Swifts, the dead coils are up.

I went dead coils up on my H&R also. That puts the writing right side up which I figured was correct.

For Swift I dont remember which way I have it facing up or down. but I just made sure that the Swift Logo was right side up.
LOL.

Loving my H&R springs ;)

Loving my Swift springs moar. :p

:iagree: :stirthepot:

Swift FTW!

i like this thread a lot. Im gonna plan on drifting my 2010 Base model Z so i want a kinda stiff set up. body roll is garbage when snapping the rear end out of a drift and into another direction. Are the Swift springs stiff enough in corners? or should i look at a coilover kit. cause im leaning more towards somethin more legit than springs. how do u guys feel about something like this? the sport spec set up sounds stiff enough in the rear for me
NISSAN 370Z

H&R owners, tell us your impressions after installation. The car became less comfortable?

Can the Siwft springs be installed on the Nismo the same as on the standard Z?

Yes they can. Theres a few pictures floating around here somewhere with the Swifts on a Nismo.

These are the only springs that will increase the performance of a nismo Z. Because the rates are actually stiffer than the Nismo springs.

i'm no expert, but if you're drifting and need a stiff setup to do so, then i think you're defenitely in coilover territory.

To add to what advice others have given you, you will not be able to drift at all without getting a limited slip differential since you have the base Z. The two best streetable LSDs that I have seen are the OS Giken and the Quaife differentials and install into the base differential with zero modifications.

If installed on a Nismo, is the camber kit necessary?

For Swift? No.

Word!
Thank you christian for that advise.i knew id have to change a lot so i dont even want to waste my $$ on sport package garbage. Ill do my research on those diffs but what do u all know about the carbonetics diff?
This seems to be the popular one but like christian said, street driving has to be smooth also

I heard that swift spring does not need any camber kits ect so I will go for the swift and in the waiting till the price go down a bit. as all of us know, the price goes down within one or two years after they are on the market place :)

Right no camber kit needed. But as far as price goes, remember these products are imported from Japan so it all depends on the exchange rate. I've been modifying cars since I was 18 and in the past 4-6 years all I've seen are prices going up every year.

As an example I just bought a set of Advan RG2s for my project car and they went up in price this month due to exchange rate. So don't be surprise if these springs cost $400+ in the near future. Unless of course the US dollar starts to gain some strength. <But who knows with the way things are going in this crazy world. :tiphat:

What are people generally paying for install on these? I was just quoted 500-600 locally in So Cal

Call Seb at SpecialtyZ; he installed them for me for $250, great guy with great rates. I have had a number of parts installed by him and he has been faultless each time.

Just had mine installed Saturday for $250 also. The only other place I went wanted between 4-500.

For those who are looking for Swift Springs they're on back order until March. I suggest you start pre-ordering though:
Swift Spec-R Springs 370Z 08+
and for those local Floridians we also install :tup:

Just ordered my SWIFT's from KamiSpeed today.

Thanks Saku..

:tiphat: Glad to be of Service

Also word from Swift, only 10 springs left!!!

good thread subscribed

I would do (and am going to do) Swifts.

you wont regret it, I'm still amazed at how much better the car feels over stock. with a nice set of sways there is very little body roll left and its very comfortable (for a sports car).

I have the same issue, i really don't care about all these performance way better crap with swifts, i want the drop look so H&R is what I'am going for but I'm also getting the Fast Intentions exhaust. Did you find out what you were looking for? I'm guessing it wont be a problem because the FI is low in the rear and the Swifts or H&R both lower the same thing in the rear, the difference is the front.

I just got a quote of 195 plus 75 to for the alignment.

if you're interested in sway bars I got swaybars from whiteline in stock :)

My z is on H&Rs. I can say, it`s definitely not good for track use.
Did anybody try to track their cars on swift`s?

I would like to drop my stock coupe but I only have the touring package. Can sport springs like H&R be put on a base model without the sport package?

Yes, springs are identical across the non-nismo models.


I ran swifts on my car with no sport package.

go with swifts!

I can see that the H&R lowers the front pretty good but leaves a little bit more of a gap on the rear... I'm trying to decide what to get.. But now I really like the Tanabe springs... Hmmmm - hard choice.. I wish someone would take a rear shot of each car with the different springs so I could see how it looks from the back. Any takers?

^^ gotta keep looking man. I stalk this forum like a mofo and have seen applications of each (just don't know specifically where). Check out members galleries, a lot of the time they will tell you what type of springs/coils they are running.

lol sometimes I feel like "we" regular members are like second class citizens in this community

closest I have to a rear shot. On swifts.http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSC_0086.jpg

Wow yeah I really like the swifts... Those look nice.

I just received my H&R springs with the SPC rear camber kit but still waiting for my Fast Intentions Catback exhaust to arrive and i'll post the pics of all these parts installed soon enough for all those who were wondering about this setp up.

I myself was looking all over the place to find pics of all these parts installed to see the stance of the beast !

Sorry for such a late reply! I've had my H&R's on for a few months now and I still don't think its dropped enough in the rear. Coilovers are def. the best way.