Which Coilover Setup to go With?

[Ian]

I'm looking into uprating the suspension in my 260Z but I'm not sure what setup to go with. Theres a few setups I'm looking at:



TTT Coilovers: https://technotoytuning.com/nissan/2...-260z-and-280z






These would be a nice easy quick install, the quality looks good and I have the option of using them with stock tophats (for the rear) and camber plates (on the front) but they aren't a dual perch design which is something I was hoping for.






McKinney coilover kit :240 260 280Z parts Products McKinney Motorsports







I like the look of these, they are dual perch and would also let me use camber plates on the front and stock top hats on the rear. The only issue I have with them is that I'm not sure how good the Mckinney shocks are quality and performance wise.






AZC Coilovers: coil over suspension








Agian these are dual perch which I like but I'm not sure how good the shocks and springs will be and I'm not sure if it would be possible to run the rears with stock tophats, if not it might be possible however to make something like the plate below in order to fit them to the rear without the camber plates.










Gaz Gold












I'm pretty sure the quality on these will be top notch and they can valve them to suit any spring rate I decide upon and run my choice of camber plates or top hats but unfortunatly they don't make a dual perch setup and also I'd have to send my parts to them which due to my job I don't really have time to do as I need parts waiting for me when I get home in order to get the work I need done although if I can get another set of 260z struts/ect then I can send them off to Gaz and have the final product waiting for me upon getting home.






What do you think of the above setups? Which would you go with? Any help/advice is hugely appreciated.

[franky]

For me the GAZ wins hands down, spring rates to suit the application with dampening to suit too. The others don't offer that or the larger diameter piston that comes with GAZ.

Also price, i'm pretty sure the GAZ will be the most cost effective solution too at about £1k.

[racer]

JohnyMd on here has the Gaz set up. I'm sure he will chime in at some point.
I bought the AZ set up wich has some good reveiws. I've not tried it yet though sorry.

[IbanezDan51]

Im sill waiting for a reply off of Jony regarding his GAZ kit - last time he was saying that the ride at speed isn't to confidence inspriring...

My struts await to be sent off! Which I wont do until I decide which is better...

AST also offer the same as GAZ but I would say they are more orientated towards racing - but they are around 3k! Which is well out of my budget.

Dan

[franky]

Originally Posted by IbanezDan51

Im sill waiting for a reply off of Jony regarding his GAZ kit - last time he was saying that the ride at speed isn't to confidence inspriring...

My struts await to be sent off! Which I wont do until I decide which is better...

AST also offer the same as GAZ but I would say they are more orientated towards racing - but they are around 3k! Which is well out of my budget.

Dan

Dan, I think that's more to do with his geometry set-up. I'm pretty sure he says he running zero or close to zero rear toe which would make the car wander as rwd cars toe out under power. Also he's got a fully adjustable setup so its not quite comparing eggs with eggs.

[IbanezDan51]

Cheers Franky.

Hopefully thats he reason - if so my struts will hopefully be sent away in the next couple of weeks.

Dan

[mark240z]

I've got the McKinney setup can't fault it I looked at all the other options and money was no object and these best suited what I want

[Mr.G]

Originally Posted by mark240z

I've got the McKinney setup can't fault it I looked at all the other options and money was no object and these best suited what I want

Did you have to trim the bonnet in any way Mark? I heard that some people had to do that, maybe that was with their earlier kit?

[moggy240]

i do like the look of the Mckinney setup using the Megan coilover kit

[franky]

what is teh mckinney setup?

[mark240z]

Originally Posted by Mr.G

Did you have to trim the bonnet in any way Mark? I heard that some people had to do that, maybe that was with their earlier kit?

No didn't have to trim quite a easy install and looks the part

[johnymd]

Firstly, I hate recommending something as not everyone has the same opinion as to what is good. I chose the GAz setup for a number of reasons, one of which was being only 2 miles from where I live. I like to go and meet people and talk about their products before buying. I think people of my limited driving ability would find it hard to tell the difference between a very good setup and a very very good setup so I'm guessing most of us would struggle to tell the difference between any of the above mentioned equipment. If one did feel better then it would probably be down to how it was setup anyway. So to sum up, all of the above will feel superb if setup properly. I love my entire setup and any issues I have will be tuned out over time as I gain the knowledge to do so. Can't wait till the next trip to Spa.

[franky]

Originally Posted by johnymd

Firstly, I hate recommending something as not everyone has the same opinion as to what is good. I chose the GAz setup for a number of reasons, one of which was being only 2 miles from where I live. I like to go and meet people and talk about their products before buying. I think people of my limited driving ability would find it hard to tell the difference between a very good setup and a very very good setup so I'm guessing most of us would struggle to tell the difference between any of the above mentioned equipment. If one did feel better then it would probably be down to how it was setup anyway. So to sum up, all of the above will feel superb if setup properly. I love my entire setup and any issues I have will be tuned out over time as I gain the knowledge to do so. Can't wait till the next trip to Spa.

Johnymd, I wasn't saying your set-up is incorrect, just that you said you like the rear toe as I imagine it helps with the 1/4mile stuff

Just pointing out that once everything gets adjustable it gets even more complicated!

[moggy240]

Originally Posted by franky

what is teh mckinney setup?

threaded weld in sleeves with weld in camber plates $299,you then have to buy the megan coilover kit about $1000.

i like this one as you can adjust the ride height without messing with the springs etc

[franky]

I've had a look, looks like the generic Ksport/megan stuff? No mention of spring rates/spring sizes or if the dampening is matched to the given spring rates?