The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) II

GaleForce · 11-05-2012, 07:38 AM

onzedge · 11-05-2012, 07:42 AM

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Isamu · 11-05-2012, 07:50 AM

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Isamu · 11-05-2012, 07:42 AM

Guy Fawkes

shadoquad · 11-05-2012, 07:58 AM

lol "lowered cars". I weigh so much, the car lowers naturally.

newbs.

jpritche · 11-05-2012, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

lol "lowered cars". I weigh so much, the car lowers naturally.

newbs.

Isamu · 11-05-2012, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

lol "lowered cars". I weigh so much, the car lowers naturally.

newbs.

I <3 you bro

you just made my morning

onzedge · 11-05-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

lol "lowered cars". I weigh so much, the car lowers naturally.

newbs.

GaleForce · 11-05-2012, 07:59 AM

All my reps have been set free. It's very liberating!

GaleForce · 11-05-2012, 08:25 AM

What do you want pictures of?

6MT · 11-05-2012, 08:59 AM

I can't understand why people lower this already low car.

onzedge · 11-05-2012, 09:02 AM

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I can't understand why people lower this already low car.

...because it's there...

ZMan8 · 11-05-2012, 09:33 AM

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I can't understand why people lower this already low car.

Looks (fill wheel gap) and performance (lower center of gravity & stiffer suspension)

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ZMan8 · 11-05-2012, 09:34 AM

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Me Three!

Biggest mistake I ever did to the car, and I'm glad I was able to change it back. Looked good, handled like crap - no shock damping/rebound, and cost me over $1k to fix damage to the front bumper and undertray in the just three months the car was lowered.

Even at stock height I still scrape constantly and have to back out the driveway on a severe angle.

what suspension setup did you use That handled Like crap?

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gurneyeagle · 11-05-2012, 02:54 PM

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what suspension setup did you use That handled Like crap?

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Sorry for getting back to you so late.

I dropped on Tanabe springs and had camber arms installed. The drop was supposed to be about 0.75" in front and 0.5" in the rear, but ended-up more like 1.10" in the front and 0.85" in the rear.

I basically had no shock damping and the car would literally skip over bumps. In fact, the cruise I went on yesterday, I had taken the same route back in February with the old set-up. The difference was night and day. Instead of skipping over the washboard, I just drove right over it and was much faster and comfortable through the tight turns.

I realize a Swift drop may have turned-out better, but for where I drive, I really need more ride height instead of less. Keep in mind I have a Nismo nose on my car, and that makes a huge difference in negotiating slopes.

As I stated in my original post, these are my experiences on the roads where I live. If I was back in Louisiana where I originally came from, a lot of this would not have been an issue. For example, the transition from the street to my old drive was perfectly horizontal, no valley to traverse like I do now.

11-05-2012, 07:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
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11-05-2012, 07:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
GaleForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 21,749 Drives: Varis Arising II Rep Power: 51866	All my reps have been set free. It's very liberating! __________________ >>>GaleForce's Build<<< >>>FaceBook @3GsCustoms<<<>>>Instagram @GaleForce370z<<< Varis Kamikaze-Z

11-05-2012, 08:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
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11-05-2012, 08:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1792	I can't understand why people lower this already low car. __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

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shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3888	lol "lowered cars". I weigh so much, the car lowers naturally. newbs.