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Mike Bradberry
Goo Roo
Queensland
V8 UnLimited

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Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 10:08 am, by:  Mike Bradberry (Halflife) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I can buy a set of 'Tanabe' springs for $430.00 and which are around 40mm lower than standard (which is what I was after). My question is, can I use my standard shocks successfully and without loosing too much ride quality?
Boris Siljanoski
TryHard
Western Australia
Soarer GZ20 TT

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Saturday, January 09, 2010 - 12:02 pm, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes you can,

But if you go any lower than 50mm or so, Then you'll be putting too much stress on the factory shocks.

For the $400 or $500 Range, I would look at some second hand shock/spring packages or even coilovers as they do come up every so often.
Martin Capobianco
Newbie
NSW
Celsior V8

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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 11:03 am, by:  Martin Capobianco (Cappakazi) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey there,
have a look at the 2 types of coilovers they sell on ebay. The G4 coilover is worth $599 and the D2 is worth $699. I have heard the D2 is a decent brand/quality product. Maybe loo into them.
Ive got HSD coilovers in mine, they were used but damn they really surprised me in the quality.
For the price your talking about it isnt too much of a stretch to coilovers and you wont be dissappointed.
Hope that helps you
Mike Bradberry
Goo Roo
Queensland
V8 UnLimited

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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 12:58 pm, by:  Mike Bradberry (Halflife) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Martin, I have decided to go with coilovers to be on the safe side and upon checking I've learned either of the ebay ones are not that flash.
Martin Capobianco
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NSW
Celsior V8

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 09:55 am, by:  Martin Capobianco (Cappakazi) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No problem,
Well i suppose speaking from experience that HSD's are awesome.
I had trust coilovers on my last car and they were great too but i still feel hsd's are better.
Goodluck with it.
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 03:52 pm, by:  Aaron Mead (Aaron) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Mike.

Have a look at the threads on clublexus, there are coil overs, and there are coil overs mate.

A 1700KG car really needs good inserts and springs. Have been in cars ith generic (Ksport, D2, G4, Isc, HD, etc...) they suck.

Your are kind of stuck ith spending either 1600 on Megan Racing, and they are okay, or over 2k on some really good JIC Magic FLT-TAR VIP coilovers. They are awesome, designed specifically for the heavy VIP cars to get lo as possible.

To be honest, if you just ant to fit some 17" or 18" ith medium profile tyres (say 40 at most) then a 35mm drop ith springs only does the job ithout too much compromise.
Yes, I should really fix my 'double you' key.
Mike Bradberry
Goo Roo
Queensland
V8 UnLimited

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Friday, January 15, 2010 - 07:08 pm, by:  Mike Bradberry (Halflife) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Aaron and Martin for your valuable information.
hat is it you ant to fix Aaron?
Boris Siljanoski
TryHard
Western Australia
Soarer GZ20 TT

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Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 12:15 am, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

D2 are garbage, I have heard of countless problems with them.

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