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BigT 02-13-2012 01:16 PM

Least drop lowering springs?
 
I've been doing some research on what lowering spring to buy and I have come to the conclusion that asking you guys would be better. If I didn't live near a big city or in a state with horrible pot-holes, I would get Swifts. But, I don't want that much of a drop. I prefer the least drop springs. From what i've found, Tanabe's have the least advertised drop of .8 inches up front. Is there something better out there or even less than .8? Eibachs don't seem to drop that much either. Can someone with these springs confirm? I've thought about NISMO springs, but they seem to not drop at all when matched with the NISMO struts. Is the drop more pronounced when coupled with the sport struts? Any help is appreciated. :tiphat:

kenchan 02-13-2012 01:28 PM

with tanabe you'll get the boat look (lower rear than front). not sure if u like that.

i'd say keep it stock. 1/2" of drop is not going to net you anything but more things to do.

TongMan 02-18-2012 12:12 PM

Nismo suspension will net least drop.

tjlazer 02-18-2012 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TongMan (Post 1551624)
Nismo suspension will net least drop.

That's because there is NO drop.

Tein H Tech, or RS*R springs have the least drops. About .5"

Dembflyr 02-18-2012 12:32 PM

I have been running with the nismo springs and struts. At first there didn't seem to be much of a drop over the sport springs and struts. I remeasured after a little while and there is just under a half inch lower than before.
I have since decided to go back to my sport struts and get some Swifts. I am looking for a less bouncy ride.

If you are interested, I will be putting my nismo springs and struts up for sale after I get the Swifts installed. Probably the first week of March.

Mr&Mrs 02-18-2012 03:22 PM

I just put nismo springs on my car and it has settled down just under .5 front and rear. I can notice it from older pictures compared to newer ones as well.

BigT 02-18-2012 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs (Post 1551861)
I just put nismo springs on my car and it has settled down just under .5 front and rear. I can notice it from older pictures compared to newer ones as well.

Can you post an older pic and something current?

Mr&Mrs 02-18-2012 03:54 PM

I just looked threw all my uploaded pics and I do not have any left with a good comparison. I only have a few pictures without the springs on and the angles are alll goofy so it's hard to tell. It is actually hard to tell anyway because it is such a small difference. Your welcome to look at my albums and decide. The pictures when the car is all black is when it was without springs.

gurneyeagle 02-18-2012 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1541642)
with tanabe you'll get the boat look (lower rear than front). not sure if u like that.

i'd say keep it stock. 1/2" of drop is not going to net you anything but more things to do.

That wasn't the case for me. The front dropped about an inch and the rear dropped about 0.75 inch so the pitch is now pretty neutral.

tjlazer 02-21-2012 02:40 PM

When I installed Nismo springs/struts from a Nismo on my Base Z, it raised my front .5" ! Rear was the same. My Z was about 27.5" front and 28" rear. It was 28" in the front with the Nismo setup.

I also noticed the wheel arch of Nismo Z's was higher than Base Z's. Just want to save anyone the hassles of thinking it will lower your Z half an inch. It won't. You have been warned.

Jordo! 02-21-2012 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs (Post 1551861)
I just put nismo springs on my car and it has settled down just under .5 front and rear. I can notice it from older pictures compared to newer ones as well.

Ditto.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjlazer (Post 1556708)
When I installed Nismo springs/struts from a Nismo on my Base Z, it raised my front .5" ! Rear was the same. My Z was about 27.5" front and 28" rear. It was 28" in the front with the Nismo setup.

I also noticed the wheel arch of Nismo Z's was higher than Base Z's. Just want to save anyone the hassles of thinking it will lower your Z half an inch. It won't. You have been warned.

Weird... could something have been sitting in the perch wrong? Mine is definitely about 1/2 an inch lower F & R.


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