Swift Spring Install Issues

sandersd

Thanks, I read your thread (and several others) last week and again today when I ran into trouble. The Tein springs are similar to the stock while the Swifts have one end tightly coiled which makes it difficult to fit the compressor I have (and the one I had). I did take your advice regarding removing the top nut (air ratchet is my friend).

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2014 370Z NISMO -- HKS Hi-Power Exhaust -- Swift Springs -- BC ER Coilovers -- SPL Suspension Components -- Nismo R-Tune Intake -- Seibon BD CF Hood

sandersd

Wouldn't mind having use of that spring compressor either...

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2014 370Z NISMO -- HKS Hi-Power Exhaust -- Swift Springs -- BC ER Coilovers -- SPL Suspension Components -- Nismo R-Tune Intake -- Seibon BD CF Hood

Zipper 104

I've decided when the time comes for me I'm going to have my local Nissan dealer swap the stockers for the Swifts. Not going to mess with them.
..as for the Gorilla nut, I'm going to have a 1/2" drive breaker bar with a 3 foot cheater from work.

Best of luck with the rest of the job.

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sandersd

I think that's a good choice. As for the nut, the kicker is having to hold the shaft - that excludes using a socket. I came up with a workable solution for using a torque wrench in combination with the box end to actually torque the nut, but I still haven't figured out how one would hold the shaft without some type of specially designed tool (besides vice-grips of course). Also, without the special tool that holds the shock in a vice it'd be difficult to torque to spec without the shock turning, and I don't want to clamp the shock tube itself for fear of damaging it.

I'm going out this morning looking for a decent shop to install the springs on the shock, then I'll install the rear springs and SPL replacement arms.

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2014 370Z NISMO -- HKS Hi-Power Exhaust -- Swift Springs -- BC ER Coilovers -- SPL Suspension Components -- Nismo R-Tune Intake -- Seibon BD CF Hood

sandersd

Finished the first side this morning with no issues. Yahoo! The service manual says to torque the front lower shock absorber bolts with the tires on the ground in the uladen position. As low as this car is I'm not sure that's realistic without an appropriate lift.

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Also removed the other front shock/spring. Took ten minutes. Go figure. I decided to take them to the local Nissan dealer five minutes from my house. If anyone is set up to do it properly I have to assume they are.

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And found a screw in my tire
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2014 370Z NISMO -- HKS Hi-Power Exhaust -- Swift Springs -- BC ER Coilovers -- SPL Suspension Components -- Nismo R-Tune Intake -- Seibon BD CF Hood