Is Nismo Suspension any better than Tein or is it priced higher for a reason?

 

Most places sell it for $1,600 and $1,400 you can get it @ Gruppe-S for $1,200...The thing I like about it is it doesn't drop the car much only 20mm I think thats under an inch

 

25.4mm=1inch



Chris Choboter
2003 G35-6MT

 

But is Nismo any better than the other suspension kits out there?

 

From my understanding they are good but not as agressive as somthing like the Flex tien. They are desighned to be slightly stiffer then stock. THere is a board member who has then i dont recall his name though... good luck



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"Is it better than the other suspension kit's out their?"

I think that when measured against the purpose of the S-tune suspension, to enhance a all ready good setup, I'd say it's hard to beat. Two reason's behind saying that. One unlike several kits out thier, the S-tune setup does NOT alter the front to rear spring rate balance by a large degree. Some other setups, especially the Tein's increase the front spirng rates more than the rear, this is a known tuning method to get MORE understeer. Secondly the S-tune is not terribly stiffer than oem, about 25%. The owner review's on the setup are very good, with a couple of exceptions. I really don't think they are purchased by people likely to push the car really hard, for that their are better choices, if your wallet if fatter that is and your willing to give up on ride comfort in comparision.

Sidenote: The S-tune suspension on a sedan would lower the car more than a coupe or Z, 46mm total vs 20mm

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If I may chime in, the Nismo setup also does not provide the ability to change the height nor dampening of the shock as well. So if you are in need of changing the height of your ride to match your rims, then you will need to look into coilovers if then height drop is not enough. But the function of the coilovers is also because of racing applications versus pure looks.

Even though I am running Tein Flex, if I were to do it again, I think that I would have looked into the HKS version. There is another HKS coilovers versus the Hipermax series I believe,..unless they come in 2 different colors.

So to answer your original question if you are looking to lower your vehicle and the drop of the Nismo kit is enough for you,...then go for it. It is a little expensive, BUT,..you will then have matched shocks for the springs. Most people will use dropped springs, but then forget that the shocks are calibrated for a different rate versus the dropped rate. Since the rate has been increased without adjustment to the OEM shocks,..you will eventually have a shock failure. Probably faster than you would like it to. For 1200.00 for srpings and the shocks (assuming they are quality shocks) thats about fair I believe. Springs usually go for 300 installed and a set of Tokikos can run you about 850 or more,..so 1200 I think is fair.

However on the flipside, if you are in need of changing the ride height and dampening / rebound,..then you will have to look into coilovers. They are not all stiff and jarrring as the dampening can be adjusted as well for a softer ride.

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Why do you not like the Tein Flex? I'm swayed towards the Flex or CS because of the EDFC, but considering the HKS as well. I don't track or autocross but I'm wanting to build a "show car" for competitions so I don't know if the difference between street and tracking coilovers would have any difference on points. I will most likely not get the Flex due to its rough ride.

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The construction of the HKS coilovers looked a lot more durable. The welds are neat and clean, the tubing and support units looked more,...pardon the lack of proper English,...beefier. Also when I was mounting the Flex units I had a mount with a cold weld. Needed to tack it back with a screw and locknut. Kind of pissed me off. The EDFC though will allow you to control the dampening which in turn will make your ride quality much more bearable at times. But I was not planning to run the EDFC, so that was not a factor for me. The HKS units just came out after the Teins at the time, so maybe I should have waited.

If it is for show, then the HKS versions I believe were polished,..well,...shiny at least. Plus I would assume that the Teins are common versus the HKS version. If you are looking for a rare set,...look at the Cusco Zero 2 units. Bragging rights for sure. I have a copy of a Skyline magazine from Japan comparing all of the coilovers,..but I can not read the Japanese words well enough to make real sense out of them. Sorry about that.

I think that HKS has 2 different versions only because the Hypermax versions had a purple trim and the ones that I saw were not purple.

Any case though, at least with the coilovers you can slam the car all the way down versus just having springs. If thats the look you are going for. Either way,..it gives you a choice and option for roughly the same amount of money, (assuming you were going to buy a set of matched shocks).

 

U CAN"T go wrong with nismo suspension. I got'em on mine and it's awesome. If u want to deal with camber problem go ahead and order other product. My tire shop installed the s-tune AND did the alignment with NO problem(still within the factory spec). Ride is very neutral. drop is awesome too. I'll post pic soon.

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