Omar3GFD

Hi I would like to know the highest quality suspensions parts that I can buy for an FD. first off what are all the suspension mods I can buy for an FD and where can I buy them? I want to have the best in my FD when I get it an I want to start making my list now. Also does anyone have any good links to online stores that carry fd parts.

Now I know these parts make handling better, struts, coilovers, swaybar, strutbar. Is their any other mods I can buy for suspension? Thanks.

aznpoopy

there is no such thing as best. there is only best for your application.

the best thing for cruising around town comfortably is refreshed stock suspension.

the best thing for track for a very experienced driver will be ridiculously uncomfortable on the street, and would probably put a novice driver into a ditch the first time it rains.

Omar3GFD

woops im sorry I forgot to mention I want the best suspension as far as performance goes, and if no one can answer that can someone please give me some links to some online stores? Thanks.

Omar3GFD

oh and ive driven a car with coilovers and its not that bad, in an rx-7 will it be that unbearable?

aznpoopy

performance still needs to be set up relative to the skill and preference of the driver; and relative to type of driving (daily street, road racing, drag, autocross, drift, etc.), and (finally) relative to class restrictions if you are looking to compete in a specific class under a sanctioning body (like SCCA solo II).

unless the car is a show car and will not be driven.

as for online stores, check out the group buy section of the forum. all of those guys are retailers, many carrying rx7 specific products (naturally).

https://www.rx7club.com/private-vendor-forums-29/

rynberg

If you have to ask "what the best is", just stay with the stock suspension until you learn more. There is little wrong with the stock suspension, this isn't a fricking Civic. The stock suspension is more forgiving than stiffer suspensions, which is great for putting down power and for street driving.

Omar3GFD

im sorry if it seems like im ignorant but I am going to have about 10k for upgrades and I want my 7 to be a beast, I am going to school for auto-tech because I dont know much about it right now, I like to think of myself as an extremley good driver and I would like to buy the best possible setup for my 7, if you all you can do is judge me and not help me out than their is no need for me to come here and ask for help on a "FORUM". I would do the research on my own but that would be a lot more time consuming, but if need be than I will do it.

Omar3GFD

once again sorry if im not clear in what im asking but I want a link to the highest quality performace parts for an FD and or I would like someone on here to help me out to choose the correct set up.

rotary_83

Never drove a FD but I know they already handle good. Do you want to drift/or use them for the track such as a SCCA event? Nobody can tell you the "best" set-up for you. Your the only one that can really judge what you really want. like mentioned above. If you want track suspension then your gonna hate the ride on the street, even if it IS just a trip 5 miles up the road to a local dairy queen. Just a good set of springs should be good for some daily driving. It will give you what I would think a better ride for a better price. Just drop about $400-700 in a set of springs and have at it, IMO. But on the top of the page there's rolling advertisment's. Just look at those (again, not a FD owner so I dont know where to look)

But you're going to get very differant responses from everybody, nobody's the same. I once had a nice set of coilovers on my S14 but they were for drifting purposes and sucked for daily driving.

gracer7-rx7

iTrader: (16)

Wow....

So you are in a big hurry to spend $10K on the word of some people you never met w/o first learning about suspensions? Did I read that correctly?

We're not judging you, we're just surprised you would go that route and trying to help you get the most bang for the buck. Take the time and learn about this so that you spend your money appropriately. No need to be in a hurry to spend your money.

AZNPOOPY gave you some great advice. The best setup depends on the intended use. Unless you've been to a high performance driving school and are able to proove you're a good driver by turning fast, consistent laps while maintaining car control, you aren't as good as you think...

Black91n/a

The first thing EVERYONE learns when they first autocross, drift, road race, rally, etc is that they're not that good a driver and that they know nothing about driving fast. Do you think all the best drivers just got in a race car one day and won? No, they practiced for years to get that good.

Go to some driving schools, start autocrossing, build some real skills, get a feel for it, then decide what's right for you. Honestly, there's no one perfect setup, it depends on dozens of different criteria, including the driver. A really, really good set of shocks can run you $10K easily, so you can't afford the best of everything anyway.

prew

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Your search is over. I have the best possible suspension setup on my FD right now. It just so happens that I am selling my setup for $10,000. My paypal is prew@steveprew.com. Thank you.

RE-Amemiya

Please listen to the advice that you've been given.

"Best" is all relative to your needs on the track/autocross etc, and your driver skill. The stock FD suspension is fine.

The best investment you can make is in seat time.

Omar3GFD

Alright if all you can do is tell me to learn more than your not helping me out at all, Ill do some more research and figure out which ones will suit me the best, even though if anybody here knows about high end coilovers they can reccomend me some good ones but for some reason no one understands that I want to go as fast as possible around the twisties or maybe there are too many high end coilovers and no one knows the best, id figure their would only be a few high end coilovers, but I guess I was wrong. This forum has way more deucsh bags than knowledgable people. sorry for that comment but im really frustrated because in all the past cars ive owned I was able to talk to many informative people on other forums and I modded my car accordingly.

Bunchies

iTrader: (1)

If I had 10k to blow, i'd call up Ohlins USA and see what sort of full coilover setups they make for the FD. If not Ohlins, then maybe Motons.

But yeah, 10k isn't really enough to complete a "best of the best" suspension setup.

Black91n/a

With 100% honesty I can tell you that the best modification you can do to make the car go faster is to upgrade the driver. Why else would someone like me in a cheap, barely modified NA FC on street tires be able to go faster than guys with $100K Porsches on race tires on the track?

We're trying to give you good advice but you won't listen, you're dead set on just spending money to go fast. So here goes: First thing's first, the best suspension mod is to get the widest, stickyest tires you can. For top end coilovers give Penske a call, they've got a new system right now, it's the 8300 IIRC. For a speedway style sway bar call Tri-Point Engineering.

Omar3GFD

I autoX every other weekend and have been for the past two years. Im starting school at uti in july and they have many opportunitys to become involved in the racing world so im taking out loans to build a fast, balanced car that may sound dumb but please dont judge me.

rx7nam

what your asking for is pretty broad so you really cant be mad at anyone. its like asking "whats the best lookin rims for my car?". its really personal preference.
are you gonna be auto xing, strip, drift etc..? im going to be doing little bit of everything so i went with tein flexs/edfc.

Eggie

And this comment improves the ratio?

rynberg

Well, if you actually care about performance instead of just bragging about the parts on your car, you should WANT to learn about the effects of different suspension mods and make your own choices accordingly. Have you read the stickied thread links? Have you read the books recommended in them? Do you know anything about suspensions at all?

There is no such thing as "best suspension". It depends on what exactly you want out of the car, how skilled a driver you are, and individual driving style.

EDIT - You currently own a FWD "sporty coupe". You have no idea how good a bone stock FD can handle. Have you even driven a RWD car before? Stick with the stock suspension and put some track time in with that first before messing with anything.

The FD isn't some heavily compromised POS car that you need to change everything out on. In many ways, it is a race car in street clothing.

seandizzie

iTrader: (1)

I would think a sticky set of tires would make you faster than 10k in suspension mods. The reason you are getting so much flak, is because you don't seem to understand what you are talking about. You think throwin a bunch of money at a car will make it fast...Its about the driver, my first auto-x I got beat by a kid in a nonturbo neon by 5 seconds! I was in my fd with 12psi. he could drive the wheels off that car, he pissed alot of people off

There is no one "best coilover", and there are many other thing you need to replace, toe links,trailing arms,pillow ball bushings, and more...

You need to learn more so you can ask the right questions, then come ask... then you will get a little more help.

Read the posts that many have posted, and try not to get all pissy, nobody wants to help an *******...

seandizzie

iTrader: (1)

This is so true^^^^

Do u know that all of the angles, caster camber and toe can b adjusted stock??? That will help make the car bite a little more

rotary_83

I hope your not wanting people to feel sorry for you man, because I dont think it's working....Im not no old member here to the forums, but I have learned that you need to know what you you are talking about before you start a thread...I got bashed and thrashed hard on my very first thread....so if I were you id go research, find old topics, ask questions.....(hint: if you bring up a old topic and ask about it, older member's will greatly appriaciate you...im not kidding....ask rynberg) Trust me....just get some researching done, ask, and if your are still confused than ask some more....Dont just say I want to spend 10k on my FD that I "may" get and not expect to be thrased....
Does any other people agree with me?

Omar3GFD

Im sorry that I dont know what im talking about, thats why I asked what other suspensions parts can I buy and also said that I want the best performing coilovers, now I am dumb when it comes to tuning but im pretty sure all high end coilovers are adjustable so I wanted to know which ones are sold for the FD that are high end obviously im to stupid to ask for help so why is anyone else even responding when I said forget it, ill do all the research needed. you guys obviously dont fully understand my comments or just dont want to take the time to read them, but your quick to judge and tell me im stupid. Thank you for all the people that did help even if it was constructive critizm as to the people that just go along with what everyone else is saying, thank you captain obvious.

seandizzie

iTrader: (1)

You got to understand that there is no best,read our posts!!!! Different parts work for different applications!! If you were more specific about what you wanted you would get some answers.

What mods have deen done to the car?

What are you going to use it for?

What done you want to change about the handling?

Thats a start...Answer these and you might get some help.