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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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So I just bought my 350z and was searching on the web for the best way to go about lowering my car I heard many diffrenet brands, how low to go etc.... I was going to go with the pro kit because it was my first Z and I didnt want to risk anything but then after seeing more cars on the sportlines I said what the heckk! As far as the ride goes I really didnt notice a diffrence , when im going slow I can hear the spring knock/bounce a lil ... but other than that coming from a civic hatch the ride comfort is still there,BTW thats my friends s2k he got wheels the same day I lowered my car so I just took some pics of his , he's lowered on esplair sp? springs about 1.5 I think , let me know what you think about my drop, here are before and after shots, next thing is a lip , rims are 17 up front 18 inch in the rear tires in rear are 275/40/18

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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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looks much much better!

Wish it was warm here so I could get some car work done. I'd get some new shocks and an SPC rear camber kit if I were you. Those stock shocks are gonna go quick w/ that big of a drop and your tires are really gonna suffer w/out the rear camber kit.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Lol you should seperate those before and after pics, i clicked on link and looked at the first pics thinking they were installed and was like...
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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looks awesome bro
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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Looks good man. Did you need to install a camber kit as well? I just did my S-Techs last week and i have a bit of camber, but not that much. Then again, they only lowered my about .5" all around. I'd say the ride quality is still very good. Good luck.
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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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definately much better. When it settles, think about some of the parts mentioned above. That's a big drop
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 05:32 AM
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thanks for the comments guys more welcome, I will be doing more to the suspension in the future like adding struts and camber kit
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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Clean cars and nice drop
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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Looks great man.
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Looks soo much better! I hope people with stock height Zs see this lol. BTW what the spec on those rims? Width/offset. Thanks
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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offset in rear is +20 not sure on width buts it an 18inch on 275/40/18
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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Very nice +1 on camber kit and new shocks to save money in the long run!!
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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Very, very nice!
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Looks good. I had teins s techs and never installed after seeing pics on others cars sold them. Just got a set of sportlines today. So these will due till I get coilovers.
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Old Jan 23, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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I've been running my stock shocks with my sportlines for about 20,000 miles, no problems yet. Although I will be picking up some DSpecs soon!
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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NICE 20,000 miles thats good to know
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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very nice!
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 11:22 AM
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NICE 20,000 miles thats good to know

It all depends on your driving habits though. I'd say more around 10k, to play it safe
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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looks sick. id get rear cambers. i went thru way to many tires. i regreted it.. hopefully ill be doing a better setup next time
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