Dropped on Swift's Sport Springs
03-11-2015, 10:15 PM
#196
Sorry John...I mis-read your question.
I was at the auto body shop and was a bit distracted when I answered you.
This hasn't changed anything...I'm still considering on buying it out after the lease.
The damage is only scratches and small dents...the front spoiler lip and scratched wheel is going to be replaced, so no issues there.
I hope this answers your question.
I was at the auto body shop and was a bit distracted when I answered you.
This hasn't changed anything...I'm still considering on buying it out after the lease.
The damage is only scratches and small dents...the front spoiler lip and scratched wheel is going to be replaced, so no issues there.
I hope this answers your question.
03-11-2015, 10:42 PM
#197
I can echo the bad winter. The roads are atrocious. There are frost eaves and potholes virtually everywhere, avoiding them is virtually impossible. Its like a frogger swerving left and right.
I am not getting a few sounds from the front end like a bit of a clunk. Not sure if it is the sway or something else.
I am not getting a few sounds from the front end like a bit of a clunk. Not sure if it is the sway or something else.
03-11-2015, 10:50 PM
#198
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Sorry John...I mis-read your question.
I was at the auto body shop and was a bit distracted when I answered you.
This hasn't changed anything...I'm still considering on buying it out after the lease.
The damage is only scratches and small dents...the front spoiler lip and scratched wheel is going to be replaced, so no issues there.
I hope this answers your question.
I was at the auto body shop and was a bit distracted when I answered you.
This hasn't changed anything...I'm still considering on buying it out after the lease.
The damage is only scratches and small dents...the front spoiler lip and scratched wheel is going to be replaced, so no issues there.
I hope this answers your question.
Dents? Actual dents?
Damn-n-n-n.
03-16-2015, 07:29 PM
#200
The Swifts are doing fine...just as long as the roads are plowed!
Unfortunately, my G is having a bad winter...got hit twice, one guy "T" boned me while backing up and not looking and another guy scraped my rear bumper. Find out that the foglight on the side I was hit is out and the front bumper and quarter panel isn't aligned correctly.
The war with the potholes are a loosing battle...my front lip is cracked and part of it is about to fall off. Another time hit one so hard that it scratched my rim.
I'm going to have an estimate done tomorrow to see what type of damage I'm looking at.
Unfortunately, my G is having a bad winter...got hit twice, one guy "T" boned me while backing up and not looking and another guy scraped my rear bumper. Find out that the foglight on the side I was hit is out and the front bumper and quarter panel isn't aligned correctly.
The war with the potholes are a loosing battle...my front lip is cracked and part of it is about to fall off. Another time hit one so hard that it scratched my rim.
I'm going to have an estimate done tomorrow to see what type of damage I'm looking at.
Carlos
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04-07-2015, 08:21 PM
#203
I got my 11 G37XS aligned today after my Swift Spring install. On the front the caster and camber are not adjustable from the factory. After the spring install my front camber is -1.75 deg and caster was + 5 deg. Toe was set to 1/32 in. In the rear the camber and toe is slightly adjustable from factory. Before the alignment the rear camber was ~ -2.25 deg on both sides, after adjusted it was -1.5 deg and toe was set at 1/16 in. I'm thinking of getting adjustable front arms to take some of the camber out. What has anyone else done? How much inner tire wear can I expect with this much front and rear camber? If you are near Portland Or I highly recommend the Line Up shop for any car alignments. That is their specialty and the have really cool old school equipment to dial in your ride.
07-06-2015, 03:21 PM
#204
Dropped my G37S 6MT on Swifts yesterday. It turned into a much bigger job than anticipated. The 19mm nut that holds the front struts in was a nightmare. Ended up breaking a bunch of stuff; breaker bar, socket, ratchet (don't buy Harbor Freight crap is the lesson there). Ended up needing a 24" 1/2 inch breaker bar with a 4 foot cheater pipe to get those damn things to break loose! WTF...
Anyway, I'm happy with the result. Rides as well as stock, and I like the drop. Now I need spacers for the stock wheels or pull the trigger on something else. Was researching fitment this morning, but that won't be for a while.
I'm just shy of 27" FTG at the rear, 27.25" at the front. Hopefully it settles a bit up front or I'll be using Rochester's droopy bum mod.
Anyway, I'm happy with the result. Rides as well as stock, and I like the drop. Now I need spacers for the stock wheels or pull the trigger on something else. Was researching fitment this morning, but that won't be for a while.
I'm just shy of 27" FTG at the rear, 27.25" at the front. Hopefully it settles a bit up front or I'll be using Rochester's droopy bum mod.
Last edited by lobuzz311; 07-06-2015 at 03:41 PM.
07-06-2015, 03:29 PM
#205
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It's going to settle into the upper seats. Even after adding 3/8" poly spacers to the rear springs, both front and back measurements are between 26.6" - 26.9".
In any event, that looks real good in those photos right now. G'luck.
Honestly, I think every car is different, and there is no definitive this-will-happen-to-you scenario here.
In any event, that looks real good in those photos right now. G'luck.
Honestly, I think every car is different, and there is no definitive this-will-happen-to-you scenario here.
07-17-2015, 03:32 PM
#206
Got my alignment done today, after about a week and a half of letting the springs settle.
Here are the results (stock camber adjustment only, no camber arms installed):
Front & rear toe within spec
Front camber at -1.3 & -1.5
Rear camber at -1.8
Not bad at all. I'm ready to take it up into the hills and give it a good thrashing.
Here are the results (stock camber adjustment only, no camber arms installed):
Front & rear toe within spec
Front camber at -1.3 & -1.5
Rear camber at -1.8
Not bad at all. I'm ready to take it up into the hills and give it a good thrashing.
07-17-2015, 03:38 PM
#207
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Let's see where you are after another year.
08-09-2015, 08:31 PM
#210
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Rear camber arms are scheduled for install next week, along with Tein Basis coilovers.