Eibach Vs. H&R springs..
 

Im getting ready to lower my Z, but am torn between these two springs. The H/R will be a tad lower, but do they sacrifice real world driving? Its not a DD, but at the same time I dont want to have issues rubbing or scraping on parking lots. Im running a 19x10.5 in the rear with a 25mm offset with 10mm spacers. The wheels sit maybe 1mm inside the rear quarter. Ive already got the Kinetic full camber kit.
Thoughts?
http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/q...WRpYS83MjU.jpg

I was on your position not too long ago. H&Rs were too aggressive for daily driving and Eibachs did not provide the drop I wanted. I went with Swifts.

Ya don't go h and r. Bad ride and the drop in the front isn't practical. Swifts are the way to go!

http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/91616ce9.jpg
here's a pic with the H&R's, i liked them, the ride was like stock but a little bit better and stiffer in my opinion. I here good things about SWIFT springs, so that could be a route for you if you got the dough. BUt i didnt have any problems with the H&Rs apart from the fact that i wanted to go lower. Just dont go wtih Eibach's, sure it's lower but not much of a difference.

Swifts are the way to go...i love emhttp://www.the370z.com/members/sopra...1-imag0029.jpg

Who sells the swifts?

teamArk, corner3garage, Kamispeed, Amplified.. there could be a couple more. Do a search.

Thanks....I come from a Z32 world so those are all new vendors to me :)

I used to have a Z32 as well! 93 2+2 TT swap. Man I miss that car!

Swifts seem to be the popular spring choice nowadays lol but yea I recommend them as well. I'm running similar offsets to you with 10.5 width wheel rear with +8 offset and the swifts drop of 1 inch make it pretty flush. Word of warning though, you'll still scrape a little on inclines. The front chin spoiler is about 3 inches from the ground and the flaps in front of the front wheels are about 2 inches with my current drop.

I would call around to see who has them in stock. A shipment just arrived so get on that before they sell out.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...1/DSC03179.jpg

Swift Springs were just ordered!

Theyre nice cars, i just had waaaay too much time/money into mine. It got frustrating after working on it more than i drove it. I did a 2jz swap on it.
http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/q...pYS80MjY-2.jpg

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/q...pYS80MjM-1.jpg

Tsoline01, That drop looks perfect :)

What is the difference in drop between the H&Rs and the SWIFTs?

I'm going to be changing from the TEIN S-Techs to either... I want my car to be lower than it is now and I would like it to be stiffer if possible.

Did you find your TEIN's sagged a lot? I think the TEIN's give the most moderate drop and thats more up my alley with the roads here and my steep condo parking garage entrance

Here you go.

http://www.cdoxp800.net/370z/pics/Springs.jpg

You sir, are winning.

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If anyone wants to take my pic into account, I'm on TEINs.

Here is a pic of the front.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...r/5f0b2ea1.jpg

I like my eibachs. Here it is. Pics prior to rear wing install.

eibach drop here . but they drop the vert a lil lower

I went with Swift springs. They look great!

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/q...WRpYS83ODU.jpg

Eibach drop here, immediately after installation, more drop at the front than 1 inch by my measurements... :shakes head:

Front
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/...Z/DSC01178.jpg

Rear
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/...Z/DSC01179.jpg

hey guys im thinking about geting springs but cant decide also. im looking at megans, swift and h& R. my car is a daily driver and the places i go has lots of dips and speed bumps. with that being said which is the best option for me. i really hate scraping on those speed bumps and the dips i can always drive in an angle. also with the car being lowered which spring wont have a problem with a drive on lift. there's a place i go to to use there lift so i can do my own work on my car.

Considering how low our cars sit (ground clearence) you're best bet is to not drop it at all. I live in NJ and I can't imagine driving my car around any lower than it already sits.

I am really torn between the pro kit and swifts. The advertised est drop seems to be more with swifts but based on what everyone in here, it seems that the people with pro kit setups are sitting lower than swifts. I am getting rims and the tires that I will be running are 255/30/20 frontt and 305/25/305 rears. I don't want to go too low and have rubbing issues... Nor need to run negative camber

Any word on weather the drop with Eibach's are lower then swifts?

Swifts are lower... 1-1/4"f & 1"r. Eibach's are less than an inch drop, around 3/4" & 7/8" if I remember correctly. Roadsters end up a little lower due to extra weight, I think. I love my swifts... IMO, any lower and you'd be scrapping too often. I have to put 2x4's down to get in and out of my driveway. Swifts are a great bang for your buck. And with some spacers, the car sits real nice. There are some pics in my profile if you're interested.

rlhotka, I'm going to have to agree with NORAIN...the Swift springs are going to be the best handling springs for your money.
They're very popular in our community for a reason :tup:

I was also considering ARK GT-F springs but not much talk about them, and I emailed H&R to find out their spring rate but haven't heard back from them yet. So its Swift or ARK and Koni's for me. Was going to go for coils but don't want to bother with lowering and raising and if its all aliened with each corner.

I have Swift but I wish I'd gone with ARK GT-F or even GT-S.

H&R
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4b69cb15.jpg

Swift Spec R
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6f0ecb29.jpg

Eibach Pro Kit
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3f2a8676.jpg

ARK Performance GT-F
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/...ps352d1cc2.jpg

ARK Performance GT-S
http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/...ps27b524d8.jpg

Found this interesting Autocross to Win (DGs Autocross Secrets) - Buying Shocks what they say about koni's. Anyone have insight on this? So far their is only a coilover bilstein kit and no shocks/struts.

I am resurrecting this spring thread to address something that just occurred to me after 5 hours of researching 370z springs for a friend...

Eibach makes TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF SPRINGS FOR THE 370Z

One is nismo, the other is non... both are labeled "pro kit", both have a 14 at the end of the part number...(so people like me ignore it)
Eibach lowering springs 370Z Pro-Kit 6393.14 (this one is listed as just under an inch front and rear)
Eibach lowering springs Nismo 370Z Pro-Kit 63103.14 - this one might be 1.5"...!

For all the pictures above, do you guys know which kit's you have installed?

As I get the complete information, I'll post it here