OFFICIAL "What Mods Should I Buy for my Coupe?" Thread
The angles at which this cars suspension sits are too extreme for the car itself which is why we see bushings and ball joints constantly going out in us. Its literally smashing and popping things out of place. That coupled with non adjustability is a recipe for poop stew. You need the camber kit up front so you can push the top of that tire out and ride on the whole thing rather than just rolling along on the inside of the tire.
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Hey,
I'm looking for a new strut setup for the G coupe that will last through heavy winters on aftermarket springs. Right now I am looking at the Eibach Pro Kit for springs (1'' drop), but am unsure what strut to match them with. I used to have an S13 240sx that ate three sets of struts when it was lowered (oem, and KYB GR2's). If I lived somewhere with no snow I'm sure it would be fine, but I'd like something that I can confidently run in winter without it dying in only a few seasons. Ideally, I'd like them to last as long as oem shocks with last on the oem springs. I've spoken to a few members privately about this and had a few suggestions, but most members had not run their struts through multiple winters yet. I've known others with different lowered cars also on KYB GR2's and they didn't last through winter either, so I'm pretty sure I've ruled that particular strut out.
Can anyone point me in a direction that has lowered, G35 in heavy snowfall experience, half of the year? Thanks in advance!
I'm looking for a new strut setup for the G coupe that will last through heavy winters on aftermarket springs. Right now I am looking at the Eibach Pro Kit for springs (1'' drop), but am unsure what strut to match them with. I used to have an S13 240sx that ate three sets of struts when it was lowered (oem, and KYB GR2's). If I lived somewhere with no snow I'm sure it would be fine, but I'd like something that I can confidently run in winter without it dying in only a few seasons. Ideally, I'd like them to last as long as oem shocks with last on the oem springs. I've spoken to a few members privately about this and had a few suggestions, but most members had not run their struts through multiple winters yet. I've known others with different lowered cars also on KYB GR2's and they didn't last through winter either, so I'm pretty sure I've ruled that particular strut out.
Can anyone point me in a direction that has lowered, G35 in heavy snowfall experience, half of the year? Thanks in advance!
I believe eibach makes a shock for the pro-kit. Not sure how they do in cold weather (I'm in San Diego), but may be worth looking in to. I run the pro-kit/GR2 setup and I've never had any Problems, but again, no cold weather. Also, I believe the only aftermarket springs KYB will honor their warranty with is the eibach pro, so if you don't mind changing them out now and then you may be able to continuously get new sets for free. Haha
Sounds good. Is the oem suspension worth anything?
Last edited by jd100; May 27, 2014 at 06:43 PM.
2006 G35 AT coupe here. Jus ordered a Stillen intake... next mod I'd like to do is probably an exhaust... right now thinking of Tanabe medallion + Tanabe y pipe + FI hfc or save for motordyne exhaust + art pipes.
my question is... how much louder is the motordyne setup.. I'd like to not attract that much attention from the cops... i only open the throttle on highways really... rarely going over 4k ram daily driving... and are the performance gains really worth the higher price for the motordyne?
also... I'm from Chicago.. the art pipes won't pass smog I'm guessing? so do most of u guys just swap the stock cats back on for smog testing?
my question is... how much louder is the motordyne setup.. I'd like to not attract that much attention from the cops... i only open the throttle on highways really... rarely going over 4k ram daily driving... and are the performance gains really worth the higher price for the motordyne?
also... I'm from Chicago.. the art pipes won't pass smog I'm guessing? so do most of u guys just swap the stock cats back on for smog testing?
2006 G35 AT coupe here. Jus ordered a Stillen intake... next mod I'd like to do is probably an exhaust... right now thinking of Tanabe medallion + Tanabe y pipe + FI hfc or save for motordyne exhaust + art pipes.
my question is... how much louder is the motordyne setup.. I'd like to not attract that much attention from the cops... i only open the throttle on highways really... rarely going over 4k ram daily driving... and are the performance gains really worth the higher price for the motordyne?
also... I'm from Chicago.. the art pipes won't pass smog I'm guessing? so do most of u guys just swap the stock cats back on for smog testing?
my question is... how much louder is the motordyne setup.. I'd like to not attract that much attention from the cops... i only open the throttle on highways really... rarely going over 4k ram daily driving... and are the performance gains really worth the higher price for the motordyne?
also... I'm from Chicago.. the art pipes won't pass smog I'm guessing? so do most of u guys just swap the stock cats back on for smog testing?









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