wolfie.irl Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 anyone any experience of them http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOSPORTS-NISSAN-350Z-COILOVER-RACE-SUSPENSION-2003-/110731785230?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c820f40e im hesitant about buying something like that from ebay so i thought i would ask here first Quote
MITZ@CougarStore Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 The BC Racing Coilovers that we supply are a good alternative, tried and tested on many Zeds, we've also fitted a few kits too and they fit perfectly... Link to coilovers - http://cougarstore.co.uk/index.php?main ... 4b8486c5f6 Quote
Neilp Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 Those are true coilovers and the rears can cause distortion unless the mounts are strengthened. The zed doesn't have true coilovers on the rear as standard, they have a separate spring dampener set up. Buy something decent as crap suspension is a fast way to ruin your car Quote
CrustyCrab Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 Buy something decent as crap suspension is a fast way to ruin your car Very true... I have got toyosports exhaust and if that is anything to go by I definitely wouldn't buy their suspension The exhaust is ok really but suspension is pretty important to have decent quality. As the saying goes buy cheap buy twice! Save for a bit longer and get something really worth it Quote
glrnet Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 Buy something decent as crap suspension is a fast way to ruin your car Very true... I have got toyosports exhaust and if that is anything to go by I definitely wouldn't buy their suspension The exhaust is ok really but suspension is pretty important to have decent quality. As the saying goes buy cheap buy twice! Save for a bit longer and get something really worth it Comments worth noting it would seem Quote
wolfie.irl Posted September 9, 2012 Author Posted September 9, 2012 All comments welcome and appreciated,its what i reckoned anyway but said id throw it up on the off chance of it being a rare decent ebay find Quote
4RE Leather Posted September 9, 2012 Posted September 9, 2012 anyone any experience of them http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOSPORTS-NISSAN-350Z-COILOVER-RACE-SUSPENSION-2003-/110731785230?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c820f40e im hesitant about buying something like that from ebay so i thought i would ask here first I have been watching those. Seems a no brainier at that price. However I would need feedback from someone that's got them fitted B4 I would buy anything! Quote
KyleR Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Those are true coilovers and the rears can cause distortion unless the mounts are strengthened. The zed doesn't have true coilovers on the rear as standard, they have a separate spring dampener set up. Buy something decent as crap suspension is a fast way to ruin your car Are you sure they're 4x coilovers? The rears look like replacement shocks to me and the other 4 bits like spring mounts, but I'm far from an expert... Quote
trackpig Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 The suspension in the ebay link is the same setup as a Z rather than true coilover all round. A strut and spring for the front, a strut and separate spring unit on the rear. I run BC's- I find them to be great. Quote
evilscorp Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 The suspension in the ebay link is the same setup as a Z rather than true coilover all round. A strut and spring for the front, a strut and separate spring unit on the rear. I run BC's- I find them to be great. +1 Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Why not go for these: http://www.meisterr.com/Site/Zeta-S.html You even get £100 discount being a member on this forum. Details here: viewtopic.php?f=135&t=64251 Mine are being fitted this week, but several others already running on them and they seem to love them! Support is great, PM Jerrick at MeisterR with any questions you may have. Quote
4RE Leather Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Can a Novice on a walking stick fit them? Quote
spursmaddave Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Can a Novice on a walking stick fit them? I would use acle stands rather than a walking stick Quote
4RE Leather Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Can a Novice on a walking stick fit them? I would use acle stands rather than a walking stick What's an "acle" stand? Is that like a Zimmerframe? Quote
MeisterR Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Like stated above, we have the MeisterR coilovers on offer to the 350Z owners. As far as the Toyosport coilovers go, they are cheap. On the description it said it had Zinc plated top mount, but on the picture it is anodized aluminum. "Work with Original Stock Shocks or High Performance Aftermarket Shocks" What the hack is the seller on? New dampers are included and you hope they are high performance aftermarket dampers. A bit worried as the info on there don't seems to match up, so I questions the knowledge of the seller. This normally also lead me to question the seller's ability to offer aftersales support. There is also no mention of what type of dampers it is using. Things like how many stage adjustable, Mono-Tube or Twin-Tube damper... These are basic information that customers needs to know to make a decision... Unless we assume it is cheap so it must be the worst of everything. As for "True" Coilovers suspension for the 350Z, we actually have that design in our Zeta-R coilovers. I haven't heard of any issue of causing turret deformation yet, had a few customers using that and haven't heard of issue. The reason to use a "true" coilovers setup in the rear is the fact it makes installation and height adjustments much easier. You also have a wide choice of springs to use as they use standard 62mm (2.5") ID springs. But best of all, you can actually get raid of the standard spring bucket arm and replace with a proper adjustable toe arm. This will hold toe setting much better than the standard "bolt", and will be beneficial if the suspension see alot of high stress track work. Hope that helps, any questions please feel free to let me know. Quote
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