softer ride

Spooler

I just upgraded to coilovers for my Nismo. The ride is way better. It is firm but not bone jarring going over bumps. Powertrix has a nice setup. I would suggest Swift 12k front spring upgrade and 11k rear Swift with his coilovers. You will enjoy the car much better. If you can afford more, then buy get them. JRZ, Moton, etc. You won't regret it. My Aragasta's are very nice. The Swift spring upgrade for them was more costly due to the rear spring size. I upgraded to SPL Midlinks to accomplish that.

I actually went with 12k front and 10k rear. It is a tad soft. I may change to 13k front and 11k rear. That is the great thing about coilovers. You can fine tune it to what you prefer.

SINISTER

So the KW V3's what do you think of them? They are around 2k do any of your suggestions cost less?

Jayhovah

He mentioned powertrix as well - I think there is a set in the classifieds for less than 1k as we speak =)


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Powertrix coilovers (never mounted)

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Spooler

I have a set of Swift springs sitting in a box for them. 12k front and 11k rear.

SINISTER

Hmm...reading great things about powertrix:
Couple of questions:
1. Why the swift spring upgrades over the ones that it comes with?
2. The Nismo rates are F-8.6, R-9.3...with the streets it states on their webpage F-8 and R-6 that is quite a drop in spring rate on the rear...Stock set up is stiffer in the rear then front seems odd to change that up .... Is this the reason for the swift springs...?
3. Looking to get my ride softer but not with a loss in handling ...do you guys think these are a good match for what I am looking for?

I don't plan on tracking the car, but hell I used to go all the time and who knows. I wanted something I could do both, get a decent ride when not tracking and stiffen it up for when and if I do...

Spooler

1.) Why Swift spring upgrade? Because they are more compliant at a higher spring rate which makes them more comfortable.

2.) Once you drive on a set of 12k/11k Swift springs you will wonder why factory was set the way it was. Don't forget a Hotchkis swaybar for the front only.

3.) The jury for me is still out on this one. So far so good. It is way better for comfort. I am dialing in the shocks and the handling appears to be better also. I will know more how I feel after Zdayz this year.

SINISTER

Thanks for the heads up! But...you can buy them new for virtually that price. I am always amazed when I see people selling things for basically the same price as new. Buying new you have no risk of not receiving, you get them brand new, full vendor support, no missing parts or damage nor damage in shipping. If you do have damage or missing parts you can send them back. Warranty if available etc etc I always sell my resale parts for at least 40% to 50% off considering relative to new ...but I guess there are suckers everywhere..

Spooler

You don't have any options for them. What you buy is what you get. With coilovers that use standard spring sizes you can customize them to your liking. That is not possible with KW's.

Halfkiddio

The upside to V3's is that they ride very smoothly. They have progressive rate springs to achieve this.

Spooler

True, but I bought a Nismo for the handling. One thing for me was to not mess up that quality but improve it.