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From: Katy (close to Houston)
Damn, until now, I've never noticed that, now I see what you're talking about and you sir are definitely right about this, that being said, the companies providing the springs for our cars, should've thought about this and compensate for it having the front springs drop a bit lower 
Springs are added for performance but also because of looks and companies need to factor that in when making their product. I'm pretty sure no one here would be complaining if the roles were reversed (rear higher than front) but it is what it is.
I will say this though, the swift springs are definitely an improvement performance wise over stock and I'm happy with the camber after the drop. Almost enough to not give a damn about the discrepancy.
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The profile pic of Rochester's car shows exactly what I'm talking about. Look how much higher the front fender is cut than the rear. It's making it seem higher than it really is. I'm not denying that it has more of a gap than the rear, however it's not all due to the fact of an uneven drop. Some of that is due to a higher cut fender.
Granted, my driveway slopes away from the house, and I back in, so the front is downhill.
Do you think a measurement on level ground will show the rear as lower?
I guess I can pull straight in tomorrow and see how that affects things too.
Also, the front bumper is lower to the ground than the rear, so that will add illusion making the front look deeper (well it is deeper, because there's more material in the front)
Right, that's what I was trying to say earlier. My car is perfectly level and visually I'm way lower in the rear than the front. To match up the drop visually, which I think the swifts do for the X sedans there has to be a slight rake to the car.
When I readjust my coils I'll be going for a visual level based on fender gap not an actual level of the body of the car.
If that makes sense.
When I readjust my coils I'll be going for a visual level based on fender gap not an actual level of the body of the car.
If that makes sense.
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I just measured my stock fender height front and rear, and the rear was 28.5" and front was 28" off the ground.
Granted, my driveway slopes away from the house, and I back in, so the front is downhill.
Do you think a measurement on level ground will show the rear as lower?
I guess I can pull straight in tomorrow and see how that affects things too.
Also, the front bumper is lower to the ground than the rear, so that will add illusion making the front look deeper (well it is deeper, because there's more material in the front)
Granted, my driveway slopes away from the house, and I back in, so the front is downhill.
Do you think a measurement on level ground will show the rear as lower?
I guess I can pull straight in tomorrow and see how that affects things too.
Also, the front bumper is lower to the ground than the rear, so that will add illusion making the front look deeper (well it is deeper, because there's more material in the front)
We still need to meet up and compare drops Todd. Im done with finals on Wednesday.
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That's it. Exactly what I see when I look at my car today... 6MT, swifts, 15mm spacers and duckfeet. I think I was telling you earlier that it's not perfectly 100% flush. It's more, um, normal looking, if that makes sense. IDK what "perfect" would be for that configuration. A few extra millimeters on both, but not exactly the same front to back.
Just like the assessment on RWD Swift Springs: there's a lot more that's good here, much more so than there is not-quite-right, so it's a win.
Just like the assessment on RWD Swift Springs: there's a lot more that's good here, much more so than there is not-quite-right, so it's a win.
While we are on the subject of gap, my dimensions are below. I'm running a little less than 1" difference front to rear. I should measure again now that they have settled.....
I wonder if the 370Z shocks have anything to do with it
Car is in the shop today. Mechanic is re-installing the support bar that connected the OEM cats to the frame... with some creative welding to the FI cats.
Or at least, that's the plan, knock on wood. No pics because it's a drop-off. Sorry guys.
Just realized that I haven't driven the car in 5 days. Wow, that's kind of lame.
Or at least, that's the plan, knock on wood. No pics because it's a drop-off. Sorry guys.
Just realized that I haven't driven the car in 5 days. Wow, that's kind of lame.
