Trading it for 09 nismo

Jeffblue

theres more to factor in than monthly payment. if my monthly payment on my car were 500, and i paid off 90% of the car already and had only 5000 in principal left, trading it in, increasing my principal to 15,000 and decreasing my monthly payment to 450 would not be saving me any money.


the nismo isn't any more track ready than the base/sport. both wouldn't make it more than a few minutes on the track before overheating. its not like the stock suspension on the base Z is taken from a 1999 buick park avenue.

OP, congrats on the new car. post some pics.


either way, the OP did what he wanted. i'm curious to see how the mod transfering goes... do you still have your stock parts to put back on?

Ghost

It's my understand the Nismo 370 suspension/chassis is more track oriented. I compared the standard 370's ride quality to the Nismo and found the Nismo to be much stiffer.

It may not make a difference to you, but to some people its a big deal to have to deal with a stiff suspension of daily usage.

ChrisSlicks

You probably test drove a Nismo with the spacers still on The Nismo is stiffer than stock but he had coilovers on his car. Other than the minor suspension changes (and lateral damper) the chassis are the same.

Anyways, congrats. Will be interested to hear an honest review of the differences once you've had some seat time.

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tjlazer

Wrong the Nismo suspension is harsh as hell! I had it on my base for 2 months and it was too much. Great for a track car though!

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Jeffblue

most coilover kits have harsher spring rates than the nismo kit, and plenty of people DD with them.

tjlazer

But I also bet they have set the settings lower to allow the non gut wrenching ride quility too. Remember the Nismo springs are linear and are evenly harsh, as my Swift Spec R's seem to not be as linear (coils are not evenly spaced, which a true linear spring will.) and seem softer and OEM like but are overall a lot stiffer spring. (stiffest spring on the market for the 370Z)

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