Doran Racing NISMO RC suspension parts

Dwnshift

Chrisslicks
When is mid Ohio?
Are you going and where are you coming from?

sig11

I don't think I've been very successful in talking him into coming down for it. I expect to be there Sat-Sun 10/27-10/28 with 3Balls Racing. I'll be coming from Detroit.

ChrisSlicks

It's a 2-day weekend event at the end of the Oct (27, 28).

I'm going to decide after this weekend. The only thing stopping me is that it is 720 miles and 12-13 hours from Boston which is a long way to tow a trailer. At a certain point I start to question my sanity when I spend more time in the truck than I do in the car

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ZCarMan

It was great to see the Doran 370Z out on the track at Barbers on Sunday! The sound was music to my ears!

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Dwnshift

For all intense purposes yes.
There was that much bind in the OEM bushings that it was helping support the car.

TopElement

Not sure how that's possible, as all bushings are supposed to be installed/tightened at ride height, and come like that from the factory.
If they're installed with the suspension at full droop then they'll be raising the car a little, but that would put the bushings under twisiting stress at all times and wear them out prematurely.

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Dwnshift

Just telling it how it is or was on our car.
On paper no bind with rubber bushings installed at factory ride height sounds great.
But in the reality.... It's not how it is or was when we removed all the oem bushings...especially on the rear on the car.

cavemancan

If this is the case what happens to those running on Swift springs and Koni Yellows? Would the car then be "Slammed"? I would hate for this to happen. I assume I would need to contact Swift to have a special spring made to accomodate this?

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ChrisSlicks

If you are at near factory ride height I don't think there is significant bind, the issue is when you attempt to lower the car significantly then the bushings start to bind up since the angle of the arms is longer as originally designed. I don't think the swifts drop the car enough to create significant bind.

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cavemancan

But he stated that changing the bushings alone at stock ride height caused a 2.5 inch drop. Now introduce Swift springs with Koni's into that equation I'm going to have to agree with Zman8...Coilovers

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ChrisSlicks

Yes but the car was already lowered significantly before they started, on a street car I don't think this would happen. Plus not sure that I would put solid and delrin bushings on a street car, that would be pretty weird. For a track focused car, hell yeah - and yes add good coilovers.

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ZMan8

you will probably need coilovers.

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Dwnshift

If your asking me : if you replaced all the oem rubber bushings with a proper delrin and or spherical kit.... And then installed a standard "lowering" spring ...In my opinion ...would it lower the car more than the typical drop ... when only the "lowering springs were installed"....
Then my answer is YES.
How much lower..... No idea.

jujubii

where did you go spherical and where did you go delrin, if you dont mind me asking

cavemancan

OK...I was confuscious but not anymore thanks! At any rate I will need to get coilovers eventually. I may just forget about getting shocks and save up for the KW3's or maybe something better.

The Z will eventually be an occasional street car and not a daily like it is now.

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2009 370Z T-Sport MT Black - Takeda Intake, Swift springs, Rear Camber kit, SS B Lines, FI Exhaust, Z Speed CMAK Flywheel/Clutch Kit, Stillen Brake Cooling.