Swift lowering springs question
#76
Did you end up with a negative rake situation where the rear was lower than the front with your Swift springs?
#78
These were the spacers I used: https://www.autozone.com/parts/suspe...30_0?rrec=true
Not the easiest to fasten inside of a spring but it did the job.
Not the easiest to fasten inside of a spring but it did the job.
Last edited by jaguar_83; 11-16-21 at 02:35 PM.
#79
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Ok thanks got it. Used those as much as 15 years ago on cars.
I still have the Tanabe springs myself and have not yet installed because I am still torn between the Swift and Tanabe springs. I really don't care that the Swifts don't really drop that much as I have read many say. Like many I just still would like to know which ride better more like stock with the most comfortable ride? Anyone, many that have them???
I still have the Tanabe springs myself and have not yet installed because I am still torn between the Swift and Tanabe springs. I really don't care that the Swifts don't really drop that much as I have read many say. Like many I just still would like to know which ride better more like stock with the most comfortable ride? Anyone, many that have them???
#80
[QUOTE=jgscott;11166775]Ok thanks got it. Used those as much as 15 years ago on cars.
I still have the Tanabe springs myself and have not yet installed because I am still torn between the Swift and Tanabe springs. I really don't care that the Swifts don't really drop that much as I have read many say. Like many I just still would like to know which ride better more like stock with the most comfortable ride? Anyone, many that have them???[/QUOTE
why didn’t you consider RS-R’s. Any reasoning? I’m torn between those and the swifts. Especially after saying a few people mentioned that the Swifts ended up a little lower in the back giving a negative rake which I really do not want
I still have the Tanabe springs myself and have not yet installed because I am still torn between the Swift and Tanabe springs. I really don't care that the Swifts don't really drop that much as I have read many say. Like many I just still would like to know which ride better more like stock with the most comfortable ride? Anyone, many that have them???[/QUOTE
why didn’t you consider RS-R’s. Any reasoning? I’m torn between those and the swifts. Especially after saying a few people mentioned that the Swifts ended up a little lower in the back giving a negative rake which I really do not want
#81
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[QUOTE=4Infiniti;11166978]
I saw a post a while back with the Tanabe and the Swifts uninstalled side by side piced. One looked taller and appeared that it had more travel to ride smoother. I thought the RS-R were suppose to be lower and rode harder. I want the closest to a soft stock ride.
#82
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[QUOTE=4Infiniti;11166978]
I saw a post a while back with the Tanabe and the Swifts uninstalled side by side piced. One looked taller and appeared that it had more travel to ride smoother. I thought the RS-R were suppose to be lower and rode harder. I want the closest to a soft stock ride.
Originally Posted by 11166775
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why didn’t you consider RS-R’s. Any reasoning? I’m torn between those and the swifts. Especially after saying a few people mentioned that the Swifts ended up a little lower in the back giving a negative rake which I really do not want
why didn’t you consider RS-R’s. Any reasoning? I’m torn between those and the swifts. Especially after saying a few people mentioned that the Swifts ended up a little lower in the back giving a negative rake which I really do not want
#83
[QUOTE=jgscott;11167068]
having to add those spring helpers like the guy posted from AutoZone is definitely going to make a harsh ride. Those things are kind of sketch to begin with. I’ve been so on the fence about this because of the Swifts potentially being lower in the back that’s why I’m leaning towards the RSR‘s. I was extremely happy with RSR‘s on my 3IS 350. Granted they were only about half downs but they rode better than stock in my opinion
#84
Anyone else, that went with the Swift lowering springs, get an uneven drop? I have a '16 F-Sport RWD and after installing Swift sport spring 4T911 the front drop was very settle but the back was significantly noticeable. I installed these when I had the stock 19" wheels installed and measured a difference of 0.75" lower on the rear than the front. Ended up having to get spring spacers to lift the back in order to even out with the front. Wondering if this happened to anyone else that installed Swift 4T911 springs?
#85
So going with either RS-R's or Swift, a lower rear stance is inevitable so no other real quick alternative than using spring spacers without having to go the route of coilovers. I don't ride in the back so a "harsher" ride isn't a problem for me in using these spacers
#86
did you consider getting silicon spring spacer?
you can literally get a quarter inch or exactly what you need and maintain all ride quality
https://www.suspension.com/universal...-isolators.asp
#88
yours is a 16+?
did you consider getting silicon spring spacer?
you can literally get a quarter inch or exactly what you need and maintain all ride quality
https://www.suspension.com/universal...-isolators.asp
did you consider getting silicon spring spacer?
you can literally get a quarter inch or exactly what you need and maintain all ride quality
https://www.suspension.com/universal...-isolators.asp
1/4"?? The difference between the front & rear was 3/4", the silicon spacers you're referring to wouldn't have done the job. It's been about a year now, I made the right choice and the ride feels fine. For anyone else that's looking to remedy this same issue I recommend the spacers I used.
Last edited by jaguar_83; 12-02-21 at 01:35 PM.
#89
Proper solution
1/4"?? The difference between the front & rear was 3/4", the silicon spacers you're referring to wouldn't have done the job. It's been about a year now, I made the right choice and the ride feels fine. For anyone else that's looking to remedy this same issue I recommend the spacers I used.
it sounds like your springs weren’t installed properly to begin with. 3/4 is a major difference. Like they forgot your isolators or perches, or your fronts are rotated beyond the insert on the coil perch. The other folks that I’ve discuss this issue with that have 16+ models had no more than 1/2 or less.
https://www.suspension.com/universal...-isolators.asp
Last edited by 4Infiniti; 12-02-21 at 09:49 PM. Reason: Adding web link
#90
Driver School Candidate
They silicon spacers come in up to 3/4” and are what the factory part is just thinner. It’s the perch the spring sits on. Ask any mechanic which is the correct solution and more importantly the safe one. Those things you used are notoriously dangerous and change the spring rate which will chew up the rear shocks. I would highly advise against them. We have high end luxury cars. Not G-Body GM’s from the 80’s that you throw get to parts at
it sounds like your springs weren’t installed properly to begin with. 3/4 is a major difference. Like they forgot your isolators or perches, or your fronts are rotated beyond the insert on the coil perch. The other folks that I’ve discuss this issue with that have 16+ models had no more than 1/2 or less.
https://www.suspension.com/universal...-isolators.asp
it sounds like your springs weren’t installed properly to begin with. 3/4 is a major difference. Like they forgot your isolators or perches, or your fronts are rotated beyond the insert on the coil perch. The other folks that I’ve discuss this issue with that have 16+ models had no more than 1/2 or less.
https://www.suspension.com/universal...-isolators.asp
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