looks very good, but i remember hikos car sitting a little higher?!?! or am i just imagining things?

 

The WRX looks better .

Sorry I'm still a Subaru freak.

John: Did you consider getting an LGT before buying the G. Although i'm 80% sure I'll be getting the G35 every know and then I feel like buying another Subaru.

William
NASIOC member 239 (or something like that)

PS I miss my old bug-eye WRX wagon and my RS

 

i just traded my bugeye in for a g35s yesterday. i considered the lgt as well, but when i sat in the drivers seat and the damn e-brake handle was jabbing me in the leg, i knew it wasn't the car for me. similar story in the is's. it seems most cars aren't made for tall people..

in any case, i'm lovin my new car

 

They are actually both running the same H&R springs so the drop heights should be the same. I appear to be the only one with the Eibach springs so far.

Keep in mind there is 10mm more wheel gap between front and rear when we measured before lowering. The service manual says it is 7mm.

H&Rs published drop is 1.3 in front and 1.2 in back, but I have a hard time believing that because they use the same spring part number for 2006 and 2007 and the published drop is the same both years. My guess is the 2007 installation is actually a tiny bit lower than the 2006 install simply because the car is heavier.

Eibach production springs will drop the car 1.4” in front and 1.3” in back (already published in their webpage). The prototypes I had on my car had the front drop measured at 1.2”.

So … Eibach will lower the 2007 G35 0.1” more all the way around than H&R would. Can you really see 0.1”? And … if H&R is actually a tiny bit lower as I expect, the drop heights will be the same between Eibach and H&R. Since the drop heights are the same between the 2 manufacturers, us end users will have to base our purchase decision on other things for now.

I’ve heard from a fairly reliable source that Tein will be coming out with their springs shortly for those that want to wait and see what they do.

 

Ya it looks pretty slammed

 

Kinda hard to tell in the pics cause they are a little dark... I brightened up one of them. Looks about the same drop as mine. My rear does not "look"
quite as low because my wheels are not set in as much because of the offsets.

 

I have to agree with the others that it may look low, but the ride quality has not changed and if anything, it got slightly better because both manufacturers use a progressive rate design vs a linear rate stock spring.

I don't know about the others, but I have only bottomed out once on a fairly steep parking lot driveway. A stock Honda did the same thing after I got out though.

 

Hmm, like many others said, it looks really low. Maybe a new wheel set with slightly smaller offsets ala railgunner who has a good looking car. Maybe its just because its OB

 

I still get shivers when I think of bottoming out in my Honda. I still take bumps slow

 

I'm thinking of getting these wheels Volk 19's 8.5F 9.5 R




then I may get a front & rear Big brake kit, but this is all after my new subi project is done, so not for a few more months!

 

Interesting observation ... the offest does seem to make it look a little lower.

EDIT: BTW, the IP g35 in the bay area has the same offset that Railgunner has using 20x10, so it appears 285 is very possible.

 

WOW! Looks HOT! But man that looks Kinda Low?! Curious to see how the Updated Eibach Springs Compare to this one? Or maybe it's because u used 06 G35 Spec Springs for an 07? I know the Springs and Suspension are similar, but maybe the spring rates are a little Higher for new Offical build 07 springs, which won't make it so Low? Just a thought...

 

these are the 07 springs. it is low, but not too low, I like the looks and handling. I'll take better pictures soon!

 

I think it turned out pretty good and will look even better with those wheels. Do they make a 20" version?

BTW, according to their website H&R uses the same part number for 2003 through 2007.

 

Wow, I can't believe how low that looks and that's only an inch... Looks good