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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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Question about lowering springs/spacers

I bought my 03G35C already lowered (tanabe df210 -1.9" drop front and rear) with 19" wheels and SPC camber kits. I don't know much about suspensions or wheels setups. But from my research i'm guessing i've probably got spacers too b/c they look flush with the fenders. I want to raise it up some... the car is slammed. I drag on every speed bump, i can't get in driveways and my front wheels rub when i got bigger passengers. I like the lowering look but i want to be able to go over speed bumps with out being embarrassed! I was looking at getting tein 350z H tech springs for a mild drop (~1" higher than what i'm at now) if i did that would i need a different sized spacers? would i have any problems on speed bumps? would the SPC camber kits give me a problem? or would i be happier with maybe the g35 H Techs for the mildest of drops? I got the stock springs but i have a feeling it'll make me look like a monster truck. Please help i'd be doing the spring swap myself and i would hate to have to do it multiple times and waste money in the process! Thanks for any feed back!

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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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you don't know if you have spacers??? Look inside the wheel at the rotor hub area... You should be able to see if there is a spacer between your hub and your rotor. If you don't see anything, then your stance is just the offset of the wheel...

I love my Tein H-Techs. I had them on my 03 G35 Coupe, 06 Acura TL and now my 04 G35 Coupe.

Ride is great, speed bumps are not an issue.. and all I have done is the spring... no bump stop kit or anything else...



 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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er mods can you move this to the coupe section please?
 
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Originally Posted by Kuneff
you don't know if you have spacers??? Look inside the wheel at the rotor hub area... You should be able to see if there is a spacer between your hub and your rotor. If you don't see anything, then your stance is just the offset of the wheel...

I love my Tein H-Techs. I had them on my 03 G35 Coupe, 06 Acura TL and now my 04 G35 Coupe.

Ride is great, speed bumps are not an issue.. and all I have done is the spring... no bump stop kit or anything else...



Thanks for the response Kuneff, do you know if i would have any problems with my current spacers if i raised up an inch? or with the camber kits? Yours look good!
 
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Anyone know if raising my car up an inch with my current spacer would cause my tires to rub? if it does would i be able to just pull off the current spacers until i can get more appropriate ones? i'm ready to pull the trigger here on these springs!

i'll have my old tanabe DF210s for sale once i swap out if anyone's interested.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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you don't know if you have spacers??? Look inside the wheel at the rotor hub area... You should be able to see if there is a spacer between your hub and your rotor. If you don't see anything, then your stance is just the offset of the wheel...
what a rookie mod!

didn't even notice it's in the wrong section..
 
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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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yeah definitely got spacers, anyone know if raising the car up an inch will affect the spacers? will i have less opportunity to rub or will it change everything?
 
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