pureZness

lately ive lot of people lowering their car with teins.
so i was thinking about getting one too.
but before that, i had couple questions.
-How much drop can 350Z handdle?
-is my suspension gonna be f*cked up after installing the springs?
-do i need camber and new shock no matter what?

Jun

iTrader: (45)

i'm planning on getting some s-tech springs, so i'm wondering the same.

manofsteele2003

iTrader: (7)

1. How much you can drop it all depends on what size and offset rims you have.
2. Lowering the car with springs will not mess up your suspension.
3. If you get the Tein S or H tech springs you should be able to get the car within specs just by having an alignment done because those springs only lower the car about 1/2 inch. If you plan on lowering it any more than that you will have camber problems. As for the shocks, you can expect better handling with new shocks but they are not necessary.

I have the Tein S-Techs and they are a really good spring, perfect drop and the ride quality is about the same as stock. I am curently using the stock shocks but I will replace them in the future with some performance ones.

Jun

iTrader: (45)

can you post some pictures or e-mail me of car with the drop? i would like to see how the s-tech looks. thanks.

nicolaycastro

iTrader: (3)

I was also considering the Teins S tech, but the only thing I dont like is that they drop a little more the front than the rear (0.7 F - 0.6 R). But right now mi car is already lower in the front than on the rear.

Speed Dreams

.....Here's some pic's of mine with Tein basics on 19" Volks

Jun

iTrader: (45)

thanks for the pics!

charlie_rdstr_Z

iTrader: (2)

Are you Theycallmesteel on www.clubgp.com?

manofsteele2003

iTrader: (7)

Yeah..ummm..that's me..no just kidding it's not me.

Here are some pics of my Z with the Tein S-Techs and 19" Volk LE37T's

manofsteele2003

iTrader: (7)

I've only had the springs on about a week so they will probably settle a little bit more.

Jun

iTrader: (45)

does anyone know how much the drop on the h-techs are?

35ounces

iTrader: (5)

Your wheels looks great

kinjal

iTrader: (5)

htechs drop the car i think .2 inches.... its not for looks, its for a softer ride without lowering the car. stechs are perfect... they arent expensive, great quality, drop to a very attractive and driveable height.

nicolaycastro

iTrader: (3)

so no one else is concered of the .7 drop front and the .6 on the back?

kinjal

iTrader: (5)

its a difference of .1 inch, and the car drives better with the drop. i never considered this as a factor when i purchased the springs, and i dont think it is an issue for stech owners

SB Track

I am. The bigger drop on the front is stupid for Z's since the rear is higher stock. I'm dropping with RS*R Ti2000 springs .6" all around. Cost a little more (around $300).

nicolaycastro

iTrader: (3)

are they lighter too? and do you know if there is any difference between the two, handling wise?

ppw350Zunit

iTrader: (14)

totally agree and that's why i went with the hotchkis springs which lowered the rear .7" and the front only .4" price is also half of the rs*r's.

MoodDude

I agree that you should drop the car the same all around over stock.
I have the Tein Flex w/ a 1" Drop. With the overcoils you can set the spring pre-tension to give you more of a soft of hard ride. Yet, if you go to soft with the springs you can bottom out pretty quickly. Great thing about overcoils is you can adjust the dampening and with the EDFC you can do it from inside the car! The overcoils also allow you to drop or raise to a range:
http://www.tein.co.jp/flexdampe.html
And if you drop more than 6/10 of an inch (over stock)you will need to do Front A-Arms and Rear Camber Arms w/ a professional alignment otherwise you will wear your tires faster and you won't get the full contact patch of your tires.