Got the lower down pipes in. Took four hours if I don't count a drive to Harbor Freight for a 1/2" impact joint.
The Quick Jack's made it pretty painless but having a flexible lighted pickup tool to guide the sockets really helped.
I included two sound files. First one is before. Second is...
Hey, I luv my yellow Z! I think it saved my ass a couple times because it's so hard to miss and I'm guilty of DWO* in a hellishly fast car with blind spots.
*Driving While Old
Thanks... I just looked at what it costs to get front and rear adjustable camber kits from Z1 and it made me question the wisdom of lowering my car. I guess I could find a lesser costing source or just monitor for uneven tire wear for the summer. But I do need a project...
Got my post lowering alignment. I could feel the difference on the ride home. The Z seemed to be more sensitive to steering input.. Could just be in my mind, too. As long as I don't ruin my tires it will be fine.
On to the next project.
After spending hours crawling around under my Z doing an oil change, installing sway bars and lowering springs I figured it's time to get a Quickjack.
Yes, they are heavy! The tiny wheels do help but I had to drag the box off the grass to find out. Now I need a project...
Put the Eibach lowering springs on last Saturday and thought how nice a lift would have been...
It looks like QuickJacks are on sale this weekend. Which one do most of you go with?
Wow, what a nice space to work on your Z! It must be a pleasure to have such a clean bay.
I think I'll go for the Quickjack the next time they run a sale.
On Monday I put the K&N cold air intake on the Z. Still has the stock automatic exhaust. Previously I had installed the JB4 tuner and pushed the stock tires past their limit in a couple of situations. Then I added Stillen sway bars... better... then the Continental Extreme Contact Sport 02s and...