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What are the best suspension mods for the 370 for DD and some track use?

Originally Posted by cossie1600 If you get into tracking the car, you will outgrow the springs very quickly. Plus tires make more of a difference. If you want to go

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Old 09-06-2011, 06:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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If you get into tracking the car, you will outgrow the springs very quickly. Plus tires make more of a difference. If you want to go fast, buy slicks. If you can't drive, nothing will help you....
curious why you say this? The stock tokico's pair very well with the swifts, and you can always move to FA dampers paired with the swifts (which I prefer to most of the coils options)
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curious why you say this? The stock tokico's pair very well with the swifts, and you can always move to FA dampers paired with the swifts (which I prefer to most of the coils options)
I think that if you swap any aftermarket springs in the car it throws off the engineering of the stock shocks and springs. thus in the end giving you a worse ride. Nissan put a lot more time into the engineering of the pairing than swift did.
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I think that if you swap any aftermarket springs in the car it throws off the engineering of the stock shocks and springs. thus in the end giving you a worse ride. Nissan put a lot more time into the engineering of the pairing than swift did.
Based on my discussions with swift and FA, I think the damper valving is perfect for the swifts. The stock springs are too soft for stock setup.

My experience with KW'S and then swifts on the car seems to confirm.
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Based on my discussions with swift and FA, I think the damper valving is perfect for the swifts. The stock springs are too soft for stock setup.

My experience with KW'S and then swifts on the car seems to confirm.
They may be soft but the comepression rates, decomepression rates and what not, are matched perfectly. i dont see being better. maybe stiffer, but not better. but thats my opinion based on my knowledge. If you put in aftermarket shocks and springs that were matched id agree. but at that point you might as well get coilovers.

BACK ON TOPIC. the point of the thread is for the best susp mod. IMO id say buy tires (Slicks) if you cant afford them buy sway bars. but like i said before oil cooler and fluids and brake pads are a must before any other upgrades.
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