5 suspension mods that could ruin your car
 

About right?

http://youtu.be/K_JlpS_QDgM


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I'm a fan of EE. Yes, all of these are true. Lowering springs will wear out shocks prematurely, and spacers put more wear on bearings (but so do wide, low offset wheels so it isn't really going to be a problem with anything at/under 25mm)

Thought about getting Swift springs and spacers but I think I might hold off for the moment..


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I run 15mm H&R stud replacement on all four corners. Unless you go with big spacers you'll be fine - for added peace of mind i'd recommend getting stud replacement rather than bolt-ons. Also Nismo wheels have better offsets and are wider so a 10mm spacer would give you a great stance at stock height.

As for springs, anything over an inch drop won't do shock life any favors. If I ever lower it'll be done on full coil overs. Speaking of which - Vivid Racing has HKS Hipermax IV GT coil overs on sale for $1,000 right now which is a really, really good deal.

Thanks for info. I'll check out the HKS


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Where did you find this pricing? Their site says 1,500 and change. Would appreciate the place to find at this pricing...

Wonder why if you select that you have a 2015+ 370Z (I have a 15), it comes up with the same item number for the HKS coils - but priced at $1,581?

I checked the HKS application guide and they only offer one model for the Z34 platform...

In any event this is a really good price and so tempting.

5 suspension mods that could ruin your car
 

I'm tempted too. Great price. Searched and found a lot of info on differences of coil overs but nothing on why I should get them to replace my stock (Nismo) suspensions. I don't track, I just want a slightly lowered car daily driving.. but is spending $1K+ even make sense. Love for somebody to convince me to spend some $ on these


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I really wanna say people should stay stock or buy a shittier car

Aren't there some used 350z's out there

the vivid racing promo is a scam!

Why?

nah

its the people are too cheap to do any mods right

if they gonna **** around, they can do it for even cheaper

I get that, but if a known shop is offering name brand parts on serious discount why wouldn't you take that deal? That's what clearance is...

because HKS hipermax IVs mark a significant downgrade from hipermax III's, in that the III's were made in Japan while the Iv's were outsourced to . . . elsewhere and are likely just rebranded versions of generic taiwanese mass market stuff

OTOH, for a sub-$2000 i'd probably give PowerTrix a call.

and if ur going over $2000, you should look at Aragosta, AST, or something custom

nevermind that if you're getting coilovers of any kind you also should be going SPL arms all around and get full adjustability camber/caster/toe/etc

and while you're at it get some wheels that fit your goals

Good video. I've seen first hand what happens when a car is dropped too low. Car was much less driveable aggressively due to bottoming out.

Reputable company I think. Care to explain?


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Vivid has a long history of scamming people. They're as far from reputable as it gets. I'd rather go drinking with Bill Cosby than give them a dime of my business.

Hmm..I didn't know that. Alrightee then..


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I had no idea, glad I'm not in the market for coilovers.. Thanks for the heads up.

TriNismo - Sorry for nearly steering you wrong!

I almost ordered last night but decided to sleep on it. Guess the saying if it's too good to be true..


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To try and redeem myself - below is a link to MeisterR ZetaCRD coilovers, $995. I've included a link to a review of them if you're curious to learn more, but they seem like great value for money and something I'd definitely look into if I was buying.

MeisterR ZetaCRD Coilovers [MD30S] 09+ 370Z (Z34) - $995.00 : Advanced Suspension by MeisterR

http://www.the370z.com/brakes-suspen...coilovers.html

Spacers on 370z?
 

The video uses 1" spacers and is most likely referring to ricer honda or toyota owners where their cars were never designed to run those offsets.

On the other hand, most of us with sport or base 370z's are wanting the same look as a nismo so we want to get rid of that 'pushed inward' look. I had H+R 15mm on front and 20mm on back (all with replacement studs) using my sport Rays with stock tire sizes which was close to the nismo stock offsets. Since the wheel mounting location is the same across all models and assuming Nissan would design the bearings to withstand the range of the different offsets of all 370 factory wheels, why all the mentions of fear and negative comments about wheel bearing wear?

Well glad I didn't try to order - I emailed them here and was told they only had two at that price and they sold long ago. So not sure why they still have that page on their website...

Will steer clear of dealing with them.

I don't care about the height adjustability of coils and only want a slight drop -- don't want to get into camber arms and all. I am thinking of going with something like Koni Yellows and eibach springs...

:iagree:

Haha -- like what you did there. I was figuring the Swifts would drop too much to get away with keeping factory camber parts. The Eibach springs have the most mild drop of any of the available aftermarket springs which is why I was thinking that...

I've got the eibachs. They're not bad but I still needed camber arms and toe bolts. You need them pretty much if you lower the car at all.