Originally Posted by stuartc323

Buying coilovers are a gamble only if you dont know what your using them for, You want coilovers that will perform on the track occasionally and provides the form and look that you want on the street. A good coilover system like that runs 1000 to 1500 depending on how you shop. Since you will probably be looking for more form than function you can use some cheap coilovewr system such as BC racing, Megan, D2, Stance, etc. But if you really want a suspension that will perform, you have these options:

$1000 budget
Spring/Shock combos
Koni yellow, stock revised springs
Koni Yellow, Rsr 2000 springs

$1500
Coilovers
Eibach
Buddy Club
Truechoice
KW v1

OR

Spring/shock combo
Koni yellows with threaded perches on front shocks
Custom Eibach or hypercoil springs 2.5' ID 8" for front, 5.5' OD 13" for rear
spring Rates being 500/400

If you go this route above ^, for height adjustment you need to find rear spring adjusters or the SPL spring buckets to adjust rear height, if not you will have a static height on the spring depending on the rate you have chosen.


$2000

You will know once you start looking

Originally Posted by JMS71585

Buying used coilovers is a gamble. You truely never know what the condition of the suspension is. If you go with coilovers, choose new so there is no guessing as to how much wear is actually on your suspension and when it will need to be rebuilt.
I would say go used only if you are good friends with the seller and you know exactly how many miles and much wear is on the coilvers. Good luck with your upgrade.

Originally Posted by BY350z

thanks, they are indeed beautiful wheels (could i get some more info like a website, size&offset and price)
they look similar to the ISS forged rx-10r
http://www.issforged.com/wheels/rx10r/

Originally Posted by BY350z

thanks, they are indeed beautiful wheels (could i get some more info like a website, size&offset and price)
they look similar to the ISS forged rx-10r
http://www.issforged.com/wheels/rx10r/

Originally Posted by Pete5150

I think I only paid like $1300 for bc coilovers installed with ride height setup. I had to roll the fenders, though.

Originally Posted by Z-Crazy

1.5 seems a lot to me, will I be scraping the drive ways and speed breakers?

Originally Posted by Guitar Nut

If you have good coils, this is not a problem at all. My front bumper is about 1.5 inches off the ground and I dont really scrape or bottom out when going on some harsh roads. You can just go around some speed bumps . I use to bottom out with my spring/strut combo on my old 240sx. Coils are a lot better imo, and by far this car feels better than any spring/strut combo I have ever used(my spring/strut combo's were never great to begin with). I had tein springs with kgb agx shocks on my 1st s13, kokiko blue's with tanabe springs on my fc and tein springs with gr2 shocks on my last s13, my coils ride a lot smoother and the car is more responsive. wheels are 18x9.5 -13 front and 18x10.5 -6 rear. spring rate are 12/10

What ever you decide on, just remember to have fun

Originally Posted by Z-Crazy

Thanks for the input guys, they helped me make a decision

I drove a few Zs with different configurations and i have decided to get eibach pro kit and tokico d spec

Was a tough choice between tokico and koni, konis were a lot nicer but I already bought them for my other car and decided on tokico for the Z

Originally Posted by Z-Crazy

Thanks for the input guys, they helped me make a decision

I drove a few Zs with different configurations and i have decided to get eibach pro kit and tokico d spec

Was a tough choice between tokico and koni, konis were a lot nicer but I already bought them for my other car and decided on tokico for the Z

Originally Posted by ZROCM

Let me know how your setup works out. I recently installed the Eibach Pro12 kit on my 2004.5 coupe which includes the Eibach Pro springs and re-valved Bilstein dampers. I also installed SPC front adjustable upper control arms (A arms) and in the rear SPL adjustable lower link along with the SPC toe bolts. I've been waiting to let the springs settle and now I need to get the car re-aligned.

Best regards,
ZROCM

Originally Posted by travlee9374

that is the setup i have, along with hotchkis sways, you will like it... but to let you know, tokico shut down production 5 months ago and going to be at least 2-3 months before back up. their third party assembly plant went under. i went to claim warranty on one of my rears and since they dont have any now, they cant replace it so they are just giving you credit. i called them, sent emails, did the contact us... and the only way i found this out is i contacted my retailer and he called his rep.

Originally Posted by Z-Crazy

Sway bars could me my next upgrade.

I heard the news about tokico after I installed them, I really like this setup.

I hope tokico gets their act togeth soon.

Originally Posted by Z-Crazy

I think I need sway bars, went to the track and felt a lot more body roll than stock setup. I did some drifts, I am no drift king but again, sway bars seem to be a necessary upgrade.

Other than that no complaints, smooth on the streets, almost feels stock on the bumps.

How do you like your setup?

Originally Posted by ZROCM

I have mine scheduled for an alignment next Wednesday. Until then, it sits while the springs are settling. I'll let you know after driving it through a few curves, etc. I suspect since we went from linear springs to progressive springs, that a sway bar upgrade may be in order.