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-   -   all you suspension guru's come to aid me... (https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-suspension/480856-all-you-suspension-gurus-come-to-aid-me.html)

zerostyle Mar 30, 2010 09:27 AM

all you suspension guru's come to aid me...
 
i know for sure i dont want to go with a 1inch drop...cuz im not really into the whole slammed look, just want to close the wheel gap...and im leaning towards the hotchkiss springs...0.6, 0.8. but then i came across these...never heard of them though? any comments, experiences, knowledge?

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/Sus...Springs/15209/

plumpzz Mar 30, 2010 09:33 AM

Stick to the hotchkis set.

zerostyle Mar 30, 2010 09:58 AM

for now i am, but why stick to hotch?

plumpzz Mar 30, 2010 10:34 AM

Tried and trusted mostly. Ive never heard of ST.

nismospec Mar 30, 2010 11:11 AM

yeah....for that asking price....get the Hotchkis. moderate drop, and yes just like above, they are tested and approved. not just a knock off, Hotchkis was designed and tested for the Z.

tsar Mar 30, 2010 11:55 AM

Like the previous posters stated: sticking to Hotchkis would be your best bet. Trusted and tested product.

Anomaly Mar 30, 2010 12:01 PM

I don't think the 1" drop gives you a "slammed" look. It will definitely close the wheel gap, though.

Check out this thread for pics of different set ups: https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...re-thread.html

Here's my car on Eibach Pro-Kit and 19" rims: https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/...e/img_1254.jpg


Oh yeah, and so I'm on topic: Suspension Techniques has been in business for a long time. I don't think I've seen any 350Z's running them, though.

lgear080 Mar 30, 2010 12:23 PM

tein s-tech

\thread

zerostyle Mar 30, 2010 12:24 PM

yeah but 1inch means i got to get a camber kit and w.e. else is needed...and im not willing to throw down alot of money towards suspension right now...

and yeah i been through that thread, every page, about twice...seen the hotchkis on a couple different and results seem to vary.

diablox1 Mar 30, 2010 01:37 PM

u dont necessarily need a camber kit with a 1" drop. u wont get to "ideal" camber specs, but you can for sure get within acceptable factory specs without a camber kit.

ericjackson Mar 30, 2010 04:08 PM


Originally Posted by Anomaly (Post 8258166)
I don't think the 1" drop gives you a "slammed" look. It will definitely close the wheel gap, though.

Check out this thread for pics of different set ups: https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-...re-thread.html

Here's my car on Eibach Pro-Kit and 19" rims: https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/...e/img_1254.jpg


Oh yeah, and so I'm on topic: Suspension Techniques has been in business for a long time. I don't think I've seen any 350Z's running them, though.

heres my eibach prokit and 18's. i dont have hardly any wheel gap

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/IMG_0016.jpg

pony_killer Mar 30, 2010 05:14 PM

Tanabe NF210
/thread :)

On a serious note, I didn't need to get a camber kit but I went spending crazy last year after I got my income tax return and got everything at once (springs, shocks, camber kit).
Car rides as if it were on rails and it has a clean look to it!

solar_n_orange Mar 30, 2010 10:09 PM

Hmmm...I didn't know Street Beat was making parts for the Z. I know I used to get parts through them back when i had my mini (1998 Tacoma). That being said I don't think I'd trust them to make parts for my Z. Mini trucks and sporst cars are kind of at different ends of the R&D spectrum.

lgear080 Mar 31, 2010 07:33 AM

they are just springs! you'll be able to keep your factory alignment
without camber/toe kits. stop overthinking this.

Brrcats Mar 31, 2010 11:20 AM


Originally Posted by diablox1 (Post 8258490)
u dont necessarily need a camber kit with a 1" drop. u wont get to "ideal" camber specs, but you can for sure get within acceptable factory specs without a camber kit.

this, I have just the s-techs, all 4 are within factory specs without additional suspension parts


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