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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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Im looking for the best street worthy setup - weather it be coils or a shock/spring setup. I dont want to spend more than 900$, not including camber kit and what not. Give me some ideas guys. I wont be tracking at all, strictly for DD.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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Tein Basics?
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Megan Racing Coilovers street/track $860 shipped.

https://my350z.com/forum/suspension/...eet-track.html
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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I had the basics on my TSX and didnt like them very much.

Any reviews on the megan?
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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I guess it really depends on how much of a drop you want.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 04:55 PM
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hotchkiss & konis
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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MI, care to elaborate? Do you have this setup? Whats the drop?

Im looking for a mild to medium drop, like 1 - 1.5
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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eibach springs and tokiko shocks
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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what are your priorities? Drop amount, ride quality, performance, adjustability....? There is no best overall setup
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by QuicksilverZ33
eibach springs and tokiko shocks
+1
this setup works good and its within your budget, i had eibach prokit on my car and i was going to get tokico dampeners but ended up getting kw's.
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by QuicksilverZ33
eibach springs and tokiko shocks
Make sure you get the rear camber arm as well. There is a vendor that will sell you the whole package for right around your budget.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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I have Swift Springs and Tokico D-Specs. Eibach Camber Kit. Great Setup IMO. Adjustable, and feels much better on the road as a daily driver and excellent auto-x performance once I dial up the stiffness.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 04:07 AM
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Hotchkis TVS 1 and Tokico D-Specs
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by SS21CA
I have Swift Springs and Tokico D-Specs. Eibach Camber Kit. Great Setup IMO. Adjustable, and feels much better on the road as a daily driver and excellent auto-x performance once I dial up the stiffness.
hi in what number do u have ur dspecs on ?
For daily driving thank u
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by ohfourzee
MI, care to elaborate? Do you have this setup? Whats the drop?

Im looking for a mild to medium drop, like 1 - 1.5
more like med to slammed with the drop you want. Just pick a cheap set and run them , the performance part really won't matter for you.
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