Sedan Chat Thread
#8881
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I'll save your ISP the bandwidth
https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt?ref...Ctwgr%5Eauthor
And John, as exciting as getting new wheels is, that would be a very uneventful twitter feed to follow .
"oh man they're jacking up my car"
"WOOOOO FIRST LUG NUT IS OFF. I REPEAT, FIRST LUG NUT IS OFF".
"GUYS IT'S HAPPENING LAST LUG NUT IS BACK ON"
https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt?ref...Ctwgr%5Eauthor
And John, as exciting as getting new wheels is, that would be a very uneventful twitter feed to follow .
"oh man they're jacking up my car"
"WOOOOO FIRST LUG NUT IS OFF. I REPEAT, FIRST LUG NUT IS OFF".
"GUYS IT'S HAPPENING LAST LUG NUT IS BACK ON"
#8882
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Here they are, the weather is horrible right now so I'll take some more pics this weekend. Will also update my build thread.
The Firestone on base did an amazing job, no damage to the wheel, hand torqued the lug nuts and everything. One of the TPMS sensors I purchased off eBay didn't work so they had to pull out one of my old ones. Total was $82 for mounting, balancing and TPMS setup.
The Firestone on base did an amazing job, no damage to the wheel, hand torqued the lug nuts and everything. One of the TPMS sensors I purchased off eBay didn't work so they had to pull out one of my old ones. Total was $82 for mounting, balancing and TPMS setup.
#8883
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Looks great Z. Look even better with a drop....
#8884
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Big improvement. Even better when you get the fitment worked out.
Kind of reminds me of the fitment in my old Maxima. I called this little guy Gappy the Frog.
Kind of reminds me of the fitment in my old Maxima. I called this little guy Gappy the Frog.
Last edited by Rochester; 01-15-2016 at 07:16 PM.
#8886
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Here they are, the weather is horrible right now so I'll take some more pics this weekend. Will also update my build thread.
The Firestone on base did an amazing job, no damage to the wheel, hand torqued the lug nuts and everything. One of the TPMS sensors I purchased off eBay didn't work so they had to pull out one of my old ones. Total was $82 for mounting, balancing and TPMS setup.
The Firestone on base did an amazing job, no damage to the wheel, hand torqued the lug nuts and everything. One of the TPMS sensors I purchased off eBay didn't work so they had to pull out one of my old ones. Total was $82 for mounting, balancing and TPMS setup.
How exciting! Looks really good. Now we need some pics of the entire car from a few different angles.
On another note... just curious, but what kind of lift kit are you running?
#8889
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I will get some better pictures once the garbage weather clears up in North Carolina.
Swifts alone seem great but how will the car handle afterwards?
Thank you!!
#8890
DIY Cheapskate/Mod
The handling on just swift springs isn't much different. The ride quality about the same as stock. Sway bars will help the handling more than the springs. Im on 20's and while I do feel the bumps in my ***, its in no way uncomfortable. And the drop on swifts is just perfect. If your shocks are in good condition, might be the way to go. If your shocks are close to death, coilovers might be the better choice in the long run. (taking installation cost into account. The X front struts are a giant pain in the *** to swap, even a specialized nissan/infiniti performance shop took 3 hours to install mine).
#8891
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The handling on just swift springs isn't much different. The ride quality about the same as stock. Sway bars will help the handling more than the springs. Im on 20's and while I do feel the bumps in my ***, its in no way uncomfortable. And the drop on swifts is just perfect. If your shocks are in good condition, might be the way to go. If your shocks are close to death, coilovers might be the better choice in the long run. (taking installation cost into account. The X front struts are a giant pain in the *** to swap, even a specialized nissan/infiniti performance shop took 3 hours to install mine).
#8892
DIY Cheapskate/Mod
Its not that the swifts will make your shocks and struts die, its that they will accelerate the process by a tiny bit. You could always just upgrade to new shocks and struts to save some money, but if youre spending that much, might as well add a bit more and go for coilovers. From the research Ive done, a lot of x drivers praise BC coilovers, especially paired with swift springs, its a magical combination.
My car was at 40k miles when I lowered it, and the suspension was still in perfect condition.
My car was at 40k miles when I lowered it, and the suspension was still in perfect condition.
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#8893
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Its not that the swifts will make your shocks and struts die, its that they will accelerate the process by a tiny bit. You could always just upgrade to new shocks and struts to save some money, but if youre spending that much, might as well add a bit more and go for coilovers. From the research Ive done, a lot of x drivers praise BC coilovers, especially paired with swift springs, its a magical combination.
My car was at 40k miles when I lowered it, and the suspension was still in perfect condition.
My car was at 40k miles when I lowered it, and the suspension was still in perfect condition.
#8895
DIY Cheapskate/Mod
EDIT: I just realized what you meant. That could work.