Swift Springs BRZ

[wparsons]

Sports are fine on the stock shocks, but koni or bilstein would be a nice upgrade. It all depends what you want from them (and the car).

If it were me, I would wait until the stock shocks are worn out, then consider upgrading them or replacing with coilovers entirely.

What's your goal with the car?

I'm running FRS rate Sports on my car, and don't find it bouncy at all. Anyone finding it bouncy, did you trim the bump stops? Were they installed correctly (allen key and pass through socket on the top nut, not an impact gun)?

[mush]

i dont know if im getting used to it, but the ride is getting much better now
i think im at 2500 miles with the springs on stock shocks, about 2 months since installation

[getbent]

I have the BRZ-spec swift springs on my FR-S with the factory dampers. The ride was harsh in the winter but now that the weather is warming up I think the dampers seem to be less harsh.

I do wonder whether the Bilstein B8 would be more comfortable since they allow for more suspension travel?

[8686]

Originally Posted by getbent

I have the BRZ-spec swift springs on my FR-S with the factory dampers. The ride was harsh in the winter but now that the weather is warming up I think the dampers seem to be less harsh.

I do wonder whether the Bilstein B8 would be more comfortable since they allow for more suspension travel?

I have the BRZ spec with the B8.
I felt like potholes are less felt. But the car was difinitly firmer. I was satisfied.


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[CallmeDave]

Bringing these thread back from the crypt.

What else is needed to run these springs with a "good" alignment, I've heard crash bolts, camber bolt all the way to A-arms....
I haven't had any luck getting a straight answer searching.
Thank you

[solidONE]

Originally Posted by CallmeDave

Bringing these thread back from the crypt.

What else is needed to run these springs with a "good" alignment, I've heard crash bolts, camber bolt all the way to A-arms....
I haven't had any luck getting a straight answer searching.
Thank you

how much camber adjustment are you looking for? If your alignment is not lop-sided like my FRS is, then you'll likely end up with around -2 degrees and change in the rear which is just enough for most situations. With camber bolts out front you can get -2.5 or more when the cars is 1" lower.

You honestly don't "need" anything to run lowering springs besides the springs themselves and alignment. What kind of "alignment" you want will dictate what parts you will require.

[solidONE]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Sports are fine on the stock shocks, but koni or bilstein would be a nice upgrade. It all depends what you want from them (and the car).

If it were me, I would wait until the stock shocks are worn out, then consider upgrading them or replacing with coilovers entirely.

What's your goal with the car?

I'm running FRS rate Sports on my car, and don't find it bouncy at all. Anyone finding it bouncy, did you trim the bump stops? Were they installed correctly (allen key and pass through socket on the top nut, not an impact gun)?

"bouncy" can be subjective I guess. I did cut bumpstops when I had them. I wonder how differently the suspension would behave if I hadn't trimmed the bumpstops, especially the rears.

[CallmeDave]

Just looking to get back to near to the factory alignment.
I've had other cars that when lowered I needed a rear camber kit to dial it back to stock since there is no factory rear camber adjustment. That was on a RSX but I was wondering if it was the story on the BRZ.

[solidONE]

Originally Posted by CallmeDave

Just looking to get back to near to the factory alignment.
I've had other cars that when lowered I needed a rear camber kit to dial it back to stock since there is no factory rear camber adjustment. That was on a RSX but I was wondering if it was the story on the BRZ.

If that the case then you wont even need front camber bolts. You'll likely get about half a degree of negative camber in the front, but you will need an upper or lower rear control arm to correct the -2 or more degrees of camber resulting from lowering 1". You can probably get away with just adjusting the toe and leave the camber wherever it ends up from the drop, though.

[JoeBoxer]

Got the Sport BRZ spec Swifts ordered tonight for my 2013 with 22k miles. Wish i could go ahead and do struts too but will have to wait a little while. I'll get some SPC/Eibach LCA's here before install most likely.