What did you do with your Z today II

kenchan · 03-13-2012, 04:15 PM

gurney- oh yah, would definitely recommend re-alignment as well.

Fire · 03-13-2012, 04:16 PM

Def. on the realignment.

Fire · 03-13-2012, 04:18 PM

Backed out and pulled into my driveway today with no scraping. Usually those factory deflectors infront of the front wheels scrape.

kenchan · 03-13-2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire

Backed out and pulled into my driveway today with no scraping. Usually those factory deflectors infront of the front wheels scrape.

wait until after supper... lol

kenchan · 03-13-2012, 04:20 PM

happy- forgot to mention about the PWJDM knob... i decided to keep it for now. felt good during the drive over the weekend.

so no TWM biggy type-r knob.

Fire · 03-13-2012, 04:22 PM

Yu a$$ Kenman. Ya hurt my feelings. I think you need to send me a charboilcheeseburger with cheesy fries as an apology. Make it supersize.

Fire · 03-13-2012, 04:24 PM

Kenman why is it always about your knob? Get over it

happytheman · 03-13-2012, 04:27 PM

The drive home proved successful for the thermo to come up to the proper temp!

gurneyeagle · 03-13-2012, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

cool.

i think you will be happier that way imho... or atleast the car will drive the way it was intended on stock dampers.

do you have spacers on your car right now? if so, i think it would look good around front ET32-35 (nismo wheels are 42?) and rear ET15-19 (nismo wheels are 24?).

The car has 15mm on front and 20mm on rear. I don't follow what you are recommending, sorry.

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Originally Posted by Fire

WTH back on topic LOL Hey Gurney did you car start crying?

No, but I almost did when I looked back as I drove away! I really liked the stance of the car.

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Originally Posted by kenchan

gurney- oh yah, would definitely recommend re-alignment as well.

The dealer is doing that for me as part of the swap.

The sun is shining for the first time in a while here and I got a good look at the full extent of the damage to the nose - the paint is full of spider web cracks in four places. I've got a meeting set-up with State Farm early next week. For what it is going to cost to remove the clear bra, sand down and fix the bumper, I wonder if it wouldn't be cheaper to just start over with a new one. They only cost $550 new. That's for the insurance company to decide.

While I was waiting for my ride to pick me up, I looked at a new Nismo on the showroom floor. The bottom edge of the front spoiler has to be a good two inches higher than mine. The drop turned out to be a lot more than expected.

Look for a new avatar soon.

happytheman · 03-13-2012, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

happy- forgot to mention about the PWJDM knob... i decided to keep it for now. felt good during the drive over the weekend.

so no TWM biggy type-r knob.

You know, I've grown pretty fond of mine as well and have decided to keep it around for a while too! :?

Fire · 03-13-2012, 04:30 PM

Mine read 61 degrees. Didn't see the temp anywhere that I passed to see how accurate it was.

kenchan · 03-13-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

The drive home proved successful for the thermo to come up to the proper temp!

cool!

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

The car has 15mm on front and 20mm on rear. I don't follow what you are recommending, sorry.

The sun is shining for the first time in a while here and I got a good look at the full extent of the damage to the nose - the paint is full of spider web cracks in four places. I've got a meeting set-up with State Farm early next week. For what it is going to cost to remove the clear bra, sand down and fix the bumper, I wonder if it wouldn't be cheaper to just start over with a new one. They only cost $550 new. That's for the insurance company to decide.

While I was waiting for my ride to pick me up, I looked at a new Nismo on the showroom floor. The bottom edge of the front spoiler has to be a good two inches higher than mine. The drop turned out to be a lot more than expected.

Look for a new avatar soon.

yah, the nismo has taller front springs/stock combo vs base. tj confirmed this when he did the swap.

as for the spacers and offset, your car will look lifted with those spacers on. i think your front nismo wheels are ET42 so i would recommend a 10mm spacer up front and rear. the rear might be okay with 5mm spacer.

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Originally Posted by happytheman

You know, I've grown pretty fond of mine as well and have decided to keep it around for a while too! :?

yep.

the gates felt good, nearly perfect.

gurneyeagle · 03-13-2012, 04:43 PM

[QUOTE=kenchan;1597227]......yah, the nismo has taller front springs/stock combo vs base. tj confirmed this when he did the swap.

as for the spacers and offset, your car will look lifted with those spacers on. i think your front nismo wheels are ET42 so i would recommend a 10mm spacer up front and rear. the rear might be okay with 5mm spacer...QUOTE]

Thanks! I was thinking about changing spacers anyway. Once I get the car back, I'll be able to tell what I need. I was thinking about 10mm all around.

I guess that will involve changing the studs again since I got H&R DSR spacers. Can you change 5mm and still use the same studs?

kenchan · 03-13-2012, 04:45 PM

hi gurney- unfortunately probably no because the stock lugs are not deep enough. you'd need to run open lugs and i dont think there are any available for lugs with washers (for hubcentric design wheels).

best bet is to get the 10mm stud replacement spacers and run correct stud lenghts.

gurneyeagle · 03-13-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

hi gurney- unfortunately probably no because the stock lugs are not deep enough. you'd need to run open lugs and i dont think there are any available for lugs with washers (for hubcentric design wheels).

best bet is to get the 10mm stud replacement spacers and run correct stud lenghts.

That's what I'm going to do. I'll wait until I get the car back to decide on the spacer size. It will be going back to the dealer to repair the front bumper nay way.

Thanks for the advice!

03-13-2012, 04:16 PM	#4247 (permalink)
Fire A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: WNY Posts: 4,117 Drives: 12 ZL1 6mt black Rep Power: 42	Def. on the realignment. __________________ 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 6MT coupe Back N' Black. 680hp

03-13-2012, 04:18 PM	#4248 (permalink)
Fire A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: WNY Posts: 4,117 Drives: 12 ZL1 6mt black Rep Power: 42	Backed out and pulled into my driveway today with no scraping. Usually those factory deflectors infront of the front wheels scrape. __________________ 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 6MT coupe Back N' Black. 680hp

03-13-2012, 04:22 PM	#4251 (permalink)
Fire A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: WNY Posts: 4,117 Drives: 12 ZL1 6mt black Rep Power: 42	Yu a$$ Kenman. Ya hurt my feelings. I think you need to send me a charboilcheeseburger with cheesy fries as an apology. Make it supersize. __________________ 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 6MT coupe Back N' Black. 680hp

03-13-2012, 04:24 PM	#4252 (permalink)
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03-13-2012, 04:27 PM	#4253 (permalink)
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03-13-2012, 04:15 PM	#4246 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	gurney- oh yah, would definitely recommend re-alignment as well.

03-13-2012, 04:20 PM	#4250 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	happy- forgot to mention about the PWJDM knob... i decided to keep it for now. felt good during the drive over the weekend. so no TWM biggy type-r knob.

03-13-2012, 04:30 PM	#4256 (permalink)
Fire A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: WNY Posts: 4,117 Drives: 12 ZL1 6mt black Rep Power: 42	Mine read 61 degrees. Didn't see the temp anywhere that I passed to see how accurate it was. __________________ 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 6MT coupe Back N' Black. 680hp

03-13-2012, 04:43 PM	#4258 (permalink)
gurneyeagle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston/Saint Augustine Posts: 2,681 Drives: '18 Audi TT RS Rep Power: 20214	[QUOTE=kenchan;1597227]......yah, the nismo has taller front springs/stock combo vs base. tj confirmed this when he did the swap. as for the spacers and offset, your car will look lifted with those spacers on. i think your front nismo wheels are ET42 so i would recommend a 10mm spacer up front and rear. the rear might be okay with 5mm spacer...QUOTE] Thanks! I was thinking about changing spacers anyway. Once I get the car back, I'll be able to tell what I need. I was thinking about 10mm all around. I guess that will involve changing the studs again since I got H&R DSR spacers. Can you change 5mm and still use the same studs? __________________ Waiting on the Z35! SOLD - 2011 Gun Metallic Touring 7AT w Sports Pkg & Nav, Nismo Bumper and Rims, RC Grille, RC Brake Ducts, H&R Spacers, Painted Door Hdls, GTR Start Button, Nav By-Pass, EVO R Fog Light, CF Ducktail, CF Interior Trim

03-13-2012, 04:45 PM	#4259 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	hi gurney- unfortunately probably no because the stock lugs are not deep enough. you'd need to run open lugs and i dont think there are any available for lugs with washers (for hubcentric design wheels). best bet is to get the 10mm stud replacement spacers and run correct stud lenghts.

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