When I've looked at suspension for my R, I've considered nothing but a set of Teins. After the install, I'd plan on just learning the car and working on my personal set of settings for different courses.

I'll have to look at that setup then. What did you like better about the Bilstein/GC setup. Any negatives to them you've seen so far?

When I had the Teins, I was more into drag Racing, and wanted them more for the look, and the name. Once I started to do track days, I realized they were not that great, and seemed to be more of a street setup.

FYI: Tein, zeal, etc. can all be rebuilt stateside now.

WIA: I was only using the HA’s. At that time, the HA’a were all that was talked about.

Overall the HA is ok for street and some track events, but with that kind of money (~$1100) I would rather spend a lil more and get a set of Mugen Lowdown.

I had the Teins, took them off and bought Bilsteins, and GC with custom rates. The car feels much better on the track now, plus they cost half as much as the Teins

Bryan

What did you end up with for spring rates?

Buying an "off-the-shelf" threaded body coilover setup
Getting GC's with custom rates and bils or yellows

Why is that? Because of performance per dollar value?

. Easier to get different springs (faster for sure).

Why is that? Because of performance per dollar value?

. Easier to get different springs (faster for sure).

Ummm....a 7"x2.5" spring is a 7"x2.5" spring no matter what it is on. Tein, Zeal, BC, etc. all use standard springs, just like you get on a sleeved type coilover system.

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Yeah, and how many people call up GC to get new springs for their S6s? Please, you know that most will be ordering Zeal springs.

Price out a Truechoice kit or price out making your own kit with groundcontrols and revalved konis. You'll see that something like a Zeal is no more expensive, and many times cheaper, then a homemade setup.

Dude, Zeal does not make springs. They are either Swift, Eibach or another maker. If you want different rates, then order them up from truechoice, GC...wherever you want. It's not that hard.

Price out a Truechoice kit or price out making your own kit with groundcontrols and revalved konis. You'll see that something like a Zeal is no more expensive, and many times cheaper, then a homemade setup.


We run revalved bils (revalved by someone local) with custom sleeves and custom springs on one of our IT cars.. total cost of that setup. $700. Wow, that's sooooo expensive.

On one of our other IT cars, we use stock valved konis with GCs, 400/600, they handle those rates fine and that car was in 2nd place until it spun two weeks ago. If you are running an ITS GS-R you will be using something with inverted shocks anyways, so this doesn't apply. Hell most people don't need anything over the STOCK suspension on an ITR at lapping days/etc.