Well Just bought Swift springs
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Also, next time I do tires I'm probably going to go with 245/35 in the front and 265/30 in the rear.
no luck on the car. will get the car back tomorrow hopefully. Drop looks good. local mechanic had issues with the brakes. car looses pressure with the brake pedal.
any ideas what the problem could be.
any ideas what the problem could be.
Could be air in the lines or the master cylinder got too low during bleeding and has air in the tank and will have to be bench bled.
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I actually can't stand the new 4x4 look of my tires but money doesn't grow on trees so no way am I switching them again. Someone can make me a offer for my tires now or looks like I'm stuck with them. Blah.
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Well first issue after having the swifts put on. The driver side cv boot ripped and is spraying grease all over. Luckily warranty is taking care of it. Pretty sure it might have been bad before the springs since I did smell something before.
Looks great AUR11, and the drop is certainly noticeable. As far as why anyone would spend a premium over Eibachs, well Swift is THE premium spring source in Japan and has been for some time. The drop is something that the driver won't even have to think about much on daily drives where a drop of even a 1/2" more can make a huge difference in what you can and cannot do. Swifts are specifically tuned for comfort and daily driving, still firmer than stock but not a drastic change.
Luckily there's spring choices for most every type of setup so as long as you get what makes YOU happy then BINGO!
Luckily there's spring choices for most every type of setup so as long as you get what makes YOU happy then BINGO!
I had L-tuned (eibach) springs on my IS300, I wish I would have gone with Swifts on that car too. However L-tuned was a dealer installed accessory and my car was brand new. Handled well but I had issues with noises from the rear and the car wouldn't align properly.
Thanks Blnewt! It is certainly more of a drop than I was expecting but looks perfect to me. I can certainly tell the car is stiffer and you do feel more of the imperfections in the road but wow these springs paired with potenza s04's and a 370Z rear sway = so much fun in the corners.
Thanks Blnewt! It is certainly more of a drop than I was expecting but looks perfect to me. I can certainly tell the car is stiffer and you do feel more of the imperfections in the road but wow these springs paired with potenza s04's and a 370Z rear sway = so much fun in the corners.
The Gap in the rear is almost where I had my coils set? In Boston you cant have it "that" low you'll scrap everywhere. I had eibachs on my Coupe and EVERYTIME I went to work( Boston- garage) if I did not go in angled I scrapped the bottom of the car, I hit my front sway, exhaust ect as sometimes I couldn't go in angled ( Busy time) like 5pm I would have to leave strait and I would cringe. Heck I even went to a drive in last summer and scraped the whole way to the spot we parked( The middle of the road was a little higher than where the wheels traveld, dirt road :/ Wasn't fun.
Rt pic is BC coils LFT is Swift springs , last pic is close up of the rears on Swifts
Rt pic is BC coils LFT is Swift springs , last pic is close up of the rears on Swifts
The rear with the Eibach is a bit bouncy on speed bumps but the front with the tein is just right. Sitting as low as I do I do not have Scrapping problems, I can take a undercarige picture of my car, no exhaust scraps or the front.
I like how people think that their city(boston) is the only one with messed up roads hahaha we all have that problem. I am a daily driver and Cannot complain.
So on Swifts you basically almost get no lowering but you get the stiffer ride of a lowered car.
I guess to each his own.
