I bought Eibach Pro-Kit G35 springs a couple months ago and haven't had a chance to get them installed. I'm starting to rethink my decision. I need a rear camber kit now which will set me back around $100. The springs were $215. Plus I'm probably going to need to buy new shocks in about a year which will be $400-$500. Installation of the springs now will cost at least $200, probably a bit more. Then installation of the new shocks will cost about the same in a year. So basically over the next year, I'm looking at at least $1,100 in costs, but probably more just for the springs, camber kit, new shocks, and installation.

I've seen new coils going for around $800 and I've heard installation is a bit less for them so it'd be about $1,200 for a coilover set-up with camber kits, and installation, but the costs will be all at once instead of spread out a bit.

So I guess my questions are:

1) Are my numbers accurate?
2) Can I save any money anywhere?
3) If not, are coils the way to go?

 

My two budget choice coilover options (new) would be bc or function form. Both are great coils and you would just have to choose which better suits you. But depending on how low you decide to set your front you are probably going to need a front camber kit which would mean a significant cost increase, so it really depends on how flexible your budget is whether it is right for you.

 

I'm going to need front and rear camber kits for coils no matter what, correct?

 

Technically no, you could set the coilovers to be at or near the same height as oem. But it all depends on how much you drop your car and what you deem as an acceptable amount of camber. But it is likely that you will need both.

 

I have BC Racing coilovers and front and rear SPC camber kits. The camber kits are good but the coilovers make a lot of ticking and rattling noises, and are generally annoying, but for the price they gave me what I wanted (looks and slightly improved handling). I think I got the coilovers and SPC rear kit for around $1100 over at my350z, and then another $350 or so for the front kit.

You'll want front camber kits for sure, because at least with the BC coilovers, the front can go just as high as OEM but the rears even on the highest setting are pretty low. So unless you want your car to be angled backwards like you have a huge load in the trunk, you'll want to adjust the front height accordingly and will no doubt need front camber adjustment.

Coilovers are easier to install than springs because you don't have to disassemble the front strut assembly, you just replace the whole thing, but most shops will try to charge you more for the install because they have to fiddle with height adjustment which is kind of a pain. Or maybe they just think the average customer is stupid...not sure which yet.

Good luck.

 

The front camber kit is whats going to cost you. I think most people forgo them though.

 

go with coilovers from the beginning - i went through 2 sets of springs before i did coilovers and i have been kicking myself for not just buying them in the beginning ive heard the same story from about 5 other people as well. u cant beat the performance and adjustibility

 

I vote go for coilovers + front and rear camber kits unless money is a big issue and you want a drop NAOW!

I've had 350z H-techs (no camber kits) on my OEM shocks for about 35k miles now and my shocks are gone. I have also had to replace both front wheel bearings already. I have since purchased a font and rear camber kit and am now stalking the classified for a nice coilover setup. Install is easy and you can do it yourself but you will still have to bring to a shop for an alignment.

 

I think you just helped me make my decision. I'm a college student now and only work part-time and I definitely do want a drop "NAOW!" haha. I already have the Eibach pro-kits and picked up a new ichiba rear camber kit with toe bolts in the marketplace yesterday. My car has about 45k miles on it and I don't drive much...maybe 7,000-8,000 miles per year, if that even so I'm not too worried about the stock shocks. I'm sure I'll drive more once I get a real job but by then I'll hopefully have the funds to move up to coils

So I guess I'll just stick with my rear camber kit and eibach pro-kit springs for now until I have some real money to work with. Thanks for the help everyone!

 

Robbie why did you have to change your wheel bearings, and what kind of noise was it making.

 

yeah i think you will be fine and your shocks should hold up for a while and when they do go...move up to coilovers just like i am lol by the way I'm at 60k miles as of now.

 

well i got into a little accident where i did a 360 in the road and my front end slid across some grass and i think thats what made one of the bearings go out. but the main reason was b/c of me being lowered, 20mm spacers, and no camber kit.

The noise it made was a slight wahh wahh wahh hum when I would make right hand turns when going at least 40mph. there wasn't really any play in the hub assembly when i took them off but it was deff the issue. After replacing the front hub assembly's (not hard at all) the sound and slight vibration was gone