DRM Coil Overs

[Pete]

Just wanna give my opinion on coilovers.
This past month i installed coilovers on my Z of course after all my friends put them on there Z's i got jealous.
I went with 400/250 springs,i think i would prefer a bit softer maybe 350/200.

They are bad @ss it should've came with them from the factory.

Much smoother ride at cruising speeds.
I find myself going faster just so much smoother,on the highway 85MPH feels like what 55MPH used to feel.

Tonight i did a couple of WOT passes to about 145 MPH i didn't even flinch.
It doesn't follow grooves on the road,the car feels planted.

If your thinking about it stop and just do it.

I've heard that going with coilovers adds weight a big concern of mine, adding weight to my Z is a big NO NO, what i discovered after i weighed all the stock parts leafsprings,bolts,clamps,shims basicly everything coming off against the coil springs and hardware they were withen 1-2lbs.(bathroom scale)

Got my ride height just the way i like it,looks killer.

Awesome just freaking awesome.


Pete

Pete, Congrate!
Now time to show us the Pic. !

[tomtom72]

Pete, thanks for sharing your thoughts and I hope you have many miles of with the new C/O's!


Tom

They're on my "wish List"...........but they will have to wait.

[Aurora40]

How did you handle the front swaybar? And did you get new shocks?

[Locobob]

Originally Posted by Pete

I went with 400/250 springs,i think i would prefer a bit softer maybe 350/200.

I fell into the same more is better trap - Good thing is springs are relatively cheap and not too hard to change out.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Aurora40

How did you handle the front swaybar? And did you get new shocks?

I stayed with the stock shocks i didn't see any reason to change them.

I moved the sway bar mounts 1/2" forward need to drill new holes.
Same goes for the rear top shock mounts.
DRM has pictures with instructions of the install,they can email to you.

Pete

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Locobob

I fell into the same more is better trap - Good thing is springs are relatively cheap and not too hard to change out.

I prefer to sacrifice a little handling for ride comfort.
I don't care to pull 1.0G on the skidpad.

Yes,springs are reasonably priced, compared to everything else on our Z's.

Pete

[UKZR1]

Agree with Pete's comments a really worth while mod. If the roads you drive on most of the time are not track smooth then it is well worth doing. No more mid-corner hop on fast bumpy turns. I had new shocks as well. I went with new stock shocks but DRM revalved them. I fitted larger sway bars front and rear as well.

[GOLDCYLON]

Any chance we could get a pic of how these coilovers look on the car. Im sure a few members here would like to see what your project looks like.

Also if you dont mind for the benefit of the rest of the club that might considered getting involved in this upgrade a ballpark figure cost? Im beginning to think like TomTom and there is no budget when it comes to this car lol

Thanks GC

[Pete]

Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

Any chance we could get a pic of how these coilovers look on the car. Im sure a few members here would like to see what your project looks like.

Also if you dont mind for the benefit of the rest of the club that might considered getting involved in this upgrade a ballpark figure cost? Im beginning to think like TomTom and there is no budget when it comes to this car lol

Thanks GC

I will post pictures soon.

Install is not really hard just labor involved,removing front spring.

The groove on the shocks can be made at most machine shops probably a
$50-$100 charge.

I'm pretty sure DRM will do a Christmas special on these kits.

If you do the labor yourself you'll need a grinder/carbide,drill/bits some sockets and wrench's.

If you get the special Christmas price you can have Coilovers for about $1000.

Pete