suspension help.?

so i don't know much on cars. ive got a 1990 s40sx. its all stock. and i need a new suspension. any help as to what i will need. and a good place to go for reasonably priced items.?

Well, the first question is why?
Is it worn out and you want to retain factory ride, or are you looking for a performance handling setup..?

Then, what are you gonna use it for? Spirited driving, auto-x, drag, drift?

We need more info in order to help.

yea the suspension is pretty shot. currently and im looking for more of a drift setup. i plan to have a sr20det eventually. just a matter of time before it happens tho

what is your budget?

currently my budget is about 500 dollars. but this is something im willing to save for it. even if it does take like another month or two

My buddy Jason has some aftermarket springs and shocks i believe he is selling, i'll point him to this thread.

i got it nick....

Jason Jsteez Loessin (facebook name)

Selling my S13 240sx Eibach Sportline Springs & KYB AGX 8 way Adjustable Struts. Came off my 1989 240sx hatch, will fit nissan 240sx 1989-1994.
Lowers the car 2.2" in the front and 2.1" in the Rear and you can adjust the dampening with 8 settings 1 being softest and 8 being hardest.

Selling cheap. make me an offer. Top hats included

or if you dont wanna go that route, i got some shitty coils i had on my car for about 150 miles if that....
and when i mean shitty i just mean cheap. you get what you pay for..

the are mdu coils you can check them out on ebay...
the backs just need to be free'd up

PM if you want more info
or find jason on Facebook and hit him up

not to saleblock pj but i'd go with the kybs and eibachs for right now if you shit is totally fucked. rolling on blown suspension is just asking for the rest of the car to wear out. then save for some good entry level coils.

Yeah, I'm thrilled with my KYBs and "insert brand here"?? lowering springs. At full stiff, they'll rattle your teeth and are cheaper than coils.

got loveeeee crackle teeth in a slammed draged ride with no comfort what so ever , hella flush!

I keep em on soft, I was just saying how they would prob work for drift.

i had agxs and eibach pro kit (less drop and bouncy than sportlines) on my first 240 and did some auto-xing with them and they were pretty good. i liked them.

save your money and buy a nice set of coilovers if your planning on drifting. No sense in buying suspension stuff twice. If your looking to get by for now, then look around for someone selling a set of stock struts and springs. You spend maybe $50 for them maybe and get a few more years out of them.


And not to sound like a dick, but if you dont know much about cars, then how do you know your suspension is shot. Or even that your struts/springs are bad? Whats the car doing, because it may not be strut/spring related.

i know the suspension is pretty effed cuz i had a mechanic look at it.

So what did they say was "effed" about it?

shocks probably went out the door and the springs are the only thing holding the car up, my guess i had the same issue with the subie before i went adj. coils. and it road like ass with the blown shocks.

JasonAldana wrote:

i know the suspension is pretty effed cuz i had a mechanic look at it.

Did he have a mullet? If he didn't have a mullet then he loses all credibility.

i got with the above. Is it the bushing that are just shot? if so just order the poly set. i would avoid solid collar bushings, unless you want to be drift mania.

zerepdivad wrote:

JasonAldana wrote:

i know the suspension is pretty effed cuz i had a mechanic look at it.

Did he have a mullet? If he didn't have a mullet then he loses all credibility.

[img][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][/img] Thats the guy who works on my car so it must be his guy to. Credit.