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Old 11-19-2005, 12:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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why is it so hard to find suspensions for an sw20? i want a drift/track suspension, but i cant find one. i looked at apex'i, greddy, hks, tein, blisten, and i cant find any, can u guys tell me where to look?
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tein, apexi, jic, and d2 for sure make coilover suspension kits for the sw20 chassis.

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Your suspension consists of more than just coilovers or strut/spring combos...

Most of the time these many parts are sold by different companies.

If you are going to alter your suspension, you should look into what kind of setups work for what kind of racing.

Sway bars can greatly affect how you car handles... increase oversteer, or do the opposite. Look into these to start your drift setup.
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Don't forget bushings, strut mounts and end links
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Your suspension consists of more than just coilovers or strut/spring combos...

Most of the time these many parts are sold by different companies.

If you are going to alter your suspension, you should look into what kind of setups work for what kind of racing.

Sway bars can greatly affect how you car handles... increase oversteer, or do the opposite. Look into these to start your drift setup.


Drifting Dane is right, you will have to build your own combo. Now you can use parts from mainly one company Tanabe seems to have the most available for the sw20 (coilovers, springs, sway bars, strut braces, and under brace for the front.) But I have no Idea if they all work well together. I have a pretty good Autocross setup but I am still tweaking it. every part is from a different company. GrassRoots Motorsports and other racing mags usually have good susp articles which will give you insight into what works where (stiff vs soft)ect. Then you have to find the part that will do what you want it to.
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Old 11-22-2005, 03:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
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?!?! umm.... i have a tein suspension on my mr2 lol you dont see it on the web?
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