Lowering Springs Picture Thread
Anyways, I got some pics... Tanabe GF with rear mount spring mod!
sorry for the crappy pic
no, you just remove the rear spring mount cup on the springs. It will lower the car a little more like 1/4 of an inch or so if i remember correctly.
^^^^^^ I cut almost an inch since I know I'll be getting coils soon. It evens the drop IMO.... ride feels the same and have had no problem so far
ladc5: if you wanna do the mod, check the DIY section..
ladc5: if you wanna do the mod, check the DIY section..
When you say don't require a camber kit, is that after it has been aligned? Cause if you do an alignment on any z for that matter the rear camber ALWAYS needs an adjustment no matter what. Never had a Z that never needed a camber adjustment. And when you lower the car im not saying that the stock camber adjustment won't do the job, but it may or may not have enough of an adjustment to do it perfect. Only reason why i say get a kit regardless only due to the increase of the adjust ability movement.
I installed the Hotchkis lowering springs a few months ago. I only wanted a mild drop from stock and thats pretty much what I have, however, the passenger side rear tire and wheel gap is more than the driver side gap. I can tuck my pinky finger between tire and wheel well on the drivers side and I have a two finger on the passenger side. Could it be faulty springs? Anybody else run into uneven lowering? Can springs be returned/exchanged? I'll also contact retailer I bought them from. Any suggestions/tips would be apprecieated. I just replaced rear tires, went from 275/40/18 to 285/35/18 and the rear gap on the passenger side really bugs me.
SO recently I just got some eibach pro springs for a very mild drop. at the same time I have upgraded quite a bit and got a few other goodies
hotchkis sways, spc rear camber kit, and tokico Dpsec shocks. Im just waiting for my enkei wheels in come too.
18'' 9.5 f and 10.5 rears w +15offset all around. with this setup would I have any rubbing issues if I rolled on 245/40F 275/40R or would I be safer with 245/35f 275/35r?
hotchkis sways, spc rear camber kit, and tokico Dpsec shocks. Im just waiting for my enkei wheels in come too.
18'' 9.5 f and 10.5 rears w +15offset all around. with this setup would I have any rubbing issues if I rolled on 245/40F 275/40R or would I be safer with 245/35f 275/35r?
SO recently I just got some eibach pro springs for a very mild drop. at the same time I have upgraded quite a bit and got a few other goodies
hotchkis sways, spc rear camber kit, and tokico Dpsec shocks. Im just waiting for my enkei wheels in come too.
18'' 9.5 f and 10.5 rears w +15offset all around. with this setup would I have any rubbing issues if I rolled on 245/40F 275/40R or would I be safer with 245/35f 275/35r?
hotchkis sways, spc rear camber kit, and tokico Dpsec shocks. Im just waiting for my enkei wheels in come too.
18'' 9.5 f and 10.5 rears w +15offset all around. with this setup would I have any rubbing issues if I rolled on 245/40F 275/40R or would I be safer with 245/35f 275/35r?
SO recently I just got some eibach pro springs for a very mild drop. at the same time I have upgraded quite a bit and got a few other goodies
hotchkis sways, spc rear camber kit, and tokico Dpsec shocks. Im just waiting for my enkei wheels in come too.
18'' 9.5 f and 10.5 rears w +15offset all around. with this setup would I have any rubbing issues if I rolled on 245/40F 275/40R or would I be safer with 245/35f 275/35r?
hotchkis sways, spc rear camber kit, and tokico Dpsec shocks. Im just waiting for my enkei wheels in come too.
18'' 9.5 f and 10.5 rears w +15offset all around. with this setup would I have any rubbing issues if I rolled on 245/40F 275/40R or would I be safer with 245/35f 275/35r?
Would I still be able to mount a 245/40 275/40 setup without any rubbing issues?
Before i went coils i had GF210's without rear mount cut and i ran 275/40/18 and i had to roll my fenders.. my rims were 18x10 +18
heres the link for the DYI springmount mod in case some you cant find it.
https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...mount-mod.html
https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...mount-mod.html
thanks jasabeast. Yeah i just staying the springs without modding them. I see now that you can lower the car depending on how much you cut the mounts.
Last edited by Blackheart; Jan 11, 2010 at 06:27 PM.
you are gonna want to cut atleast 1/2" out of the spring mount. just put the springs on and ride around for about a month to let them settle and you will see the back will have a lot more gap than the front
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Almost forgot, my setup is gonna be VOLK SF Challenge RMC Finish...
Front 19 9.5/ +23 245/35
Rear 19 10.5/ +23 285/30
With the size of the rear tire I'm gonna use and my fenders rolled anyone think I'll still have to try and cut the rear mount at all?
Front 19 9.5/ +23 245/35
Rear 19 10.5/ +23 285/30
With the size of the rear tire I'm gonna use and my fenders rolled anyone think I'll still have to try and cut the rear mount at all?
I have gf210 springs and the front is lower than the rear so I cut 1/2 inch off to even it out which looks awesome.
If you're okay with the front lower than your rear... cutting the spring mount is not needed.