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Yo

Did my swaybars today, can I just say what a MAJOR difference the car feels to drive now, feels just like my old 350z now to drive handling wise which is a good thing :P

I've never had the pleasure of driving one, but if the V35's are anything like the 36 then they must suffer a bad case of understeer?

If you've been thinking about them but holding off I definitely think they're a worthwhile upgrade

corners that I used to have to fight the steering wheel (under under!) to get around are now taken with ease, the car feels precise and stable, where I used to make minor steering corrections mid corner/roundabout and the wavy boat feeling has disappeared.

I have noticed the car feels harsher when entering/exiting driveways and speedhumps but I'm not complaining

I wish these had arrived in time for the texikhana that just passed, no joke I would've done a whole lot better than I did on the day :)

just thought I'd share some pics, eibach lowering springs go in tomorrow!

fresh of the boat

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plastic undertray had to be taken out

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is there anything WD40 CAN'T do?

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the difference between understeer and fun

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this little bastard cost me nearly an hour :)

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time to hit it from the back

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had to unbolt the exhaust to get the bar out

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side by side

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tighten everything back up an voila

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more pics to come after the springs are in >_<

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wow....well done Yo! looks crazy man... just a quick ?. did you buy rear camber kit aswell?

hey, I was going to depending how the springs went and alignment after installing everything, thankfully they were able to get everything into spec without needing a camber kit :)

nice!!!

mind telling how much those set you back and where to order them from??

Hey mate I had to source them from the US, set me back $320 for the pair and shipping was almost as much as the bars themselves :P but money worth spending considering the end results transformed the car completely for the better

looks good , what size sway bars?

don't have a clue to be honest, they say it stiffens up the rear by 30-60% depending on the setting you choose

+10!!! haha

i've got my nismo swaybars installed as soon as i got my car! very worthwhile upgrade!

I know aye, wish they arrived sooner lol

Okay springs done today, decided to get them done by professionals, don't have the skills or the tools to tackle a spring install

big thanks to Wholesale suspension in Penrith for the install and Pat for fishing my stock springs back for me after I left :)

springs need some more time to settle so they're still due to dip a bit more

before

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after

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after

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lowering looks hot too , how does it handle now?

i guess only time will tell if there's any camber wear, is anything fallible to correct this for v35/v36

yeah adjustable camber kits are available for those who are absolutely anal about tyre wear, but the shop that did my springs were able to get camber back in line at the front and about -1.4 neg. camber at the back = happy sideways times

Nice drop! I'm glad you didn't paint your wheels black like you intended to ...they look good as it is.

hehe, who said that? :) :) cheers buddy

the springs were a good choice, I tried driving around a shopping centre with notoriously high speed humps and I only scraped on one, and even then it was only the black plastic lip/splashguard under the car, this may change once the springs settle though so I'm hoping they don't drop too much more

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Sup SKy,

what does WSP specialise in service?

WSP is a one stop shop for your suspension needs. They sell products but they also have a 6 hoist fitting and service area.

They build suspension parts to cater to all vehicles.

If anyone is interested in upgrades or full alignments i would suggest attending their open night on the 23rd Wednesday night 7pm

Free BBQ and lots of man talk!

Ill be there with the R33 :)

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Yep pat helped me out :bunny:

I was impressed with wholesale suspension's setup, I used to drive past that place everyday to get to work but never been until now

I've toyed with the idea of spacers but I'm suss on using them even the hubcentric ones that also use their own bolts, but that's just me I guess... aren't they a defect?

don't really want to buy aftermarket rims, doesn't suit what I want from the car

cheers

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cheers, the springs are eibach pro

I may still paint the wheels black, they are stained from when the dealer washed the rims after using tyre shine so there's black streaks stained into the rims that I can't wash out I'll either paint them black or shadow chrome

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