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Originally Posted by Ron are you really? you change ur mind like every 2 days.. Stillen, no wait... GTM... no, yes! Stillen...Ghetto lowering, hmm no, swifts... no! coilovers, yeah coilovers..

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Old 07-23-2011, 12:57 PM   #31 (permalink)
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are you really? you change ur mind like every 2 days..

Stillen, no wait... GTM... no, yes! Stillen...Ghetto lowering, hmm no, swifts... no! coilovers, yeah coilovers..

I thought u said you did not wanna lower the car after riding in mine with swifts..
Coilovers are adjustable, I can put the ride height at whatever I want.
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Coilovers are adjustable, I can put the ride height at whatever I want.
So you're gonna get coilovers and ride at stock height? How about some springs that are less aggressive than swifts?
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So you're gonna get coilovers and ride at stock height? lol How about some springs that are less aggressive than swifts?
No I'm going to jack the car up and put some fat BFG's on it and go offroading.
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Swifts? I should have money in 3 weeks, I just bought Stillen G3 intakes and Stillen HFC's and a number of other ~$100 things. So I kind of spent a bit more than I anticipated after just buying the car.
I have swift springs up for in the suspension thread in market place... if you want something esle like BC coilovers I can get you pricing on that too
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I have swift springs up for in the suspension thread in market place... if you want something esle like BC coilovers I can get you pricing on that too
I thought swift made coilovers as well.
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I thought swift made coilovers as well.
nope they're solely springs
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nope they're solely springs
I'll do some browsing and get back with you.
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I'll do some browsing and get back with you.
they make coilover springs though... so do cheap coilovers with swift coilovers springs for a pretty decent setup
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they make coilover springs though... so do cheap coilovers with swift coilovers springs for a pretty decent setup
I'll look into that.
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I thought swift made coilovers as well.
fortune auto coils+ swifts for the win.
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Hey,

The answer to your question is YES. You can lower your car (slightly) without changing the springs or dampers.

Talk your car to a suspension geometry specialist and ask them to a) check the geometry and b) to release the suspension bushes.

Over time the car 'beds' into its suspension and release of the bushes, letting the car relax and retighting can lower the car by a few mm.

It may be just the ticket your looking for!

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Hey,

The answer to your question is YES. You can lower your car (slightly) without changing the springs or dampers.

Talk your car to a suspension geometry specialist and ask them to a) check the geometry and b) to release the suspension bushes.

Over time the car 'beds' into its suspension and release of the bushes, letting the car relax and retighting can lower the car by a few mm.

It may be just the ticket your looking for!

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This is actually the sort of answer I was looking for.
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Just rode on Ron's Nismo with swift springs. The ride is actually SOFTER and its lower...? Wtf? It's a softer ride than my Nismo lol.
At first feel it seems softer but it's not when you start to drive hard. The Nismo springs are linear and harsh as hell and going over a slight bump will jar your kidneys. The Swifts are kind of like a progressive/linear combo in that they ride soft (like the Sport Z) around town, but get tight when you drive hard (Like the Nismo). So yes they feel softer but they actually are stiffer springs than the Nismo. They are the best springs out there!
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