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Bster 04-05-2010 06:10 AM

Coool... did you get them from a vendor on this forum?

docaam 04-05-2010 06:55 AM

kevr6...very nice stance or your car :)

can you pm me where to get these rear spats from? and offset of your wheels

jmlenz 04-05-2010 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kevr6 (Post 481470)
So far I've had no problems. The base is contoured for the spring so I don't feel there will be any movement. This is how my wife's TT rear spring sits. If you leave it in it won't make that much of a difference anyway.

Nice stance Kev...looks pretty similar to the Megan stance. Are you getting any noise/chatter from the rear spring due to the lack of lower rubber seat? Thats what I would be most concerned with.

speedworks 04-05-2010 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kevr6 (Post 480798)
Just a few degrees off. The rears wore out quicker then the fronts and my front wear has been ok. The rears were wearing on the inside more. I put new tires on the rear and was able get extremely close to stock specs on the rear! Now to watch the wear! :driving:

A few degrees will make a lot of difference. Can you tell me what you were able to get to?

kevr6 04-05-2010 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bster (Post 481473)
Coool... did you get them from a vendor on this forum?

No, It was a shop on Ebay. Best price at the time!

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Originally Posted by docaam (Post 481473)
kevr6...very nice stance or your car

can you pm me where to get these rear spats from? and offset of your wheels

I know you said PM you but I got the rear kit from VIP Status along with the wheels. I can't make up my mind on the rest of the kit I'm going to use.
My wheel offsets are +10 rear & +15 front.

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Originally Posted by jmlenz (Post 481473)
Nice stance Kev...looks pretty similar to the Megan stance. Are you getting any noise/chatter from the rear spring due to the lack of lower rubber seat? Thats what I would be most concerned with.

Zero noise!! Very solid feel!! No more of that stiff twist you feel with the Megans. Day three and the ride is getting better. Remember the difference is in mm if left in.

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Originally Posted by speedworks (Post 481473)
A few degrees will make a lot of difference. Can you tell me what you were able to get to?

True!! Here are the final specs. Notice the front camber slightly off. The left rear was tough also. One adjustment dominoes all the other adjustments. Like chasing your tail. I'm not sure if it's due to using Ichiba links instead of the SPL. All is close enough for me though.
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8...ent0432010.jpg

speedworks 04-05-2010 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kevr6 (Post 482560)
True!! Here are the final specs. Notice the front camber slightly off. The left rear was tough also. One adjustment dominoes all the other adjustments. Like chasing your tail. I'm not sure if it's due to using Ichiba links instead of the SPL. All is close enough for me though.
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8...ent0432010.jpg

Interesting. At least they got the total toe within spec (little effect on steering and some crazy wear). Now, the front camber looks unchanged - this car doesn't have fixed bolts does it? Can it be changed? I am surprised there was no change at all.

kevr6 04-05-2010 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by speedworks (Post 482753)
Interesting. At least they got the total toe within spec (little effect on steering and some crazy wear). Now, the front camber looks unchanged - this car doesn't have fixed bolts does it? Can it be changed? I am surprised there was no change at all.

You'd need the adjustable control arms to get it right on the OE spec.
Kinetix Racing 370Z Front Upper Camber A-Arms - performance parts

Mike 04-05-2010 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kevr6 (Post 482767)
You'd need the adjustable control arms to get it right on the OE spec.
Kinetix Racing 370Z Front Upper Camber A-Arms - performance parts

you don't want their stuff. GTE in Atlanta is a very reputable alignment shop where most of the racers go and they told me to run, not walk from their products. Eibach has some, but as noted elsewhere, they are made by SPC, which to me means, they must be ok for eibach to rebadge them. I prefer SPL parts though, myself.

kevr6 04-05-2010 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 482927)
you don't want their stuff. GTE in Atlanta is a very reputable alignment shop where most of the racers go and they told me to run, not walk from their products. Eibach has some, but as noted elsewhere, they are made by SPC, which to me means, they must be ok for eibach to rebadge them. I prefer SPL parts though, myself.

Thanks for the info!! I'm still learning about these cars and available quality products!

Mike 04-05-2010 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kevr6 (Post 482939)
Thanks for the info!! I'm still learning about these cars and available quality products!

wish I'd realized your were ATL,, would have like to gone for a ride with the Megans just to see how they are.

jmlenz 04-06-2010 05:20 PM

Kev > not to stray too off topic but when you installed the Megans did you set any preload on the rear (not sure if this can be set on front too?). When you reached under the car and grabbed the rear spring could you rattle it or was it solid? How about with the rear jacked up? I can rattle the crap out of mine which leads me to believe the installer set zero preload = noisy rear springs.

azn370z 04-06-2010 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jmlenz (Post 483963)
Kev > not to stray too off topic but when you installed the Megans did you set any preload on the rear (not sure if this can be set on front too?). When you reached under the car and grabbed the rear spring could you rattle it or was it solid? How about with the rear jacked up? I can rattle the crap out of mine which leads me to believe the installer set zero preload = noisy rear springs.

you need to preload the rears so the springs don't move when the tires are off the ground. You can't and don't need to preload the front.

jmlenz 04-06-2010 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by azn370z (Post 484001)
you need to preload the rears so the springs don't move when the tires are off the ground. You can't and don't need to preload the front.

You cant and dont need to preload the fronts because the Megan coilovers dont offer this adjustment/feature or is that with any coilovers for the 370?

azn370z 04-06-2010 06:36 PM

You're not supposed to adjust the springs on the fronts. You use the shock to adjust height.

You have to use the rear springs to adjust height. Then you shorten the length of the shocks to add preload.

jmlenz 04-06-2010 06:47 PM

Azn370 > got it thanks. So you have the proper amount of preload set and your still getting clunks from the rear huh? Thats a bummer. Im hoping my noises go away after adding preload.


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