Alright guys, I've decided to put my focus on doing the suspension this summer. For an 88' SE. And with a budget of $2000 INCLUDING wheels and tires, what should I get for my car? I already know that the 4 lugs are going away pretty fast...so if anyone is selling a 5 lug conversion PM me.

 

any help at all?

 

I would highly suggest RSR Race Springs, KYB AGX or Tokico Illuminas. For wheels I would suggest the 5Zigen FC01RC since you're 4 lug in a 17x8.0. They are the only ones I know to produce this width in 4 lug.

You can run 225/45/17 on all four corners. I estimate approx: These are not exact figures since i'm not at the office.

$800.00 for wheels
$200.00 for springs
$430.00 for struts
$500.00 for tires

This will put you near $2000.00. Other things I would suggest are Tein camber plates for the front and AWR independent camber adjusters for the rear. THis would be a little less than $500.00 more but would greatly compliment your setup.

I have all these items in stock. If you're interested please email me sales@autornd.com. This is the setup i'm running on my GTUs but 5 lug of course. It's great. Linear spring rates, so far better than Eibach springs, and RSR Japanese proven heritage.

Good luck, Rishie

 

Alright that was exactly what I was looking for...thanks.
Another question thats not really related to suspension though: If I'm going to try to set my car up for road racing/cornering as opposed to trying to get a great 1/4 mile time.... would swapping in LSD be of any use?

 

Yes it will. LSD's will give you better traction in corners, especially a Torsen unit from a FD, which I heard is a direct drop in to TII diffs, not sure about 4 lug diffs. I've seen Torsen units on Ebay for around $300 or so. I have heard LSD's from Miatas will fit in the 4 lug diffs, not sure though, you might want to do a search. But definitely, LSD's are not just for straight line grip.

 

Have you heard of the phantom grip LSD? is it any good?

 

just get the GXL rearend with the clutch-type LSD

 

what jarred said.... GXL clutch pack style rear end with fresh fluid and LSD additive. Works great.

Run some used S5 '89-91 16x7 T2 rims 16lbs each ($250 max) or BBS vert 15x6.5" rims that are 14lbs each (even lighter about $200-350) and spend the real $$$ on some good tires (Toyo RA-1 or comparable).

Eibach springs and a good strut/shock combo is important also. T2 front sway bar or an upgraded one. Install Energy Suspension eurathane bushings ($100 from suspension.com) and rear toe eliminator bushings (from Mazdatrix, Racing Beat, TriPoint Engineering).

Some Hawk HP+ brake pads were fine on my FC with stock 140hp 13B with full road race coilovers, 235/40/17's, 17x8 TSW's. They dust a lot but work great and didn't fade on me... I did get them to smoke pretty good after a 1 hour thrash on them..... .

Good luck,

Mark

 

Haha....alright im taking notes...thanks for the info guys.
anyone have a LSD rearend for sale?

 

I have a set of used Turbo2 front and rear swaybars Id sell cheap, $25 + shipping. They will make a noticable difference. All you would need is new bushings. PM me if interested.