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Big Body LX · 09-09-2002, 06:25 PM

I was talking to a friend and he said that with the suspension on a 240 that if you drop it more than 2" it'll ride like shit.  This kind of makes me scared because I am getting a set of coilover sleeves that'll adjust the car 0-4" and I don't want it to ride too bad.  I used to have Arospeed coilovers on my 96 Accord and they rode rough.. but not too bad.

Big Body LX · 09-10-2002, 03:25 PM

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One-Eighty SX · 09-10-2002, 04:35 PM

Im not a fan of the spring and strut combo. I would rather go wid a TRUE coilover that gives u better ride quality and also u can adjust ur setting to how stiff or soft u want it. I would preferrabley go wid zeal b-6 function, or cuscos comp 2 coilovers

Apparition · 09-10-2002, 04:54 PM

I would look at the Tein Coilovers. Apparently they can drop up to 3" I believe. That's a pretty insane drop. I think any car is gonna drive a little shitty with it that low, just need some tight struts. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Do let me know what you ended up going with and pics! There is a guy with a olive green car in his signature, and it looks extremely cool. Nice drop on that, with the rims I wanted. Maybe he knows what they used.

CoasTek240 · 09-10-2002, 06:38 PM

2 " drop will not necessarily make the car ride like shit. it depends on the life of you stock struts. if your struts have plenty of life still in them it'll be alright, however you may have a camber problem. but with a camber kit and some after market short body struts your car should handle, perfrom and look very nice. i do however agree with everyone else witha full coilover setup, such as zeal b-6, tein, or jic, but with that knowledge in mind, u gotta do what u gotta do, if all u can afford right now is the coiloer sleeve on your stock strut, it'll be fine, don't buy arospeed or matrix, i hear groundcontrol makes a good set

09-09-2002, 06:25 PM	#1
Big Body LX Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 42 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I was talking to a friend and he said that with the suspension on a 240 that if you drop it more than 2" it'll ride like shit.  This kind of makes me scared because I am getting a set of coilover sleeves that'll adjust the car 0-4" and I don't want it to ride too bad.  I used to have Arospeed coilovers on my 96 Accord and they rode rough.. but not too bad. __________________

09-10-2002, 03:25 PM	#2
Big Body LX Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 42 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow.. I didn't expect this big of a response  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sigh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________

09-10-2002, 04:54 PM	#4
Apparition Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ontario Posts: 439 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would look at the Tein Coilovers. Apparently they can drop up to 3" I believe. That's a pretty insane drop. I think any car is gonna drive a little shitty with it that low, just need some tight struts. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> Depends on what your tastes in ride are. Do let me know what you ended up going with and pics! There is a guy with a olive green car in his signature, and it looks extremely cool. Nice drop on that, with the rims I wanted. Maybe he knows what they used. __________________ 1990 240sx coupe sold

09-10-2002, 04:35 PM	#3
One-Eighty SX Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 205 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Im not a fan of the spring and strut combo. I would rather go wid a TRUE coilover that gives u better ride quality and also u can adjust ur setting to how stiff or soft u want it. I would preferrabley go wid zeal b-6 function, or cuscos comp 2 coilovers

09-10-2002, 06:38 PM	#5
CoasTek240 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: VA Age: 40 Posts: 3,034 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	2 " drop will not necessarily make the car ride like shit. it depends on the life of you stock struts. if your struts have plenty of life still in them it'll be alright, however you may have a camber problem. but with a camber kit and some after market short body struts your car should handle, perfrom and look very nice. i do however agree with everyone else witha full coilover setup, such as zeal b-6, tein, or jic, but with that knowledge in mind, u gotta do what u gotta do, if all u can afford right now is the coiloer sleeve on your stock strut, it'll be fine, don't buy arospeed or matrix, i hear groundcontrol makes a good set