punch Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 So I'm looking to lower my stock 240z, aggressive enough to have a noticable difference from a stock z but still practical enough for the street. The guys at Ground Control sell a weld on coilover kit that most people are happy about but now im debating what type of struts and shocks to buy to replace the stock ones. I plan on having maybe a 200ish lb spring rate upfront and 225-250 spring rate in the back all depending on what struts and shocks i get.I know alot of people are getting tokicos, or even using aw11 struts and i was even suggestsed some Monroes or Gabriels. Opinions?? Suggestions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 For a street driven Z you can't go wrong with the ground control kit (with 200-250 lb/in springs) and Tokico Illuminas in sectioned strut housings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Cockerstar makes a good suggestion. Run the struts on 1 or 2 and it will drive pretty comfortably on the street. I had that setup for years, and it was overpowered by sticky tires on the track but worked great on the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Check out Techno Toy Tuning and Arizona Z Car. I have no idea what your budget or your actual goals are but those sights will give you other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbias Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Techno Toy Tuning coilovers use ground control and tokicos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac_Man Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I don't want to butt in on someone else's thread but is it possible to use camber plates with the Ground Control coilovers? I'm not too savvy on how coilovers work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) Ground control makes coilovers that work with their camber plates. Other peoples' coilovers won't work with their new style plates, as they need a rounded washer thingy that sits on top of the hat. EDIT--I think if you buy their plain old coilovers those also won't work with their camber plates. You would need to ask them to be sure, but their newer plates require the dished washer thing. Edited June 22, 2013 by JMortensen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Use the stiffer springs in front. Softer in the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 For those that do t know about this stuff, please read up in the suspension FAQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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