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Old Jul 30, 2019 | 10:32 AM
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I'm looking to install a set of Swift springs. I plan to keep the rear height where it is right now and just do the front....has any done it?
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Old Jul 31, 2019 | 07:35 AM
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say no.

Also, that would drastically change the handling characteristics of the car. OEM springs and aftermarket manufacturers design and calculate front and rear spring rates to work in conjunction with the OEM suspension as one seamless package.

I'm just like... visually imagining you taking a corner and your front end not rolling over the tire but the rear end doing just that and understeering being exacerbated beyond what our cars already do.

You would be better served to just go to coil overs - and have different height, but at least not compromise your suspension.
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I'm looking to install a set of Swift springs. I plan to keep the rear height where it is right now and just do the front....has any done it?
I think CL member ‘ISFASTER’ has done it (stock rear, after market front) to his ISF according to one of his videos.
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I think CL member ‘ISFASTER’ has done it (stock rear, after market front) to his ISF according to one of his videos.
Coming from ISF, I knew a few owners who have done it, including myself....but since GSF is a different car, just wanted to see if anybody done it
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A friend of mine did it, he hated it.
He said it did not turn out the way he had pictured it, the car had a rake.

Also, he said he felt the front end of the car less responsive than OEM. When he lowered the rear, the car felt OEM again.
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I did exactly that with mine. I haven’t noticed any performance issues but I don’t track the car. I decided not to install the rear springs because the wheel gap matches very close front and back, figured I would try it like this first and install the back later if I don’t like the look
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I did exactly that with mine. I haven’t noticed any performance issues but I don’t track the car. I decided not to install the rear springs because the wheel gap matches very close front and back, figured I would try it like this first and install the back later if I don’t like the look
Are you running RSR springs or Swift in the front? Because Swifts drop rating is higher than RSR so Swift should really drop the front a lot (around 1.3”)
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They are the Swift springs, so yes about 1.3”. It’s more noticeable now that I have the factory rims with winters. Makes me want to do the back springs now.
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I installed a set of Swift springs several weeks ago. The front drop is substantial, such that I scrape coming out of my driveway if I don't go out on an angle and slow. I've posted before and after pics and videos on my build thread here https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...ars-build.html
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