So Im going to be ordering some springs in the next couple of days and narrowed it down to one of these springs.

Im really looking for a mild drop,just enough to get rid of some of the gap. The H Tech are Very,very mild so Im not 100% sure on these. Has anyone had both at one time or another? I dont want to worry about scraping on every little thing on the road. I had my Maxima dropped 1.7" and it looked good but scraped....a lot. I tend to lean more toward the S Tech.

 

When I first lowered my car years ago it was with S-Techs--when they settled in, it was more than I wanted so I switched to HT's. To put that into perspective, I also have a Nismo V2 front end, and at first glance that's the lowest part of the car (not counting the underside) and I have about 3.5" of clearance from the bottom of the lip to the road, when I had the ST's I had about 2.75" of clearance. With 99% of speed bumps I have no problem, and it's rare for me to bottom out, whereas with the STs I had to be pretty cognizant of speed bumps or road transitions or curbs. I use the bumper height to explain clearance because its way easier to visualize compared to finger gap or other more subjective measurements.

I found a picture with HTs on.

 

Thank you thats great info. Based on what your saying Ill go with the H Tech. Id rather have less than more. I love how a slammed car looks,but for daily driving it sucks. I hate having to go out of my way to avoid certain roads or drive ways.

 

Like Watkins said, he has the V2 front bumper...which is a low bumper. I had S-Techs and they were great for daily driving with no body kit.

 

i had s techs on my srt-4, dropped more than it said it would

 

I'm hoping the H Techs do the same thing. I'm hoping they will "settle" a little more than what they advertise.

 

Coil overs > Any springs

 

Far from true, only true when it comes to rice points

 

 

Neither spring requires an alignment or camber adjustment, correct? IIRC, the limit before you mess with the suspension geometry enough to need adjustment is .8"

 

All cars are different, but the limit you speak of is for camber kits. YOu will need an alignment after lowering

 

Ah, gotcha. I'm going to assume the stechs will be more than .8 after settling. Is that a correct assumption?

 

Not interested in coil overs. To me if youre not going to slam your car or auto cross it, coil overs are a waste. Im looking for less than a .5".

 

Until a few years later when everything on your suspension is worn out because you put springs instead of coilovers.

Experienced it first hand on my last car. With the money I spent on repairs on suspension parts, I would have saved money by going coilovers instead of springs.

 

Go for the S-techs, you won't be disappointed. I've had mine on for 10yrs now and the drop and ride is perfect (running 19's)

 

I've owned my car since brand new, 2003. It's been lowered on springs since April of '03. That's been 10 years, and everything on my suspension isn't worn out. I've completed regular maintenance on my car over the past decade, but everything on my suspension certainly isn't worn out; what am I missing here? I don't think anecdotal experience is indicative of the sum total, I think it's somewhere in between.

 

As I said speaking from my personal experience. I know plenty of people that installed springs and went many years with no problems, but I also know people that installed springs and had suspension problems over time. Springs are just like any other aftermarket part, there is a certain amount of risk involved. In my experience, I should have went with coilovers, and that is what I will do with the Z if I ever decide to lower the car.

 

Koni and springs or D-Specs with springs, both under $1k and much better than any coilover in that price range.

All other parts are sold seperate except top hats. The top hats on cheap coilovers suck ***** anyhow.

 

I was understanding this thread being about springs with stock shocks.

Of course aftermarket shocks will change the level of abuse on the rest of the suspension.

 

Oh sorry, no Ill be most likely using KYB's.