Gettin Sideways

kenchan

not just struts. shocks as well. im a little surprised you didnt know wat dampers were.


yah... that wouldve been my first choice. im hoping hitachi/tokico releases something for us soon.

m4a1mustang

Yeah, same here. I have a set of Koni Yellows waiting to go on my car whenever I feel like doing the work.

Tokico D-Specs for the Z would be a good substitute if Koni doesn't make anything.

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kenchan

that's awesome. i'd get them on right away.

yah the only problem with d-specs when using on stock springs is that they are simultaneous damp control vs rebound-only like on the koni's. d-specs work great on typical lowering springs where initial rates are progressive but not sure on stock springs where usually are more linear.

B&W_Evader

OK, got it, bad idea w. rear only. Just that my 71 240z had rear only and was fairly well behaved when the rear came out. I'll wait on the sways at least till I get my next set of rubber. Should be able to get a feel for what better tires would do next summer when my currrent set of treads get a little bald. The insta-sideways was a little disconcerting especially when I'm not used to over-correcting and feeling like an idiot. Having that it's the car not me thing going on. The other problem is that it's not that easy to just kick the rear end out and play with it. POS VLS, inside wheel just spins usually even with a good punch on the gas and yank on the streering wheel.

kenchan

the 240z and 370z have completely different suspension geometries, no?

i know the throttle has latency and feels abrupt so getting use to that can probably help with not getting the rear to kick out. as someone already mentioned the 350z/G35C is MUCH MORE PRONE to kicking out the rear mid-turn so for me the 370Z is very stable.

B&W_Evader

Installed the Eibach Sway bars last night and took it out for a spin.

Nice left hander onto a 4 lane road with a nice hump in the middle.

Dropped it into second, punched it and yanked the steering wheel.

The car pitched out nicely, held the gas and road it to the top of second gear. Little wiggle at the end but no grab or snap as it came back.

Made a right turn and a u-turn to try it again, just to make sure I didn't just get lucky. Same thing, second gear and punched. Car feels awesome, can't tell a difference in ride quality either. Amazing!

Definitely not too much sway bar. Car should of come with one this stiff.

Still need to see how it hangs over rougher surface but I'm liking it!

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B&W_Evader

BTW...

Front = Stiffest Hole
Rear = Middle Hole

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