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Hi all,

Like the title says, I'm looking for any 08-09 F owners who has driven a GT-R to chime in about the suspension stiffness.

As we all know, the stock suspension on the F in those years left much to be desired, and recently I've been thinking of moving into a GT-R, especially with the release of the 2012 iteration, a sub 3 sec. car for $100G is quite the performance bargain. As well, with the 2012 model, there were some suspension revisions that make the car even better on city roads.

I suppose no one has driven a 2012 GT-R, and so must use something earlier as my reference point, and I can safely assume that the 2012 ride is more compliant than the 2011.

So therefore, how would the 2011 GT-R suspension compare to that of the an '08-'09 IS F? Is it more compliant?

Sorry for the long post.

Thanks in advance!

Fapout

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Robbys3M3 owns a 2010 GT-R and an IS-F... not a 2011 though. I think you're going to be hard pressed to find that one person out there that owns or has owned both.

Evil Teo

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Phat Monkey or CrazyMPG also owns both, not sure if he sold his F yet and not sure what year his GTR is. also James forgot his sn but I think it is jctheplaya went from a F to a GTR. there is quite a few on here.

infinus

I'm thinking of making the same jump. In a conversation with Phillip (crazyMPG) he said:

"I find the GT-R rides a lot better than a stock 09-10 IS-F suspension"

robbys3m3

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Hey there,
I have a 2010 GT-R and a 2008 ISF. First off, the 2012 GTR's are just hitting showrooms, but folks on NAGTROC so far have been happy with the revisions to the suspension, and find it more compliant than the previous cars. Unless you really want the new blue color or can't live w/o the new changes, I'd highly consider an older GTR as there are awesome deals out there, and for a limited money you can up your power with the Cobb accessport and a midpipe, and you can get up to or higher than the 2012 power (and many have found that the dealers really arent bothered by the simple mods, its the big stuff that cause issues. My dealer even suggested I add the Cobb to my car). The days of the GTR warranty woes now seem to have passed, but many people still like to make them into a big deal. Nissan upped production in 2010 and dropped it in 2011, so its much easier to find '10's around either new, or with very few miles for upper $60's.

It's been such a long time since I had the stock springs on the ISF (I have Teins now and really like them), but I would say that the ISF was indeed a little rougher and more jittery than the GT-R's suspension. It's hard to compare though b/c the heavy runflats defintely don't help the GTR's ride. 'R' mode on the GTR will be rougher than the ISF (and can give you a headache over bumps!), while 'normal' is smoother, and 'comfort' is even a little smoother (I wish the ISF would have come with adjustable suspension settings like the GTR). For my taste though, there wasnt enough difference between 'normal' and 'comfort' so I've switched to Swift springs on my car and it's made the ride even better, with a softer ride in 'comfort' mode.

I hope this helps and sorry for the novel!

RM

pgoffner

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/\ /\ off topic but damn you've got my dream list of cars....Im just short one GTR...lol

robbys3m3

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/\ /\ Thanks! I can't wait to see how the next SRT8 turns out...we should know pretty quick...take care.

TripleBlkF

so robby,

you put aftermarket springs on your F and it rides smoother? what about ride height and cost?

robbys3m3

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Way smoother and others will tell you the same. I have the tein h-techs. I don't remember the stats exactly but I think they drop an inch in front and .6 in the back. they are in line with the other spring costs (I think 250-350 street price) and provide a little more drop than the eibachs.

X20A

Thanks for the replies. So the consensus here is that stock for stock, GT-R suspension > IS F suspension?

Is the IS F suspension 'problem' just attributed to springs then?