cutting NISMO springs????

KaienZ34 · 10-26-2011, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mbenetto

What about tein springs? They seem to have the drop i am looking for and are reasonably priced... I'm only looking to go an inch at the max.

Never rode in a Z with them but i've heard good things.

Red__Zed · 10-26-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mbenetto

What about tein springs? They seem to have the drop i am looking for and are reasonably priced... I'm only looking to go an inch at the max.

being real here, the swifts are head and shoulders above the other options from a dynamics perspective.

The tein's are prone to sagging after a while. Most guys I've seen running them are dealing with sag 6-12 months in.

Eibachs are fine, but there's a reason most guys dump them for something else.

I was initially scared of the swifts due to DD-ability of the drop, but I was very glad I went with them. I swapped them out for V3's, and even with that direct comparison, the swifts teamed with the stock tokicos held their own very well.

KaienZ34 · 10-26-2011, 09:23 PM

Did you let the Z go with the v3's?

Red__Zed · 10-26-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KaienZ34

Did you let the Z go with the v3's?

hell no. I only borrowed them to see if those + ridiculous camber could set the Z up the way I liked.

KaienZ34 · 10-26-2011, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

hell no. I only borrowed them to see if those + ridiculous camber could set the Z up the way I liked.

Cool deal, and the swifts with the stock shocks were pretty damn good.

b1adesofcha0s · 10-26-2011, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

hell no. I only borrowed them to see if those + ridiculous camber could set the Z up the way I liked.

I'm guessing it didn't since you're now driving a 5.0

ScGRaceR · 10-26-2011, 11:47 PM

b1adesofcha0s · 10-27-2011, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ScGRaceR

Red__Zed · 10-27-2011, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I'm guessing it didn't since you're now driving a 5.0

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fuct · 10-27-2011, 02:31 PM

hmmm ive had teins on my nismo for over a year. no sag.... neither did the IS300 i had that used tein springs for 5 years. (both cars driven every day of the year) I WILL SAY THEY DID SETTLE IN THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO ABOUT 1/4-1/2"

my only grip about the springs are the high spring rates.

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fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 23	hmmm ive had teins on my nismo for over a year. no sag.... neither did the IS300 i had that used tein springs for 5 years. (both cars driven every day of the year) I WILL SAY THEY DID SETTLE IN THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO ABOUT 1/4-1/2" my only grip about the springs are the high spring rates. Last edited by fuct; 10-31-2011 at 03:16 PM.

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