Hi guys, need opinions on Hotchiks springs. Own a 04 Touring and will install 18"'s with 245/40 front and 275/35 rears. I dont want to be too agressive, just close the fender gap a little bit. Do the Hotchiks do the work fine? Will the car "jump" a lot? I want them cause are stated to drop only .58" front and .75" rear. Will the car ending near this? Pic appreciated if available and opinions too....... Thanks!

 

I have them and love them....IMO they ride better than oem...just enough drop to close any wheel gap

 

Yea it's good, get some shocks too though.

 

Any pics available................?

 

https://my350z.com/forum/attachment....1&d=1222002162

Here's a pic from a few years ago...I had 19's at the time,but it shows the gap with a 35 series profile........I have since switched to 18's(w/a 40 profile) and the gap is the same(maybe a finger and a half) if that...lets just say I wouldn't want to be any lower and drive on the street!

 

sorry for the small pic lol...not sure wtf happened there...Here's one you can see!

 

I have hotchkis springs for my 2006 Z. I think the ride is just about the same as it was with the OEM springs. I ended up with just about even wheel gap front and back. Here are some pics:

With 285/35/19 rear, 255/35/19 front






It's very streetable.

 

Any pics w/ 18" wheels?

 

It's not low enough for me, getting some NF210s soon. On 18s.

 

Sry and Uwitme, do you guys have stock shocks? How long have they last? You feel bottoming? (shock piston hitting inside)...... Thanks to all......

 

K20, which wheel size and tires now?

 

+1

Not sure I want any lower on my streets.

 

i just got the nf210s installed and the ride is pretty smooth plus it closed the wheel gap that i had previously with my h&r setup

 

No strut issues been about 12k miles. It's very smooth, very close to stock. Tires are Falken Azenis and FK452, 245/18/40 and 275/18/40.

 

Still on oem struts after 23,000mi....No issues,Nissan tech said that they were still in real good shape.....I may eventually go with a set of Tokico's,but until then stockers are fine and ride great!

 

Anyone know the best place to get these springs? Looks like you don't necessarily need new shocks...is there anything you DO need? Camber kit, etc?

 

As per my research due to this spring dont drop too much you dont need to change anything else. Every car is different, so you need to check your alignment after the replacement and see if need any other small mod.

 

Why go with Tokico's later........?

 

^ Struts do get worn out over time, even with stock springs. It's a wear and tear item.

As per DeeMo's question, everything goes back into spec with the alignment. It's a subtle drop.

 

This sh!ty fuzzy pic is the only one I have that shows my front and rear wheel gap on level ground. I felt that the Hotchkis dropped the front a lot, more than the 1/2" or so they claim. I ended up cutting the rear spring mount down 1/2" do get it as you see in the pics. The rear gap looked crapy before I cut the mount down. Looks much better now.

Drove much like stock when I had them installed when I was still on the factory 18 wheels/tires. Then after several thousand miles and 19" wheels/tires later, it doesn't like bumpy roads so much anymore.