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knothx 02-05-2012 04:14 PM

Lowered in snow
 
As the title says, I'm just curious how our lowered sedan handles in the snow. I currently have a set of eibachs just sitting in my garage and Im itching to install them since theres not that much snow this year, but just want to know just incase if it snows heavily all of a sudden. If i have AWD and winter tires, will I be fine? Thanks in advance for the help

TomPeters 02-05-2012 04:23 PM

You'll be fine. Just be extra cautious of the ice build-ups that fall off of people fenders as your clearance will obviously be lessened.

knothx 02-05-2012 06:54 PM

Alright then thanks for the heads up!

blnewt 02-05-2012 10:34 PM

Eibachs aren't a big drop, but anything over 4" of snow and you'll turn your G into a snowplow :)

dkmura 02-05-2012 11:24 PM

Here in Colorado, we just got 18" of snowfall. Getting high-centered in a lowered G is a very real possibility. It's a chance you take when you pick this mod...

Djfarhan 02-06-2012 01:48 PM

gluck!!!!!!

D_Rek 02-06-2012 02:06 PM

Awww, i thought id see a pic. lol

knothx 02-07-2012 12:58 AM

So i installed the 6399.140 pro kit on my sedan today. It is a really nice drop. Unfortunately, i still have like a 4 finger gap at the front but barely one at the back. I was just wondering if the front will settle a lot more after i drive it for couple weeks?

blnewt 02-07-2012 09:03 AM


Originally Posted by G37noob (Post 3354357)
So i installed the 6399.140 pro kit on my sedan today. It is a really nice drop. Unfortunately, i still have like a 4 finger gap at the front but barely one at the back. I was just wondering if the front will settle a lot more after i drive it for couple weeks?

If you have that big of a gap then your springs still have some settling to do, should be about 2 fingers when they're fully settled. Go out and drive the hell out of it :)

tejasg37x 02-07-2012 09:17 AM


Originally Posted by G37noob (Post 3354357)
So i installed the 6399.140 pro kit on my sedan today. It is a really nice drop. Unfortunately, i still have like a 4 finger gap at the front but barely one at the back. I was just wondering if the front will settle a lot more after i drive it for couple weeks?

That's because the 6399.140 is designed for the G35X...

knothx 02-07-2012 11:35 AM


Originally Posted by tejasg37x (Post 3354499)
That's because the 6399.140 is designed for the G35X...


Ya I understand, but shouldnt all lowering springs settle more after driving couple hundred miles? My rear sits a lot lower than my front thats why I find it weird

tejasg37x 02-07-2012 12:18 PM


Originally Posted by G37noob (Post 3354622)
Ya I understand, but shouldnt all lowering springs settle more after driving couple hundred miles? My rear sits a lot lower than my front thats why I find it weird

A lot of people experienced the problem with the rear sitting lower using the 35X springs on the 37X cars. Some people installed a spring bushing in the rear to bring it up some.

knothx 02-07-2012 12:24 PM

Ohh, well i like the way how my rear sits but I still think my front gap is kinda wide. Will it be possible for it to reduce to like a 2 finger gap after a while for the front?

tejasg37x 02-07-2012 12:29 PM


Originally Posted by G37noob (Post 3354671)
Ohh, well i like the way how my rear sits but I still think my front gap is kinda wide. Will it be possible for it to reduce to like a 2 finger gap after a while for the front?

My opinion is no...but I don't know for sure. I think the problem is the front springs make the front still sit too high and cause the rear to "sag" instead of lowering evenly using this setup on the 37X. It seems like maybe the 37X front is lighter than the 35X.
Swift has springs that work perfect for this...they had to make a new design for the springs to work on the 37X.

da mayor 02-07-2012 12:33 PM

Been lowered no problems on my g37x awd coupe in the snow... replaced the front plastic undertray but that was about it


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