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Stiffening Up Suspension On A V36

Haxorz

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Hey guys,

Got a stock V36 and LOVE it.

Upgraded from a modded R34 with full HKS suspension throughout.

The V36 is pretty floaty / too much roll / 'nervous when cornering' in comparison. I think it could be a sportier.

I've read that the best bang for buck suspension mod you can do on a rear wheel drive car is a larger front sway bar. The whiteline product for this car is $250 or so.

Any experiences here? I'm thinking of taking it down to Tru Track in North Melbourne for a quote and to discuss.

Cheers,

David.

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Had whiteline swaybars fitted front and back on my V35, didint notice a huge difference in body roll with the stock springs/shocks

I did find that the VDC would kick in earlier than it used to when going around corners with a bit of pace

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get the equilvalent year model 350z suspension (not sure if that works on the later model v36) thats what i did with my 350gt.

03 350z track shocks and aftermarket springs.... its a pretty good compromise of ride quality and sportyness.

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Had whiteline swaybars fitted front and back on my V35, didint notice a huge difference in body roll with the stock springs/shocks

OK thanks. Can I ask what you paid for these? Not much a difference huh? That's what I was afraid of.

What setting do you have them on? From what I understand the fronts have 2 settings, the rear 3, or maybe the other way round.

get the equilvalent year model 350z suspension (not sure if that works on the later model v36) thats what i did with my 350gt.

03 350z track shocks and aftermarket springs.... its a pretty good compromise of ride quality and sportyness.

Thanks. Yeah maybe a 370Z stuff will suit.

Any particular brand of springs?

Any particular model of shocks (i.e. are these 350z track shocks Nissan / Nizmo branded)?

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Also 180 wanabe did you end up doing anything else to your cars suspension? What is that LSD like?

From the sounds of it I'll have to do the lot (bars, braces, springs, shocks) before I notice a big difference. Obviously $$$$

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I bought Hotchkis swaybars from the US because there was literally nothing available locally unless I custom ordered. they make them specifically for the G37. transformed the car completely

If whiteline make model specific sets to fit I'm sure they'll do the same job

not much else needed to do after that IMO, I bought lowered springs just for the look as the front wheel gap is a bit too much :)

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Hey this is interesting... http://www.streetfire.net/video/infiniti-g37-sway-bars-stock-vs-hotchkis_204490.htm

Also:

Hotchkis (hollow but larger)

• Lightweight, Durable 1 3/8" (35mm) Tubular Front Bar.

• Lightweight, Durable 1.125 (28mm) Tubular Rear Bar 3 Way Adjustable

• Premium mounting hardware including, greasable polyurethane bushings and heavy duty brackets.

• Finished in durable anthracite powder coat.

Whiteline (solid but smaller)

Front Swaybar 27mm-h/duty Blade adjustable. BNF41Z Replacement type. 2 point adjustable.

Rear Swaybar 24mm-h/duty Blade adjustable. BNR37Z Replacement type. 3 point adjustable.

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Low mileage oem are best as they are easy to find and CHEAP. I dunno if gt8 sway bars are different to the others... could be because the damn things ride so high factory. But mine sits great on the road especially so with the z suspension. And the stock sway bars are pretty damn big from what iv seen.... imo sway bars arent good value for money.

Once you start looking at nismo or branded stuff its 7x the price.

Also tokiko hp on ebay are pretty good. Do some research and find what 350z year model is going to work and the ebay tokiko hp's are pretty good value for money.

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Also 180 wanabe did you end up doing anything else to your cars suspension? What is that LSD like?

From the sounds of it I'll have to do the lot (bars, braces, springs, shocks) before I notice a big difference. Obviously $$$$

They did make the car a bit stiffer... but it was nothing compared to the change in stiffness I noticed when going whiteline swaybars in my S13

Have them set on soft front and med on the read, any stiffer on the front and I think understeer would become a pain in the ass

The diff has made the car a lot more fun to drive, going around corners in the wet has become a pleasure rather than a pain!

also no more lighting up one wheel when taking off at the lights

Havent been to a dry track day yet with the new diff but when taking it somewhat easy in the wet I was lapping what I what I used to lap in the dry when giving it everything I had, Im hopeing for a 1 to 2 second improvement in times around the QR sprint track in 2011

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