Originally Posted by ZForce (Post 1124728)

No not the front camber but the rear. Different camber on rears based on non adjustable control arms up front. It makes the rear the 0.3 difference from the front.

So if you have up front (drivers side) -1.4 then the drivers side rear should be 0.3 difference which places it at -1.1. Same would go for the passenger side, whatever the non adjustable front is then minus 0.3 and you get your setting for the rear camber. Therefore no matter what the fronts are reading on camber the rears would be 0.3 difference on both sides on the rear.


As far as the 0.3 degrees difference goes, thats about normal for a front engine rear drive street car. The reason you need more negative camber up front....that's because the car has a front biased weight distribution (as front engine cars usually do). That means that in corners, the front is going to have more inertia than the rear, so it will fight you a bit when you are turning. That means that it will want to understeer slightly. To fight that tendency, we add a little more camber up front than in the rear.

It's only a suggestion as it appears you have a grip on the issue and a sound plan of attack to resolve it. Don't mind my yammering, I am still learning this stuff and I know you have more knowledge and experience.
So as to not throw a monkey wrench into it, I will gracefiully bow out and listen and learn. :tiphat:

Originally Posted by Z_bro (Post 1140692)

I ordered the swift springs and 20/25mm spacers I'm excited to do my first mod!

Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1141245)

That's far too upright for the front, and especially the rears. I'm thinking about running 2.1-5 out back and 2.8+ up front. I'm probably running a more aggressive setup than most though.

Originally Posted by Z_bro (Post 1140692)

I ordered the swift springs and 20/25mm spacers I'm excited to do my first mod!

Originally Posted by ZForce (Post 1141301)

Control arms here we come! Sounds good on the camber setup, front and back. Let us know how it performs.

I am going to get another alignment done before the run on June 18. I wish I had upper control arms...but the piggy bank was busted after new springs and tires.

Originally Posted by ArtK (Post 1141582)

I just ordered my Swift springs, waiting impatiently for them to come in now.:excited:
It appears that there is quite a diverse opinion on whether or not to add a camber and toe kit for the front and rear of the Z once the swift springs are installed. I read through the majority, probably half of, the 44 pages and quite a few of you say no camber or toe is necessary to make proper adjustments the other half say yes. So my question is if I am putting on 20" wheels, and I'm sure many of you have already learned trial an error, should i put camber and toe adjustments on, and which brand is recommended. My Z is not a daily driver but when I do drive it I want to be able to drive without worrying about screwing up a $500 tire, or when I bring it to the track not have the car perform properly.
Not sure what to do?????

Originally Posted by Fern to the Z (Post 1142127)

what is this about "rear camber arms with toe bolts" i thought that with swift springs one didn't need any additional parts other than an alignment?

Originally Posted by tjlazer (Post 779305)

KamiSpeed.

Originally Posted by Ron (Post 1144762)

That's 2 in a row brother, search. Kami is a vendor here and they are mentioned all over this thread.

http://www.the370z.com/kami-speed/31...-too-late.html

Originally Posted by Ron (Post 1144777)

... They are

Originally Posted by ArtK (Post 1141582)

I just ordered my Swift springs, waiting impatiently for them to come in now.:excited:
It appears that there is quite a diverse opinion on whether or not to add a camber and toe kit for the front and rear of the Z once the swift springs are installed. I read through the majority, probably half of, the 44 pages and quite a few of you say no camber or toe is necessary to make proper adjustments the other half say yes. So my question is if I am putting on 20" wheels, and I'm sure many of you have already learned trial an error, should i put camber and toe adjustments on, and which brand is recommended. My Z is not a daily driver but when I do drive it I want to be able to drive without worrying about screwing up a $500 tire, or when I bring it to the track not have the car perform properly.
Not sure what to do?????

Originally Posted by tjlazer (Post 1144813)

The deal is all 370Z's are not the same and some tolerate a drop better than others. You will just have to install, then get an alignment and see where you are at.

I was one of the lucky ones. No camber kits at all. -1.4 front and -1.9 rears. :ughdance:

Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1145468)

When is this shipment of springs gettin in KAMISPEED??? Thought eta was end of May???

Originally Posted by KamiSpeed (Post 1145509)

Swift said their shipment has been delayed by a week or two... nothing I can do, I'm actually in the process of updating all our customers on the delay

Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1145533)

Lol, yeah just got the call. Not good news, been waiting on these awhile but what ya gonna do.

Originally Posted by stells370 (Post 1145863)

hey guys im going with swifts in the near future and was wondering what spacers you guys would recommend. im on stock sport 19s with 275/30s up front and 305/30s in the rear thanks in andvance

Originally Posted by camposturtle (Post 1147048)

Here is a pic of my car with the Swift Springs install.

Originally Posted by wheee! (Post 1146014)

15's and 20's.....

Originally Posted by Arnold K. (Post 1148056)

Someone sell me your Swifts. I can't wait for my order anymore. Been over a month and I'm tired of driving the car with OEM springs.

PM me if you're selling. I'm totally serious.

Originally Posted by CFZ (Post 947331)

I spoke to Swift about the noises and they sounded really confident that the OEM spring jacket was not on. I had no clue what they were talking about but they sent me a picture and apparently yours doesnt have it on. That will directly affect the squish noise. They assured me that it was tested on the Nismo and the springs will not cause any problems as long as installed correctly.
The reason why your vehicle is making noises is because the OEM spring jacket is not on the spring.

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/a...Z/P1020429.jpg

Originally Posted by czheng51 (Post 1150104)

So this is exactly how i should install the rubber piece on the springs?