R35 Nissan GT-R Lowering Spring Installation Guide *The Perfect Drop*
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- 👋 Today I upgrade the suspension on my 2014 R35 Nissan GT-R! The GTR could really use an extra bump in handling and looks, so I decided to install the H&R lowering springs. These drop the R35 GT-R a half inch all around and still retain the three damping settings. This installation guide will be identical to all R35 Nissan GTR models form 2009-2022. Very simple installation to be honest and I had a lot of fun with this project! To start installing lowering springs on the R35 Nissan GTR you'll need to remove the rear seats and rear interior. Seats pop out with a tab, and then the back rest just have 1 bolt. Then the center console pops up and there is 1 plug. Then the speaker surround pops off. That was hard to get off and I pulled it hard enough to fall back into the seat ;) Then the sides all just pop off with plastic tabs. I did take the seatbelt bolts out to get the upper pieces out. Last the rear shelf slides off after the plastic screws are removed. Disconnect the plug from the top of the damper. You have the strut tower under the foil and can loosen the 3 bolts. Only 1 bolt holds the rear shocks to the control arm. With the rear struts out, use the spring compressor and then take the top bolt out. You won't need the spring compressor to reinstall the H&R springs in the rear. The front struts are pretty simple to take out as well. You'll need to take out the swaybar end link bolt, lower shock bolt, brake line bolt, upper control arm bolt and rubber grommets holding the brake lines. Then the 3 bolts on the top of the strut get removed and lastly unplug the damper cable. I found it was easiest to push the lower control arm down, and the upper control arm up, and slide the strut towards the engine and down. Let the underside rotate around the axle and you'll get it removed. I did need the spring compressor to install the new lowering springs for the front struts. Takes about 7 hours but is very doable! Car has a solid half inch drop in all 4 corners and looks great! Excited to get the alignment done and test out the new springs in the GTR! Video to come of the new lowered look and handling characteristics!!
INSTALLED H&R Lowering Springs on my R35 Nissan GT-R! SLAM IT
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I was quick to click on the link when i saw "R35" :D
lol thanks fr the support! Fun project!
Wow after a really long time seeing the GT-R. Awesome video, the new lowering springs are key for the cars stance & the HF-5 wheels from Vossen are my favourite set of wheels 😍.
Also the car looks great in the fall with the sun setting 👌
Heck yeah man! I like the subtle drop and can't wait to test out more of the performance gains! I'll definitely do some cool fall pics with the car for Instagram soon!
It's Been 4 Years Ago Brian For Your 2014 Nissan R35 GT-R Premium and I Really Fan Those GT-R's A Lot.
Yeah coming up on 4 years with the GTR! Best decision I've ever made. Love this car!
I first saw something similar to this that was done to a 300 Z back in 1993 and I think he regretted it. Not long after that I saw sparks flying from scraping. I almost spit my drink out laughing so hard! 🤣🤣
haha wow! Must have been a very low drop! I like a subtle drop for my cars
You did great work on this install!
People at work thought I got in a fight (cuts and bruises all over my arms) lol after installing suspension mods (over half a year ago) (installed vertical links and cradle lock for the rear) on my old Ecoboost Mustang. Good times! 😢
Oh wow 😅. I actually did this with minimal damage. Cut my finger putting the silver foil stuff back over the rear strut top bolts 😅
My gosh, that was a lot of work! You did a great job, I’m impressed. I’ll be interested to hear how you like it. 👍
Thanks man! Yeah it’s a job for sure. Fun project overall tho!
that spring looking good
Thanks! I like the subtle change
I did same springs as I mentioned on my GT-R and yes 2 people are required for the front to make things easy. I did not use any spring compressor. For dissembly or assembly first car i owned that didn't require to press OEM springs so spring won't fly out. Nice drop! Cheers. Only reason I go with slight drop lowering springs because i don't track and requires no mainnance...
That's odd you didnt need a compressor. There was no way I could get the new springs even in without it. I figured this would be the perfect setup for me too. No need to take away the adjustable dampers. And I only wanted it a tad lower
@@BrosFOURRSpeed yes sirrr.. I had cars with coilovers... I was always playing. With drop and some had leak which required a rebuilt. For track use no doubt coils for street use springs are fine and I hate to drop any AWD car more than an inch. So geometry stays close to stock so half an inch drop it's Perfecto!
@@StreetDrivenDaily Yeah I couldn't see dropping it too low. Would ruin the performance. The camber is maxed out now anyways, so any lower I'd want adjustable arms and more things just to get it back to normal
Great video , just finished installing springs on my gtr. Installation was very easy
Nice! Yeah this is an easy car to modify! I did a lot on this in 5.5 years of ownership!
Great video! I saw you yesterday at the gas station with this car! Keep up the good work!
Oh nice! Say hi next time ;)
The GODZILLA IS BACK weeeee
Oh yeah! Fun project to film with the GTR!
Lowering is key to GTR stance. I did it right when I had gotten mines. Although I'm on coils and slam pretty low
How is it going over speed bumps and gas station entrances?
Oh nice! Once I got the wheels I was thinking of the best option for suspension. Loving this stance for sure. Next set of tires will be a bit wider, so they'll fill the wheel gap out perfect! If my struts ever fail, I'll do coilovers ;)
@@oreally8605 Probably has to angle pretty hard
Ur car looks sick with those springs
Thanks! Can't wait to take some pics with it all done!
Cool. Didn't know you could take the front shocks out without taking the axle nut to the hub off. The last time I did it, I took the axle nut off so the e tire hub can drop further to clear the fork.
Yeah we didn't have to move the lower control arm out too much. I did have the boot pretty stretched. But nothing to rip the them or need them out
I thought it was low enough lol I wonder how gas station clearance is going to be? Nice upgrade Brian! ( I'm amazed at your technical knowledge!)
Surprisingly I still clear everything I normally do. Can get into my own driveway with no scraping and I've gone over some big speed bumps no issues. I'm sure its close. But haven't scraped!
Amazing job! You make it look so easy!! Nice work!
lol thanks! It really was a straight forward job. Went very smooth for once ;)
Looks great!! Wanting to go 0.5 - 0.75 lower on mine. Does this keep the ability to use comfort and race mode? I've read that people had to go with coilovers instead. Using it as a street car and maybe one or two track days a year. Also considering Neko sleeves. Thoughts and advice?
That's why I went with springs. I can still use the three suspension modes since the dampers are the stock ones. Coilovers you'll loose that and just have a fixed setup with the manual adjustments. The Eibach lower it a bit more then Therese. And I think HKS has adjustable ones. Or KW
Great to know! Thanks, keep up the great content!
What a great vid babe 👍
Thanks girl 😉
Had some good suspension practice after your car 🤣
SLAM IT? wheres the air bags at bro? lol still looks clean👍
haha I definitely won't go air for this car ever. If the stock struts end up failing in the next few years I'll do coilovers and lower it a bit more ;)
Man that is a lot of labor PITA lol but the outcome makes the pain go away GJ!!
It was a lot of work, but really easy things. A lift would have made it much easier to do for sure. Fun project!
Awesome bro . Thank you for sharing this video
Glad you liked it! Still loving the ride with these springs!
I'm just wondering how much of a difference you can tell from driving it.
I'll be making a full review video of these! Definitely noticeable ;)
Great video and you did a solid job, but I’m not a true fan of the lowering springs. GT-R is a sick car.
I was super impressed with how much better my Supra drove wit them. Just took the handling to another level. Hard to be for a low cost mod. And it was fun to install!
Been waiting for you to do this. Looks good.
Yeah I've been wanting to do this for a while!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Are you running stock tire sizes?
@@billbrowning3021 yes. Next set I'll go a bit wider
Great bro
Thanks! Fun GTR project!
Will watch this later. Have you thought of changing out the clutch?
I have no need to change out the clutches. At that point, I'd sell the car and buy another one lol
Thank you for the break down.. Awesome video
Glad you liked the video! Fun installation to tackle!
Nice tutorial! Ride height looks good
Thanks! Fun project to tackle. Excited to film my review of them and take some good pics of the car
Great video bros 4 speed
Thanks! Fun project with the GTR!
Looks great nice work !
Thanks! Fun project to take on
finallly
Yeah I've been wanting to do this for a while now
Smart ways
Thanks. Pretty fun install to tackle
Isn’t the drop suppose to be .75? That’s what H&R website claims. Car looks great either way 👌
My final measurments showed a .5in drop all around. So that's what I got with this kit
Great job and awesome video. Looking forward to installing on mine
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. Fun project to take on for sure! Excited to film my review of these!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed cant wait to see it.
@@curtisdickson6277 I’ll be working on that this coming week 😉
@@BrosFOURRSpeed why dont you ever post vids on Facebook battalion 35?
Now that you have driven it and it's settled... What are your measurements and drop #s.
I've got lowering springs as well. Was told -0.75". No clue on the brand so wanted to see if we are the same height now. Thanks.. Mine gets stored in a car bag for the winter this week. Mice proof as I'm in the woods of NH.
A solid .5 all around. The Eibach does like .75 and another brand is similar from what I have read. I have a review of these going up next week
This is lit 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks! Fun install!
Hey wondering after the new springs U have to do wheels alignment?
Yeah I did get an alignment. Always recommended to do that if you mess with suspension.
This was awesome!
Thanks! Fun project to work on!
How is the ride now compared to stock? I am wanting new springs since my coils are cut 😳😬🙄
I'll be filming a full review of these later in the week. But honestly you wont notice a difference for normal driving. Identical. Hard turns the car feels much stiffer tho. So it's forgiving when needed, and then responsive when driving hard. Excited to make the review of these!
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I ended up buying kw coil kit. Exited about it. Will be installing in 2 weeks 👌😁
You should make a tools list for this job.
Yeah. The tools I showed were ll you need. Spring compressors, basic sockets, but ones that have the hole through them. And some breaker bars
@@BrosFOURRSpeed sorry I didn’t notice the special ones for the strut nut.
did you reuse the rubber around the old springs? It’s not included on the h&r spring.
I did not. I was debating on whether or not to do that. But I looked at my Supra video, and I never did that. And all the other GTR spring videos and forums I found, people did not put them on the new springs. It's more of a plastic material. But I haven't had any odd noises coming from the car. Already put 200 miles on them
How do you like the car with these vs OEM springs?
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Here's my full video on my thoughts on them ;)
@@BrosFOURRSpeed The reason I asked is because the car I recently purchased came with the H&R and I was considering buying some stock springs. I think I will stick with the H&R for now, but I’m going to check the other video out anyway. Thanks
Why didnt you do the kw sleeve kit?
Those are a great option for sure. Didn't really think I needed anything other then the drop these provide. And that's 3X the cost. But a good option if you want adjustability
I think u should add suspension to your gtr
GTR comes factory with suspension ;)
Just time to upgrade it
Is the alignment really necessary. How far off was the alignment?
Yes you'd want to do an alignment. It wasn't off by much. So not something you need to do asap, but worth doing
hey man l have l qwestion did you pay off the gtr jet?
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Paid it off over the summer 😉
@@BrosFOURRSpeed nice can't wait to get mine 😅 hopefully one day
Man…. The shop would charge $1000 for doing this , so good you can do it yourself save ton of money
Dang that would be a big bill! I can see that since it's an all day job. It was fun to tackle myself for sure ;)
Was waiting for the hoodie to come off then maybe the shirt. Someday.
Not for you 😉
What model number are the springs
I don't know the exact number. But whatever are specific for an R35 GTR. They only make one kit for this car
@@BrosFOURRSpeed thanks ordered the same
Nice set up, it actually sit way better that normal height. just don’t forget to do an alignment. 🤙🏼 ⭕️o\___/o⭕️
Yeah I like the drop a lot. I got the alignment knocked out yesterday ;)
Toe was a bit off and camber is -2 and thats maxed out
R32
The R32 Skyline is pretty cool!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed ok...I'll raise you two R34!
Why?
Why not?
Wanted the car a bit lower and wanted the improved handling characteristics. I did these on my Supra and it handles so much better with the springs. Very well worth it. I'll have a video going up next week on my review of these springs and why they are beneficial and how the drop looks
@@BrosFOURRSpeed We have bumps in the road where I live. Lol
@@300zxdriver So do we. But I’ve never had any issues scraping stock. I always have more then an inch of clearance. So lowering it .5in. I still don’t scrape on anything. And I get the better handling too 😜
15:20 the brakes squeaking noise is it from the posi quiet pads?
They havent squeaked in the two years I've had them on. Just recently they have been squealing a bit. But after driving in the snow, I then washed the entire underside of the cars and hosed off the rakes inside and out. And they havent been squeaking anymore. So probably just had some build up in them