I have read a lot of posts on the subject but wanted an easy answer.

I just got 19's on the car and want to give it a meaner look. WITHOUT SPENDING MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS what are the best set of springs to:

Keep daily driving comfortable and avoid overly sensitive suspension

Avoid camber issues as best as possible and having to buy camber adjustments and maximize tire tread life

Avoid issues with damaging other OEM suspension parts down the road

Avoid squeeks, rubbing, etc. that seems common with some brands of springs



Anyone with suggestions on brands, before/after pics of drops etc.?

I don't want to run into horrible tire wear (I'm sure it wont be AS good if it's dropped but I don't wanna go through tires in ridiculouly low amounts of time, I drive this car 20k miles a year) or a horribly bouncy ride with squeeks everytime I hit a bump.

Thanks in advance!

 

tanabe.......search for more info........pics of your rims ASAP

 

Hehe stil waiting for tires.. they come friday or monday... finally got the rims today as I was outta town for a few for work.... They came out beautiful. Pics as soon as the tires show!

 

z h-techs with spc rear camber kit if needed is probably best bang for the buck. Front camber may be off, but an alignment should straighten toe out, and if you get the rear camber and toe within specs, then you should have pretty even wear on the tires, and since the rears wear faster than the fronts anyways, a little camber in the front will just mean the tires can be replaced at the same time as the rears.

 

+1. I've used many different springs on diff. cars over the years; and I've always liked the tanabe.

 

i thought tanabe's drops are pretty low. wouldn't he need aftermarket camber and stuff? i plan on getting tanabe spring but with d-spec shocks and i'm not sure about camber and toe arms yet... i would recommend tein 350z h-tech or simply 350z OEM 03'-04'+ springs. drop is minimal but u'll fall in OEM specs.

 

How about the Hotchkis Springs? I read that the drop is minimal and it falls closely with the OEM Spec. The price is around $150. I believe you could do a search and find alot of info.

 

I'm wondering the same thing. I looked in the sticky, but want real world guidance. I'm looking for a drop without having to add camber arms, perhaps a drop thats .5-.6 which looks like the Tanabe springs.

 

Tein 350z H-tech, great ride, Nice drop.https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-suspension/93098-installed-tein-350z-h-tech-stillen-sways.html

 

depending on your wheel size, tire size & offset but I would look into the tanabe or espelir gt springs. I have the espelir gt on my car. It drops the car about .5 inch and my rear wheels rubbed. I also think people like the z htechs with dspec shocks. Do a search and you should find very helpful threads.

 

Dont mean to sound like an ***... but why buy a g35 ... spend money on good looking rims and then half *** it when it comes to lowering it. I mean its a sports coupe, if you want it done right, do it right the first time the right way.

Dont half *** it .. get good quality product and it will last. You get what you pay for.

 

from reading the posts and summarizing the most economical way, i think the 350Z h-techs work the best followed by Hotchikis springs. i believe both
are linear rate springs. I have not personally tried either one so i am going
by hearsay.

stay away from s-techs, h-techs for G35C's. Prokit has a nice drop but
will require dampers and may also require rear camber rods if your are
going for better tire wear. any progressive rate springs that are
excessively higher spring rate than stock or drop more than 1" will
require other parts...mainly dampers and swaybar.

i personally like a lower ride so use a different setup.

 

Hotchkis

 

Tien 350Z H techs with Dspec dampers if I could do it again.

First get the springs, 100-150$.

Then get the 350z Dspec dampers, 500ish.

I am running S techs right now and will purchase my Dspecs once my wife isn't looking. Camber is off .02 deg front and I am going to roll the rear fenders to eliminate rubbing under heavy load. Been using them for 6 months

 

If i lowered it with tanabe springs would I ever have suspension issues in the long run?