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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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J'ai besoin de vos avis/commentaires au sujet de suspension. J'aimerais utiliser ma nissan 350z 2003, que j'utilise presentement comme daily drive afin de faire de la track occasionnellement. Donc, j'essaie de trouver un modèle de suspension avec le meilleur rapport qualité/prix qui serait efficace dans ma situation. J'ai fait mes recherches et ils semblent que ce ne soit pas nécessaire d'aller dans des suspension à plusieurs milliers de dollars étant donner que ca reste un daily drive. Ainsi, les bc racing r d-17, les megans racing coilover street series, les stances super sport plus. ( Tous des choix que j'adore car il y a des extension qui permettent de changer la dureté des coils sans avoir a se pencher sous le véhicule ). À notre que cette suspension sera accompagner de tout les cambers arms nécessaire pour ne pas affecter la géométrie du véhicule ainsi que les sways bar ajustable de hocthkis. Donc selon vous, quelle serais la meilleur suspension et/ou sinon vos suggestion? Merci.





Hi, i'd like to know what would be the best choice of suspension to daily/track my nissan 350z. I've seen a lot of good coms goin for the bc racing r d-17, the megan racing coilover street series, and the stance super sport coil over systems. I like pretty much all of these choice because you can adjust them with the extension without goin under the car . Be aware than i will use the hotchkis adjustable sway bar with the suspension and all the necessary cambers arms to keep a good geometry on the vehicule when i'm lowering it. So, plz tell me what would be the best choice for my daily/track suspension and if you're not happy with my choice, feel free to give me your cue and idea Thanks
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 04:05 PM
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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mmm, didnt see much of good coms for the kw company, wich model would be good ? thanks for answerin
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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Ok thanks im gonna keep this choice in mind!! Any other choice ?
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Originally Posted by MagicTinou
Hi, i'd like to know what would be the best choice of suspension to daily/track my nissan 350z.
JRZ RS1's
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KW V3 or KW Clubsports, Moton , JRZ , AST and TrueChoice Koni come to mind. Stay away from the crap like Megan, Stance , BC , Godspeed, K Sport, TopSpeed and Manu other China brands.
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Ok but is it really necessary to have a 3 to 5k suspension if i only track sometimes my car ? That's the question :S But thanks anyway ! I'm aware of everything you guys are saying to me
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Originally Posted by MagicTinou
Ok but is it really necessary to have a 3 to 5k suspension if i only track sometimes my car ? That's the question :S But thanks anyway ! I'm aware of everything you guys are saying to me
You did say best. Also ride quality for daily driving is much better with quality dampers. Since it seems like you on a budget, KW V2 or TrueChoice Koni can be had for under $2k
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
KW V3 or KW Clubsports, Moton , JRZ , AST and TrueChoice Koni come to mind.
Originally Posted by MagicTinou
Ok but is it really necessary to have a 3 to 5k suspension if i only track sometimes my car ? That's the question :S But thanks anyway ! I'm aware of everything you guys are saying to me
Any of the brands named above will be far better than the cheap china brands even if the above brands are setup poorly.

In my opinion KW would be a good starting point.
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
You did say best.
BAM.

The best for a dual purpose car, in my opinion are the JRZ RS1's.

....if you want nice coilover, but not the best then believe it or not Tein makes some really nice shocks, but custom spring rates from them are a MUST because the rates they give you are garbage.

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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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Wow thanks guys for all your comments! Dont be shy to had your personal experience with any kinds of suspension you had ! I'm really looking for the best bang for my bucks Like we all do i guess !
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Originally Posted by CH@Dbee
BAM.

The best for a dual purpose car, in my opinion are the JRZ RS1's.

....if you want nice coilover, but not the best then believe it or not Tein makes some really nice shocks, but custom spring rates from them are a MUST because the rates they give you are garbage.
I'd love to rock JRZ. The BMW crowd loves them. But my mind is for the most part set on Ohlins for my next suspension.
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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I daily my KW's - they are great - on/off track in my opinion - but really - you have to get out on the track and outgrow your stockers first in my opinion - really some good springs and sway bars / end links will go a long way for most - along with some dedicate track wheels (stockers) and sticky tires -
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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If I didn't have to run a spec suspension, I would have never changed from my fairly-priced TrueChoice Unitech Phase IV coilovers. They were incredible bang-for-buck.
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Old Oct 13, 2012 | 09:41 AM
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I looked at the truechoice kony and i saw that they have different models of em. I can see they have truechoice kony phase 1,2,3 and 4...! Have you heard about them ? What model should i take?
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Start at 1. The nice thing about truechoice is they make it easy to move up the lines as you advance more.
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Originally Posted by MagicTinou
I looked at the truechoice kony and i saw that they have different models of em. I can see they have truechoice kony phase 1,2,3 and 4...! Have you heard about them ? What model should i take?
Get the best you can/ want to afford
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Old Oct 13, 2012 | 12:19 PM
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I'd say get stock 07/08 Nismo suspension $350

and enjoy track time

Silly anything else unless you have a race shop/team tuning and calibrating you coils!
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Old Oct 13, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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KONI PHASE 4 are incredibly uncomfortable from what I hear for street. Can anyone conform or deny that?
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