can you post a pic to see if any visual difference?

 

What was the total price installed? I'm interested in just about every mod I can get right now. LOL
Currently in the research stage.

 

I have taken some before & after pics, I will get tjose posted!

The S-Tune was $1412.46 which was 5% off their normal price & $385.00 for labor. By traveling from Yuma to Performance Nissan (over 200 miles) I saved approximately $400.00, local dealer would not give me a price break on parts & labor.

Major

 

Wow...I don't think I could justify nearly 2k for suspension at this point. Rims are definitly above suspension on the list.

 

Major, the S-Tune, are they stiffer a lot compare to stock or just a bit?

 

Bubble,
After driving back home over 200 miles and trying to evaluate the differences between the oem & nismo, I have to say for the most part there is not much difference. During normal highway driving, the bounce is gone and when you drive over a rough spot it definetley feels stiffer. My wife and I decided it actually rides better (this is primarily due to no bouncing), but maybe we were trying to justify the cost! I am not sure "bounce" is the right word to describe what was going on, it felt like on some parts of a highway you would actually go-up and then down and back-up again! But this problem is gone now!

Cost is a factor, but we wanted a NISMO set-up, there has been some discussion as to whether Nissan will provide a warranty, as my Z is a roadster. But I am of the opinion I will have a warranty.

Hope this helps!

Major

 

how lower did you drop your car on the S-Tune?

 

Did you also get the sways bars replaced? Or better yet, just the front sway bar? I'm wondering if that'll do much...

 

I noticed the biggest difference when taking hard turns or exit ramps. I came from a Miata, and I was used to taking those really fast like I was on rails. The stock ZR seemed a bit mushy, but with the NISMO S-tune suspension and sway bars I get more of that feeling back, more responsive and nimble in the curves. I also noticed less bounce.

Plus, the coils are red so they look cool.

 

Well that's all that's important!! LOL

But really...it is. Something that helps performance but looks like an a$$ is not cool. Like a giant a$$ wing. Everything must look good and work good.

 

Good for you! It's a fantastic modification, isn't it? You feel the expansion joints and potholes a lot more, but the rest of the time, wow...hard to imagine how it can improve but it certainly does.

srm

 

I've been reading everyones posts re:the Nismo S tuned suspension upgrade. Sounds like it would be a great upgrade for the track. But, no one has mentioned the cost. What is the cost of the parts and what does it cost to get it installed?

 

Obviously you haven't been reading the posts because the answer to your question is a few posts up...

 

around $1200 to $1400 on part. Install cost would depeond on each garage. Expect from $100 to $200.

 

I paid approximately $240 for both suspension and sway bars: $180 suspension parts, $60 sway bars.

 

The labor for the install. at Performance Nissan, also included an alignment. Now I am not sure what an alignmnet is worth $40-$70?

Major

 

Increasing the stiffness of the front sway bar will only make the car understeer even more. I am going to go with the NISMO sway bar set first and see how it goes. When my tires wear out I plan to go with equal width tires also to try to correct the inherent understeer. I basically have an unpopulated hill climb down the road, so I get to test any ol time.

http://rogerkrausracing.com/overundr.html

 

Will the tire feathering go away if the change the suspension?

 

I upgraded initially to the Nismo sways with stock springs/shocks. It is nice, but there was still a certain bounce to the stock suspension not unlike what one gets when the springs are too stiff for the shocks and therefore the suspension movements are inadequately dampened.

The Nismo full suspension is magnificent. The ride is a little harsher, but the bounce is gone. Along with my Nismo wheels and 245/275 rubber, this car is a SUPREME street handling monster. I say "street" because it is still tolerable over imperfect roads. The handling limits of the car are now well beyond my own limits of courage and inspires incredible confidence in turns. You can corner at INSANE speeds and the car never misses a step. You enter a turn thinking "oh s-h-i-t!!!".....you turn the wheel hard, and the car tracks perfectly and smoothly. Down shift from 4th to 3rd exiting the turn with the TCS off, floor it and the back end nudges out ever so slightly as you blast out of that sweeper at 60-70mph.

And...the suspension works beautifully with the roadster. The whole thing about it being designed "specifically" for the coupe is BS. They just never tested it with the roadster, just as they never tested Nismo LMGT4 wheels on VDC equipped cars. Seriously...some people put 150lbs of extra weight into an aftermarket audio system, or worse yet.....a passenger!!!! The extra weight of the roadster is handled very nicely by the stiffer springs.

 

Ok, this post has prompted me to purchase Nismo S-Tune Suspension & Sway Bars..... as for the wheels/tires, I'm not sure yet...

Now... where is me pot o' gold...