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tjlazer 10-01-2010 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fuct (Post 746698)
i clarified this a few days ago. the Stune springs and shocks are the same as whats on the nismo. same part numbers.

how could these springs raise your car??? makes no sense. even Mike said they didnt raise his Z...

Have no idea man. All I know is I am sitting at 28" even in the fronts and I was at 27.5" before. I guess the fronts are supposed to be 27.87" or something? So even with that I am still higher! Not cool if you ask me! It's llike drving a boat now! Maybe it's a vehicle specific tolerance issue. Not all cars are the same? But I wonder why I was sitting lower in the front to begin with...

Jeffblue 10-01-2010 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tjlazer (Post 746699)
Yeah I know but at this point I am just going to get some Spec R's and call it good for now. Tired of messing around. My main hesitation with Coiliovers are the rear adjusting, it's not easily accessible to adjust. I guess Megan has some that you can do from the wheel well? I might look into those later on...

as opposed to the total inability to adjust them (springs). If you want to 'just call it a day' coilovers are the way to go. you adjust them once or twice until you find your settings that you like, and then your good. if you dont like the spec-r's there is nothing you can do about it and then you're out another 300+install+allignment. I'm thinking, if you want to call it a day, you either go back to stock, or get a full new suspension set up (coilovers). not trying to criticize, but you seem kind of picky (i am too!) so you're gonna want your setup JUST how you want it, height, dampening etc. so go for coils. You can get BC BR's for like 1000.

wishihadnav 10-01-2010 03:39 PM

why not i say cut them!..reminds me back in 89' cutting my friends honda's..hahah...

wishihadnav 10-01-2010 03:41 PM

the nismo's are heavier...it doesnt surprise me that thers no drop on a sport model btw..cuuut em!!.haha.

kenchan 10-01-2010 04:01 PM

cutting springs is so ghetto...

wishihadnav 10-01-2010 04:12 PM

haha consider it an experiment..honestly i dont think it'll be too bad knowing that the springs are linear...

fuct 10-01-2010 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wishihadnav (Post 746732)
the nismo's are heavier...it doesnt surprise me that thers no drop on a sport model btw..cuuut em!!.haha.

the front of a nismo is no heavier than the front of a touring. the thicker sway bar and added weight of the front bumper will not pull down the springs the extra distance mentioned.....

ps dont cut them!

wishihadnav 10-01-2010 04:40 PM

^^true its heavier but probly not enough to compress down to where he wants..maybe the lower perch on the nismo strut is lower?..id cut a coil off for the hell of it and see what happens..haha..

Jeffblue 10-01-2010 04:49 PM

second thought.... yea cut the springs.... weight reduction:ugh2:

wishihadnav 10-01-2010 04:55 PM

^^i agree!!..haha..seriously one coil off a linear spring shouldnt really be a big deal..id do it myself but i already have h&r's..

Mike 10-01-2010 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tjlazer (Post 746699)
Yeah I know but at this point I am just going to get some Spec R's and call it good for now. Tired of messing around. My main hesitation with Coiliovers are the rear adjusting, it's not easily accessible to adjust. I guess Megan has some that you can do from the wheel well? I might look into those later on...

are you talking rear height or rear shock adjustment? The Tein Monoflex I wound up getting has shock adjustment from the rear wheelwell, the knob is on the side of the shock instead of the top, which makes it really easy to adjust. Other than that, any height adjustment should be about the same with any coilovers.

NISMOFO 11-03-2010 12:29 PM

This goes back to my other post, and thoughts are that these are not s-tune springs. I don't see Nissan mentioning it anywhere. The 350Z Nismo production springs would lift your car as well (it did mine). While the s-tune springs do give it a slight drop and much stiffer ride.

JollyGoodChap 11-04-2010 01:35 PM

Didn't know that people still even consider cutting springs

tjlazer 11-04-2010 01:40 PM

I didn't bother cutting them. It's not a good idea anyway.


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