I was the #2 person on the list so I believe I am, BUT BJ is at a wedding so I didin't get a tracking number for UPS. They should be here today or on Monday. BUt you never know till the brown truck arrives.

 

johnlotusboy,

Looking forward to your report.

 

JMark:
Thanks for keeping the story straight. It is production not equal to demand. One factor will be "summer holiday" and workers being away.
Here are some Pictures
Cheers Amy -


Fronts Koni vs Stock.



Rear Koni and Stock


Front - Hotchkis Silver springs - Hotchkis Red Sways - Koni


Rear


Proto Type Rear Camber Rods


Front Sways in Middle hole.


Cheers AMy -

 

Thanks Amy. Reviews?

 

I recieved my shocks from the second batch to ship from BJ on Monday afternoon but had to work a 12hr shift last night. I got them all installed this morning, review to follow. It's raining here so it will just be a ride quality checkout for now.

 

Production not equaling demand...

Kind of makes you wonder why this product was delayed for so long to begin with.

 

Seems to have taken along time to get them produced. I guess they were conservative on their demand factor. Problem is the OEM shocks are so bad that most owners are seeking improvement.

 

Check with BJ. I hear he has a set or two if anyone wants them.

 

Does anyone know if these struts will stop the dreaded feathering?I've only seen this tire wear when struts or shocks were bad.Any help would be appreciated.

 

I have thought this plays into the feathering problem since day one. I don't think we have enough time on the new shocks to determine if they are a part of the solution however.

 

I thought I remember reading somewhere that worn shocks could caused increased and/or eratic tire wear. I assume that inadequate shocks might produce the same results.

 

capt3:
I sure hope so. I have 3000 miles on new NNA purchased tires.
The front alignment set by Nissan was measured at 1/8"
We reset the front tow to a fat 1/16" ( 5/64th ) or the decimal equivalent.

The Struts of the Koni Brand, do not feel like they are coming up through the dash board like the O.E.M.
And the car does not bounce or porpose.

I had the car carefully aligned last friday.
Front Toe .07
Rear Toe .08

Front Camber -1.3
Rear Camber -2

Front Camber is 10

I'll know better in a few thousand miles.

Cheers Amy -

 

Keep working at it LOL

 

I brlieve my font tires are quieting down after the shock change, but I am not sure if the shocks are just transmitting less noise to the body or the tires are flattening back to smooth. I will research the Idea that a too stiff of rebound was skipping the tires off the road causing the feathering, just a thought.?

 

if i am still under factory warranty will doing suspension mods void my warranty?

 

Nissan dialed in a lot of compression damping to get what they wanted out of the oem shocks, so much so that, to dial in the proper amount of rebound control would have taken the ride quality out of what could be proper for a road car. They allowed for a insuffecient amount of rebound control in order to compromise ride quaility so the car would be more liveable.

The oem shocks do not have too much rebound. Koni's solution was to offer less compression dampning then oem and allow you to dial in more rebound as you choose. In a perfect world the oem shocks would have the ability to up their rebound control,....sigh.

 

Nuff from Australia has another + Koni report. Check it out.

 

Link:

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....1&pagenumber=2

 

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Is your car a better daily driver, and are you happy?

ky350, yes I'm, I've to say it was a lot cheaper investment then getting coilovers. And it had very positive improvement on the way the car handles.

I'm also starting to think that the bounce is gone, I've took the car through couple of corners which I know unsettle the z a lot. The car used to start to understeer a lot once I hit few bumps in the corners and I lost a lot of response from the steering input. To my surprise when I took the corners today the car stayed glued to the road as if it has been on rails, I couldn't feel the bumps through the seat of my pants any more, but I could feel the suspension was doing it's job through the steering (if it makes any sense). I feel like I can take these corners now a lot faster then I could have before. So, for now I think that the bounce is gone, this are slow corners so I'm going have to wait for weekend when I can fully test it at high speed.

I've noticed one more positive thing about the change, a lot of the noise from tire feathering seems to be gone, it still there, but it's not as loud. I'll be checking the tires often to see if they get worse or better

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Nuff Said. HA ! Cheers Amy -

 

Redfoot how are the Konis?