Swift springs review!!!!!

Zoren 370

-2 on my Zehind! Ouch!

Huck

Noob question: can you get it back to 0.0? I'm not tryin to squeeze every last ounce of handling out of her, I just want it to look nice. I'm also not super rich so I would like my tires to last as long as possible I stead of wearing through on one side. Can all that negative camber be put back to oem specs with the aftermarket arms?


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christian370z

You don't want 0 camber. Even the stock setup has some negative camber to aide with handling and response. Negative camber yields more grip. 0-1 degree of negative camber is better for tire wear, 1-2 degrees of negative camber is the optimal performance range for most cars while not completely sacrificing tire wear.

Basically, you want enough camber to enhance grip but not enough to put excessive pressure on the inside corner of the tire.

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Zoren 370

A zero camber is only good if you drag race on a straight line.
But if you like to track or drive hard on curves then you loose grip and would be dangerous.
Besides Nissan designed the car to handle great on turns to take >1 g.

I would think you will loose what you have paid for... the performance of the car. That is the same reason why I got this Z vs the Z4M.

The Z4 is a better DD but performance wise the Z would be the best car under 50K.
Which you only get on a supercar.
I always say I have a poor mans Porsche.

homeryansta

correct me if I'm wrong, but a little bit of negative camber is good for the car performance-wise.

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DarkJak

So if I am doing mountain roads at 80-90% about half of the time I drive, should I get ~1.5 degrees negative on fronts and rears?

future370zzz

Is -1.3 front and -1.6/-2.0 rear camber ok?

Stock front range is 0.1 to -1.4

Stock rear range is -1.2 to -2.2

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Zoren 370

Yes I have that set up -1.4 front and -2 rear.
If you like driving hard on sharp curves this would be like a car on rails of a roller coaster.
Mine is not my DD. So Im good with this set up
If its your DD then a -1.2 to -1.5 is good to save on tires.
With my current set up with swift springs and V12 305's if it was my DD i should be getting about 6 to 10K miles on tires. Bummer right? This is my Ave daily miles of 140miles/day.

wheee!

I also found that tire width affects your choice of camber settings. The stock 275's were fine at -2.8 but the 305's were way too wide for that. Moving it back to -1.2 on my weekend pleasure car gained me:
1) flush look with 20mm spacer
2) better tire wear
3) good to great grip and performance

My fronts are still at -1.7 (no front camber arms) but I would like them moved back to about -1.3 to -1.5 just to look more flush and have less wear. But I love the cornering and handling at -1.7!

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joshs09slvrZ

Hey guys...for those that have installed your springs...is it a bit weird that one side is slightly lower than the other? I know the springs still need to settle...but the driver's side is lower right now. Anything to worry about?

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onzedge

I did not experience this, but I know other people that had that issue and my understanding is that the springs do settle and even out.

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wheee!

Have one less charburger for lunch and it will be fine in a week....

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whoady4shoady

So whats the verdict on KW V3s versus koni+ swifts combo? What model Konis are you guys talking about? Keep in mind that I may want to autocross my NISMO from time to time.

joshs09slvrZ

Finished the installation of the front springs last night so now all 4 corners have Swift springs. Car settled a bit overnight and I can say I thoroughly enjoyed my 32 mile journey to work today. Though the car feels a bit "floaty" because the springs have to settle...the ride is exponentially improved over stock. As others have stated...the springs really do absorb many of the bumps, but also stick through the corners. I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks as the springs settle a bit more. After that it's time for the alignment!!

I'll post some pictures early next week!

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