hello all. new to the forum here. as well as new at working on vehicles myself. so i decided to come to and ask the people who would know through personal experience and expertise. here is my situation......

im looking to do something more to my 06 350z. i have decided to buy some new rims and wheels. 19x10's and 19x8.5's. along with these i am looking to lower my ride slightly also. of course buying some lowering springs will allow me to do this.

now, will i need to only replace the springs to accomplish a drop, or will i also have to change other things as well in order to have the best possible outcome?

hope i can be guided in the right direction. i apologise if most of you have answered a question like this a million times over. but like i said, just getting into being more involved with cars and modding. but what better way to start off than on a 350z. thanks everyone.

 

I Bought the Hotchkis TVS Kit.

Here is mine on the Hotchkis TVS Kit.



Attached below are some Pic's of another members before and after. Hope this helps.

 

cool man. thanks for answering. looks good. even with the stock wheels. their the same ones i have as well. i like the way it looks though. not a huge difference but you can definately see. how did it ride after? did you do anything else to any other parts like camber arms or anything? is it affecting your tire wear in any ways?

 

The Ride feels much better to me. As for Camber I would recommend the doing the Rear. The front seems to be doing fine as well as the rear, but I feel the rear camber could be better.

 

Their is so many nice brands that offer lowering springs for variety application for between $200-$400. A good shock and spring package makes a world of difference in how your car performs. It can be daunting to pick out the right spring and shock combination for you car, to make your life easier, consider the following:
Generally, your range of adjustment will be 0.5 to 2 inches using traditional lowering springs. Any lower, and you will need to adjust the height of the perch itself by using a ride-height adjustable coilover suspension.

Failing to heed this warning will result in a number of negative consequences:
Shock absorbers will fail quickly because they won't be able to cope with such a narrow and harsh range of compression and rebound stroke.
Your car will suffer from ferocious bump steer (when the car jumps sideways mid-corner as it encounters a bump or dip in the road) as your suspension bottoms out (literally runs out of available travel) and contacts the bump stops with every road imperfection and undulation.

I hope that wasn't too overwhelming. Oh and you need to get your car's suspension aligned after installing lowering springs.

 

Tanabe GF210

But why do you want 19x10 and 19x8.5?

 

That's actually very well put!

 

Thanks, I try sometime

 

first thing you want to do is set a budget for yourself - from there it's far easier to make specific recommendations

Yes absolutely with your 06 you can just do springs. Depending on the spring and your exact wheel/tire combo (offset and tires), you might need a front and/or rear camber kit. An alignment should also be factored into the equation. For the typical NY roads on an 06, the Tein S Tech would be your best bet (and I've used nearly every spring out there!). A nice even drop, modest increase in spring rate which would mate well with your stock struts.

 

Just got my GF210's installed, looks hot.

 

sweet ill check out the tech s' as well as the gf 210's. ill check with some local guys i know in the area and see if they would suggest anything further with sways and things like that.

 

Swift springs are the best quality springs you can get..even high end coilovers even use them....one of my first mods to my 06 was putting these bad boys on and honestly...the change in the center of balance makes handling 10 times better.

 

http://mynismo.com/products/?id=5957

there is 2 models you can buy for your car...

 

what high end coilovers use Swift springs?

 

zeal

 

^+1 Added spring rate vs the Swift and a lower cost IMO trumps that spring in spite of any perceived benefit from Swifts choice in construction.

 

Im Now Actually Thinking, Instead Of Getting Springs, I Mightbite The Bullet And Go With Some Coilovers. Having The Freedom To Adjust How Low Your Ride To Exactly How You Want It Seems Even More Appealing To Me.

But Now My Question Is, If I Do Get Coilovers, Is It A Done Deal After That? Or Are More Mods Like A Rear Camber Kit Still Needed?

I Dont Care If I Spend The Money On The Coilovers But If I Go The Spring Route And Eventually Get Into Buying Rear Camber Kits And Swaybars, I Might As Well Have Gone With The Coilovers Right From The Start.

 

BC Racing Coilovers are super easy to adjust dampening on in the rear...they make an extension cable so you can do it without taking everything out of your trunk. Highly suggest you get them.

 

^ +1
and i heard stance are good too.