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dankS14 · 03-13-2003, 04:49 PM

hey

i have a 95 S14 240SX and i wanna do some suspension work..but i have a few question..

this will be used for aggressive daily driving, 1/4 mile track, and possible some autoX and road race(rarely), but i wont need anything for competition. i just want something to lower my car and to give me a sportier feel around town w/o sacrificing too much comfortablility. not a cadillac, but not a Go cart, something in between.

since im not competing in any races of any kind, i dont want something too expensive. thats why i decided to look into adjustable spring/shock setup.
i know i would want ground controls coilovers if i went this direction. BUT, what spring rate would meet my needs?
also would the KYB AGX be a better match that tokico or koni?

my original intentions were to get something like a full coilover setup such as Tein flex or Jic FLT-a2. but i think this might be a little overboard for my needs. what do you think??
would something like Flex/FLT be a significant step up than the GC/KYB setup?? is it worth the extra money? any big differences?

some additional questions:
when changing ride heighth, how can you tell when it is even on each corner? are the threads marked in any way. for an example: how would i go about dropping the front 1.8 and the back 1.5 with being percise.
when changing ride heighth on either setup, will it mess up my camber or alignment? IF i adjust ride heighth will i have to get re-allignment?
is there anything else i would need like new bushings, camber correction kits??

any help or experience is greatly appreciated!
and yes, i have searched through 5 message boards and have done lots of research on suspension mods...i just want personal opinions and experiences from other 240SX owners to reply to my specific questions that i havent found in other posts...thanx
Jon

03-13-2003, 04:49 PM	#1
dankS14 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: TN Posts: 144 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	GC/KYB COMBO or Tein Flex Coilovers for daily driver! hey i have a 95 S14 240SX and i wanna do some suspension work..but i have a few question.. this will be used for aggressive daily driving, 1/4 mile track, and possible some autoX and road race(rarely), but i wont need anything for competition. i just want something to lower my car and to give me a sportier feel around town w/o sacrificing too much comfortablility. not a cadillac, but not a Go cart, something in between. since im not competing in any races of any kind, i dont want something too expensive. thats why i decided to look into adjustable spring/shock setup. i know i would want ground controls coilovers if i went this direction. BUT, what spring rate would meet my needs? also would the KYB AGX be a better match that tokico or koni? my original intentions were to get something like a full coilover setup such as Tein flex or Jic FLT-a2. but i think this might be a little overboard for my needs. what do you think?? would something like Flex/FLT be a significant step up than the GC/KYB setup?? is it worth the extra money? any big differences? some additional questions: when changing ride heighth, how can you tell when it is even on each corner? are the threads marked in any way. for an example: how would i go about dropping the front 1.8 and the back 1.5 with being percise. when changing ride heighth on either setup, will it mess up my camber or alignment? IF i adjust ride heighth will i have to get re-allignment? is there anything else i would need like new bushings, camber correction kits?? any help or experience is greatly appreciated! and yes, i have searched through 5 message boards and have done lots of research on suspension mods...i just want personal opinions and experiences from other 240SX owners to reply to my specific questions that i havent found in other posts...thanx Jon