Best springs to lower the Z..

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Sep 3, 2007 | 08:20 PM

kayfuNk

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Best springs to lower the Z..

i wanna lower it like .3 inches or so... w/o hurting my sway bars.. what do you guys recommend? i've already got full nismo v1 kit so im kinda low but i want it a little lower.. what do you guys recommend?

Sep 3, 2007 | 08:21 PM

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wtf? lowering the car can hurt sway bars?
Tanabe G210 FTW

Sep 3, 2007 | 08:25 PM

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Sep 3, 2007 | 08:26 PM

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Did you mean shocks? you need to find a spring with higher comp ratio than your stock shocks/springs.

Sep 3, 2007 | 11:32 PM

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Hotchkis for such a mellow drop. Look into the Hotchkis TVS kit. Great kit for the price.

Sep 4, 2007 | 01:32 AM

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Swift Mtfw

Sep 4, 2007 | 01:34 AM

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i recomend a new brand called search. it gives you everything you want

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Sep 4, 2007 | 01:59 AM

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i recomend a new brand called search. it gives you everything you want

+1. I have it on mine and couldn't be happier.

Sep 4, 2007 | 02:09 AM

dikspiel

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swift will only drop it slightly and they are probably the best quality springs you can buy

Sep 4, 2007 | 02:49 AM

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tanabe gf210 is nice...lowers more than .3 though...

Sep 4, 2007 | 03:16 AM

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Hotchkis Sport Coil Springs

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Originally Posted by Hotchkis.com

Hotchkis Tuning Sport coils offer the performance you seek, and the comfortable ride you deserve. Made from cold wound silicon steel, our springs are linear rate, and are powder coated seabring silver.

Front Front 9/16" (15mm) Drop
340 lbs/in
Stock 310lbs/in

Rear 3/4" (19mm) Drop
330 lbs/in
Stock 350 lbs/in

But I suggest to get the TVS Kit: Includes Sport Coil Springs and Front & Rear Sway bars.

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Originally Posted by Hotchkis.com

The Hotchkis Stage 1 TVS is an all inclusive kit that has been designed and tested as a system. No need to mix and match components. The Stage 1 TVS kit is designed to improve performance on daily driven vehicles while still offering a comfortable ride. Stage 1 kits include Sport Coils and Sport Sway Bars.

Sway Bar Specs:
Front 1 3/8" (35MM) Tubular(Bar Weight 13.5lbs)
4 Position Adjustable
Rear 15/16"(24mm) Tubular(bar weight 5.5lbs)
3 Position Adjustable

Bar Rates:
350Z & 03-05 G35 Front
Hole 1 = 1525 lbs/in (22% Stiffer than stock)
Hole 2 = 1845 lbs/in (48% Stiffer than stock)
Hole 3 = 2270 lbs/in (82% Stiffer than stock)
Hole 4 = 2855 lbs/in (129% Stiffer than stock)

Rear:
Hole 1 = 520 lbs/in (80% Stiffer than stock)
Hole 2 = 655 lbs/in (125% Stiffer than stock)
Hole 3 = 840 lbs/in (185% Stiffer than stock)

Sep 4, 2007 | 02:17 PM

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i recomend a new brand called search. it gives you everything you want

it's people like you that make this world a ****tier place to live in, you probably dispose of your garbage in other peoples yards. I obviously used the search function and got nothing but "my springs for sale" as to why i posted a thread for peoples opinions, im obviously not some retard who just joined the forum and doesn't know about the search function, so hop off my nuts queer.

BTW: the way you put search as a brand of springs makes you an idiot and your attempt at being clever sucked ***. If you're going to try to be funny, i suggest you steal someone elses material, because frankly, you suck.

P.S. thank you to all the non-idiots who posted something helpful.

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Sep 4, 2007 | 02:41 PM

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i thought this was pretty interesting.. im actually really trying to figure out what would give me a nice drop without taking away from the smooth ride from the Z.. Does putting bigger wheels or lowering it take away the smooth feeling? I was thinking of the Tein Flex system...

Sep 4, 2007 | 03:38 PM

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I went with RS-R Ti2000's. Only .6" drop, (no alignment issues) and very close to stock spring rates. Added Hotchkis sways and the car handles better than ever, The ride feels very close stock.

Sep 4, 2007 | 03:41 PM

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ive had both the hotchkis and gf210's. the hotchkis is more of the mellow drop you are looking for plus they did handle better then my current g210's.

Sep 4, 2007 | 05:46 PM

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^^^^
+1 on the hotchkis they handle great I just put em on over the weekend
and the front has settled more than 9/16 inch .

Sep 5, 2007 | 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kayfuNk

Lower the car the amount you need to. Lower it the amount that will not have you drop the car off the jack stand's and say, hey it ain't dropped, does anyone want to buy some slightly used springs? Do it right the first time and maybe, just maybe be open the the idea of spending maybe a little more then you had planned.

You said, "w/o hurting my sway bars", did you mean to say, without hurting my shocks? Either way that won't be a issue.

Do consider that as you get to .8" and lower drops tire wear can become a issue as most car's beyond that point aren't able to align within oem alignment specs.