G35 Coupe V35 2003 - 07 Discussion about the 1st Generation V35 G35 Coupe

OFFICIAL "What Mods Should I Buy for my Coupe?" Thread

Old May 27, 2014 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Gdirtyfive55
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.
Gotcha, thanks for that. Is this what i need?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPC-Adjustab...dbd94b&vxp=mtr
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Chantastic
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!
Anyone else?
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Gdirtyfive55
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
Thanks for the info! I'd rather not have to keep changing them out, but that is something I will look into with KYB. I also was looking around on tirerack and they do appear to make eibach struts for the pro kit, but not on the g35 coupe!
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jd100
Im getting BC coilovers pretty soon, im looking at getting the SPC camber kit, is front and rear really necessary? I heard just getting the rear will be fine..
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He drinks and blogs, you should get rears, as they are $60-100 and that is with toe bolts.
Yes you should be ok with just the rear. Since u have coilovers, I would adjust the height up front as low as you can without going over -1.5 deg. of camber. Dont know if anyone would let you come in and adjust on the spot, but usually a 1.2 inch drop upfront is safe.
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by JKL1031
Yes you should be ok with just the rear. Since u have coilovers, I would adjust the height up front as low as you can without going over -1.5 deg. of camber. Dont know if anyone would let you come in and adjust on the spot, but usually a 1.2 inch drop upfront is safe.
Sounds good. Is the oem suspension worth anything?
 

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Old May 27, 2014 | 08:02 PM
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Sounds good. Is the oem suspension worth anything?
Worth keeping for your future part out. Start reading .
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Urbanengineer
Worth keeping for your future part out. Start reading .
Yah I should keep all my oem stuff, not worth selling.
 
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Old May 27, 2014 | 09:54 PM
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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?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by SwtLaotiaNix7
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?
If you want it semi quiet, I'd do ART pipes and keep the stock catback. It will just amplify the beautiful stock sound. And they add more power than a catback for half the price
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 05:29 PM
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debatable^
ART pipes and stock sounds raspy
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 06:48 PM
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Berk hfc!!
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 06:52 PM
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 06:57 PM
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 06:58 PM
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sorry- just too many stories of them blowing out. obviously not every set but enough to make me question them.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2014 | 07:33 PM
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