looks good... throw the wheels on... btw, how come you dont have a liner on your trunk?

 

why not staggered? the g drives in awd only to get moving from a stop. most of the time its in RWD mode. they stagger the SKYLINE and its uses the same awd ALTESSA system.

 

thats what i thought!
the electromagnetic clutch is not locked in like a suburu or audi - - if there is a difference in speed between the two wheels, i would imagine that the system just wont activate.

the only time when the clutch is completly locked is in "Snow" mode...which no one uses anyways...and which the manual says only use in slipery conditions (if the wheels change speed on a corner, they will slip instead of harm the transfer case)

whenever you use your AWD system, you wearing it down, I dont think a staggard setup would make it blow up as quickly as everyone says it will



yea - i am sure he wil help you out. its a Amaco station on Merrick road, in merrick right next to the meadowbrooke. PM "da mayor" kenny from infiniti of massapequa, he will help you out setting up a time to go in.




yea, i will kill my shocks quick but whatever. If I notice that the shocks are going out, i will just get unrevised set and some new shocks. I dont think it will be that bad tho.

 

Thanks Neal. If I do get the springs, I'll contact da mayor. Thanks...

 

but seriously...if the tire is WIDER...how does that change the way the system reacts. I can imagine a larger diameter wheeel causing problems, but not a wider tire. if one is wider than the other, they should be moving at the same speeds. but if one is taller, than it will make sense that they will be moving at different speeds...I am going to trade in my rear pentas!

 

hey mike, i was just thinking. the rear shocks of the 350Z will fit the G35x. So once I blow my stock shocks, i will get the rear shocks off the 350z and have a perfect match.


maybe you should do the same no?

 

yeah thats my mechanic and my boy for years. neal knows the deal -- i only trust certain people to work on my car

 

Neal, yeah I thought about getting the shocks for the 350z too but then it's kinda out of wack, since everything is 350z except the front shocks. The reason I haven't gotten the springs yet is because "trading in my car" has always been in my mind. It's a long story. I love my car but I am stuck with a transmission that I really do not like that much. Been a manual driver for so long and I ended up with an automatic due to various reasons. If my car was a 6mt, I think I would of gone with alot more mods.

You think $105 bucks for 04 springs is a good deal? with 12k miles? I rather go with the unrevised springs for now I think.

 

Da mayor...yo you gotta hook me up then. If I go with the 350z springs, you'll talk to the mechanic for me? You know how much he would charge to do the springs? Thanks...

 

2 bills is the going rate for spring install in the NYC area.

yea, i know how you feel about the 6speed issue, i feal your pain! hehehe

but i am moving to maine next year and I feel that the AWD is worth the Auto. plus the grounding wires from GG made the shifts nearly instant!

i am sure after a tc and vb upgrade the vehicle will be just as good if not quicker than the manual G's anyways.

fyi, i paid about 90 bucks for my revised springs shipped from virginia. they were 04.5 springs with like 40 miles on em. I actually talked him down from another price after showing him a few links to other 350Z selling for much less....i think another member bought some for like 60 bucks.

 

Thanks Neal. I have a pending transaction on the springs and I should be picking it up locally this coming Monday. $90 bucks for a set of 04 Unrevised Z springs with only 2,000 miles. Once I get it, I'll see if Da Mayor can hook me up with his mechanic. His mechanic charges $200 bucks right? Give or take I guess. Is the mechanic available during the weekends?

 

if your in that area, you might as well get some tsb's repaired at massapequa infiniti. they do some fantastic work! my 05 cabin maybe just as quiet as my friends lexus (rattle wise)


you probably have to drop your car off for the day since he tends to get very busy....his shop is always packed with highend mb's (v12s! ) and even a few infiniti's

 

I've had the rattling tsb done at millinieum infiniti but it was kinda useless. I've learned to live with the squeaking plastic noise now. Even if they fixed it in your case, I'm not sure how long it'll last. The console area plastics are a horrible design.

So you had to leave your car overnight when you had the springs done? If that's the case, I would have to wait until he's available to do it in one day or I might have to look for an alternative mechanice. I can't drop off my car or I'll have sleepless night.

 

Neal, I try to PM you back but your box is full.

 

oh no no no, i just left it there for like 6 hours. its a 2 hour job, but he was busy.

my inbox is empty now


the only real rattling i have in my car is the air vents...which squeek if you push them side to side. my center console is rattle free. they did a flawless job. have you been in a 06 yet?