Anytime soon?

 

i spoke to Tokico at the LA Auto Show,
they said their Illuminas and there new competition spring/strut kits (45 way adjustable) for the Z33 will be available sometime during spring of this year. the illuminas will come with matched springs that lower the car about an inch..



then again they said that about the Illuminas for the maxima like three years ago..

 

Thanks for that info!

 

Thought i'd try to answer this. According to Eibach the spring coming out at the end of this month is being made to match the STOCK shock on the Z... A person I know has this on his car (the eibach testing car)... He said the ride has improved and so has handling.. Sounds like a good deal to me @ 259 dollars..

 

is there any difference between the shocks from the Base to Touring to Track?

you would think the track version would have a slightly higher spring rate and dampening.. but i havent driven a base or Touring...


anyone know if theyre the same part numbers?

 

Thanks! Were there any camber issues after the drop? There's quite a bit in the rear as is (see pic below) and I wonder if the 1.2" drop will be an issue. Are we going to need a camber kit as well?

The real question is if the bounce is all but eliminated. Skidazzle said that the stock shocks were so weak that he could compress them by hand, whereas the TEIN shocks for the rear were impossible to budge.

 

I'm really wanting something that stays within 1/2 inch of stock, but kills the porpoise. I can't go much lower and get over the curb into my driveway, but would love to kill the water mammal in my car.

BTW, 45 way adjustable? Overkill?

 

I'd like to hear more about the Eibachs. I'd also like to see some Koni yellows for our cars soon.

 

It sounds like what I want is a good damper set to work with the stock springs. I don't want to drop the car because of the camber issue. Until we have something more to go about the camber, I am being cautious. Maybe Koni will have such an animal. We'll see.

 

Something to consider (but expensive):
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=17309

 

Intriguing, maybe too soft for me and more expensive than my budget for toys is at the moment. Although, if our roads and highways in central OK continue to deteriorate, may be a good choice. My travel plans this year also include trips both east and west on all kinds of roads.

The touring aspect goes against the grain for a hard core sportscar, but reality tells me I can no longer tolerate driving 20-25 hours straight toget where I'm going. How would these be different from the Teins?