Hi there, newbie to shocks and lowering cars.

Got a 2003 coupe and wondering if anyone has experience with tanabe coilovers. Search has led to nothing except this sellers post.Cant really identify which is which part from listing on craigslist and sellers.

https://g35driver.com/forums/suspens...todesigns.html

these were posted in my local area for 320 OBO. Wondering if they are any good, quality, worth the trouble? would be on stock 18's. would i need camber kit as well?

If anyone knows how much they would lower( according to g35 seller roughly 1'7 in front and 1'3 rear). are they adjustable? any feedback or comments would be appreciated.

this is the local posting.
Tanabe Coilovers

Competition Spec PRO210 Race Springs
Short Stroke, Shortened Case Dampener
Sport Tuned Internal Valving

 

bump - any reviews on Tanabe Sustec Pro S-OC

 

I have the Pro Five and I love the TEAS (equivalent to EDFC), it's better but bulkier. The one feature I like is the customization you can do based on speed (it hooks up to the VSS and can change dampening based on mph). The Pro Five will only give you 1.5 all around so maybe not the best options for those who wants to slam their car.

 

^^^ thanks for your feedback... I'm pretty sure the Pro-5 is quite a bit more pricey than the Pro S-OC

 

Not too much more actually I was debating between the two and it turns out that street price difference is less than 300.

 

Tanabe has good reputation and makes great products... Saying this cause I experienced it myself. And have installed their stuff on my car. And it never fails on me...

I think their TEAS has better features than the EDFC. Changing dampening on certain speed is quite nice also

 

but the Pro S-OC has no dampening adjust-ability right?

I wonder why there aren't many reviews of these coilovers?

 

Nope it's just height... think of it like the tein basics. But better LOL

Like a friend always say, "Tanabe suspension~ Ballin'"

 

this is exactly what I'[m truing to determine... there are boatloads of testimonials about Tein Basics, so I can get a pretty good idea there - now I'm trying to see how the Tanabe Pro S-OC compare...

Thanks for the response

 

Just my opinion on dampening adjustability.

If the coilover you have are adjustable then it's a great feature, especially if you use the car as a DD. My car on stiffest handles great but driving in the city that way is gonna kill you.

The electronic dampening is very usefull to stiffen up your car to prevent scrapping/dragging when going over bumps/divots or driveway.

If the adjustability is manual then I guarantee you that you won't change it that much. It is a huge pain to get access to the rear unless you have the extension which will require you to drill either in the trunk or out to the top next to the speaker. The front one is more visible but if you have STB then turning that **** can be a challenge (it is also recessed making it even harder).

Hth.

 

^^^ thanks for the info, much appreciated

I currently have d-specs and have grown to like the versatility of being able to adjust dampers... I don't use a front strut bar and have adjuster cables in back (sedan, run up back of seat)...

I normally leave it on a particular setting for street (but have adjusted a few times) and run a different setting (rear soft) at drag strip - and stiffen all four on road course (only once so far).

I'm trying to stay at a relatively moderate price point, so I realize I'll probably have to forgo adjusters... so now it's a matter of determining which fixed struts to go with.

 

FWIW, I recently went with the Pro S-OC...

here's a brief review - in case anyone is interested.

https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-...er-review.html