Coilovers

Volk Z

HKS and KW are the best choices BUT if you have a budget of 1000 and under then I would go BC over stance. I had BC's on my 350z and the ride was great. The only problem with all the made in Taiwan coilovers is some of the struts have issues. A friend of mine is on his 2nd set of replacing all struts after 1 year with BC coilovers... They are replaced for free BUT its a bit of a hassle.

What about TEIN basics? Or even like Tanabe coilovers? Get something at least made in Japan or America not Taiwan

One big thing to keep an eye on besides where they are made is spring rates. For street driving I wouldn't go higher then a 10kg front 8kg rear. 9kg/9kg is a good set up as well. Any higher and you will hate your car for street driving.

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raymondo510

Yea I was actually looking at the tein's. I was looking around and seen that some guys have had some issues with the BC's making odd noises and giving them trouble. My budget isn't really set on a 1k, but bieng that I probably won't be tracking I didn't really feel the need to buy some of the higher end models. I might have to just bite down tho and buy a little better quality coilover

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Volk Z

I messaged you back from where you posted on my profile.
Just wanted to re-iterate I would recommend throwing down 1800-2000 on suspension for KW or HKS due to the substantial better quality then other coilovers.

Even with that being said
I had BC's on my 350z and i was amazingly surprised at how much better the ride quality was once i honed in the dampening control perfectly for street. I drove the car hard and they took it well BUT i only had them for around a year to year and a half.
Im not sure if the people that have issues with them dont install them correctly (too much pre-load etc) or just get unlucky with a faulty strut...

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raymondo510

hmm I never got it, but either way I decided to just get the Bc's today so I guess im rolling the dice

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Volk Z

Well I hope you don't have any problems. Just be sure to only set the pre-load in the rear at 3/8 MAX (1/4 is recommended).
Don't touch the front springs pre-load just install them.
Also when you want to adjust the height DO NOT do it while they are on the car. Take the strut out and adjust then reinstall the strut/spring

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raymondo510

Really why is that? From what i've seen most people do it while on the car

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Volk Z

Yikes REALLY? Well 1st it clearly says don't do it in the instructions. 2nd because you need to free the weight off the spindles so there is no pressure while you are spinning them up or down. Even though the car is jacked up you can't ensure the entire load is off the strut/spring.

For the front you can leave the top 3 bolts that are inside the engine bay BUT release the bolts on the bottom so it is floating and then ONLY twist the lower locking rings DON'T adjust the top ones as those have pre-load already set from the factory.
In the rear since its multi link you can leave the strut in and just take the spring with the spindles out and then re-do the pre-load after you complete.

Trust me

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gSwift

I had BC's on my 350 and they made horrible noises in the back. Had them checked out at 3 different shops and never got it fixed. I bought KW V3's for the current ride only to realize I couldn't achieve the aggressive look I wanted. Now I have Stance with the true coilover type in the rear and then added SPL toe arms and camber arms.

ChrisSlicks

Noise in the rear is usually when the spring is to short, when you go over a bump the spring rattles since there isn't enough preload. BC has two spring lengths to offer for the rear, they seem to ship the short one by default but that causes problems unless you have a large drop.

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raymondo510

Well I plan to have my nuts dragging so hopefully it will all work out

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Volk Z

Or set a little extra pre-load. I set 3/8 rather then 1/4 and it was better. A 1/4 I heard a slight noise with on my 350z with those shorter revised springs.

I did maybe a 1.5 inch drop in the rear

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1cleanZ

I want to bring this thread back to life because I've been trying my best to study up on this, but cannot get a clear answer from anyone.

I previously had a G37s with KW V3's and loved them. My car was flush, zero wheel gap, tire rubber tucked...etc. Even at this height, I had atleast 1 1/2" left on my perch that I could drop the car even more.

I continue to read that KW V3's are limited to how low you can adjust them on the 370. IS THIS TRUE? This is my single hold up from keeping me from purchasing KW's right now and its driving me nuts...I NEED to lower this Nismo ASAP!

I've flirted with Stance GR+ coils, Tein mono flex with EDFC as well. 2 of my local crew members run this and love it...adjusting their strut dampening on the go.

I do track events, Auto-X, and I also enjoy the afternoon cruise. I also attend ZdayZ( 17 hour drive) so with all of this taken into consideration, the Tein mono flex have really taken my interest.

I loved my KW's...so I'd really like to get the facts on this before I narrow my decision on going a different route.

This is Gene's 370 on KW V3's.....TBH, I don't know why you would ever want to go any lower then THIS???? Doesn't seem limiting to me?????

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gSwift

I think the KW's will go plenty low enough for most people. I do know that I've read that the KW's for the G go slightly lower that the Z, don't know this for a 100% though. But I can say that since installing my Stance SS+ and all the SPL arms in the back, I love them!

And I may be wrong but I think those are 20" wheels, so it appears to have a slightly better stance. I saw a few 370 pics with 19's and KW's thar were maxed out and the fender gap was barley closed up. I just didn't want to take the chance on them not going quiet as low as I'd like for them to.

1cleanZ

What do you love about your SS+'s? Do you have any experiences with KW V3's at all?

There's quite a price difference between the two. I haven't heard anythign bad about Stance coils, and the one thing that actually IS appealing right now is the true coilover setup. KW does not offer this, but I loved them on my G37. Very comfortable and quality coilover.

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gSwift

I'm currently just using the car on the street so my settings are a little on the soft side, but I'm really pleased with how they ride. I to wanted a true type coilover, mainly so that I could go with the SPL arms. I plan on doing some track events later, so then I'll have a much better idea of how they perform.

As for my experience with KW, I don't have any. I bought them based off some inaccurate info on a website that showed that the drop was lower than it actually was. So I did a little research and saw that a some people were complaining about the drop so I figured it would better to play it safe and sale them and get something that I know has an aggressive drop.