MarcusC_Fin

As you all know the car already handles like it's on rail road tracks, has anyone lowered the car and noticed any significant change in the way it handles? Good or Bad?

Just curious to whether or not I should do that first or focus on the intake. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

GoFightNguyen

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Nope, I don't think anyone's lowered the G37 yet. You can be the first! Let us know how it goes, maybe write up a thread about it? It can go in the sticky part of the newbie section, maybe even the suspension and wheel section?!

Gio37

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You're killing me Nguyen

Black Betty

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You have just snatched the pebble from my hand, grasshopper. I would call you a smug snarky *****, but I'm too busy being proud of you.

However, this thread is in the noob forum where noob questions are welcome and we should not jump on them. So the correct thing to do is to post a link to the thread in question and guide the noob gently into the correct way of finding readily available information. Or feel free to ignore these threads and let others with more patience answer them.

Razorr

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May I ask what car you had before this that you think it "handles like on rail road tracks"?

blnewt

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I'll just say give this folder a good browse Marcus~
Brakes, Suspension, Wheels & Tires - MyG37

GoFightNguyen

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Noted.

I usually opt for the ignore/link avenue, but the phrasing on this one got me.

"has anyone lowered the coupe before?"

Only about everyone, yours truly included.

Regarding handling vs lowering, lowering the car without changing a single other thing would theoretically increase handling by virtue of lowering the center of gravity. I think people overuse the idea of a car being "on rails", since there are precious few cars that I feel warrant the description even AFTER being modified, let alone stock.

The real handling benefit of lowering comes with the associated equipment you'll have to install. Springs, by necessity, will stiffen up as they get lowered, so you get more in touch with the road. Coilovers are the gold standard for performance suspensions in road cars. They allow adjustable dampening (sometimes), preload (sometimes), ride height (always), and spring rate. If you use coilovers to lower your car, then yeah, your car will handle better. Heck, if you put coilovers on and DON'T lower the car, it'll handle better than stock.

There are always drawbacks though. If your car goes on a trailer to the track then you can slam the **** out of it. If not, then you've got to contend with all the potholes, speed bumps, and driveways between you and your racing event of choice. If it's your daily driver, then you need to consider all the associated issues with driving a lowered car.

The ride will also be harsher if you lower it, since you'll need to stiffen up the suspension to avoid bottoming out.

If you want to improve the handling of the car, then the struts should not be the first stop. IMO, the sway bars are the place to start.

To preempt your next question, YES, people HAVE ever replaced their sway bars for aftermarkets.

MarcusC_Fin

I had a 2002 Camaro Z/28

CCM03

I was thinking the same thing haha this car handles terribly compared to my ISF. i need coilovers and sway bars ASAP