread about Eng VS Springs) I was looking at the group buys, and everyone went with the d2 7/5 setup. What does this mean? How do you figure out what to run? Which company to buy from etc? Thanx! ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033/40 "2004-02-05T23:02:48Z")
The numbers 7/5 mean the spring stiffness in the Front and Rear. So 7kg/mm means, for every 7kg of weight on the spring, the spring will compress 1mm. Same goes for 5kg; for every 5kg of weight on the spring, it will compress 1mm. A good combo for driving on a track, with some suspension combination (i.e. swaybars, strut brace, upgraded bushings or control arms), would be 7/5 and little higher (i.e. 8/6, or even 9/7). If you put these kind of stiff springs on a shock like KYB AGX, it will most likely blow after a while (assuming you do some heavy driving). If you want just a little stiffer then stock, the Tein S-Tech are good for the price (as in the GB). Pair em with a set of KYB shocks and you’ll have a fairly good improvement on performance. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-combo-recommendations/80033.md?page=3)