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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 02:20 AM
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Unhappy hey guys need help on H-tein springs (-3.0)

Hey Guys i need help i have an 06 g35 coupe with sport suspension , i want to intalled the H tein springs do i need a camber kit
 

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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 02:39 AM
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Most likely not as it's not a very aggressive drop (even the 350z ones from what I've read) so long as you keep the toe in the right range the little camber that comes with the H-techs shouldn't be too bad on your tire life
 
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 03:08 AM
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ok so i shouldnt have any problems
 
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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 01:44 AM
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no you should be fine
 
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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No.......you're good.

In consulting the Nissan Sport Techies and Infiniti Service Folks, any drop of .8 or less = no camber kit needed.........and it's true.

Check out thread #14 right next to this one for some of my pre-install research and post-install observations. Just had 'em installed earlier this month.

Get them!!! Now.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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Err......make thread #13. This is #12.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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you're gonna want to go lower...
 
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 03:03 PM
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I needed front and rear camber kits for my Tein H-Tech drop. It really depends on how much camber/toe wear you're willing to accept. I also found my handling was increased significantly when my alignment was set correctly. You can make due without one, but like cremaster said you WILL want to go lower so you may as well bite the bullet and get them now.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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This seems to be the most common question on these forums. I've come to the conclusion that you may as well just get camber kits for the front and rear to be safe. Personally I don't understand what the point of lowering your car is if it's going to be less than a 1" drop.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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Are u talking about 350Z or G35 h-techs?
Most go with the 350Z h-techs on their G because the spring rate is closer to the oem G35 sport suspension than the G35 h-techs are.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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I dunno FLYIN501. 1.0 inches? .8 inches? What are we talking? .2?

Look, your point's well taken, except:

1. Euros in general, Germans in particular, love 20mm drops. Check around.

1 cm = .4 inches; 1 mm = .04 inches; and there are 10 mm in 1 cm.

2. The next M3 goes .4 inches lower.......10mm.

3. Best of all, just 2-3 weeks ago, Ray Evernham (Jeff Gordon's former crew chief) stated that a mere 1/32" made a tremendous difference in handling.

Granted, they're going 150-200 mph, when I consider a .8 front/.7 rear drop amounted to 20-25/32ds?

I was sold.

What say you?
 
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 03:34 PM
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I don't think many people here add springs for increased performance as there is very little noticeable difference when I had my z-htechs. Most do it to eliminate the ugly wheel gap and that is what he was referring to, and I agree that unless you are fine with wheel gap and being 4x4 status most springs will likely just not do it for you. I ended up taking off my z-htechs and switching to coilovers and then I get whatever ride height I want plus a very noticeable difference in handling and feel. Money much better spent than jumping back and forth on springs.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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Hey guys thanks for the help , ill keep you guys posted
 
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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Well, I was barely in spec (camber) on stock springs. Every car is different.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 12:44 PM
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