If I lower my car, what should I use?? Lowering springs and aftermarket shocks? or Coilovers?? and when I do lower it, would I need to get a camber kit for it right away to avoid "feathering" of my tires.

Also, if I just put a kit on the car and do not lower it, would it look proper or would it look like a kit on a car and the car is too high? Does anyone know what I mean? I don't wanna put a kit on the car and not lower it if it looks weird because it is too high, but I also don't want to lower it too much and have the kit drag over everything that I hit...I hope these questions aren't too stupid to some of you, I'm new to this forum still.

 

All depends what you want to do with the car, will you be hitting any track events? if not don’t bother with coilovers. There are guys running stock shocks with lowering springs and are very satisfied, however changing to aftermarket struts wont hurt.

Its not like the 350z is a truck straight from factory so for a bit a bodykit without lowering wouldn’t look too bad but for the price of lowering springs why not get them and finish the look.

Camber kits are required depending on drop, like with most cars.

 

if you put a kit on and dont lower it, sometimes you can get away with it.
some people however (idk why) cannot pull it off and MUST lower it.

im putting a little lip kit on mine and im not going to lower it and it should be just fine.

 

as far as going to track events, don't think I will be...I would like to put a lip kit on mine as well, i figure that will keep it looking clean...how much of a drop would require a camber? I would like to lower it 1.5 inches, is that too low? or would that be perfect? would a camber be required now (after the 1.5 inch drop)?

 

Each Z is a bit different (due to chassis flex and what not, and the 06- cars are a bit different) but .7" front is about all you can do and still get factory spec. Though I have seen a couple cars do 1" and be right at edge.

 

cool, thanks alot

 

where abouts are you? Z? What's going on....

 

I live in canada, Toronto to be exact, I have a 2003 Z

 

On shocks and springs, 1.5" is too low. Shock piston stroke is already in short supply as it is. If you mush drop that much consider a coilover setup with full height adjustablity.

 

At 1.5 you sure as hell better get a camber kit too.