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Originally Posted by eliboy What I don’t like about the stock setup are: Body roll I do think it is to soft for the tack I want to lower my

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Old 09-15-2019, 07:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What I don’t like about the stock setup are:
Body roll
I do think it is to soft for the tack
I want to lower my car 1” to 1.5”
Have better control over tow and camber
Maybe someone else can chime in.... none of these complaints really relate to the shocks, or require adjustable shocks. Swift lowering springs and Hotchkis front bar will reduce the roll and lower your car. And of course SPL arms eliminate all the rubber bushings, which means keeping alignment on the correct curve.

Of course, if you are going to upgrade to coilovers anyway, then some may say just skip the lowering springs step.
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Maybe someone else can chime in.... none of these complaints really relate to the shocks, or require adjustable shocks. Swift lowering springs and Hotchkis front bar will reduce the roll and lower your car. And of course SPL arms eliminate all the rubber bushings, which means keeping alignment on the correct curve.

Of course, if you are going to upgrade to coilovers anyway, then some may say just skip the lowering springs step.
Thanks for the input! I was told by one of the big and well known shops (I don’t say the name as I am not looking to give anyone a bad name for my little knowledge in this subject) that I need to go with coilovers. They are the once that help me with the bussing and all the spl parts.

Do you think this is a bad advice? Now I am kind of must go true coilovers at the rear as I installed all the SPL parts.
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Thanks for the input! I was told by one of the big and well known shops (I don’t say the name as I am not looking to give anyone a bad name for my little knowledge in this subject) that I need to go with coilovers. They are the once that help me with the bussing and all the spl parts.

Do you think this is a bad advice? Now I am kind of must go true coilovers at the rear as I installed all the SPL parts.
Ah I skimmed over the fact that you are no longer running the midlink....is the ZR true coilover in the back? Most of the aftermarket coilovers for 370z are the OEM/divorced type.

Going SPL is never a bad thing though, especially for a track toy.
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First you said you track the car then you said you don't....which is it?

Fortune Auto will get you in the 1500 range and sounds like you aren't going hard enough to need the next level
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First you said you track the car then you said you don't....which is it?

Fortune Auto will get you in the 1500 range and sounds like you aren't going hard enough to need the next level


It is a track car and don’t DD it. But with that said I am not going to the track as much as I like. I am doing up to 10 events (if I am lucky) a year.
I have a full time job and a family so it not like I can go when ever I like.

Don’t get me wrong, I wish I was able to go more and I may be able to go more as my kid get older but for now I am going as much as I can not as much as I want.

Thank you for your help don’t get upset with me I just trying to select the right option for me.


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I'm so confused

You said you have the SPL toe links, which are only for true type coilovers

So do you ALREADY have coilovers? There's no way you're using toe links on stock suspension - the buckets hold the springs. The things you are saying do not add up at all so you are either making stuff up or terrible at communicating what you want. Either way, give us complete and true info if you want worthwhile advice

As for adjusting compression and rebound, I would start in the middle and adjust after DRIVING . Your alignment, tires, and driving style all affect the "ideal" settings

Better yet, find a good suspension shop that does track level alignments and talk to them and other experienced track drivers at your events and dialogue with what you're feeling. Have someone ride with you and talk about it

People here can give advice but no one can feel what you're feeling since you are the driver

Having said all that, I'd again recommend fortune auto, they make a true type rear, swift spring upgrade available, rebuildable in USA, custom damping available. Also, power trix is a Z specific company that can talk you through it

Hell, you're in Texas. SPL is right in your neighborhood
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You said you have the SPL toe links, which are only for true type coilovers



So do you ALREADY have coilovers? There's no way you're using toe links on stock suspension - the buckets hold the springs



Are for adjusting compression and rebound, I would start in the middle and adjust after DRIVING . Your alignment, tires, and driving style all affect the "ideal" settings



Better yet, find a good suspension shop that does track level alignments and talk to them and other experienced track drivers at your events and dialogue with what you're feeling. Have someone ride with you and talk about it



People here can give advice but no one can feel what you're feeling since you are the driver


The car is on the lift right now so it is installed but never used yet (all the SPL parts) sorry if it was not clear.


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Your car is on a lift and you have the SPL parts installed?

Did it ever occur to you as you took stuff apart that there was nowhere to put springs with the toe link instead of a bucket/midlink?

This is why I say you're not being honest with us. You gotta by lying or incredibly oblivious to what's right in front of you

By and how did you become buy all the SPL arms without reading the description on their website or talking to anyone

Hell how did you buy all the arms without deciding what coilovers to get first?!
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Your car is on a lift and you have the SPL parts installed?

Did it ever occur to you as you took stuff apart that there was nowhere to put springs with the toe link instead of a bucket/midlink?

This is why I say you're not being honest with us. You gotta by lying or incredibly oblivious to what's right in front of you

By and how did you become buy all the SPL arms without reading the description on their website or talking to anyone

Hell how did you buy all the arms without deciding what coilovers to get first?!
Dude, you treat people like sh|t. Seriously. Every. Freaking. Day.
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I am not lying to anyone.
As I said from the top, I was going with the BC ZR coilovers. I knew that I am going to to go the real coilovers setup. This weekend I can by yellow speed racing at formula drift, they had a stand over there like BC have and others. I went and talked to them so they showed me some of the cars they sponsor at formula drift. This is way I asked if anyone running them and can give a review on them and compare them to BC ZR.

As the conversation went on pepole put there other names that they recommend but it looks like they are out of my range but I never asked about them. I do thankful for pepole trying to help and I may picked the wrong coilovers (BC ZR) for the car but if you go to my questions at the first post I am asking about yellow speed racing reviews and to compare them to BC.


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I have a 2 and 4 yr old. I have had very limited time driving the Z for the past few yrs. While having 3-way adjustments can be great, the combo of settings you like will take a long time to find, especially without lots of back-to-back drives over the same patch of road/track.

As Rusty will suggest, keep a notebook, log your impression of each setting, and have fun hunting for the feel that suits you.

Best of luck!
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I have a 2 and 4 yr old. I have had very limited time driving the Z for the past few yrs. While having 3-way adjustments can be great, the combo of settings you like will take a long time to find, especially without lots of back-to-back drives over the same patch of road/track.



As Rusty will suggest, keep a notebook, log your impression of each setting, and have fun hunting for the feel that suits you.



Best of luck!


Thank you so much!
I know the feeling my kid will be 3 this January.
Love my family and the time we have together but need my “me time” in the car :-)
Thank you for going with me about everything and not give up. I know my English isn’t perfect and sometimes I have hard time to explain what I am asking.


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Stay on topic bro, this thread is about coilovers
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I would second OZ for Fortune Auto, and if it was me, I would go for single adjustment coilovers, which I already did, it is more simpler to adjust and wouldn't need a lot of time to reach your prefered setting.
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I would second OZ for Fortune Auto, and if it was me, I would go for single adjustment coilovers, which I already did, it is more simpler to adjust and wouldn't need a lot of time to reach your prefered setting.


When you get into coil-overs with multiple dampening adjustments. You can really dial them in for a track, and they will be great. The problem with that is you can really lose your way with them too. Making them totally useless. It takes time and patience to find the right settings. Plus what works at one track, may not work well at another track.
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