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Originally Posted by GSS138 TY. They look just like OEM They do? My OEM had about 2-3" gap in between each coil. My swifts have zero gap up top for

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Old 01-15-2014, 10:48 PM   #16 (permalink)
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They do? My OEM had about 2-3" gap in between each coil. My swifts have zero gap up top for the first 5-6 coils then a 1" for the rest, same as his pic.
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I was wondering about the spring perches. Not the top hats. Those silver ones are not factory I think, and the konis last I looked a year or so ago didn't come with them and you hade to reuse the factory.

\\Note: These shocks install inside the OEM Shock frame. Modification to OEM shocks will be required. (copied)
No they're not, you're correct. Koni sells with or without depending on if its a drop in (cut your OEM shock in half and pull the guts out) or a full new shock. These obviously are a new shock. My WRX had drop ins. I guess they just decide which route they want to go based on price or something. The note you posted is obviously wrong for this car.
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Here's a koni insert job. Kind of a pain but my WRX konis were only $560 shipped. The whole new 370z shock probably costs way more.

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They do? My OEM had about 2-3" gap in between each coil. My swifts have zero gap up top for the first 5-6 coils then a 1" for the rest, same as his pic.
All squished up on the lower perch and after 4 or 5 vodkas, yeah. For some reason I thought the spec R's were blue. /shrug
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every time i see "koni" i want to add "chiwa" at the end...
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^^^ your car looks great bro keep it up!

I have Koni Yellows in my Z32 Along with Swift Race springs. My setup is quite a bit different from the Z34 but i love it.

I have Koni Yellow F + R shocks, along with the Koni Coilover sleeves. I am Using Swift Racing springs 8K rear with 9K Front spring rates. I am in the middle of fabricating custom pillowball top hats for added suspension travel. Maybe it'll give you guys some ideas on doing something for the Z34.

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^^^ your car looks great bro keep it up!

I have Koni Yellows in my Z32 Along with Swift Race springs. My setup is quite a bit different from the Z34 but i love it.

I have Koni Yellow F + R shocks, along with the Koni Coilover sleeves. I am Using Swift Racing springs 8K rear with 9K Front spring rates. I am in the middle of fabricating custom pillowball top hats for added suspension travel. Maybe it'll give you guys some ideas on doing something for the Z34.

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Thank you.

it looks like you have a nice setup as well.
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They do? My OEM had about 2-3" gap in between each coil. My swifts have zero gap up top for the first 5-6 coils then a 1" for the rest, same as his pic.
OEM springs are linear, they have the same spring rate all the time, swifts are progressive, the have different spring rates depending on their compression, that's why they are a bit smoother that the OEM springs. For handling I actually prefer linear springs, but I got a good deal on the swifts so I went for them.
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bringing this thread back from the dead since i finally got around to assembling my new Koni setup for my Z32. the starting numbers for suspension tuning are 11K Swifts up front and 9K Swifts in the back.

you guys can read about it here http://bardabe.wordpress.com/

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bringing this thread back from the dead since i finally got around to assembling my new Koni setup for my Z32. the starting numbers for suspension tuning are 11K Swifts up front and 9K Swifts in the back.

you guys can read about it here Bardabe Performance | Life is Motorsport

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