HKS VS Ohlines Coilovers - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

VGLover · 25th August 2008, 10:44 PM

Just wanted to get some thoughts on these two coilovers?? They are very rare state side. So very little people know how they ride. What are the pros and cons between the two.

VGLover · 26th August 2008, 12:45 PM

No one??

boostinvert · 26th August 2008, 02:00 PM

HKS FTW

freakazoid3 · 26th August 2008, 05:52 PM

heard nothing but good things fabout the Ohlins on the track, but harsh ride on the streets and some need types to be removed from the car to adjust the springs. Can't comment on the hks ons though. Although in general the hks coilovers are also quite harsh on the road

VGLover · 26th August 2008, 07:13 PM

Yeah Ive been told that the ohlins are harsh on the road but I don't drive the car very much and when I do its to the track and back. If there similar to the HKS with stiffness then thats what I'm looking for. My friend had an R32 gtr with the hyper max and I loved the way it felt.

pupsi · 26th August 2008, 07:36 PM

Ohlins are really more track orientated.

GarethK · 27th August 2008, 04:31 AM

I had HKS Hipermax on my car which were on when I got it - far too hard for me, and one of the rear shocker sprung a leak after less than 30k miles on the car. No-one in the UK seemed to be able to rebuild them at a worthwile price so they are garage ornaments now!

kismetcapitan · 27th August 2008, 05:39 AM

I've got Ohlins. No body roll at all. Beautiful handling, but they will jar the shit out of you on rough roads. Plus, you have to pull the coilover and disassemble it to make height adjustments, and you can only adjust height in set increments of about 1cm. The more expensive Ohlins have traditional screw-type infinite height adjustment, but they're way outta my price league, and the basic Ohlins are plenty good enough. Just a hard ride for the streets and a pain to adjust.

Mr. Keets · 28th August 2008, 05:08 AM

It depends on which Ohlins you get and the spring rates you option.

Japanese Ohlins are made my Yamaha...the question of rebuilding those in Australia has come up on SAU and so far no one has found a company to do it.
Swedish Ohlins are still made there. These are the real deal, an excellent shock and can be rebuilt.

Before you start ordering anything, make sure you research the spring rates. What you do with the car and the type of tyre your run, Semis-Vs-Street, will determine those. The idea of controlling body roll using high spring rates is a Japanese philosophy. Which is ok if you have super smooth roads/track and you don't ride the ripple strips. Best way to control roll is with a pair of ARB's. This way you have more latitude for tuning and you wont shake the fillings out of your head.

kismetcapitan · 28th August 2008, 05:22 AM

interesting - my Ohlins are stickered by Mines...maybe they're the Japanese-made ones.

WPL · 28th August 2008, 11:03 AM

The new Ohlins DFV range is meant to be very good on the street, so you may want to check those out too..

roadie · 28th August 2008, 11:54 AM

My HKS are very stiff, and also very sensitive to outside temp. Hot summer days are fine, but even below 20c they become extremely rigid.

cwtt · 3rd September 2008, 05:25 PM

You should probably be a little more specific because not only are the companies different, but they make different models as well.

For example the poster above said his HKS coilovers are very stiff, however my HKS Hypermax RS are fairly soft. They are a coilover made for the street. They ride amazing. So you have to be careful what you are comparing too and you need to know if you want to have a coilover for the street or a dedicated coilover for the track.

tony j · 13th September 2008, 10:26 PM

I've got Jap Ohlins on my R33 GTR and they are VERY HARD on normal road use, but when i give it a bit of GUN on the track they are AWESOME!!

alex2005 · 14th September 2008, 10:53 AM

These are mine, very stiff! Thinking of changing the springs and getting some fat ARB's.

25th August 2008, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
VGLover GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 39	HKS VS Ohlines Coilovers Just wanted to get some thoughts on these two coilovers?? They are very rare state side. So very little people know how they ride. What are the pros and cons between the two.

14th September 2008, 10:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
alex2005 GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In the Garage Posts: 635	These are mine, very stiff! Thinking of changing the springs and getting some fat ARB's. __________________ not just a car, a responsibility! My rebuild thread http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/96129-r32-gtr-engine-bay-makeover-rebuild.html

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26th August 2008, 12:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
VGLover GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 39	No one??

26th August 2008, 02:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
boostinvert GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 94	HKS FTW

26th August 2008, 05:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
freakazoid3 GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny Belgium...right :) Posts: 844	heard nothing but good things fabout the Ohlins on the track, but harsh ride on the streets and some need types to be removed from the car to adjust the springs. Can't comment on the hks ons though. Although in general the hks coilovers are also quite harsh on the road

26th August 2008, 07:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
VGLover GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 39	Yeah Ive been told that the ohlins are harsh on the road but I don't drive the car very much and when I do its to the track and back. If there similar to the HKS with stiffness then thats what I'm looking for. My friend had an R32 gtr with the hyper max and I loved the way it felt.

26th August 2008, 07:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
pupsi GTROC Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West London Posts: 1,974	Ohlins are really more track orientated.

27th August 2008, 04:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
GarethK GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Darlington Posts: 756	I had HKS Hipermax on my car which were on when I got it - far too hard for me, and one of the rear shocker sprung a leak after less than 30k miles on the car. No-one in the UK seemed to be able to rebuild them at a worthwile price so they are garage ornaments now!

27th August 2008, 05:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
kismetcapitan GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Posts: 6,587	I've got Ohlins. No body roll at all. Beautiful handling, but they will jar the shit out of you on rough roads. Plus, you have to pull the coilover and disassemble it to make height adjustments, and you can only adjust height in set increments of about 1cm. The more expensive Ohlins have traditional screw-type infinite height adjustment, but they're way outta my price league, and the basic Ohlins are plenty good enough. Just a hard ride for the streets and a pain to adjust.

28th August 2008, 05:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mr. Keets GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sunny Shinyanga Posts: 168	It depends on which Ohlins you get and the spring rates you option. Japanese Ohlins are made my Yamaha...the question of rebuilding those in Australia has come up on SAU and so far no one has found a company to do it. Swedish Ohlins are still made there. These are the real deal, an excellent shock and can be rebuilt. Before you start ordering anything, make sure you research the spring rates. What you do with the car and the type of tyre your run, Semis-Vs-Street, will determine those. The idea of controlling body roll using high spring rates is a Japanese philosophy. Which is ok if you have super smooth roads/track and you don't ride the ripple strips. Best way to control roll is with a pair of ARB's. This way you have more latitude for tuning and you wont shake the fillings out of your head.

28th August 2008, 05:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
kismetcapitan GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Posts: 6,587	interesting - my Ohlins are stickered by Mines...maybe they're the Japanese-made ones.

28th August 2008, 11:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
WPL GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester/London Posts: 340	The new Ohlins DFV range is meant to be very good on the street, so you may want to check those out too..

28th August 2008, 11:54 AM	#12 (permalink)
roadie GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 681	My HKS are very stiff, and also very sensitive to outside temp. Hot summer days are fine, but even below 20c they become extremely rigid.

3rd September 2008, 05:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
cwtt GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 10	You should probably be a little more specific because not only are the companies different, but they make different models as well. For example the poster above said his HKS coilovers are very stiff, however my HKS Hypermax RS are fairly soft. They are a coilover made for the street. They ride amazing. So you have to be careful what you are comparing too and you need to know if you want to have a coilover for the street or a dedicated coilover for the track.

13th September 2008, 10:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
tony j GTROC Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5	I've got Jap Ohlins on my R33 GTR and they are VERY HARD on normal road use, but when i give it a bit of GUN on the track they are AWESOME!!