Tien S Tech Lowering Springs & H&R 15mm Spacers

forza370z · 12-30-2012, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Stunna

I suggest as soon as you drop your car. Get a four wheel alignment A.S.A.P. it will save you later. Also as soon as you lower it. It shouldn't effect your camber to bad yet. In the later stages when it settles down then you have problems in trying to get your alignments back to par. Basically if u get your alignments done right away. It will settle down with the alignment in tact. Will also save your tires to be honest. Think smart especially with a car like a Z. Trust!

Sorry I disagree with this. 1st, anything lower than 1 inch your car won't get back to factory spec without the camber kits so there is no hurry to do an alignment right away. 2nd, people wait till spring settled THEN do a 4 wheel alignment with the camber kits and toe bolts otherwise you'd waste money do aligment twice if you want to keep it in spec.

To answer OP's question, yes toe is worse then camber and it will eat up your tires badly. It's really your call if you want to get camber kits/toe bolt or not. Some people love the neg camber stance and don't bother change the tires every so often. If you belong to that group, you don't need to spend money on Camber kits. Just go for an allignment and sacrifice the camber(make it more negative) to save the toe(get it as close to the factory spec as you can) and call it a day. If you do that, remember to swap tires from left to right sometimes to even out the wear. If you do want to bring your alignment to factory spec, then just get the camber kits and toe bolts and do an alignment after the springs are settled. SPC is a popular one for the Z and G. It's affordable and good qulity.

nmjaxx9 · 12-30-2012, 02:01 PM

I think teins give the perfect drop, I think with 20-25 spacers it would look sick

Hotrodz · 12-31-2012, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by forza370z

Sorry I disagree with this. 1st, anything lower than 1 inch your car won't get back to factory spec without the camber kits so there is no hurry to do an alignment right away. 2nd, people wait till spring settled THEN do a 4 wheel alignment with the camber kits and toe bolts otherwise you'd waste money do aligment twice if you want to keep it in spec.

To answer OP's question, yes toe is worse then camber and it will eat up your tires badly. It's really your call if you want to get camber kits/toe bolt or not. Some people love the neg camber stance and don't bother change the tires every so often. If you belong to that group, you don't need to spend money on Camber kits. Just go for an allignment and sacrifice the camber(make it more negative) to save the toe(get it as close to the factory spec as you can) and call it a day. If you do that, remember to swap tires from left to right sometimes to even out the wear. If you do want to bring your alignment to factory spec, then just get the camber kits and toe bolts and do an alignment after the springs are settled. SPC is a popular one for the Z and G. It's affordable and good qulity.

Thanks Forza370z, your advice is right on with MJB and Fuct. Fuct told me he was running -1.7 and -2.0 w/o a camber kit or toe bolts. He gave the same feedback as you guys before I started down this road. It is pretty reassuring to know that I am getting quality advise from you all.

I'm going to see how the tires wear for now. I live in a small town, so knowing the shop owner has some dividends. He has promised me a free alignment adjustment later if needed. I may go with camber arms and toe bolts at that time. Thanks again and Rep given.

forza370z · 12-31-2012, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz

Thanks Forza370z, your advice is right on with MJB and Fuct. Fuct told me he was running -1.7 and -2.0 w/o a camber kit or toe bolts. He gave the same feedback as you guys before I started down this road. It is pretty reassuring to know that I am getting quality advise from you all.

I'm going to see how the tires wear for now. I live in a small town, so knowing the shop owner has some dividends. He has promised me a free alignment adjustment later if needed. I may go with camber arms and toe bolts at that time. Thanks again and Rep given.

You are welcome buddy. Your car looks nice lowered on those Tein s-tech.

Hotrodz · 12-31-2012, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by forza370z

You are welcome buddy. Your car looks nice lowered on those Tein s-tech.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by stevent85

Did you do 15mm all 4 corners? Im planning on getting swifts soon and your setup looks sweet!

Yes, 15's on all 4 corners. You can probably go to 20's, but with the Nismo finders you might rub a little if you upsize your tires and drop it 1.5" or more.

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Originally Posted by bb370z

Must be the 2010 silver paint

The GMat sound deadening in the back helped a lot! I covered up those vents in the rear of the car with 2 layers of GMat and some foam. That killed a lot of the road wind noise heard from the rear of the car. Doin the doors right now!

Sweet, that is also on my to do list, but I need to get an oil cooler installed before the summer, I mean mid spring when temps start to rise. Did you install the GMat yourself and if so, on scale 1 to 10 how hard would the install be for a novice?

bb370z · 12-31-2012, 10:43 PM

Ive Installed deadening in many other Vehicles. It's pretty easy to do, it's just really time consuming and the back of the Z isn't the easiest to get into... Oil cooler is on my list also

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nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 28	I think teins give the perfect drop, I think with 20-25 spacers it would look sick

12-31-2012, 10:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
bb370z Base Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: TN Posts: 145 Drives: 2010 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 15	Ive Installed deadening in many other Vehicles. It's pretty easy to do, it's just really time consuming and the back of the Z isn't the easiest to get into... Oil cooler is on my list also