suspension noob
 

Hey guys, so im now owning my first true sports car and ive come to having a decent bit of knowledge on the 370z engine and all, but i dont know to much on the suspension. Can anybody kinda guide me in the right direction as to whats good for my car suspension wise? I have a 13 370z base and its going to be a DD, for now, and tracked lightly.

What is it that you want it to do that it doesn't do now?

Throw a set of sways on it and figure out how much further down the rabbit hole you want to go. It snowballs pretty quickly.

yeah i looked at a set of sways and found a good pair that a member was selling. i kinda want to make it a jack of all trades car just because i think a 370 can be very capable of that. light tracking and some drag races, but i dont want to get to far down the road while its still a daily. i like the ride height that it is at as well.

The best bet is to start off tracking without changing too much. Then it'll be easier to see exactly what you want out of it before you start throwing parts at it.

You may be best off with a set of springs and Koni dampers. You'll need camber arms and toe bolts.

ill look into those and see what i want to do with it. Thanks for the input.

Invest in track days if you can, your experience there will be the guide toward what you end up changing. Best of luck in your quest

Just go to track days.,the stock suspensions isnt terrible. Dont bother with anti roll bars for the track, roll is good for driver feedback. Get anti roll bars if you really want to do a lot of autocross.

Thr stock suspension is plenty good for learning on, and doesnt have too bad of habits. Suspension is pretty complicated and its easy to unknowingly downgrade your suspension. in any event if you do mod your suspension I would highly recommend you keep srock ride height unless you really do reasearch.

If you want to learn some basics (heavily focused on the damper aspect) check out the far north racing site. http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets.html

Suspension wise for light track use, which is what I do as cost effectively as I can and as a beginner.
Hotchkis Front Sway bars, keep the rear oem.
SPL bars.
KV3 or a low mileage Nismo suspension.
Good summer tires, I have RE-11s but there are many good ones out there.
I will someday get a Quaife differential. No maintenance and easy daily livability.

Honestly my only track day upgrades were an oil cooler and brake pads and fluid. Best track investment is seat time.

The more experience you get behind the wheel doing trackdays. Will give you an idea of what you need. That rabbit hole gets pretty deep. Believe me. :eek: Start reading. ;)

http://www.the370z.com/track-autocro...must-read.html

:tiphat:

I got the fastest time for a 370z @ Gingerman Raceway on the OEM tires and OEM suspension at a local road course.

So you "need" brake fluid and pads.

After that, you need #drivermod

Until I get over there ;-)

Tracy Ramsey

For coilovers, invest in a good set of entry level coilovers. For street, daily driving, and light track use, I recommend Fortune Auto 500 series. For an all out high performance and comfort system, one of the best are the KW V3's.

This, I have Fortune Auto 500 with Swift springs and I love the ride and adjust ability.