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Cool story. This is becoming more common. Knowing about this, I would have said the same thing!
Those little bump stops are over 20 years old in many cases, suffering from dry rot. For peace of mind, I would recommend all 350Z owners replace them. Because sooner or later, they will fail. I already have my Z1 replacement set, I keep the replacements in the Z just in case. I'm not rushing to replace mine yet since I already did a full inspection of the bump stops when I replaced my OEM clutch pedal with an RJM unit. The factory rubber pieces are in good shape since the Z has uncommonly low mileage, but they are still old and could still crack and fall apart.
Cheers!
-Icer
a damn $3.00 part will keep the car from running..
Assume there are no plans to have those coilovers properly revalved for that spring rate? HKS coils are serviceable, and when I was able to tour their suspension facility in 2024, they still had inventory of parts for some of their long discontinued models. I believe the downside is exactly that though - the dampers need to be shipped to Japan.
The HKS IV SP is valved for 12kg front, 16kg rear out of the box, which HKS supplies the corresponding springs.
The issues is the rear spring is too tall for the SPL mid link arm. Therefore, I picked up a Swift shorter 9kg at the advice of someone but I was correct to correct it to the Swift 16kg to match the original stiff spring setting.
i know HKS IV GT is closer to 9kg rears but I don’t have the exact number at the top of my head. I do know SP perfectly which I have. I wasn’t aware HKS still rebuilds. But that’s good. I was thinking eventually rebuilding them or getting the new HKS shocks.
I have looked for a new set of speakers just to give the stock head unit better sound, I have a non Bose car. I also checked out a new condenser, I punched a hole in the one attached to the car during the motor swap process. Oops. haven't had AC all summer. I haven't had the need to drive the car much until now. and planning to wash it as well.
You will actually get better sound out of the stock speakers if you replace the stock head unit vs. keeping stock head unit and replacing stock speakers.
But keep in mind the impedance (ohm rating) of the speakers and head unit. Most aftermarket systems are setup for 4ohm, while many auto-mfg. stock systems use 2ohm. The non-bose speakers in 350Zs are made by Clarion, I believe they are 2ohm. Many moons ago I ran my Clarion factory speakers off a 4ohm Pioneer head unit and I was shocked by the difference in audio quality. Normally, doing this is a no-no, as you can overdrive the speakers and blow them. I'm not the kind of guy that likes to turn it up to "11" so this was never a problem. I never blew up the stock speakers after years of use.
Anyway, if you really want to keep the OEM head unit, then make sure to purchase 2ohm aftermarket speakers. Otherwise your volume and sensitivity control over the speakers will be trash.
Cheers!
-Icer
You will actually get better sound out of the stock speakers if you replace the stock head unit vs. keeping stock head unit and replacing stock speakers.
But keep in mind the impedance (ohm rating) of the speakers and head unit. Most aftermarket systems are setup for 4ohm, while many auto-mfg. stock systems use 2ohm. The non-bose speakers in 350Zs are made by Clarion, I believe they are 2ohm. Many moons ago I ran my Clarion factory speakers off a 4ohm Pioneer head unit and I was shocked by the difference in audio quality. Normally, doing this is a no-no, as you can overdrive the speakers and blow them. I'm not the kind of guy that likes to turn it up to "11" so this was never a problem. I never blew up the stock speakers after years of use.
Anyway, if you really want to keep the OEM head unit, then make sure to purchase 2ohm aftermarket speakers. Otherwise your volume and sensitivity control over the speakers will be trash.
Cheers!
-Icer
Thank you for the info. yeah just wanted to keep the audio stock. for the most part pervious owner blew the two back wall speakers.
What brand did you go with? Upgrade or stock replacement?
Might as well pickup some new OEM hoses, including reservoir hose + rad cap, and a new OEM thermostat assembly + gasket while you're in there. (basically just do it all while you're there for peace of mind, I assume all those parts are old/original).
Cheers!
-Icer
What brand did you go with? Upgrade or stock replacement?
Might as well pickup some new OEM hoses, including reservoir hose + rad cap, and a new OEM thermostat assembly + gasket while you're in there. (basically just do it all while you're there for peace of mind, I assume all those parts are old/original).
Cheers!
-Icer
funny enough all that stuff was done during the swap .. now the rad starts leaking. Dang it. I went with a oemlike replacement from orileys. Just because I need something now . Maybe later I will get a koyo rad or something like that ..
Really nice wheels. i am thinking about getting my LE37s stripped and redone. why buy new wheels when you can freshen up something you already have... I cant afford to spend $4k - $5k on wheels ever lol
Thanks guys. With powdercoat, you get a little bit of an orange peel effect and it's not completely glass smooth like paint, but the durability was the deciding factor.
For anyone curious, I got them done at a local place called Powdercoat USA. Their website looks super basic and I legit had some anxiety that I was never going to see them again when I dropped them off, but all is well. I took the wheels in bare without tires. They blasted and powdered them for $150/wheel.
Wait, those are original LMGT4s? I jumped the gun and thought you purchased the new Omori Factory Spec release in gloss black!
Fooled me!
Cheers!
-Icer
