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i don't think its your spacers either. i'm running 20mm kics & i hit 100mph + just fine. take the spacers off & run it. it might be your tire size. your stretch might be causing the problem. i run a 275/30 on a 9.5 @ +5 & if i understand whats happening then your car is (don't know how to explain it) but your feeling every crack / crevice of the road. i take it this isn't the first car you've ever lower'd right?
I still think it's related to his alignment.
Personally, i think its the way his car is sitting plus no alignment. It looks like the rear is lower than the front, in which case he is throwing the weight balance of the car to chit. I dont know the effects of this, but i would imagine a squirrely response would be fitting given that our car is meant to be the exact opposite.
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ok ok! i have to say something cause this is getting retarded. First off i want to start by saying: You are Wrong! i bet my pink slip i will take you with my z any time. Second: it all comes down to how u modified your z when it comes to handling. the way i see it. Spacers and Springs are a waste of money, been there done that and i will never go back to it. We learn from our own mistakes. Just my $$.02
OP: i got some questions for you boy cause i had the same spacers before and suspension!.only difference i had the sway bars too. Before you where lowered and had spacers on, where you running stretch tires or fat tires before the shaking around started to happen? The only reason why i ask this is because a couple months back i was running same setup as you but with the rear bushings on the springs and same spacers as yours and i had no problems whatsoever. The day i put my WEDS on with stretched tires i would not dare to go over 90mph because it was so shaky in the rear that i just told myself i needed coils asap. Once i got my coils same week i put the WEDS on, i never regret i did. first time in the hight way i was mad rubbing tires but i hit 160mph and i felt like i was doing 30mph with no fear of my z sliding/shaking on me. Remember also that your rear is way lowered than your front and thats why before i mentioned to you, the z looked like a mountain bike. My point is, that is really not your spacers as long as they are torqued correctly, or your alignment unless yours is really bad.
OP: i got some questions for you boy cause i had the same spacers before and suspension!.only difference i had the sway bars too. Before you where lowered and had spacers on, where you running stretch tires or fat tires before the shaking around started to happen? The only reason why i ask this is because a couple months back i was running same setup as you but with the rear bushings on the springs and same spacers as yours and i had no problems whatsoever. The day i put my WEDS on with stretched tires i would not dare to go over 90mph because it was so shaky in the rear that i just told myself i needed coils asap. Once i got my coils same week i put the WEDS on, i never regret i did. first time in the hight way i was mad rubbing tires but i hit 160mph and i felt like i was doing 30mph with no fear of my z sliding/shaking on me. Remember also that your rear is way lowered than your front and thats why before i mentioned to you, the z looked like a mountain bike. My point is, that is really not your spacers as long as they are torqued correctly, or your alignment unless yours is really bad.
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I never had problems with spacers before, they're hubcentric not really sure what issues you would feel. I bought wheels in my budget. That I'm very happy with. The front will be lower eventually. I need time to save up money unlike the majority of this forum that has mounds of cash to shovel into their cars. I'm 21 a student **** takes time home skillet.
Some Z owners could have brand new Rota's and springs where as a well informed forum member could have a set of slightly used decent offset forged rims and coilovers for almost the same price.
Home skillets a new one though.
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It's all about how you manage your money, i'm a college students as well. You would be surprised how many great deals pass through the marketplace daily.
Some Z owners could have brand new Rota's and springs where as a well informed forum member could have a set of slightly used decent offset forged rims and coilovers for almost the same price.
Home skillets a new one though.
Some Z owners could have brand new Rota's and springs where as a well informed forum member could have a set of slightly used decent offset forged rims and coilovers for almost the same price.
Home skillets a new one though.
I paid $1400 dollars for rims and tires, with some decent coilovers and sway bars I'll be under 3k. The average price for a set of volks with tires. Rota's are garbage, MB is CST in Japan its an acutal wheel company.
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I've hit 150mph with the spacers and had no problems before. It's the stretched tires. I'm sure with coilovers it'll handle better once I lower the front more. It just scares me to correct at high speeds now. That's ok though, how often do you hit those speeds anyways.
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Which??? Ill make you and fedex overnight a sammich if you can name me springs that put the Z lower in the rear with NO springmount mod.
Now keep in mind, we are talking about literally the rear end is lower than the front. Not like GF210 where rear is 1.2" and front 1" because even with the .2" more, the rear is still much higher than the front....you know this.
And with standard sizing in tires, staggered height. No 275/30's in the rear or anything.
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hmmmm....his sig shows he has super low offsets and I quoted "why does one need to have such low offsets these days". Don't understand what point you are trying to make or why that makes you mad other than me not agreeeing with you "lifestyle" even if you need these huge ugly spacers to achieve. 
... Mr. Due-mass!
Dude your an idiot your barely stretched tires are not causing the issue so stop blaming them, and coilovers isn't going to fix it either. You have other issues there you need to figure out. What is this your first rodeo????
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