tanabe coilovers?
 

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the Tanabe Sustec pro S-0C coilovers?
what did you think and are they worth it?

I've driven a few cars on Tanabes, and one of the guys here has them on his Honda Fit.

The Sustec Pro S-0c definitely a great coilover for the money. The only thing they lack is damping force adjustment, but for street driving you don't really need that. If you feel that you need the damping adjustment, you could either step up to the Tanabe Pro Five series or look at other options in the price range.

Let me know if I can be any more help, or if you want a quote with your The370Z Member Discount.

Well, I'm not looking to track my car that much so it gonna be on the street for right now. If thats the case with damping adjustment isnt a big deal?

honestly coilovers without damping control is half-arsed.

Mine was the test car and is the one on Tanabe's site. :)

I could honestly say they are a great buy for what your getting

Yea their not the next step up as fully adjustable but do give the folks the option

to raise and lower their car as they'd like without the worry of having to also adjust the

Dampening. I've got about 5k on mine since Tanabe installed them and

outside of being a little on the soft side? They're Ok for the money.

For a Daily Driver who's not going to be tracking Canyon Carving their a good

choice. IMO since their is no adjustements for the Dampening.


http://www.tanabe-usa.com/suspension/files/678_img2.jpg

*kenchan hides under desk* (>_<)

If you're buying coilovers that have been properly engineered, damping adjustment isn't that big of a deal for street driving and even light track use.

Refer to above.

has anyone ran the Sustec Z40 Coilover?

Tanabe Sustec Z40 Coilover

Properly... very vague. I've tried both types in the past. I still prefer damper adjustable. :)

do you think that these are properly engineered? would it be a good buy or are there others that i should look at?

Eibach has coilovers coming soon for the 370z in three different versions. Height adjustment only, single way adjustable and double adjustable rebound/compression with reservoirs. All three are mono-tube, hand assembled, designed, engineered in CA and rebuildable (if ever needed).

Pro Street-S: part# 6393.711
Multi Pro R1: part# 6393.712
Multi Pro R2: part# 6393.712

if they were 'properly' engineered then it should have drop recommendation...at which ride height the fixed dampers work as intended.

does the tanabe's have this key data? if so, i suppose you can give it a try but kind of defeats the purpose of having coilovers... just get springs and koni's in that case.

As for as I know, most new coilovers have adjustable height independent of damper length. You adjust the height from the shock body and not the spring seat. This allows for maximum strut travel outside of set height.

im wondering how much tanabe researched based on the Z's suspension geometry. if the ride height is set too low that gives the damper even less travel to slow down the stroke. the car will go out of programmed tolerance in this case resulting in poor handling. if adjustable dampers, at least can dial in damp rate to minimize this effect.


another key reason why i dont like lowering springs without adjustable dampers.

Tanabe has been around a long time, I'm sure they know what they're doing. I don't think order their stuff out of a catalog from taiwan/china and stick a label on it like so many other companies these days.

But yeah, not have dampening adjustement kinda sucks. Similiar to a tein basic i guess. It'd be a good alternative to spring/shock combo