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Originally Posted by OptionZero
You don't need to get it corner weighted it if you're not going to track the car.
No offense, but it seems like you're locking yourself into a more limited selection because of personal lack of self-control.
Height adjustability is a feature you are not obligated to abuse, nor does it require you to run super low (assuming you have coilovers that allow you to retain some height). You determine the use of the parts, not vice versa. They don't adjust themselves.
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I could see alot of drama unfolded in this thread regardless of my disclaimer, but I suppose it was unavoidable. Anyway, not corner weighting a car with variable height adjsutments is like not checking piston ring gap before throwing them in. A set of coilovers that "look" right, but aren't actually at their proper riding height because no one bothered to tune them right can be unpredictable and handle mush worse than any stock setup. Also, even entry level coilo-overs will be designed to have optimum dampening in a stroke much shorter and lower than stock. After many years working with and driving high performace cars I just couldn't bring myself to throw on a peice of equipment like that and not use it to it's full advantage.
This as opposed to some of my old cars and my upcoming 240Z project is a daily driven street car that has to make it up driveways and over cobblestone roads without massaging my ass numb. I am going for a "factory performance" kind of ride, the very reason I'm so into Nismo. Their mods seem to maintain day to day livabilty with factory reliabilty and yet still a certain level of performance you can't just buy in a car. The reason I asked for spring rates is because I've done some weight adjustments, and want to make sure the spring rates would reflect that. And, 296, and 218.4 sounds like fun to me.
Drift Freaq - I'd argue with you that Nismo's intentions with their less race oriented mods is one of a factory performance veiw point. They want the cars to perform better without any large sacrifices. Higher durometer bushings will make a difference, but you also won't risk suspension bind, or feel every single little lump. yeah, there are stiffer motor mounts but the Nismo's won't shake your teeth out. Just a more relaxed aproach to tuning, but their isn't much interest out there for a faster yet still cofortable 240sx, at least not as much as there is for the 350Z