# Suspension Options

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [August 7, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694 "2006-08-07T19:05:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![CA18DET-180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/1 "2006-08-07T19:05:37Z")

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Seeing as how my coilovers are fried on my car I’m going to be looking into new suspension. What are some good strut/spring combo’s that won’t slam my car right to the ground. I was thinking just going back to the factory setup, simply because my car is a daily driver after all and I’m getting sick of remembering which roads not to take.

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**Author:** ![apex\_drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@apex\_drifter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/apex_drifter)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/2 "2006-08-07T19:21:49Z")

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kyb shocks & springs? I think tein and Apex’i might have some springs too. . .better check into that. . .

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**Author:** ![CA18DET-180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/3 "2006-08-07T19:35:00Z")

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> [@nismo240r](#):
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> kyb shocks & springs? I think tein and Apex’i might have some springs too. . .better check into that. . .

Would these give me close to a stock ride height? Thats mostly what I’m looking for.

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**Author:** ![apex\_drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@apex\_drifter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/apex_drifter)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/4 "2006-08-07T19:44:37Z")

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[http://www.apexi-usa.com/product\_suspension\_detail.asp?id=188&pageNum=1](http://www.apexi-usa.com/product_suspension_detail.asp?id=188&pageNum=1)

[http://www.kyb.com/products/](http://www.kyb.com/products/)

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**Author:** ![beatshack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@beatshack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beatshack)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/5 "2006-08-07T19:49:40Z")

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doesn’t stock ride height look kinda lift-kit ish?

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**Author:** ![benji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@benji](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/benji)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/6 "2006-08-07T19:57:16Z")

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i got a set of tein springs that lower the car by about a inch to a inch and a half and they are mounted on perfect conditioned shocks and i’ll sell them for like $250 for all four. i loved them on my silvia but they weren’t stiff enough for drifting so i went with coilovers  
:E

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**Author:** ![apex\_drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@apex\_drifter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/apex_drifter)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/7 "2006-08-07T20:01:09Z")

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0o0o0o the tein springs lower them without sacrificing ride quality. . .i was thinking of going with those but i’m leaning towards drifting. . .!!

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**Author:** ![CA18DET-180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/8 "2006-08-08T01:08:41Z")

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> [@benji](#):
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> i got a set of tein springs that lower the car by about a inch to a inch and a half and they are mounted on perfect conditioned shocks and i’ll sell them for like $250 for all four. i loved them on my silvia but they weren’t stiff enough for drifting so i went with coilovers  
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I may be interested in the middle of the month, where you located?

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**Author:** ![benji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@benji](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/benji)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/9 "2006-08-08T09:12:42Z")

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in the edmonton area but i could deliver them

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**Author:** ![TyPhOOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/typhoon/32/5800_2.png) [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/10 "2006-08-08T09:33:11Z")

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the ones that benji had were a nice look as well as quite soft for city driving … he went for coilovers for drifting

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**Author:** ![CA18DET-180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@CA18DET-180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CA18DET-180SX)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/suspension-options/143694/11 "2006-08-08T11:46:53Z")

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Sounds like those are exactly what I’m looking for then. Also quick question, is there like a top “hat” part for the struts or do the srings just get sandwiched between the struts and the towers? I’ve never pulled the suspension on my car to look.
