Yes sir MOD trips came in a cleaned all the spammer BS. :tiphat: THX trips...

Mine just came in, Spacers due for deliver on Monday and she'll be sitting much better.

Can't wait to get'm on.

You are going to love the Swifts -- I also like your user name.

Anyone have the SWIFTS and ARK exhaust combo?

Installed w/20mm. Thanks to the guys @ Vivid!

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We always have all sorts of deals!

Swift and ARK are 2 of the manufacturers that we work directly with!

PM me and I can see what we can do for ya!

swift springs FTW!!!

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Nice, looks great! How do they feel so far?

Hey guys!!

Just ordered a set of Swifts from Mike at Corner Garage. He was very helpful in answering any questions I had and got me a great deal!! This is the last mod that I will probably end up doing and one that I really have wanted to do for a long time! I'm currently running 15mm spacers up front and 20mm spacers in the rear on stock sport Rays. From the pictures I've seen in this EPIC thread...these springs are going to look sweet!! Now I just have to get them here and installed!! :)

Someone needs to have this thread stickied because there is so much good info in here. At 81 pages...if you can't find your answer in here...then you haven't looked hard enough.

Don't speak too quickly, you will want to do the rear Camber Arms after the Swifts.... -2.7 will eat your tires too quickly! Good thing they are cheap and easy to do!

:iagree: You should do Koni's also.

You should add a flamethrower as well... Just in case.


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:iagree: :tup:

Nah...I'm alright with a little negative camber than stock. I don't see a point in a camber kit just to correct a little negative camber. If I end up at -2.5...fine with me!!

For those that have installed yourself...did you go by this DIY:
http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...g-install.html

That's what I thought until I hit the alignment rack and saw the -2.8 on the rears! And that was max adjusted....

Not good for the new tires and especially not good for my 305's!

This is my contact area on the -2.8:
( car is on jackstands hence the skewed look of the camber)

http://www.the370z.com/members/wheee...ntact-area.jpg

Swift springs arrived today! Spent some time after work getting the rear springs installed and then will do the fronts tomorrow after work. I took the car for a quick test drive after I finished...and even with just the rears...the car already felt better and more stable. Here's a quick picture of the rear driver's side after the test drive:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...2057369865.jpg

I'll post more pictures tomorrow of everything else.

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Yes, that is a bit too negative.

-1.2 is the current setup. Much better....

:tup: I am around -1.6.

-2 on my Zehind! Ouch!:driving:

Noob question: can you get it back to 0.0? I'm not tryin to squeeze every last ounce of handling out of her, I just want it to look nice. I'm also not super rich so I would like my tires to last as long as possible I stead of wearing through on one side. Can all that negative camber be put back to oem specs with the aftermarket arms?


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You don't want 0 camber. Even the stock setup has some negative camber to aide with handling and response. Negative camber yields more grip. 0-1 degree of negative camber is better for tire wear, 1-2 degrees of negative camber is the optimal performance range for most cars while not completely sacrificing tire wear.

Basically, you want enough camber to enhance grip but not enough to put excessive pressure on the inside corner of the tire.

correct me if I'm wrong, but a little bit of negative camber is good for the car performance-wise.

So if I am doing mountain roads at 80-90% about half of the time I drive, should I get ~1.5 degrees negative on fronts and rears?

Is -1.3 front and -1.6/-2.0 rear camber ok?

Stock front range is 0.1 to -1.4

Stock rear range is -1.2 to -2.2

Yes I have that set up -1.4 front and -2 rear.
If you like driving hard on sharp curves this would be like a car on rails of a roller coaster.
Mine is not my DD. So Im good with this set up
If its your DD then a -1.2 to -1.5 is good to save on tires.
With my current set up with swift springs and V12 305's if it was my DD i should be getting about 6 to 10K miles on tires. Bummer right? This is my Ave daily miles of 140miles/day.

:iagree: A zero camber is only good if you drag race on a straight line.
But if you like to track or drive hard on curves then you loose grip and would be dangerous.
Besides Nissan designed the car to handle great on turns to take >1 g.

I would think you will loose what you have paid for... the performance of the car. That is the same reason why I got this Z vs the Z4M.

The Z4 is a better DD but performance wise the Z would be the best car under 50K.
Which you only get on a supercar.
I always say I have a poor mans Porsche.:tup:

I also found that tire width affects your choice of camber settings. The stock 275's were fine at -2.8 but the 305's were way too wide for that. Moving it back to -1.2 on my weekend pleasure car gained me:
1) flush look with 20mm spacer
2) better tire wear
3) good to great grip and performance

My fronts are still at -1.7 (no front camber arms) but I would like them moved back to about -1.3 to -1.5 just to look more flush and have less wear. But I love the cornering and handling at -1.7!

Hey guys...for those that have installed your springs...is it a bit weird that one side is slightly lower than the other? I know the springs still need to settle...but the driver's side is lower right now. Anything to worry about?

I did not experience this, but I know other people that had that issue and my understanding is that the springs do settle and even out.

Have one less charburger for lunch and it will be fine in a week....

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So whats the verdict on KW V3s versus koni+ swifts combo? What model Konis are you guys talking about? Keep in mind that I may want to autocross my NISMO from time to time.

Finished the installation of the front springs last night so now all 4 corners have Swift springs. Car settled a bit overnight and I can say I thoroughly enjoyed my 32 mile journey to work today. Though the car feels a bit "floaty" because the springs have to settle...the ride is exponentially improved over stock. As others have stated...the springs really do absorb many of the bumps, but also stick through the corners. I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks as the springs settle a bit more. After that it's time for the alignment!!

I'll post some pictures early next week!

That sounds good. :tup:

Sweet, thanks for the info guys, I didn't realize this. After I get my engine mods done and my Uprev, this will be my next purchase.


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Anyone had a issue with 20mm spacer on the front?? I just want to make sure before I install front spacer! Thank u!