Swift springs review!!!!!

Dembflyr · 05-24-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Prepare to be amazed.

This!!

So far Swifts have been the absolute best suspension mod I've done on the Z. I freakin LOVE them!!!

onzedge · 05-24-2012, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dembflyr

This!!

So far Swifts have been the absolute best suspension mod I've done on the Z. I freakin LOVE them!!!

I though that also.... Until I installed Koni's.

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-24-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I though that also.... Until I installed Koni's.

What happened when you installed Koni's?

wheee! · 05-25-2012, 07:32 AM

Just swapped Chinook's Teins out for Swifts last week.....

onzedge · 05-25-2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wheee!

Just swapped Chinook's Teins out for Swifts last week.....

Chinook · 05-25-2012, 06:32 PM

And I thank you wheee! Couldn't be happier teins were not horrible by any means but the swift springs just seem to handle a little better and I was getting a fair bit of rubbing up front with the teins and so far with the swifts there has been none. Save the money and do it right the first time! Got my swifts from kamispeed, service was great!

onzedge · 05-25-2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Chinook

And I thank you wheee! Couldn't be happier teins were not horrible by any means but the swift springs just seem to handle a little better and I was getting a fair bit of rubbing up front with the teins and so far with the swifts there has been none. Save the money and do it right the first time! Got my swifts from kamispeed, service was great!

Yeah -- those are good guys there.

ZMan8 · 05-25-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Yeah -- those are good guys there.

pleasure to deal with them and great prices

wheee! · 05-25-2012, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chinook

And I thank you wheee! Couldn't be happier teins were not horrible by any means but the swift springs just seem to handle a little better and I was getting a fair bit of rubbing up front with the teins and so far with the swifts there has been none. Save the money and do it right the first time! Got my swifts from kamispeed, service was great!

You're welcome Chinook! I still made out like a bandit with the 19 row oil cooler in trade for the install... lol

NXTAZEE · 05-29-2012, 03:00 AM

Having Swifts, rear cambers and toe bolt and 20mm F & 25mm R spacers put on tomorrow. I have a question regarding the camber front to rear. Some on here have said that more negative camber up front yields better handling, but I see most run with more negative camber in the rear. Your thoughts please.

wheee! · 05-29-2012, 06:58 AM

I do not track my car AND I have 305's in the rear with the above mentioned setup, therefore I chose -1.2 rear camber to keep the fat tires as square as possible and still have great handling. More negative camber will have some performance benefits for more aggressive drivers, but greater tire wear.
My fronts do not have camber arms so they are stock and -1.7 with the Swifts.

Chinook · 05-29-2012, 07:50 AM

I went with the same camber set up in the rear as wheee, after seeing my tires after around 5-8,000 km's with lowering springs and without camber arms. The inside tire wear was very excessive I would guess the tires would have lasted another 5,000 km tops.

wheee! · 05-29-2012, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chinook

I went with the same camber set up in the rear as wheee, after seeing my tires after around 5-8,000 km's with lowering springs and without camber arms. The inside tire wear was very excessive I would guess the tires would have lasted another 5,000 km tops.

No, that wear was from all the burnouts you've been doing with the STS Turbo....!

NXTAZEE · 05-30-2012, 11:04 AM

Had the swifts installed yesterday. Wow! I love them. They ride smoother than the stock springs, but in the corners they are much stiffer. When hitting sharp bumps in the road you can tell they are stiffer, but other than that they are a more comfortable ride. Ride height before in the front was 27 10/16 now it's 26 12/16 (14/16 drop) the rears were 27 8/16 and now 26 15/16 (9/16 drop). It will probably drop a little more, but I'm happy with the way it looks now. Camber up front is -1.9 and in the rear it's -1.6 with SPC camber arms. The car handles really nice. The spacers look awesome. I was driving behind a Carrera 4S on the way to the shop and the tires in the back stuck out a tiny bit, looked really nice. Thats how the back end of my Z looks now. I will post photos later today. The install took 4 hours at the shop, even with me getting in the way

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onzedge · 05-30-2012, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by NXTAZEE

Had the swifts installed yesterday. Wow! I love them. They ride smoother than the stock springs, but in the corners they are much stiffer. When hitting sharp bumps in the road you can tell they are stiffer, but other than that they are a more comfortable ride. Ride height before in the front was 27 10/16 now it's 26 12/16 (14/16 drop) the rears were 27 8/16 and now 26 15/16 (9/16 drop). It will probably drop a little more, but I'm happy with the way it looks now. Camber up front is -1.9 and in the rear it's -1.6 with SPC camber arms. The car handles really nice. The spacers look awesome. I was driving behind a Carrera 4S on the way to the shop and the tires in the back stuck out a tiny bit, looked really nice. Thats how the back end of my Z looks now. I will post photos later today. The install took 4 hours at the shop, even with me getting in the way

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05-25-2012, 07:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 58 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40182	Just swapped Chinook's Teins out for Swifts last week..... __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

05-25-2012, 06:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chinook Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Edmonton Age: 47 Posts: 84 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z CS M6 Rep Power: 16	And I thank you wheee! Couldn't be happier teins were not horrible by any means but the swift springs just seem to handle a little better and I was getting a fair bit of rubbing up front with the teins and so far with the swifts there has been none. Save the money and do it right the first time! Got my swifts from kamispeed, service was great! __________________ 09 Touring/Nav 6MT Carbon Silver STS Turbo

05-29-2012, 03:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
NXTAZEE Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 530 Drives: 2010 370Z 7AT Rep Power: 17	Having Swifts, rear cambers and toe bolt and 20mm F & 25mm R spacers put on tomorrow. I have a question regarding the camber front to rear. Some on here have said that more negative camber up front yields better handling, but I see most run with more negative camber in the rear. Your thoughts please. __________________ 2010 Carbon Silver 370Z 7AT charcoal int. sports package \| Clear Bra \| Invidia Gemini CBE \| CF B-Pillars \| CF Fangs \| CF Z emblems \| Swift Springs \| 20mm & 25mm Spacers \| SPC Camber Arms \| Brushed Aluminum shift knob

05-29-2012, 06:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 58 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40182	I do not track my car AND I have 305's in the rear with the above mentioned setup, therefore I chose -1.2 rear camber to keep the fat tires as square as possible and still have great handling. More negative camber will have some performance benefits for more aggressive drivers, but greater tire wear. My fronts do not have camber arms so they are stock and -1.7 with the Swifts. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

05-29-2012, 07:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
Chinook Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Edmonton Age: 47 Posts: 84 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z CS M6 Rep Power: 16	I went with the same camber set up in the rear as wheee, after seeing my tires after around 5-8,000 km's with lowering springs and without camber arms. The inside tire wear was very excessive I would guess the tires would have lasted another 5,000 km tops. __________________ 09 Touring/Nav 6MT Carbon Silver STS Turbo

05-30-2012, 11:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
NXTAZEE Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 530 Drives: 2010 370Z 7AT Rep Power: 17	Had the swifts installed yesterday. Wow! I love them. They ride smoother than the stock springs, but in the corners they are much stiffer. When hitting sharp bumps in the road you can tell they are stiffer, but other than that they are a more comfortable ride. Ride height before in the front was 27 10/16 now it's 26 12/16 (14/16 drop) the rears were 27 8/16 and now 26 15/16 (9/16 drop). It will probably drop a little more, but I'm happy with the way it looks now. Camber up front is -1.9 and in the rear it's -1.6 with SPC camber arms. The car handles really nice. The spacers look awesome. I was driving behind a Carrera 4S on the way to the shop and the tires in the back stuck out a tiny bit, looked really nice. Thats how the back end of my Z looks now. I will post photos later today. The install took 4 hours at the shop, even with me getting in the way . __________________ 2010 Carbon Silver 370Z 7AT charcoal int. sports package \| Clear Bra \| Invidia Gemini CBE \| CF B-Pillars \| CF Fangs \| CF Z emblems \| Swift Springs \| 20mm & 25mm Spacers \| SPC Camber Arms \| Brushed Aluminum shift knob

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