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Imperial 09-10-2010 08:02 PM

Eibach to produce Nismo Pro-Kit springs.
 
I am officially the proud owner of the only 370Z Nismo specific Eibach Pro-Kit springs in the world!!! And I have to say that the ride quality is vastly improved from stock.


For all you Eibach fans out there with Nismo’s, you will be happy to know that they will start production on these springs very soon… I will actually be going back to Eibach for final fitment testing of the production model.


Also my stock Nismo springs are up for grabs for anyone interested... PM with offers =)

Trips 09-10-2010 08:08 PM

Congrats!!

Now I'll see you tomorrow :hello:

tjlazer 09-10-2010 08:10 PM

What kind of drop and what are the spring rates?

Imperial 09-10-2010 08:13 PM

1" front and 0.5" rear, progressive... I like how it evens out the ride height front to back.

Waiz 09-10-2010 08:21 PM

Nice!!

I will take some pics tomorrow at the meet.

johnnydrama 09-11-2010 11:20 AM

Can't wait to see these

tjlazer 09-11-2010 11:57 AM

Nice!!! I like my fairlady with a$$ up high

tjlazer 09-13-2010 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imperial (Post 716371)
1" front and 0.5" rear, progressive... I like how it evens out the ride height front to back.

I know that stock the front looks higher than the rear so this was a good idea for Eibach. I wonder how the original Eibachs faired with the Nismo struts... I guess it didn't look right...

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...1461_large.jpg

Imperial 09-14-2010 06:13 AM

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Here it is after installation... picture was taken at the SoCal Centrally Located Meet by Waizzz... and for those that will surely end up wondering... no they will not "settle" any lower than what you see... good springs installed properly will not settle.

v8zracer260z 09-14-2010 06:33 AM

Very Nice! I installed factory nismo suspension on my touring model and was not happy how high the front was so this is great. How is the stiffness compared to the nismo springs? Any Spring rate specs out yet or if it's under wraps stiffer or softer?

Imperial 09-14-2010 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v8zracer260z (Post 720119)
Very Nice! I installed factory nismo suspension on my touring model and was not happy how high the front was so this is great. How is the stiffness compared to the nismo springs? Any Spring rate specs out yet or if it's under wraps stiffer or softer?

It's noticeably softer than the stock Nismo suspension over your washboard type road surfaces. I will get back to you guys with the spring rates after I get the production model installed in a few weeks. It seems to me like cabin noise has also gone down a bit with these new springs which is always a plus. And as an FYI, you can have these installed without additional hardware and still be within factory alignment specs.

Imperial 09-14-2010 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjlazer (Post 719164)
I know that stock the front looks higher than the rear so this was a good idea for Eibach. I wonder how the original Eibachs faired with the Nismo struts... I guess it didn't look right...

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...1461_large.jpg

They design their springs while taking into account the car's entire suspension system which includes the struts and sway bars so being that both are different on the Nismo from the regular Z, it was expected that they had to create new springs for it from scratch not just to look right but to ride well also.

Cell 09-14-2010 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imperial (Post 720130)
It's noticeably softer than the stock Nismo suspension over your washboard type road surfaces. I will get back to you guys with the spring rates after I get the production model installed in a few weeks. It seems to me like cabin noise has also gone down a bit with these new springs which is always a plus. And as an FYI, you can have these installed without additional hardware and still be within factory alignment specs.

Are you sure it doesn't need an alignment? A 1 inch drop on the front is quite a lot without an alignment.

You have any better pics and up close ones too?

Waiz 09-14-2010 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imperial (Post 720116)
Here it is after installation... picture was taken at the SoCal Centrally Located Meet by Waizzz... and for those that will surely end up wondering... no they will not "settle" any lower than what you see... good springs installed properly will not settle.

:tiphat:

The drop looked good in person, congrats again.

kenchan 09-14-2010 03:11 PM

looks good, Imperial! :tup:


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