H&R or Swift Springs?

Justin1686

After reading thru this thread and the review thread for the Swifts, i'm almost ready to purchase them. My curiosity though, for those of you with the Swifts, you say body roll is much less, my plan was to also do a Stillen Sway Bar, do any of you also have a sway bar? Or are the springs really that good, and is it not necessary to do the sway bar too?

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2009 Touring & Sport Package || Platinum Graphite || 40% 3M Tint || Xpel Clear Bra || Berk CBE || Berk HFC || Stillen Sway Bar || H&R Spacers || Swift Springs || SPC Rear Camber Kit || Thanks to Savage Autosports, VTR, PM, and R.A.D.

esfourteen

I have swift springs and stillen sways. The sway bars alone noticeably reduced roll, with the springs there is now very little. A good combo for street/auto-x, I plan on doing some track sessions next spring.

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Justin1686

thanks for the input. yeah it's going to be street driving, my Z is mostly a weekend driver. I placed order for Stillen Sway Bar last nite.

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2009 Touring & Sport Package || Platinum Graphite || 40% 3M Tint || Xpel Clear Bra || Berk CBE || Berk HFC || Stillen Sway Bar || H&R Spacers || Swift Springs || SPC Rear Camber Kit || Thanks to Savage Autosports, VTR, PM, and R.A.D.

christian370z

Not yet, they are getting installed next wednesday unfortunately even thought it can't come soon enough. I will be posting my review though, I always get carried away with pictures so you will get plenty of those too!

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SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

Cyberium

I've seen this question and am curious myself... if you get the swift springs will you need a camber kit? I really don't want to deal with camber issues and uneven wear on tires.

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christian370z

A few guys said they did not need camber arms with Swift springs and were able to get camber back within factory specifications. I am counting on that being true since I didn't get any camber arms haha.

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-320whp / 259wftlbs-
SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

esfourteen

I actually didn't even think to try, just assumed I couldn't get it back to stock and picked up some SPC arms, im gonna try without the arms first this saturday.

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Cyberium

Ok, so once the swift springs are installed you should be able to just get an alignment done to get back or close to factory settings right?.

Also does anyone else have the Fast Intentions exhaust with Swift Springs? Any scraping? This is the true deal breaker for me

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tjlazer

Yes I got mine back to OEM specs, though the fronts are not adjustible at all, rears are and I got mine to -1.9.

I have it and I have not scraped once. But then again I am not dropped as much as H&R or Coilovers so that is no surprise.

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Cyberium

Thanks TJ, guess I'm buying some swift springs this winter in anticipation for spring time

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Viera

I have the Fast Intentions exhaust and have been contemplating on the H&R's for a while now. I prefer the stance of the H&R springs compared to everything else, but I just don't know if I will be scraping EVERYTIME I drive. Does anyone have pics of their FI exhaust + H&R/Swift springs in the rear? I'm pretty much dead set on the H&R's, but I just don't want to regret getting those after putting them on and scraping every time I hit a bump on the road or something. Thanks.

Jonathan

Boost_lee

I have the fi exhaust with swift springs. I've on scraped the bottom of the canister once, but it was on a huge speedbump. I haven't had any other issue since. If you know how to drive a lowered car, you'll be fine

Boost_lee

As I posted earlier, I've only scraped once on the mufflers. Sorry, but these are the only pics I have from the rear; one at the car wash, one at Import Face Off





I measured the lowest part of the muffler a few minutes ago. It sits about 3.75 to 4 inches from the ground

Viera

The pics look great! So far, I'm lookin at the H&R's just because I'm on a really tight budget, plus I love how aggressive the stance is, but would the FI cans scrape every time I drive? The drop that Swift offers look really good, but if I can drop it a little more, I would. Ideas?

EckoTx

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.