Hi, guys & gals - I have recently aquired a 92 SWB TT very low milage. The suspension is all over the place, low and soggy. I need new springs and shocks. Although I may do the occasional sprint/hill cimb, the car will spend most of the time ripping around the Boarders.

 

What do you recomend and how much£££££££

Hi, guys & gals - I have recently aquired a 92 SWB TT very low milage. The suspension is all over the place, low and soggy. I need new springs and shocks. Although I may do the occasional sprint/hill cimb, the car will spend most of the time ripping around the Boarders.

 

What do you recomend and how much£££££££

 

Before you do that replace the stock suspension bushes (rubber) to urethane

a full master bushing kit for the price of one coil-over will transform the car.

Suggest Contacting luke at the z centre for the parts.

 

Also Nismo do the front control arm bushes that are missing from the urethane kits try http://www.courtesynissan.com for the parts as they are way better service and prices than UK dealers.

 

Even if you do do the suspension upgrade you need to do the bushes anyway.

 

Chris

Also Nismo do the front control arm bushes that are missing from the urethane kits try http://www.courtesynissan.com for the parts as they are way better service and prices than UK dealers.

 

 

 

I beg your pardon

Before you do that replace the stock suspension bushes (rubber) to urethane

a full master bushing kit for the price of one coil-over will transform the car.

Suggest Contacting luke at the z centre for the parts.

 

Also Nismo do the front control arm bushes that are missing from the urethane kits try http://www.courtesynissan.com for the parts as they are way better service and prices than UK dealers.

 

Even if you do do the suspension upgrade you need to do the bushes anyway.

 

Chris

sorry wrong link should have been http://www.courtesyparts.com

I beg your pardon

 

 

Dont think your gonna be getting one Chris :smash:

Dont think your gonna be getting one Chris :smash:

 

Aye, no need for that comment IMO, ask customers about service and prices :mad:

Also Nismo do the front control arm bushes that are missing from the urethane kits try http://www.courtesynissan.com for the parts as they are way better service and prices than UK dealers.

 

Even if you do do the suspension upgrade you need to do the bushes anyway.

 

Chris

 

:smash: :rolleyes:

 

well its people like you that are putting businesses over here out of busines

 

yes they "might" look cheaper but once you add your 25-30% vat and duty and the hastle of trying to deal with the US then trust me pay a few quid extra and support the UK traders, the more ou support them the cheaper they will be able to get the goods.

 

and speaking from experience, i have been "done" by an american company when i ordered a turbo kit!!!

 

Kirbz

Dont think your gonna be getting one Chris :smash:

 

Sorry? Did I upset someone or say something out-of-turn?

 

Do you sell these items chris?

 

I only plugged the guys that helped me and supplied me my stuff to do this job.........Hope I haven't upset anyone

i dont think its just what chris sells, its the traders in general, if we all start buying from else where then whats the point of having a tried and trusted traders section??

Sorry? Did I upset someone or say something out-of-turn?

 

Do you sell these items chris?

 

I only plugged the guys that helped me and supplied me my stuff to do this job.........Hope I haven't upset anyone

 

Oh sorry better go and buy that shitty Rover cause its british made after all.

 

Sorry my recommendations / comments were because my experience from UK dealers has been that genuine nissan parts come slower than they take to get here from the U.S. and are way more expensive even when you factor tax etc. etc.

 

Also I am a global guy who works in many time zones so I am afraid I am always gonna drive the best deal especially on all those trick jap aftermarket parts that cost in dollars what they cost in pounds. If someone is 'adding value' by giving me something extra or adding something then I will gladly give them my custom in spades and also recommend to everyone else. But they need to make sure they are really adding value not just a UK mail box and forwarding service. That is why we all have multi-region DVD players. and jap import cars. I searched some UK websites for the nismo bushes I wanted whilst my car was stuck on a ramp guess what?.........not listed, no picture, Energy suspension listed but no picture, no price !!!!!

 

US websites listed, pictures, notes about old out-date kits and tie rod updates, cheap prices, etc.

 

So in the global village we now live in I searched and got them 2 days later from texas.

 

Long live free trade after all it is what got us the jap cars we all love.

If we had listened to UK car sector we would not have Jap cars imported due to bogus stories about why we should patronise them not buy 'grey'.

 

Add value and long live free trade

 

Don't add value and then wait to take your place in the village

 

Chris

if you wanted something then why didnt you just post in the traders section what you want, theres people who supply OEM/Nismo stuff, aftermarket stuff etc etc

 

Fair enough if theres none that can help then free trade it is but if someone can help then its deffo worth a few extra quid trust me :)

:smash: :rolleyes:

 

well its people like you that are putting businesses over here out of busines

 

yes they "might" look cheaper but once you add your 25-30% vat and duty and the hastle of trying to deal with the US then trust me pay a few quid extra and support the UK traders, the more ou support them the cheaper they will be able to get the goods.

 

and speaking from experience, i have been "done" by an american company when i ordered a turbo kit!!!

 

Kirbz

 

You have got to be joking surely...........I tell you what lets region code the parts so those consumers cannot exercise free market choice.......

 

My experience is directly the opposite of that you suggest. UK 'service' generally sucks compared to US. In the US the starting point is how may I help vs UK starting point is I don't like serving people, what did you do wrong? No the problem is yours not mine etc. Price inflation is there because UK 'productivity' in service sector is 35% less than the equivalent U.S............Fact

 

I got ripped by a UK 300 enthusiast who sold me an exhaust that didn't fit my car !!!!! Ass holes are everywhere.

 

If the guys on the list are genuinely offering something extra as added value then I will gladly give them my custom in spades........

 

Sorry but its the reality of the new world.

Well with attitide like that why be a part of the "club" then go play with your US mates

Well with attitide like that why be a part of the "club" then go play with your US mates

 

You just did it. Thats exactly what I mean about the UK attitude to service, instead of you wanting to help me, sort things for me or otherwise and 'add value' it took two posts to effectively say f-off. - nice 'club'.

 

They are not my 'american friends' they are traders who mostly trade as if customers matter not that someone owes them a living just because they live nearby. They are also your friends too that is why your house is full of their culture and products.

 

I joined the 'club' to access help advice and opinion. I was not aware it was a home shopping channel too! Remember it cost me a fee to join. It is also a pretty good deal for 'them' too (owners / traders). They get cheaper access to customers than having a real shop, free plugs from happy customers, and a forum to update people and help people pro-actively. They should not object to hearing opposing experiences they have every chance to put that right with me. I add value by posting and help people on the basis of my experiences so do others. Curiously no one objects on this list when we link to other pages from all over the world with highly informative tech advice etc. but I don't hear the webmaster worrying about his job.............

 

Chris

WTF

 

I just tried to help you by making suggestions of where to post when you need something!?!?

Woooooooooooahhhh chill,

 

 

I posted "I beg your pardon" to your "try http://www.courtesynissan.com for the parts as they are way better service and prices than UK dealers."

 

Which IMO is not true, all the traders on here pride themselves on customer service and will do you the best prices they possibly can, that was my gripe and a justified one again IMO.

WTF

 

I just tried to help you by making suggestions of where to post when you need something!?!?

 

Sorry I was responding to the later message you posted about my attitude and my 'friends in the US'.

 

Thanks for pointing out my 'error' that I should have asked in the trader section.

I did I posted asking for a list of nismo parts available.

 

I was in a hotel in paris it was middle of the night, my car was on the ramps stuck with a guy wanting parts. I went to a traders website........ parts not listed, that is why I went US website got sorted. In your model I would have added a non-value adding step, ask-wait-for-reply etc. I won't mention the website or the guy in question but he should be right now checking why he didn't get the deal.

 

Chris

Woooooooooooahhhh chill,

 

 

I posted "I beg your pardon" to your "try http://www.courtesynissan.com for the parts as they are way better service and prices than UK dealers."

 

Which IMO is not true, all the traders on here pride themselves on customer service and will do you the best prices they possibly can, that was my gripe and a justified one again IMO.

 

Sorry Chris did not mean to offend it has just been my experience so far and will gladly enjoy that being changed by the traders on the list. I will PM you to discuss further.

Sorry Chris did not mean to offend it has just been my experience so far and will gladly enjoy that being changed by the traders on the list. I will PM you to discuss further.

 

No probs bud, just seems a breakdown in communications, 1 bad draw back of written word on the internet :)

No probs bud, just seems a breakdown in communications, 1 bad draw back of written word on the internet :)

 

No hard feelings, respect and much love

 

Chris