I was wondering what kind of suspension setups you guys are using. I dont know what other companies make coilovers besides Tein, Zeal, and HKS. I was looking at either Tein Flex or REs. Im not going to track the car or anything, so I dont want anything with crazy spring rates. I just want something with a comfortable ride, but I want more drop than what everybodys lowering springs offer. Thanks

 

I, like you, don't track my car, yet.. and wanted to have a streetable set up. I ended up going with Tein-RA with 10kg f/b . I love it. My car is really low and handles beautifully.

Word of warning.. with my current ride height, I am past the max alignments settings with camber..

 

Thanks Do you have any pictures of your car? I just want to see the drop.

 

Are you sure Eibach or H&R aren't going to be enough? Eibach is about an inch and a half and H&R is about two inches. If the reason for your drop is cosmetic alone, TEIN probably make the least expensive coilover. Be prepared for a lack of aftermarket camber fixers. I think most NSXers want more camber anyway - well, I do.

 

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Stock springs, Bilstein shocks on the stock ride height perch.

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Sounds like you don't have the car yet. I suggest you get the car first, and live with it for a few months, before you make any suspension changes. You might find that the ride quality of the stock suspension is acceptable to you. You also may find that you're already scraping the front chin spoiler enough as it is. If you lower the car more than lowering springs, you're going to be doing that all the time. And worse. Of course, if you really want to tear off your chin spoiler and then scrape the air dam (the body part above it), you could get lowering springs AND get Bilsteins mounted on the lowering perch...

 

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I wasnt aware that H&Rs drop it 2" I thought the most drop for springs was 1.5" I would have to say it is more for cosmetic reasons. If anyone has pictures of their car with the Eibachs or H&Rs that would be great.

 

Yes, I do not have the car yet. I am planning to lower it as soon as I get it though. I dont think scraping the air dam will be a problem as I do not drive were there are any speed bumps, steep driveways and so forth. How much lower does it go if you put the spring cup on the lowest perch on the Bilsteins?

I appreciate everybodys feedback so far. Thanks

 

You'll want to look in the NSXPrime gallery for example pics.

 

For some reason, it looks a lot lower in person..

 

Very nice. Kinda hard to see though since the car is black. It looks like it has about an inch gap between the fender and tire maybe?? What kind of suspension and wheel size are you running?

 

The Tein RE are really nice. Friend has then on his and the car is slamed and still ride nice as hell. Thats would be my number 1 choice when I get mine. Here is a pic of it slamed





and this is how low it drives everyday in Chicago.

 

Now thats the kind of drop im talking about.

 

Those side skirts really make it low.. You'd high center on a speed bump

I have the Tein RA setup with 10kg/10kg. I'll try to snag more pics..

 

I personally found the TEINs very harsh on the street - they tend to "pogo" at parking lot speeds. I have JIC FLT-A2's and they are wonderfully compliant for the street while giving a much better performance when cornering IMO.

 

Which Teins did you go with. SS, Flex or Basic. Which are actually available for that application?

 

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As far as I know, Tein has Flex, RE, RA, and N1 for the NSX.

 

I run the TEIN RAs and love em... 10kg/mm front, 12kg/mm rear without any noticeable oversteering...

pic w/ the Enkei RP01 17/18 - track




pic w/ the Volk GT-C 18/19 - street

 

We have really liked the Tein's and the H&R Cup Kits for the street. They are firm and smooth.

Sean

 

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This looks so hot. Now im debating on 18" and 19" instead of 17" and 18".

 

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Firm and smooth! Thats how I like it, haha

 

Seems like most of you guys like Teins. Most likely, that is what im going to buy. Id still like to hear more feedback though. Keep em coming. Thanks everyone.

 

I like my H&R/Koni combo. Rides near stock but lower. Combined with swaybars, they handle very neutral. To me, Tein is a little too stiff for street only application.

 

Dammmmmmmmmn baller
A NSX too!

 

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I wouldn't (except maybe for a show car). There are a lot of practical disadvantages to wheels once you get that large - susceptibility to damage from bumps and potholes (due to short sidewalls), performance (due to weight), cost of tires, availability of tires, etc. 17" and 18" isn't too bad, but once you go bigger than that, you're much more likely to run into problems.

 

Having both... I definitely say stick to 17/18 combo unless you just want to pimp... after having the 18/19 combo for awhile then putting the 17/18 combo.. wow.. the power difference from the weight is substantial!! much much better for performance... and yes cheaper...