DIY: 370Z Lowering Spring Install

azn370z

Nice to see a spring install diy.

I think a difficulty of 2 out of 10 is misleading for anyone without a lift, power tools, and all the other tools a garage has. For the rest of us with the few tools and doing it solo, I think a 6 out of 10. Also I recommend people save themselves the time and grief and take it to sears or a garage and pay $50 to get the springs switched out. There's a guy on this forum who stripped the seal in his strut doing it himself.

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2010 k23
H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

TypeOne

Ok... maybe my idea of it being an easy install gives a little bias.

Taking into account having to use jacks and hand tools, I can't see it being more than a 4... mainly for time sake.

I build cars from the ground up that take hundreds of hours to complete, so changing springs isn't anything to do.

I'll make a note about the level of difficulty.

Thanks for your input.

mtree

Hey TypeOne.... Was your front alignment ok...I see you didn't change your front upper camber control arms...I was told one would have to install adjustable one for proper alignment

TypeOne

The alignment seems fine.. rides like it did before. Doesn't pull or shake.

I can say that it does have a noticeable amount of negative camber with the stock UCAs.

If you wanted to have the camber set to factory specs to reduce irregular tire wear, I'd get a set of adjustable camber arms.

I plan on getting new wheels and tires so I'll change out the arms when the time comes.

NOFATCHX

$50!! Where do you live? ANY shop Ive gone to locally wants to charge me and arm and a leg ($250+) to swap out springs. They claim "the book" says 4.6 hours of labor.