Updated Nisstec MKII vs. Radflo coilovers

[AlbatrossCafe]

I've had Radflos for almost my entire ownership of my Xterra - first in advanced travel 2.0s, and then in Titan swap 2.5s. In the rear they are fine, but I've always never felt like I've had a really good riding machine in the front. I've rebuilt the front 2 or 3 times, and now the bearings in the bottom a bit wobbly again. I think I'm ready to try something else.

Has anyone gone from Radflos to the (newer) Nisstec MKII coilovers? Any notable impressions?

N-MKII-2.5-TS-Nisstec MKII 2.5 TItan Swap Coilovers

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[IM1RU]

Those have uni balls in the bottom too. Just replace the uni balls on yours It's easy.

 

[TerryD]

If you want it to ride better, go down in spring rates back to about 550 and put a sway bar back on it.

The shock part of a Radflo does great. The issue is we go up in spring rate to account for extra weight and removing the Swaybar. If you want a better ride, you've got to drop spring rates.

 

[IM1RU]

go down in spring rates back to about 550

Sooo... Funny thing....

When I bought my 2.5 Remote Res T Swap Radflos from Nisstec, they had 650's that were 12" free height (Eibach). Long story short, I ended up changing via advice from PRG Greg to 13" 750's (Icon I think). Much improved on the ride quality.

BUT.... That all depends on your weight obviously.... I'm also running 900#'s over stock Alcans.

 

[AlbatrossCafe]

^^ That's interesting. I'm at 650# now. Unfortunately, Nisstec only offers 650# with their Titan-swap MKII's, otherwise I might have tried 600#. I have someone lined up to buy my Radflos, so I decided to take the plunge. The MKII's are rebuildable and it will "only" cost me net about $400 after selling the Radflos, so I figured it was worth trying something new. My X hasn't seen a major new part for nearly 2 years now, so it was feeling neglected

Lead time is about 6 weeks, or if I'm lucky and make it on the current shipment, about 2 weeks. I'll update here when I get them!

 

[TerryD]

Sooo... Funny thing....

When I bought my 2.5 Remote Res T Swap Radflos from Nisstec, they had 650's that were 12" free height (Eibach). Long story short, I ended up changing via advice from PRG Greg to 13" 750's (Icon I think). Much improved on the ride quality.

BUT.... That all depends on your weight obviously.... I'm also running 900#'s over stock Alcans.

Your ride could have been bad because of coil bind because you had to turn them up so much because of the weight.

 

[IM1RU]

Your ride could have been bad because of coil bind because you had to turn them up so much because of the weight.

Oh I got coil bind alright. Broke both my LCA's. Lesson there is if you bought those shocks from Nisstec, they come pre adjusted to the maximum. I only adjusted them a very slight bit. If you buy those same shocks from PRG they come with a longer spring.

But yes, it's ALL about weight.