What did you do with your Z today

FromG2Z · 07-11-2011, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

G2Z- looks like fun.

. Wow, clean Gen5 lude. I had one long time ago...98' was a great car of its time.

Yeah I wish I took a shot of the engine bay. You could have eaten off that thing.

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Picked her up from the shop after throwing in the towel on some stubborn bolts on the front control arms that prevented me from completing my spring install. Here she is with a slightly lower stance on Swift springs and H&R spacers:

Powdercoated calipers by Mike. I went with a factory tweaked look:

Not visible in the pictures are stainless steel brake lines and a fresh supply of ATE Super Blue brake fluid.

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Thanks a lot!!!

I've only had the chance to take a short kenchan so far, but I can tell right away the car feels a lot more stable and the turn-in is noticeably quicker and more precise. It definitely feels a bit firmer over bumps, but not in a way that's annoying like other cars I've lowered in the past.
More time and miles will tell for sure, but I'm thinking I'm going to be very satisfied overall.

Luna... gorgeous car bro.

So did you have the calipers colored red just like the 40th calipers? I also like your rotors. What type are those?

As for the swift springs, those look great. So all you changed are the springs, then left the OEM shocks? Any foreseeable issue with this? Or is it perfectly acceptable to run aftermarket springs with stock shocks?

doda74 · 07-12-2011, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

Yeah I wish I took a shot of the engine bay. You could have eaten off that thing.

Luna... gorgeous car bro.

So did you have the calipers colored red just like the 40th calipers? I also like your rotors. What type are those?

As for the swift springs, those look great. So all you changed are the springs, then left the OEM shocks? Any foreseeable issue with this? Or is it perfectly acceptable to run aftermarket springs with stock shocks?

I heard that the Swift springs were designed & tested and therefore optimized on the Nismo, which does use different shocks than Sport version. However, there any many forum members with Sport that have these installed without any issues and have given great reviews. As for any potential long term issues, I don't know. Worst case is that the shocks don't last as long as they would on stock springs.

LunaZ · 07-12-2011, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

Luna... gorgeous car bro.

So did you have the calipers colored red just like the 40th calipers? I also like your rotors. What type are those?

As for the swift springs, those look great. So all you changed are the springs, then left the OEM shocks? Any foreseeable issue with this? Or is it perfectly acceptable to run aftermarket springs with stock shocks?

Thanks man!
Yup, the inspiration for the caliper colour was the 40th... that, and I just think sports cars should have red brakes. Not that there's anything wrong with colour matched calipers like on a lime green Lamborghini Superleggara

With aftermarket lowering springs on stock shocks, the main issue is springs that are too low and cause the shock piston to work outside of its normal stroke range and bottom out. The Swift springs have a conservative drop and I don't think they'll be an issue. Time will tell.

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