Aggressive Wheels and Stretched Tires....Welcome
Do a bit of reading on Jason's suspension 101 thread.
https://my350z.com/forum/8293406-post4.html
Edit: phiooz beat me to it
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For those talking about the megans being cheap and being ok the BC racing type BR's are the same price if not cheaper and are a much better coil and will literally sit the car on the ground if you get the shorter spring set. (no extra charge just ask for it)
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If you want to go super low you will need toe bars (sometimes referred to as traction bars) to get the Toe corrected.
In the front of the car if you want to correct that as well you need adjustable A arms.
+1 I heard those are also so good.
BC Racing BR type coilovers with optional custom spring rates and revalving you can get shipped for $999 from Import Image racing sponsor here...
I have no idea why anybody would choose to go with the much shittier Megans for the same price.
I bought 1 item from Megan and already regret it, just goes to show their R&D department is a bunch of idiots and they dont pay attention to what they put out. Installed their resonated test pipes, and the O2 sensor plug is angled so fckin badly, the thing points towards the ground once the cats are on the car which means once you plug the sensors in, they will poke out lower than even your subframe, which is a very bad thing for even guys on stock height let alone the slammed society. I remember when my G was stock suspension I still used to scratch my y-pipe flex sections, no doubt would rip the sensor off.
as for Stance I know it's a popular choice here, but their shocks blowing maybe the dampening isn't quite right, have a friend whose both rear Stance shocks blew within a month, so I would definitely choose BC over Stance, as BC only charge $95 for a brand new strut if it blows
I have no idea why anybody would choose to go with the much shittier Megans for the same price.
I bought 1 item from Megan and already regret it, just goes to show their R&D department is a bunch of idiots and they dont pay attention to what they put out. Installed their resonated test pipes, and the O2 sensor plug is angled so fckin badly, the thing points towards the ground once the cats are on the car which means once you plug the sensors in, they will poke out lower than even your subframe, which is a very bad thing for even guys on stock height let alone the slammed society. I remember when my G was stock suspension I still used to scratch my y-pipe flex sections, no doubt would rip the sensor off.
as for Stance I know it's a popular choice here, but their shocks blowing maybe the dampening isn't quite right, have a friend whose both rear Stance shocks blew within a month, so I would definitely choose BC over Stance, as BC only charge $95 for a brand new strut if it blows
Last edited by Adon; Jan 20, 2011 at 02:56 PM.
I've been on BC coilovers for the last 2 years and have been happy with them. However, expect to max them out if you want to slam the car unlike the stance gr which still have some wiggle room.
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^^ Did you get the shorter springs?
I have had my BC's for 3 yrs now and have only had one strut blow and that was because I hit a pothole pretty hard and then a small leak developed a few weeks later
I got the new strut for 105 shipped and took about an hour to put it in.
+1 on megans being crap.
I have had my BC's for 3 yrs now and have only had one strut blow and that was because I hit a pothole pretty hard and then a small leak developed a few weeks later
I got the new strut for 105 shipped and took about an hour to put it in. +1 on megans being crap.
Yes, I'm on the shorter springs.
However, one thing to note is that the cheaper BC racing BR series are not "True" coilovers in the sense that spring is incorporated with the strut. Reference Jason's post:
https://my350z.com/forum/8293549-post14.html
Here is a picture of how I originally installed my coils.
Now... later on that became a problem. With that setup I wasn't able to get the height I wanted so as ghetto as it sounds I placed the spring over the shock. I can't give you a dependable depiction of how well it rides before and after because I already had all four corners set to full stiffness. Honestly, this is probably a bad idea as this is not how the BR's were originally designed but so far I have not had any problems with it.
However, one thing to note is that the cheaper BC racing BR series are not "True" coilovers in the sense that spring is incorporated with the strut. Reference Jason's post:
https://my350z.com/forum/8293549-post14.html
Here is a picture of how I originally installed my coils.
Now... later on that became a problem. With that setup I wasn't able to get the height I wanted so as ghetto as it sounds I placed the spring over the shock. I can't give you a dependable depiction of how well it rides before and after because I already had all four corners set to full stiffness. Honestly, this is probably a bad idea as this is not how the BR's were originally designed but so far I have not had any problems with it.
Last edited by ATX350; Jan 20, 2011 at 03:30 PM.
I had the stance Gr+ for almost a year and the arent maxed nor the front. A lot of play left. Haven't had a problem with them and love them but it all depends on everyones preference. Let's all just cut out stock springs!!! Haha jk
hahaha i bought my coilovers for $605 shipped. i've put roughly 9,000 miles on them as low as they can go and have had no issues what so ever. i got them at cost since it was the first batch of the group buy. now they're $712-759. if you're interested i got them from these guys -> http://zankokuperformance.vpweb.com/
http://norcaldrift.org/index.php?sho...&#entry4362096 <-they actually have a set for a z33 and z34 in stock now!
http://norcaldrift.org/index.php?sho...&#entry4362096 <-they actually have a set for a z33 and z34 in stock now!
bought my megans for 400 barely used, hahaha love finding good local deals from friends 
couldnt pass that up when i bought my z
otherwise i like stance, only like 100 more than megan/bc new and work better for us
couldnt pass that up when i bought my z
otherwise i like stance, only like 100 more than megan/bc new and work better for us
Lately i've seen a lot of nice cars coming out on here peeps, keep them Coming...
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