Lowering my Zed

[Guest aussie260z]

I have been looking into suspension mods for my 260z and there's so many things to consider,

 

Havent really found a answer to my specific question..........so i thought i'd try and get one

Was condsidering 2 options to lower my car,

 

Lowering the car an 1" with lowering springs

or

Lowering the car 2" by sectioning the struts

 

Though about lowering the car only 1", would do this by using special 1" lowering springs,

BUT - i have taken measurements of the front end suspension of my car and

The lower-control arm pivot point on the crossmember is roughly 16mm off the ground, and the lower-control arm to ball-joint point is roughly 14.3mm off the ground,

So, if i take out 1" of spring height i would make these points roughly horizontal,

Which i was told was not a great idea by some, and others said as long as it didnt get above 15 deg (ie....the ball-joint side at a 15deg angle higher than the crossmember side) there would be no real dramas,

 

Also this option seems like it would also rob me of 1" of shock travel - is that right?

Then...........

 

If i lower the car 2" by sectioning the front struts, i would continue to use the stock springs on all 4 corners and swap the front shocks to the rear and get a suitable shock for the sectioned front struts,

But come back to the same problem as before, i would raise the mounting point of the lower-control arm pivot on the crossmember by about 20mm,

but im still lowering the car 50mm (2") and once again bringing the lower-control crossmember pivot roughly back in-line (same distance from the ground) with the lower control arm-to-ball joint point,

 

Hope the way i've explained this made sense

 

Anyone got any opinions on this?