Swift Springs BRZ - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

troek · 06-08-2013, 07:33 AM

lighter springs in the front will promote more over steer. the reason between the two different spring sets is to try to retain the characteristics of the stock springs, in wich subaru is supposedly stiffer in the front.

SeeSharkySwim · 06-10-2013, 02:48 PM

Ive driven my car on the road course in completely stock form with both factory tires and 225/45/17 advan neovas. The car has a higher tendency to understeer than I had originally hoped for. If you have an frs, i feel the spring rate stagger is necessary and the swift springs definitely helps the car rotate just enough without being tail happy.

i ordered mine from modern automotive performance, great to deal with and fast shipping.

garfull · 06-10-2013, 04:05 PM

i guess im still torn between the frs spring rates vs the brz. ive never driven a brz so im not sure how the the handle differs on brz compared to the frs. i guess ill have to wait till i do the hpde event to see if the stock frs feels tight or loose and go from there.

tonystewart · 06-15-2013, 03:44 PM

Are cutting bump stops necessary?

TouchMyHonda · 06-15-2013, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tonystewart

Are cutting bump stops necessary?

No I didn't. It rides phenomenal.

toyoman · 06-15-2013, 06:43 PM

I cut mine - It was really simple to do. I was hesitant at first b/c I thought that if I wanted to go back to stock height, I would now have to buy new stops. However, after seeing my car with the swift springs and new wheels, I will never put the stock springs back on. The ride is amazing too!

tonystewart · 06-15-2013, 06:48 PM

I'm adding Koni's next week, just want to make sure I measure correctly, therefore how much did you cut?

Steve · 06-15-2013, 06:49 PM

how much rear camber was added after the springs installed?

hanabie · 06-16-2013, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tonystewart

I'm adding Koni's next week, just want to make sure I measure correctly, therefore how much did you cut?

you could cut, but you dont have to cut. it's up to u.
how much? up to u. the manufacturer does not suggest the cut.

toyoman · 06-16-2013, 01:03 PM

I followed this thread when I did mine

http://www.vorshlag.com/forums/showt...7516#post57516

tonystewart · 06-16-2013, 06:41 PM

Thank you!
The new Swift (BRZ) springs on my daughters FRS is everything we expected.

SWAMechFRS · 06-16-2013, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Coaster

Every time I go to the Swift website my computer blocks a virus.

Yeah, mine too. they need to fix that.

bkblitzed · 06-16-2013, 08:51 PM

just wondering, will it be better to run the brz springs on the frs? or just run the frs made ones? I mainly care about handling with no understeer.

G_Ride · 06-17-2013, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeeSharkySwim

I too was pleasantly surprised after installing the swift springs on my frs. I was never one to buy lowering springs after driving cars with lowering kits in the past that made the cars handle horribly. But I just couldnt stand the 4x4 height and was highly recommended this brand by a buddy that runs these on his GTR. This is more of a dd/weekend car for me but it does see the autox course fairly often along with the road course every once in a while. The car transitions much better than stock and they seem to suit the factory dampers perfectly. One thing I noticed after driving on these springs is how well they ride on the street, given the aggressive springrates they somehow feel more comfortable than stock. Although these will probably stay on my car for a couple more months until my AST dampers come in so they might be up FS soon

Speaking of which, does anyone have experience with swift coilover springs?

I do have experience with swift coilover springs. Swift makes great quality coilover springs.

06-15-2013, 03:44 PM	#32
tonystewart Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Raven Location: Lake Worth Florida Posts: 1,182 Thanks: 76 Thanked 373 Times in 253 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Are cutting bump stops necessary? __________________ May'12 AT Raven, OFT V2, Perrin IntakeTube, Pulley & Overpipe,HKS Snorkel,FA20 EL Header,Nameless Frontpipe w/ Helmholtz, Crawford AOS, Cusco O2W Cooler, Grimmspeed Strut/MC Brace, Winjets w/D2S 3.0 HID by Illuminating Lighworkx, Fogs w/EU Stalk, LED's, JDM UnderPanels, Diffuser, Rigid Collars, Whiteline, HVT Camber Plates, Koni's, Swift Springs, GTSpec LCA, SPC Toearms, DBA 4K T-Slot Rotors, Ferodo DS2500, Vorshlag BrakeLines, MichelinPSS, 5Axis Wing, Raammat, Ensolite, JPM Coachworks, OEM+Ref400, 20mmspacers, TOMS

06-15-2013, 06:48 PM	#35
tonystewart Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Raven Location: Lake Worth Florida Posts: 1,182 Thanks: 76 Thanked 373 Times in 253 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm adding Koni's next week, just want to make sure I measure correctly, therefore how much did you cut? __________________ May'12 AT Raven, OFT V2, Perrin IntakeTube, Pulley & Overpipe,HKS Snorkel,FA20 EL Header,Nameless Frontpipe w/ Helmholtz, Crawford AOS, Cusco O2W Cooler, Grimmspeed Strut/MC Brace, Winjets w/D2S 3.0 HID by Illuminating Lighworkx, Fogs w/EU Stalk, LED's, JDM UnderPanels, Diffuser, Rigid Collars, Whiteline, HVT Camber Plates, Koni's, Swift Springs, GTSpec LCA, SPC Toearms, DBA 4K T-Slot Rotors, Ferodo DS2500, Vorshlag BrakeLines, MichelinPSS, 5Axis Wing, Raammat, Ensolite, JPM Coachworks, OEM+Ref400, 20mmspacers, TOMS

06-16-2013, 06:41 PM	#39
tonystewart Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Raven Location: Lake Worth Florida Posts: 1,182 Thanks: 76 Thanked 373 Times in 253 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Thank you! The new Swift (BRZ) springs on my daughters FRS is everything we expected. __________________ May'12 AT Raven, OFT V2, Perrin IntakeTube, Pulley & Overpipe,HKS Snorkel,FA20 EL Header,Nameless Frontpipe w/ Helmholtz, Crawford AOS, Cusco O2W Cooler, Grimmspeed Strut/MC Brace, Winjets w/D2S 3.0 HID by Illuminating Lighworkx, Fogs w/EU Stalk, LED's, JDM UnderPanels, Diffuser, Rigid Collars, Whiteline, HVT Camber Plates, Koni's, Swift Springs, GTSpec LCA, SPC Toearms, DBA 4K T-Slot Rotors, Ferodo DS2500, Vorshlag BrakeLines, MichelinPSS, 5Axis Wing, Raammat, Ensolite, JPM Coachworks, OEM+Ref400, 20mmspacers, TOMS Last edited by tonystewart; 07-02-2013 at 03:47 PM.

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06-10-2013, 02:48 PM	#30
SeeSharkySwim Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Scion FRS Location: Bay Area Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ive driven my car on the road course in completely stock form with both factory tires and 225/45/17 advan neovas. The car has a higher tendency to understeer than I had originally hoped for. If you have an frs, i feel the spring rate stagger is necessary and the swift springs definitely helps the car rotate just enough without being tail happy. i ordered mine from modern automotive performance, great to deal with and fast shipping.

06-10-2013, 04:05 PM	#31
garfull Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: FRS(sold), AP2, R35, FJC, ED9 Location: 510 Posts: 527 Thanks: 370 Thanked 192 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i guess im still torn between the frs spring rates vs the brz. ive never driven a brz so im not sure how the the handle differs on brz compared to the frs. i guess ill have to wait till i do the hpde event to see if the stock frs feels tight or loose and go from there.

06-15-2013, 06:43 PM	#34
toyoman Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: DGM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: upstate NY Posts: 39 Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I cut mine - It was really simple to do. I was hesitant at first b/c I thought that if I wanted to go back to stock height, I would now have to buy new stops. However, after seeing my car with the swift springs and new wheels, I will never put the stock springs back on. The ride is amazing too!

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Steve Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 6MT Location: Markham, ON Posts: 311 Thanks: 3 Thanked 101 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	how much rear camber was added after the springs installed?

06-16-2013, 01:03 PM	#38
toyoman Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: DGM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: upstate NY Posts: 39 Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I followed this thread when I did mine http://www.vorshlag.com/forums/showt...7516#post57516

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bkblitzed is better than you Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 raven FRS Location: Norcal Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 591 Thanked 1,347 Times in 745 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	just wondering, will it be better to run the brz springs on the frs? or just run the frs made ones? I mainly care about handling with no understeer.

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