Poly bushings are a good idea but you don't ever want to install them in a-arms or where movement is required! In less than two years they'll start making more noise than the human brain can tolerate! I did one of our Vettes in 100% polyurethane thinking it would make for a tight/solid ride with new shocks...it did! Now the issues is no one makes rubber bushings for this model/year, until they do we're stuck with awful noise and constantly spraying the a-arms with silicone spray...Gary

 

I thought 2 struts and 2 shocks?

 

No. Struts affect alignment angles and are a pivot point on steering. Like my buddies MS3, the camber plates are the strut mounts. Our multi link suspension uses shocks strictly for dampening. They serve no other purpose.

 

Sorta....

A strut is a structural part of the vehicle's suspension, where a shock is not.

So while the suspenson does not use the front strut for suspension geometry, it does hold the spring. If you remove the strut from the front, you can't drive the car because it will just lay on the ground. So considering the front component does take the weight of the vehicle and "suspends" it on the spring, it's a strut.

A shock you can remove and actually drive the car around (although not recommended). So you can remove your rear shocks and still drive the car around the block.


I'm installing the KYB's on my sedan. Still on the original suspension at 150K miles other than both compression rods. I regularly inspect and my bushings are fine, but I think it's time to replace the struts/shocks

 

Almost no multi link suspension uses struts. I'm fairly certain ours are considered shocks. If you look up parts, every parts place (so long as its not "Franks Auto Store") that I've looked at lists them as shocks.

http://www.shockwarehouse.com/site/p...nd-Nissan-350Z

 

It's my understanding that the Tokico HP (blue) are the closest thing to stock that you can get on the aftermarket. I have the d-specs and I love them. With a 1" drop, hotchkis sway bars and the d-specs, my car really handles well.

 

So wait do the Tokico D-SPECS drop the car? I ask because I was thinking about dropping my car with coil overs but I have decided to go with the Tokico HP Shocks and spending the extra 700 I would save on a clutch.

Although, if Tokico D-Specs lower the car I would look into purchasing those.

 

No, d-specs do not lower, they are not like coil overs. The just replace the original shocks. You would still need lowering springs with them.