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Old 4th October 2006, 04:53 AM   #1 (permalink)
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suspension packages.... track car

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Looking for advice from people with experiances of R32 GTR's on track.

I have a black canvas to start with, and would like to just go for the best, tried and tested, option/setups first time.

The car has a few bits and bobs suspension wise, but for this i'll just say its standard.

So.... if you were buidling a track 32 GTR (mild engine 400bhp) what would your suspension consist of?
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Nismo suspension and Tein coilovers.
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Old 4th October 2006, 01:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Well Adam, I am going the FULLY adjustable route on my 32GTR. You can replace all the standard stuff i.e F/R Tension Rods, F/R Upper camber Arms and Dampers with rose-jointed items. This will give you the option to adjust the settings to your style of driving/tyres/track conditions etc....
I dabbled with this years ago on my old RS2000 rally car with fully adjustable suspension. Do a bit of research and, if your dedicated, get some cheap camber/castor gagues and have a play based on what you've learned from your research.
At the moment my car is for road only but in the coming years will be venturing out onto the track for (hopefully) some sprints etc. I am going to spend the years in between to see what's what with GTR setups and get my hands on some cheap gagues etc (bugger me if i didnt sell my last lot of kit years ago )
I've found OOparts to be competitive for chassis tuning components of late. Of course there are other places that sell parts, maybe you have a favorite seller of your own. Anyway, hope this helps.

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OOParts.... whats that then haha

This will be purely a track car (may drive it to from tracks if i sell the rangie) so looking for the most focussed suspension i can get really.

Heard TEIN mentioned a lot on here, along with remote cotroller thingmy jigger ESDC?! Overkill or a handy tool for quick setup changes?
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Old 4th October 2006, 03:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 4th October 2006, 04:13 PM   #6 (permalink)
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dunno what adjustable bits to get (AFAIK the Nismo parts aren't adjustable? could be totally wrong though), I've got some Mine's coilovers and they flat out rock. Couldn't ask for more.
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Nismo stuff isn't adjustable, just uprated/pre-adjusted.

If you want a all out track car then get the rose jointed stuff & soild bushes.

I find my car with the entire Nismo catalouge of parts and Nismo R-tune suspension way stiffer than standard, rose jointed must be as good again which would be unbearable on the road.
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Old 4th October 2006, 05:57 PM   #8 (permalink)
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OOParts.... whats that then haha
Its a Japan based parts supplier just like Nengun (if you've heard of them )
Their Midori suspension page is HERE
although if you go back to the home page you can search for bits by brand/car or product. I've just ordered some Nismo AFM's from them. Very happy with the price and service so far. Again, there are LOADS of other parts suppliers both in Japan and UK but I found OOParts to be the cheapest for branded products.

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I bought plently of stuff from OO, there great
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Anyone got a link to OOPARTS or web address, just Googled it but no luck.
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Here you go

OOPARTS International, Inc. [JDM High Performance Parts / SPL Tuning Parts Supplier] You can order directly us.
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Does anyone know about suspension with a seprate oil resivor for rebound is worth it in the long run?

I am looking at a new set of suspension released by D2. Price are not too bad for something like that, I just want to know how big of a difference will it make when compared to normal (bounce/rebounce combine) single adjustment suspension.

This suspension from info given looks impressive. Fully rebuildable and come with a kit for the user to re-valve the damper to the specific pressure that they require.

Anyone have info on how something like this should be setup? And how will it perform on road?
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