I have looked through the forum and there are soo many deng arguments... can someone put it in a simple way what i need to do to lower my car one inch.. which springs are the best ? camber.. why does that matter? ride quality difference (most imporntant)... new shocks ? COST ? thanks

 

First do you have a coupe or a sedan? Second what is your goal for lowering your car? Pure looks? Performance? We need more specific information before we can make recommendations.

 

05 coupe and for looks.. thinking about puttin maya 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 STMs. thanks

 

That's like asking which is best Coke or Pepsi. Like you said there are so many "deng" arguments about this subject. There is no definitive answer, you just have to research and buy what you think is best for what you want.

 

Well if you want to drop about an inch, and maintain or slightly better stock performance I would suggest the Tein H Techs for the 350Z. Those have a spring rate of 358 front/375 rear which is actually ~14%/9% higher than the OEM rates (314/342). Those springs will drop a 350Z about 0.3 inches front/0.2 inches rear so on a G Coupe it would net about 0.8 inches front/0.7 inches rear. These springs are also progressive I believe so it would provide more comfort on the street.

Another good alternative IMO is the Hotchkis springs.

Hotchkis Tuning Sport coils offer the performance you seek, and the comfortable ride you deserve. Made from cold wound silicon steel, our springs are linear rate, and are powder coated seabring silver.
Front Front 9/16" (15mm) Drop
340 lbs/in
Stock 310lbs/in

Rear 3/4" (19mm) Drop
330 lbs/in
Stock 350 lbs/in

Those drop figures are on a 350Z so they would net a G coupe ~ 1.06 inches front/~1.25 inches rear.

 

do i need to adjust my camber ? what is that for anyways ? is it really neccesary i am a total noob at this ..

 

After you get your car lowered you will need to get an alignment done on all four corners. After that, you will know if you need to adjust your camber.

 

Excessive negative camber would cause your tires to wear out prematurely

 

Read this for a basic understanding of camber and other alignment factors.