OEM setup or Coilovers in the rear
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The Unibody isn't meant to carry the load of the car throught the shock towers in the rear. There's a chance (although probably a very small one) that you could tear the unibody or put a shock/spring thorugh it due to the extra loading. An inboard spring will be a little harder to reach to adjust but I doubt that it would be significant issue.
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may be we're talking about progessive and linear? Sorry, I'm not too familiar with the terms since I've always had one-bodied coilover where the shocks and springs are together as one piece.
I know couple coilvers setups have the shocks and spring together in one body (progressive?) such as the new discussed Stance Coilovers.
https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-suspension/171488-new-stance-sus-coilover-review.html
I know couple coilvers setups have the shocks and spring together in one body (progressive?) such as the new discussed Stance Coilovers.
https://my350z.com/forum/brakes-and-suspension/171488-new-stance-sus-coilover-review.html
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I'd be interested in hearing about the effects of having true coilovers in the back of a 350z or g35 too.
I suspect any issues would be noticed sooner in a G35 because it's heavier. Anyone have rear coilovers with the shock and spring as a single unit on a G35? Any problems?
I suspect any issues would be noticed sooner in a G35 because it's heavier. Anyone have rear coilovers with the shock and spring as a single unit on a G35? Any problems?
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My initial worry was the same as stumpmj and the strength of the upper mount. The issue for me is not the adjustment ie: is it easy. My concern is that if adjust ride height in the rear you are actually changing the pre-load on the spring. Also having the rear as a coilover you have more room to play with different spring setups as the size is pretty much standardised. (Providing you can re-valve your dampers to suit)
For argument sake I had a quick chat with Zeal and they sell both setups but recomend the coilover type for the rear.
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For argument sake I had a quick chat with Zeal and they sell both setups but recomend the coilover type for the rear.
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Zeal has had much success with rear coilover setups on their application. I've been one of their running test mules for about 2 years now and haven't seen any problems. Been using them on the track and street and love them.
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Originally Posted by MR RIZK
My initial worry was the same as stumpmj and the strength of the upper mount. The issue for me is not the adjustment ie: is it easy. My concern is that if adjust ride height in the rear you are actually changing the pre-load on the spring. Also having the rear as a coilover you have more room to play with different spring setups as the size is pretty much standardised. (Providing you can re-valve your dampers to suit)
For argument sake I had a quick chat with Zeal and they sell both setups but recomend the coilover type for the rear.
Michael
For argument sake I had a quick chat with Zeal and they sell both setups but recomend the coilover type for the rear.
Michael
With that said, why would you want to move the spring to the shock body? There's no real advantage compared to leaving it in the place that the factory intended to take the load .
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This has been beaten to death in another thread. Do a search for spring on damper coilovers, or better yet for motion ratio and you'll find it. It covers the cons of a spring mounted on the damper in terms of wheel rates and such. It's pretty long but there's lots of info in it.
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