Hey guys I've got stock 19's and wondering what springs I should use to drop my car. I do live in Canada so we do get winter here. I've looked at the TEIN S Techs. Is that enough drop to hug the wheels nicely under the wheel wells? Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

 

From what pictures I've seen here on Driver with those...yeah pretty good drop.
Even more would be the S-Techs for the Z rather than for the G.

 

I know that a 350z tein s tech spring will drop a G an additional .5 inches. But the drop on a 350z is .7/.6 so wouldn't that be 1.2/.9 on the G? Thats the same amount with just regular Tein s techs for the G. So I'm wondering if all springs for a 350Z will lower a G35 to the amount that a spring made for a G35 would.

 

The Z S Techs is a very good drop.

But beware, the car gets quite low to the ground and speed bumps and dips start scraping. I'm actually having trouble getting over the grate at my local oil change place and now have to back in to their bays! In snow, it can be a problem as snow builds up big time in the wheel wells and you just don't have good clearance over whats on the ground.

Looks great though.

Don't waste time or money on the G S techs--they don't drop low enough and they are too soft.

 

drop it to the floor.

 

G sedan S-Techs were perfect. Soft spring rates are not always a bad thing for a street car. Since your struts handle the bumps, stiffer spring rates only give you more road feel and a bumpier ride, which isn't a good thing. But the drop might be a concern for someone looking to drop their car to the ground.

And if it's sway you're trying to eliminate, don't look to springs to help. Do it right and get sway bars.

 

How low can we drop our G coupes before we need a camber kit? I'm looking at the Tanabe DF210 It drops 1.7 in the front and 1.3 in the rear. Will I need a camber kit for that? Anyone have any pictures of a coupe on tein s techs or the tanabe DF210's?

Thanks for the help guys!

 

Usually if you lower these cars more than 1", you should get a camber kit. If it's less than an inch, then just a regular alignment after the install is fine.

 

Any time you lower our cars over an inch you'll either be spending cash on
the extra suspension parts to bring your car back to OEM spec or buying new
tires every six months. If, you want to slam your G coilovers are the smart
way to lower it! Lowering our cars correctly will cost you $3K give or take
a few depending on where you buy the parts.

 

Thanks a lot guys. One last question lol.

If I get the G35 S techs and do an alignment, do you think I'll be fine without a camber kit? I just want to get my camber close enough to oem so the wear is still as ****ty as it is now lol.

 

get 350z htechs. lots of people have gone with that setup (including me) and i think it's a good, conservative drop. only 1".

i only scraped like 3 times and love how the car looks... no camber kits is a plus also!

 

Eibach SportLine is the ones i chose and i'm happy with the drop and the ride, a little firm but cool.

http://www.stillen.com/product.asp?i...odel=G35%202DR

 

You are dead right.

These cars have a fair amount of negative camber right from the factory with no adjustability.

If you lower a car and want to do it correctly, you will want to have camber kits--and you will likely want to have upgraded shocks as well to work with the new spring height and rate.

Tire roar on the G and Z is bad enough in stock trim and if you lower it you are really going to compromise your wear characteristics.

I think you can get in for a bit under 3k though.

S Techs: 175
Tokico adjustables: 650
Front and rear camber kits: about 700$ total
Labor: hopefully in the 300$ range
Alignment and adjustment: 150$

Just about 2 grand minimally to do it RIGHT

 

agree with Gary, although i assume he was referring to decent coilovers in his price estimate.. either way, a proper drop isnt cheap. if you plan on having the car for a while, i would definitely pay up though because by your 2nd/3rd set of tires you will recover the cost.

 

Thanks a lot for the help guys. I've decided to go wtih S techs since everyone said to go with a 1 inch drop to stay safe and it only drops 1.2 so that doens't seem too much over 1 inch. Plus I got them for 140. Thanks again!