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Demps · 07-24-2019

So, I saw y’all at BG tearing up the track. IF the car is living on the track & it’s a long track...I’d do coilovers. They are very nice to have. If you are driving the car on the road, the 4.10s are so functional that you’ll wonder why you haven’t done them before. Wish you were closer so you could see. Coilovers are nice...gears are instant.

Ted

Ccmano · 07-24-2019

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Originally Posted by Demps

So, I saw y’all at BG tearing up the track. IF the car is living on the track & it’s a long track...I’d do coilovers. They are very nice to have. If you are driving the car on the road, the 4.10s are so functional that you’ll wonder why you haven’t done them before. Wish you were closer so you could see. Coilovers are nice...gears are instant.

Ted

What Ted said

.... depends on how you use the car.

I would add, coil overs don’t necessarily improve the handling but they do allow you an additional parameter to dial in the suspension for track purposes.
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DRM500RUBYZR-1 · 07-25-2019

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Originally Posted by Demps

So, I saw y’all at BG tearing up the track. IF the car is living on the track & it’s a long track...I’d do coilovers. They are very nice to have. If you are driving the car on the road, the 4.10s are so functional that you’ll wonder why you haven’t done them before. Wish you were closer so you could see. Coilovers are nice...gears are instant.

Ted

Absolutely!!!

32valvesftw · 07-25-2019

As the owner of a lowered Z ...my advise is re-gear. In my opinion the hassle of driving it lowered in the city offsets the handling gains. That said my next mod will likely be DRM coil overs so I can raise the car about 1/2 - 1 inch.

ZWILD1 · 07-25-2019

So this is a question for Marty. Are you the person in the Craigslist ad selling the rear?

DRM500RUBYZR-1 · 07-26-2019

Yes, that is me.
Thanks,
Marty

Karl · 07-26-2019

I would save my money and do both at the same time. It may save on the installation by doing it at once.

lfalzarano · 07-26-2019

4.10’s for normal driving, plus the car remains stock looking. If you will be driving on the streets, you will get trapped going over a speed bump or a driveway with the car lowered. Mine is not lowered and it can still run into a speed bump with a scrap. Obviously you don’t go there again[emoji16]

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S.hafsmo · 07-27-2019

Where do you guys purchase the 4.10 gear set? Is it the Viper gears?

Paul Workman · 07-27-2019

I've access to stock suspension, stock gears AND coil overs with gears, both cars with generally similar engine mods.

Gears: Noticeable "snap" on the street. Run out of gas on the top end. Too much shifting in mountain twisties. So, (for me) a tossup. Like conesare2seconds said: depends on how you drive it. Me? I'd like gears for general driving - and might take the plunge at some point....MIGHT being the operative word.
Coil overs: Meh. I'm not particularly impressed with coil over suspension. I do like doing the twisties tho, and the stock suspension doesn't leave me wanting for anything better. But, I don't do HPDE stuff either, and those guys opinions would be more germane to the coil over question. Stock is pretty hard to beat.

I might do gears at some point, or an engine upgrade to one of Pete's 391s. But, coil overs are definitely a NO-GO for me.

07-24-2019	#11
Demps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Niceville Posts: 1,000	Re: What would you do? So, I saw y’all at BG tearing up the track. IF the car is living on the track & it’s a long track...I’d do coilovers. They are very nice to have. If you are driving the car on the road, the 4.10s are so functional that you’ll wonder why you haven’t done them before. Wish you were closer so you could see. Coilovers are nice...gears are instant. Ted

07-25-2019	#14
32valvesftw Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 529	Re: What would you do? As the owner of a lowered Z ...my advise is re-gear. In my opinion the hassle of driving it lowered in the city offsets the handling gains. That said my next mod will likely be DRM coil overs so I can raise the car about 1/2 - 1 inch.

07-25-2019	#15
ZWILD1 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Spring Grove ,Pa. Posts: 258	Re: What would you do? So this is a question for Marty. Are you the person in the Craigslist ad selling the rear? __________________ 91 Turquoise Metallic Haibeck 525 #0134

07-26-2019	#16
DRM500RUBYZR-1 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mullica Hill, NJ Posts: 2,630	Re: What would you do? Yes, that is me. Thanks, Marty

07-26-2019	#17
Karl Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 982	Re: What would you do? I would save my money and do both at the same time. It may save on the installation by doing it at once.

07-26-2019	#18
lfalzarano Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Clayton, North Carolina Posts: 1,133	What would you do? 4.10’s for normal driving, plus the car remains stock looking. If you will be driving on the streets, you will get trapped going over a speed bump or a driveway with the car lowered. Mine is not lowered and it can still run into a speed bump with a scrap. Obviously you don’t go there again[emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry Last edited by lfalzarano; 07-26-2019 at 03:30 PM.

07-27-2019	#19
S.hafsmo Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norway Posts: 397	Re: What would you do? Where do you guys purchase the 4.10 gear set? Is it the Viper gears? __________________ - '90 ZR-1

07-27-2019	#20
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,466	Re: What would you do? I've access to stock suspension, stock gears AND coil overs with gears, both cars with generally similar engine mods. Gears: Noticeable "snap" on the street. Run out of gas on the top end. Too much shifting in mountain twisties. So, (for me) a tossup. Like conesare2seconds said: depends on how you drive it. Me? I'd like gears for general driving - and might take the plunge at some point....MIGHT being the operative word. Coil overs: Meh. I'm not particularly impressed with coil over suspension. I do like doing the twisties tho, and the stock suspension doesn't leave me wanting for anything better. But, I don't do HPDE stuff either, and those guys opinions would be more germane to the coil over question. Stock is pretty hard to beat. I might do gears at some point, or an engine upgrade to one of Pete's 391s. But, coil overs are definitely a NO-GO for me.