Oh snap, Carbon fiber rear hatch dampners...

Prosport Gauges · 05-06-2010, 02:40 PM

Let me see what i can come up with....

Modshack · 05-06-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

We did not mess with the fender piece, bit hot and I still had to grab lunch so we just called it after 15 minutes.
An idea to try out in your shop, is to build a bracket that pushes the ball join that sits in the engine bay over so the whole unit is in more of a straight line, might not change anything but will be better for pressure points on both the hood & unit.

Uh...that's exactly what I will be doing in a day or so

theDreamer · 05-06-2010, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Uh...that's exactly what I will be doing in a day or so

I know, but if what you do proves it works better and the supplier does it and gets the same results then it goes to show maybe a slight flaw in the design currently.

Prosport Gauges · 05-06-2010, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

I know, but if what you do proves it works better and the supplier does it and gets the same results then it goes to show maybe a slight flaw in the design currently.

There isnt a design flaw

many things can be made better or modified. thats why we buy after market parts

As of right now, both kenchan and our Z shows no bulge.

rednek01 · 05-06-2010, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan_west06

There isnt a design flaw

many things can be made better or modified. thats why we buy after market parts

As of right now, both kenchan and our Z shows no bulge.

It cant be a design flaw! you didnt design anything you just found parts from existing kits that somewhat worked.

The brackets that go on the hood have a huge amount of flex and are held on by 1 bolt.

To mount the ball joints on the fenders you have to cut weather striping out of the way.

You still have a possibility of it striking the plastic trays that cover the batter/brake booster.

Granted it is a "mod" and requires some fitment work, I feel this is a poorly put together kit.

Provide some brackets that move the shocks to where they dont hit anything and so you don't have to cut the weather striping and charge 150 bucks for a "decent" kit

rednek01 · 05-06-2010, 03:22 PM

Hell here is what we get with the Kits on mustangs

Mustang Billet Hood Strut Kit

Holliday · 05-06-2010, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rednek01

It cant be a design flaw! you didnt design anything you just found parts from existing kits that somewhat worked.

The brackets that go on the hood have a huge amount of flex and are held on by 1 bolt.

To mount the ball joints on the fenders you have to cut weather striping out of the way.

You still have a possibility of it striking the plastic trays that cover the batter/brake booster.

Granted it is a "mod" and requires some fitment work, I feel this is a poorly put together kit.

Provide some brackets that move the shocks to where they dont hit anything and so you don't have to cut the weather striping and charge 150 bucks for a "decent" kit

Prosport Gauges · 05-06-2010, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rednek01

It cant be a design flaw! you didnt design anything you just found parts from existing kits that somewhat worked.

The brackets that go on the hood have a huge amount of flex and are held on by 1 bolt.

To mount the ball joints on the fenders you have to cut weather striping out of the way.

You still have a possibility of it striking the plastic trays that cover the batter/brake booster.

Granted it is a "mod" and requires some fitment work, I feel this is a poorly put together kit.

Provide some brackets that move the shocks to where they dont hit anything and so you don't have to cut the weather striping and charge 150 bucks for a "decent" kit

Im sorry, i guess you didnt read the entire thread.

First, there is no flex at all on the bracket that goes on the hood. Moving the ball joint over may in fact cause the damper to rub hit even more, across the entire cover and IMO i dont think to long brackets coming towards the center of the engine will look good :/. Its kind of hard not to hit anything when the tray is in the way of everything

You do not need to cut the entire weather striping.

rednek01 · 05-06-2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan_west06

Im sorry, i guess you didnt read the entire thread.

First, there is no flex at all on the bracket that goes on the hood. Moving the ball joint over may in fact cause the damper to rub hit even more, across the entire cover. Its kind of hard not to hit anything when the tray is in the way of everything

You do not need to cut the entire weather striping.

Shall I take video of the flex?

Yes moving it more towards the center and straightening it out might take some effort to "design" and get right but would ensure that it would work properly. I am kind of pissed that I didn't do this and start selling them myself.

Yes but you still have to cut it and that is my point. Where if a lower bracket were provided you wouldn't have to cut it. much like the one you see on the mustang kit where it moves the ball joint inline and not on top of the fender.

I am not trying to attack you at all nor do I think its a bad price for what you get or anything like that. I just feel that there wasn't much thought in the "kit" where there could have been and it would have made a much better product. But you get what you paid for I guess.

Prosport Gauges · 05-06-2010, 03:43 PM

sent you a PM. Just checked our Z and there is NO flex at all. can you also send pics of this.

not taking it as an attack, you have every right to voice your opinon

rednek01 · 05-06-2010, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan_west06

sent you a PM. Just checked our Z and there is NO flex at all. can you also send pics of this.

not taking it as an attack, you have every right to voice your opinon.

I responded, I appreciate you handling this maturely (many people here take things personally and it gets nasty)

theDreamer · 05-06-2010, 03:47 PM

This is the only picture that we got today, only had my phone so not very good.

Prosport Gauges · 05-06-2010, 03:50 PM

dreamer can you confirm its hitting the covers also, did you try moving them over a bit towards the fender?

theDreamer · 05-06-2010, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan_west06

dreamer can you confirm its hitting the covers also, did you try moving them over a bit towards the fender?

I have Password JDM pieces which replace the covers, but they are just a very bit "skinner" and they touched. I cannot move them over as I do not want to file out the holes unless something major happens, once we saw they were being hit we just removed the pieces and went onto the next step to see what else was hitting or causing any bends.

Prosport Gauges · 05-06-2010, 04:16 PM

Here is a shot of kenchans hood. looks good/level...

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Prosport Gauges Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 339 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 0	sent you a PM. Just checked our Z and there is NO flex at all. can you also send pics of this. not taking it as an attack, you have every right to voice your opinon Last edited by Prosport Gauges; 05-06-2010 at 03:45 PM.

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