who has dropped their Z and maintained OEM alignment?
11-30-2004, 08:54 PM
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who has dropped their Z and maintained OEM alignment?
Looking for a head count and some specifics. Please post your height drop (type of spring) and weather you were able to maintain your OEM specified alignment...post numbers if you have them so we can see how close you were able to come. Everyone posts so generically claiming their alignment turned out fine...I want some numbers dog gone it....so anti up buds!
12-01-2004, 03:00 AM
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I dont have the sheet with me since i'm a work. I used the tein s tech (.7 front, .6 rear). With the stock tires/wheels, my alignment was off, i could easily see this by looking and also the tire roar was very loud. After putting on my new wheels/tires the noise was almost gone and the alignment didn't look too bad. I went ahead and got an alignment, i'm not sure how much they had to change everything though.
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I have RSR's and I just had an alignment done. The drop with these springs was between .5 - .75 inches. Camber was off by a little bit, and caster is slightly positive. After alignment everything looks great and the car tracks straight, but no way to adjust caster.
12-01-2004, 03:09 PM
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Espilars here.. 1.4 drop all around. while I could not align her perfectly .. I could get her within factory specs. I dont think that I have the printed results anymore. 
but.. it is possible
but.. it is possible
12-02-2004, 03:51 PM
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Maybe, this will help?!
I got the Nismo S-Tune suspension and installed at Performance Nissan. The Nismo suspension lowered the car by .66". The tech let the car sit for a while then drove it a couple of miles to let the suspenion set. The alignment was set, and I have no problems with the car.
I got the Nismo S-Tune suspension and installed at Performance Nissan. The Nismo suspension lowered the car by .66". The tech let the car sit for a while then drove it a couple of miles to let the suspenion set. The alignment was set, and I have no problems with the car.
12-02-2004, 06:02 PM
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nismo s tune....springs installed, then car aligned.
drove car for 3 weeks..then got it aligned again....specs before the 3 wk alignment really weren't too bad at all.
drove car for 3 weeks..then got it aligned again....specs before the 3 wk alignment really weren't too bad at all.
12-07-2004, 08:05 PM
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Well...just got my numbers. Dropped my car on Hotchkis springs and advertized drop was 3/4" rear and 9/16" front. Got everything in alignment for the most part except rear camber which was -2.1 and -2.2
Guess I can't complain, I'll just have to corner harder to take advantage!
Guess I can't complain, I'll just have to corner harder to take advantage!
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Originally posted by Driven
Well...just got my numbers. Dropped my car on Hotchkis springs and advertized drop was 3/4" rear and 9/16" front. Got everything in alignment for the most part except rear camber which was -2.1 and -2.2
Guess I can't complain, I'll just have to corner harder to take advantage!
Well...just got my numbers. Dropped my car on Hotchkis springs and advertized drop was 3/4" rear and 9/16" front. Got everything in alignment for the most part except rear camber which was -2.1 and -2.2
Guess I can't complain, I'll just have to corner harder to take advantage!
I did have my dealer try again a second time because initally he only acheived -2.1 on the rear and I was pretty sure he could do better if he was a little more diligent and took his time.
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12-08-2004, 09:15 AM
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Originally posted by EnthuZiastDrive
nismo s tune....springs installed, then car aligned.
drove car for 3 weeks..then got it aligned again....specs before the 3 wk alignment really weren't too bad at all.
nismo s tune....springs installed, then car aligned.
drove car for 3 weeks..then got it aligned again....specs before the 3 wk alignment really weren't too bad at all.
12-10-2004, 11:48 AM
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Springs around $160 shipped. Install free...do it yourself. Only had to buy a spring compressing tool (@ $32). Kinda fun to do yourself if you can make the time...otherwise, a shop "books" around 2.4 labor hours to do it. If they are a small shop and will charge you "real" hours, they should be able to do this in an 1.5 hrs.
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