Anyone know anything about the Tanabe coilovers for the 350Z? Their spring rates are listed in kg/mm so that kinda throws me off. Opinions are appreciated since I know nothing of these coilovers. Sorry if this is a repost.

 

I was very interested in them at first until I heard a review of them bottoming out often during a test, which scared me away. I do know there are 2 types but unsure of which was tested.

 

multiply kg/mm by 56 to get lb/in.

 

yeah when I did a search initially, I saw that someone mentioned a motortrend magazine article but wasn't able to find it so don't really know what it says.

hopefully, someone has some personal experience with the product, the company or can at least tell us what magazine and when the article came out.

 

please let me know if you are interested, I have a set coming.

 

I'm the one that posted the comments from the magizine. I wasn't sure if it was Motortrend. I did some searching to pin down what magizine it was, turn's out it was the November 2003 Road&Track. Try as I might I can't find my copy, and a exhaustive search at Road&Track's web site reveals they don't have any info on the article on their web site.

It was a article where they tested or sampled 4 tuner 350Z's, a MotoRex, Stillen, Greddy and I don't remember the 4th tuner, which I believe is the car that was running the Tanabe coilovers. Their comment's on the car with the Tanabe coilovers were not very flattering. I highly recommend that you read the article for yourself. Here's Road&Tracks email address, see if you can buy that issue as a back issue. roadandtrack@neodata.com

Here is a Zcar.com forum thread that mention's the magizine ariticle, but mention's nothing about the Tanabe coilovers
http://www.zcar.com/forums/read.php?...09136&t=109136

 

gsedan, thanks for the info. I think that will be a big help.