Post your suspension Settings

littlejuanito · 05-12-2017, 12:19 PM

I'm looking to see what everybody is running so we can have a guide of what could be ideal for certain applications. Just copy/paste the guide below.

Suspension
OEM:
Spring/Shocks combo:
Coilovers: SS Powertrix w/swift
Spring rates: 12kF - 11kR

Sway Bars
Brand: Stillen
Front Setting: Medium
Rear Setting: Soft

Damper Settings
Front: Medium
Rear: Medium

Alignment Settings
Front Camber: -1.25
Front Caster: N/A
Front Toe: 1/10

Rear Camber: -1.4
Rear Toe:1/8

Tires
Brand: Michelin PSS
Sizes: 265/40/18 front- 295/35/18 Rear

Application (Check all that Apply)
DD:
Autocross:
Spirited Driving: X
Track:

LSD
Stock: X
Aftermarket:

Rusty · 05-13-2017, 05:31 PM

I'll play.

Suspension
OEM: '11 Nismo
Spring/Shocks combo:

Sway Bars
Front Brand: Hotchkis
Front Setting: N/A
Rear Brand: Hotchkis
Rear Setting: Soft

Damper Settings
Front: OEM '11 Nismo
Rear: OEM '11 Nismo

Alignment Settings
Front Camber: -2
Front Caster: +7
Front Toe: 1/32 in

Rear Camber: -1.75
Rear Toe: 1/32 in

Wheels
Sizes:
Front: 19x9.5, +25
Rear: 19x12, +28

Tires
Brand: Michelin PSS
Sizes:
Front: 285/35-19
Rear: 345/30-19

Suspension Mods
SPL catalog.

Brakes
Rotors
Racing Brake 2 piece, front and rear.
Pads
Track - Carbotech 10's front, 8's rear.
Street - Yellowstuff, front and rear.

LSD
Stock, soon to be changed.
Soon to be installed MA Motorsports diff cooler.

Application (Check all that Apply)
DD: x
Autocross:
Spirited Driving: X
Track: X

gomer_110 · 05-13-2017, 06:05 PM

Spring/Shocks combo
AST 5200 series dampers
1100 lb/in front
800 lb/in rear (Not a true coilover setup)

Sway Bars
Front Brand: Hotchkis
Front Setting: N/A
Rear Brand: None

Damper Settings
Front: Stiff end of adjustment range
Rear: Middle of adjustment range
(Can't remember exact settings)

Alignment Settings
Front Camber: -3.0°
Front Caster: ~+5°
Front Toe: 1/16" out

Rear Camber: -1.5°
Rear Toe: 1/16" in

Wheels
Sizes:
Front: 18x10 +30
Rear: 18x11 +18

Tires
Brand: Hoosier A7
Sizes:
Front: 315/30-18
Rear: 315/30-18

Suspension Mods
SPC FUCA
SPL sway bar end links
SPL rear camber arm
SPL rear mid-link
(SPL items have been modified to used poly-bushed rod ends instead of sphericals)

Brakes
Calipers
OEM Nismo/Sport
Rotors
Z1 Motorsports 2 piece, front and rear.
Pads
Ferodo DS2500 on all 4 corners.

LSD
Cusco RS 1.5 way
(1 set of plates deactivated)

Application (Check all that Apply)
DD:
Autocross: X (SCCA street prepared category)
Spirited Driving: X
Track:

gomer_110 · 05-13-2017, 07:28 PM

A couple additional items that needed to be included:

LSD
This can drastically affect the handling and must be accounted for in planning out your suspension.

Wheel size
A tire being pinched or stretched on a rim will affect the behavior of a car.

littlejuanito · 05-13-2017, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomer_110

A couple additional items that needed to be included:

LSD
This can drastically affect the handling and must be accounted for in planning out your suspension.

Wheel size
A tire being pinched or stretched on a rim will affect the behavior of a car.

There it is. It's been added

AlWakRa · 05-14-2017, 04:41 AM

I posted all the spec somewhere else, but no issues

Suspension
OEM:
Spring/Shocks combo:
Coilovers: Zeal Function X plus Hard
Spring rates: 12kF - 12kR

Sway Bars
Brand: Whiteline
Front Setting: Hard
Rear Setting: Swayless

Damper Settings (Still trying to figure the best setup but for now, be wary 30 clicks adjustable)
Front: 5 clicks from hard
Rear: 10 clicks from soft
For Autox just full hard front and rear

Alignment Settings
Front Camber: -2.5
Front Caster: +6
Front Toe: Stock

Rear Camber: -2.0
Rear Toe:Stock

Tires
Brand: Bridgestone RE71-R
Sizes: 275/35/19 front- 285/35/19 Rear
Wheels: Volk ZE40
Sizes: 19x9.5+22 F 19x10.5+22 R

Brakes
Pads: Winmax W6.5 front and rear
Rotors: Z1 2-piece sprinkle slotted front and rear

LSD
Stock: X
Aftermarket: Will upgrade to OS Giken

Application (Check all that Apply)
DD:
Autocross: X
Spirited Driving: X
Track: X

Spooler · 05-14-2017, 09:53 PM

It is still a work in progress for me. Here is my setup.

Suspension
OEM:
Spring/Shocks combo:
Coilovers: Aragosta's converted to run swift/ SPL Midlinks
Spring rates: 12kg/mmF - 10kg/mmR

Sway Bars
Brand: Hotchkis Front Bar only/ Stock Nismo rear bar
Front Setting: NO Adjustment, SPL Endlinks
Rear Setting: Stock bar/ SPL Enbkinks

Damper Settings
Front: 16 (upper Middle)
Rear: 15 (upper Middle)

Alignment Settings
Front Camber: -1.20 SPL FUCA
Front Caster: N/A
Front Toe: 1/16

Rear Camber: -1.6 SPL Camber Arms/ SPL Midlinks and stock eccentric lockouts
Rear Toe:1/16

Tires
Brand: Bridgestone RE11's
Sizes: 285/35/19 front- 325/30/19 Rear

Application (Check all that Apply)
DD:
Autocross:
Spirited Driving: X
Track: X

LSD
Stock:
Aftermarket: OS Giken 1.5way

littlejuanito · 05-19-2017, 01:31 PM

anyone else?

cv129 · 05-21-2017, 01:35 PM

Work in progress. New house + baby #1 and #2 are stalling the progress, garage queen the past couple of years. Alignment settings are still just for street friendly.

Suspension
OEM:
Spring/Shocks combo:
Coilovers: JRZ RS1
Spring rates: 11.5 kg/mm (F), 9.5 kg/mm (R) true type

Sway Bars
Brand: OEM
Front Setting:
Rear Setting:

Damper Settings
Front: 17/21
Rear: 10/21

Alignment Settings (SPL arms)
Front Camber: -1.2°
Front Caster: +5.9°
Front Toe: +0.08°

Rear Camber: -1.6°
Rear Toe: +0.15°

Tires
Wheel: OEM Nismo
Brand: Bridgestone RE71-R
Sizes: 275/35/19 (F) - 285/35/19 (R)

Application (Check all that Apply)
DD:
Autocross:
Spirited Driving: X (haven't done much driving for the past couple years)
Track:

LSD
Stock: X
Aftermarket:

Halfkiddio · 05-22-2017, 09:12 AM

Suspension
OEM:
Spring/Shocks combo: OEM Nismo shocks/Swift Spec-R's
Coilovers:
Spring rates:

Sway Bars
Front Brand: Hotchkis
Front Setting: N/A
Rear Brand: OEM Base

Alignment Settings
Front Camber: -1.8
Front Caster: +5.3
Front Toe: Zero

Rear Camber: -2.5 (Going to pull as much out as possible soon)
Rear Toe: Zero

Tires
Brand: Federal RS-RR
Sizes: 275/35/19 Square
Wheels: OEM Sport Rays
Sizes: 19x10 +30 F 19x10 +30 R (Full set of rears)

Brakes
Brand: Project Mu HC+/HC800+ (same compound, different factories)

Suspension Mods
SPL Front FLCA bushings

Application (Check all that Apply)
DD:X
Autocross: X
Spirited Driving: X
Track: X

LSD
Stock: Worn the **** out VLSD
Aftermarket: Will upgrade to OS Giken

Rusty · 05-22-2017, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomer_110

A couple additional items that needed to be included:

LSD
This can drastically affect the handling and must be accounted for in planning out your suspension.

Wheel size
A tire being pinched or stretched on a rim will affect the behavior of a car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlejuanito

There it is. It's been added

I added brakes to mine.

05-12-2017, 12:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
littlejuanito Track Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 812 Drives: 2014 Touring Sport Rep Power: 419	Post your suspension Settings I'm looking to see what everybody is running so we can have a guide of what could be ideal for certain applications. Just copy/paste the guide below. Suspension OEM: Spring/Shocks combo: Coilovers: SS Powertrix w/swift Spring rates: 12kF - 11kR Sway Bars Brand: Stillen Front Setting: Medium Rear Setting: Soft Damper Settings Front: Medium Rear: Medium Alignment Settings Front Camber: -1.25 Front Caster: N/A Front Toe: 1/10 Rear Camber: -1.4 Rear Toe:1/8 Tires Brand: Michelin PSS Sizes: 265/40/18 front- 295/35/18 Rear Application (Check all that Apply) DD: Autocross: Spirited Driving: X Track: LSD Stock: X Aftermarket: Last edited by littlejuanito; 05-13-2017 at 10:40 PM.

05-13-2017, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,180 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	I'll play. Suspension OEM: '11 Nismo Spring/Shocks combo: Sway Bars Front Brand: Hotchkis Front Setting: N/A Rear Brand: Hotchkis Rear Setting: Soft Damper Settings Front: OEM '11 Nismo Rear: OEM '11 Nismo Alignment Settings Front Camber: -2 Front Caster: +7 Front Toe: 1/32 in Rear Camber: -1.75 Rear Toe: 1/32 in Wheels Sizes: Front: 19x9.5, +25 Rear: 19x12, +28 Tires Brand: Michelin PSS Sizes: Front: 285/35-19 Rear: 345/30-19 Suspension Mods SPL catalog. Brakes Rotors Racing Brake 2 piece, front and rear. Pads Track - Carbotech 10's front, 8's rear. Street - Yellowstuff, front and rear. LSD Stock, soon to be changed. Soon to be installed MA Motorsports diff cooler. Application (Check all that Apply) DD: x Autocross: Spirited Driving: X Track: X littlejuanito and Halfkiddio like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html Last edited by Rusty; 05-22-2017 at 03:14 PM.

05-13-2017, 06:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Spring/Shocks combo AST 5200 series dampers 1100 lb/in front 800 lb/in rear (Not a true coilover setup) Sway Bars Front Brand: Hotchkis Front Setting: N/A Rear Brand: None Damper Settings Front: Stiff end of adjustment range Rear: Middle of adjustment range (Can't remember exact settings) Alignment Settings Front Camber: -3.0° Front Caster: ~+5° Front Toe: 1/16" out Rear Camber: -1.5° Rear Toe: 1/16" in Wheels Sizes: Front: 18x10 +30 Rear: 18x11 +18 Tires Brand: Hoosier A7 Sizes: Front: 315/30-18 Rear: 315/30-18 Suspension Mods SPC FUCA SPL sway bar end links SPL rear camber arm SPL rear mid-link (SPL items have been modified to used poly-bushed rod ends instead of sphericals) Brakes Calipers OEM Nismo/Sport Rotors Z1 Motorsports 2 piece, front and rear. Pads Ferodo DS2500 on all 4 corners. LSD Cusco RS 1.5 way (1 set of plates deactivated) Application (Check all that Apply) DD: Autocross: X (SCCA street prepared category) Spirited Driving: X Track: Rusty, littlejuanito and Halfkiddio like this. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock Last edited by gomer_110; 05-22-2017 at 03:22 PM.

05-13-2017, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	A couple additional items that needed to be included: LSD This can drastically affect the handling and must be accounted for in planning out your suspension. Wheel size A tire being pinched or stretched on a rim will affect the behavior of a car. littlejuanito likes this. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

05-14-2017, 04:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
AlWakRa Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Qatar Posts: 600 Drives: 10 370Z PW 6MT Rep Power: 13450	I posted all the spec somewhere else, but no issues Suspension OEM: Spring/Shocks combo: Coilovers: Zeal Function X plus Hard Spring rates: 12kF - 12kR Sway Bars Brand: Whiteline Front Setting: Hard Rear Setting: Swayless Damper Settings (Still trying to figure the best setup but for now, be wary 30 clicks adjustable) Front: 5 clicks from hard Rear: 10 clicks from soft For Autox just full hard front and rear Alignment Settings Front Camber: -2.5 Front Caster: +6 Front Toe: Stock Rear Camber: -2.0 Rear Toe:Stock Tires Brand: Bridgestone RE71-R Sizes: 275/35/19 front- 285/35/19 Rear Wheels: Volk ZE40 Sizes: 19x9.5+22 F 19x10.5+22 R Brakes Pads: Winmax W6.5 front and rear Rotors: Z1 2-piece sprinkle slotted front and rear LSD Stock: X Aftermarket: Will upgrade to OS Giken Application (Check all that Apply) DD: Autocross: X Spirited Driving: X Track: X littlejuanito likes this. __________________ 2010 370Z Touring Sport Pearl White 6MT Powered by: Fast Intentions - Motordyne - Stillen - OS Giken - CJ Motorsports - Mishimoto - MCA Suspension - SPL - SuperPRO - RJM - Z1 Motorsport - Zspeed - Volk My Humble Journals Last edited by AlWakRa; 05-22-2017 at 03:26 PM.

05-14-2017, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,797 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	It is still a work in progress for me. Here is my setup. Suspension OEM: Spring/Shocks combo: Coilovers: Aragosta's converted to run swift/ SPL Midlinks Spring rates: 12kg/mmF - 10kg/mmR Sway Bars Brand: Hotchkis Front Bar only/ Stock Nismo rear bar Front Setting: NO Adjustment, SPL Endlinks Rear Setting: Stock bar/ SPL Enbkinks Damper Settings Front: 16 (upper Middle) Rear: 15 (upper Middle) Alignment Settings Front Camber: -1.20 SPL FUCA Front Caster: N/A Front Toe: 1/16 Rear Camber: -1.6 SPL Camber Arms/ SPL Midlinks and stock eccentric lockouts Rear Toe:1/16 Tires Brand: Bridgestone RE11's Sizes: 285/35/19 front- 325/30/19 Rear Application (Check all that Apply) DD: Autocross: Spirited Driving: X Track: X LSD Stock: Aftermarket: OS Giken 1.5way littlejuanito likes this.

05-19-2017, 01:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
littlejuanito Track Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 812 Drives: 2014 Touring Sport Rep Power: 419	anyone else? __________________ Fast Intentions Non-Resonated Carbon Fiber CBE \| Berk Non-Resonated HFC \| Powertrix Coilovers \| RJM Clutch Pedal \| LatheWerks Shift Knob \| Stillen Sway Bars, \|SPL Parts \| Enkei RS05RR \| Fujimura Diffuser \| Ecutek Tuned by Seb \| 308whp

05-21-2017, 01:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
cv129 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,222 Drives: 09 Nismo, 16 Nismo Rep Power: 163995	Work in progress. New house + baby #1 and #2 are stalling the progress, garage queen the past couple of years. Alignment settings are still just for street friendly. Suspension OEM: Spring/Shocks combo: Coilovers: JRZ RS1 Spring rates: 11.5 kg/mm (F), 9.5 kg/mm (R) true type Sway Bars Brand: OEM Front Setting: Rear Setting: Damper Settings Front: 17/21 Rear: 10/21 Alignment Settings (SPL arms) Front Camber: -1.2° Front Caster: +5.9° Front Toe: +0.08° Rear Camber: -1.6° Rear Toe: +0.15° Tires Wheel: OEM Nismo Brand: Bridgestone RE71-R Sizes: 275/35/19 (F) - 285/35/19 (R) Application (Check all that Apply) DD: Autocross: Spirited Driving: X (haven't done much driving for the past couple years) Track: LSD Stock: X Aftermarket: littlejuanito likes this. __________________ Setrab \| RE-71 \| SPL \| JRZ \| Nismo \| ARK \| Whiteline \| RacingBrake \| CJM Oil Pan \| Ti shield Last edited by cv129; 05-21-2017 at 05:16 PM.

05-22-2017, 09:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
Halfkiddio Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Knoxville Age: 30 Posts: 250 Drives: 09 RAE 370Z Rep Power: 10	Suspension OEM: Spring/Shocks combo: OEM Nismo shocks/Swift Spec-R's Coilovers: Spring rates: Sway Bars Front Brand: Hotchkis Front Setting: N/A Rear Brand: OEM Base Alignment Settings Front Camber: -1.8 Front Caster: +5.3 Front Toe: Zero Rear Camber: -2.5 (Going to pull as much out as possible soon) Rear Toe: Zero Tires Brand: Federal RS-RR Sizes: 275/35/19 Square Wheels: OEM Sport Rays Sizes: 19x10 +30 F 19x10 +30 R (Full set of rears) Brakes Brand: Project Mu HC+/HC800+ (same compound, different factories) Suspension Mods SPL Front FLCA bushings Application (Check all that Apply) DD:X Autocross: X Spirited Driving: X Track: X LSD Stock: Worn the **** out VLSD Aftermarket: Will upgrade to OS Giken Last edited by Halfkiddio; 05-22-2017 at 03:21 PM.

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