gridez31

i am looking to upgrade my suspention including springs shocks and bushings.
im wondering if you could suggest a good brand with a stiffer ride and drop it 1.5 in

hoov100

What are you going to do with the car? stock 88T springs, adjustable tokiko's and some bushings will be more then enough for a street car. On a stock suspension car, the tires and good bushings are going to make a more noticeable difference.

TeamRonin

i agree with hoov100. I just ordered me a complete 1.5inch Tokico lowering kit with adjustable suspension, strut/shock mount kits all around, and strut/shock boot w/ bumper all for $450.00 gotta love O'Reilly's and Keystone! I drove my buddy's 88T and his has the same hook up with urethane complete kit with sway bars, and let ME tell ya IT ROCKS! Loved it so much i ordered me one. Ya can tell a huge difference! Especially when ya cornering.

reddzx

Tokico springs are not very well liked in the Z31 community due to the front rake issue.

TeamRonin

what do you recommend Red? what do you use?

reddzx

I use Eibachs myself, but with the Tokico Illumina 5 way adjustables you might consider ST, Suspension techniques Springs. That's one of the most popular combonations.

TeamRonin

I ordered the Tokico lowering kit with shocks, springs, and mounting hardware. So ya telling me im gonna be better off to swap out those tokico springs for Suspension techniques? Whats the price on a set of suspension technique? Are the ones on z31parts.com ST's or another aftermarket brand? Thanks Red!

reddzx

You might like tokico springs. I was just passing on the general feeling about them on the other main Z31 sites. They lower the front more than the rear so it has a raked look. In the old days we called that lowered front look "Dagod". They bad mouth Eibach springs too but I like them. I'm not a track racer, I just wanted a better than stock ride with some lowering. ST and Jason Z31parts springs are the most popular based on performance use.

Z31parts.com springs are custom made for Jason

This site has ST springs for $205 a set

http://www.shox.com

TeamRonin

Im just asking to see what better suits my need on and off the track. Its my daily driver plus project car. I have other z's to drive around but I like to show off my progress locally.

z31rider

You should eBay the poly urethane kit. Replaces just about everything with a bushing. --not tranny or differential-- Its not too difficult to install them all. The two difficult ones were the sub-frame bushings. If you have any bangs or knocks, you should look into this. Looking around for stock bushings is sometimes more expensive.

Heimdahl

anyone got a link to those bushings?

85 na 2+2

AZ-ZBum

http://www.z31parts.com or http://www.zcarparts.com