Question about life of shocks
Question about life of shocks
I have my oem shocks sitting in the garage for about 2 years now... they have around 20k miles on them. now the Question is... My gf's Z's shocks are dead, after 2 years are my shocks still going to be good or okay to swap into her car or no?
Depends on how hard you ran em before you pulled em from your car. If you drove like a maniac every second you were in our car, they will probably be a bit closer to the end of their effective lifetime. You should be fine
Originally Posted by bhk1004
I have my oem shocks sitting in the garage for about 2 years now... they have around 20k miles on them. now the Question is... My gf's Z's shocks are dead, after 2 years are my shocks still going to be good or okay to swap into her car or no?
Not all oem Z shocks are the same. If your car is a 2003 car as your signup date here suggests, I would not remotely consider installing them. IMO, purchase Tokico HP oem replacements for about $250 and call it a day.
2004.5 shocks from the revised suspension are a totally different story, just to say it, those under the circumstances I would install on your girlfriends Z, just not 03/04 oem units.
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Originally Posted by drift_projekt_Z
whats so bad about the 03's??
Too much stiffness (compression dampning) and not enough rebound control. Nissan knew thier was a issue, the revised suspension introduced midway into 2004 production (which is why we call cars that have this suspension 2004.5 model year cars) addressed owner complaints about ride and drive quality. 2004.5 oem shocks aren't as stiff (less compression dampning) and have greater rebound control.
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Tire feathering is more about using directional tires with large blocks and failure to flip on wheels and rotate, than alignment per se.
Every brand of car with directional tires has some amount of heel toe feathering if they are not rotated to reverse scrub the level difference away.
High castor with camber gain adds to the problem...........try Michelin PS2 tires and rotate frequently.
Every brand of car with directional tires has some amount of heel toe feathering if they are not rotated to reverse scrub the level difference away.
High castor with camber gain adds to the problem...........try Michelin PS2 tires and rotate frequently.
Originally Posted by Q45tech
Tire feathering is more about using directional tires with large blocks and failure to flip on wheels and rotate, than alignment per se.
Every brand of car with directional tires has some amount of heel toe feathering if they are not rotated to reverse scrub the level difference away.
High castor with camber gain adds to the problem...........try Michelin PS2 tires and rotate frequently.
Every brand of car with directional tires has some amount of heel toe feathering if they are not rotated to reverse scrub the level difference away.
High castor with camber gain adds to the problem...........try Michelin PS2 tires and rotate frequently.
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