Hello all,

My sedan's rear struts were leaking and have finally failed. I need to replace them soon and would like to consider a firmer, possibly lower suspension.

I'm basically a novice here; I'm hoping for some suggestions for a reliable setup for a daily driver.

Any suggestions and recommendations are appreciated.

Thanks!

 

You need to do some searching first or you're gonna get flamed pretty bad. There's lots of very helpful people here, but you have to show you're willing to do some of the work yourself.

There are lots of threads about suspensions, and lots of options for your car including OEM and aftermarket springs/shocks. Try the stickies and the Tech section first. Here are some links to read through.

https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-suspension-164/
https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-...w-updates.html
https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sed...on-thread.html

BTW, there's a decent chance your car is still under warranty (4 yrs/60K miles). If that's the case, then get them replaced for free by the dealer regardless of whether or not you decide to drop the car. Call any Infiniti dealer and give them your VIN and they can look up your warranty status.

 

just curious how many miles on your shocks? Definitely checkout the suspension section.

 

Buckeye FTW!! That was very subtle, but well said.

I will put in my .02. I am considering a mild drop for my car. After many frustrating hours of reading about every thread on suspensions, looking at websites of vendors, and evaulating what I've learned I am still torn between the G/Z combo, Eibach Pro-Kit, or the Tein H-techs.

I'm looking for the smallest drop I can get so I don't have to install a camber kit as well. (Don't even get me started on those!) You'll also have to consider new shocks if you don't have the sport package. Then comes the issue of coilovers vs. springs.

Are you starting to get the picture? There is no easy answer to your question. Get ready to do a LOT of research before you figure out what's right for you.

Happy hunting.

 

Thanks. We were all newbs here at one point, at least the OP admitted that. I'm not going to flame anyone who's courteous and humble. And I'm trying to make myself a better person, and doesn't fit in with that.

Brother you ain't kidding. Many hours is just about right, and I still don't know what I want to do. Plus, I've got AWD on top of that, so no coilovers. I also don't want to buy a camber kit because at that point it's no longer a cheap drop. I've got a full set of Coupe springs sitting in the garage, so I may put all of those on and see what it looks like. Or maybe just the fronts. I only want about an inch total drop. Argh!!!!

 

I bought the car used at about 37k; it has just under 50k miles on it now and the problem was detected at around 48k. I took the car into an independent mechanic for an oil change and asked about some wind noise I was hearing from a back window; they misunderstood and checked the "rear" and found the leak. Now, only about 2k miles since they found the leak, the car bounces in an unnerving way over even minor bumps. If I bounce on the back of the car, the rear passenger side bounces a lot. The drivers side also bounces more than I would expect, but not nearly so much as the passenger side.

I was indeed hoping for a relatively simple answer; something to the tune of "this company makes a complete kit to do what you want and its parts are engineered to work together and with the car". My concern with what I have found in searching posts is that there seems to be a lot of mixing and matching of parts and I don't seem to see a lot of WHY people chose to put two parts together.

This is one brief article I found on suspension changes; I found it helpful: European car magazine's suspension 101

From what I gather, changes to the suspension height should ideally also include changes to the spindle (though that may not be possible). Is a camber kit an alternative to changing the spindle?

 

The problem is there isn't a simple answer. It all depends on what you want out of it, and you haven't really stated that. How much drop do you want? Are you planning on tracking it? What kind of ride comfort do you want to have? How much do you want to spend?

Because the suspensions are basically the same on the G35 Sedan, G35 Coupe, and 350Z, and there were mid-cycle changes to some of them, there are not only lots of aftermarket options, there are plenty of OEM options as well. That's why you're finding all kinds of information. The first thing you need to do is decide what your goal is and then find out what options will get you there (sorry, but "reliable setup for daily driver" isn't nearly specific enough).

Actually, the first thing you need to do is find out if your car is still under warranty and get the rear shocks replaced. It looks like your mileage is low enough, now what you need to know is what it's in-service date was, i.e. what date was it first registered to it's first owner. If you've got a Carfax or Autocheck report on it, it will tell you. If not, you need to contact Infiniti with your VIN and they'll tell you. I would suggest doing this first thing tomorrow morning. No matter what suspension you decide on, get the shocks replaced under warranty.

I gave you a link that shows different suspension setups and how it affects the cars appearance. Start there and decide what look you want, then you can start looking at different setups that will get you to the same place. Otherwise this thread is as useless as someone starting a thread in the Tire section saying "I need good tires".