New Mods - Tanabe Medalion Exhaust & NF210 Springs - With Pics
#76
09-16-2009, 01:04 AM
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Here's what I don't get. Why is your drop so perfect and even Adrian, while Infin35's is uneven and slammed? Lookes like Infin35 got the DF210's, not NF210's. Or is it the wheels? If I'm not mistaken Adrian, you said you never had to install any spring boosters, correct? I just bought these springs, but I don't want that saggy-*** look.
#78
09-16-2009, 01:11 PM
#79
09-16-2009, 02:22 PM
Here's what I don't get. Why is your drop so perfect and even Adrian, while Infin35's is uneven and slammed? Lookes like Infin35 got the DF210's, not NF210's. Or is it the wheels? If I'm not mistaken Adrian, you said you never had to install any spring boosters, correct? I just bought these springs, but I don't want that saggy-*** look.
Not sure if this is the case with these or not, but that's the only thing I can come up with. I'm not running any kind of spring boosters and my front and rear sit perfectly level.
#80
09-16-2009, 02:24 PM
Won't be too loud at all... Just slightly louder than stock. My K&N intake was actually louder than my Tanabe exhaust until I installed the Berk HFC's, now the sounds levels of the intake and exhuast are pretty much in balance.
#81
09-16-2009, 05:59 PM
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Yeah, this has been an ares of confusion for quite sometime now. There are several guys claiming to be using the NF210's that have that saggy rear end look, but several others that don't. I believe what has happened is that Tanabe had previously been selling the NF210's that were for the 1st gen cars for the second gen cars and not until December of last year did they release a set of NF210's that are specifically designed for the 2nd gen cars.
Not sure if this is the case with these or not, but that's the only thing I can come up with. I'm not running any kind of spring boosters and my front and rear sit perfectly level.
Not sure if this is the case with these or not, but that's the only thing I can come up with. I'm not running any kind of spring boosters and my front and rear sit perfectly level.
You ever find those tanabe/hfc sound clips?
#82
09-16-2009, 06:02 PM
#83
09-20-2009, 11:49 PM
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#86
09-21-2009, 03:53 PM
Yeah, your right. I thought he said it was an X when he PM'ed me.
I'm beginning to wonder if the X does have a heavier rear, because with the progressive rate springs, if I have 2 people in my back seat, my rear end tends to sag a little. Not as much as some of the pics I've seen, but more so than with no extra weight in the rear. Or it could just be poor quality control by Tanabe.
I'm beginning to wonder if the X does have a heavier rear, because with the progressive rate springs, if I have 2 people in my back seat, my rear end tends to sag a little. Not as much as some of the pics I've seen, but more so than with no extra weight in the rear. Or it could just be poor quality control by Tanabe.
#87
09-21-2009, 09:06 PM
Yeah, your right. I thought he said it was an X when he PM'ed me.
I'm beginning to wonder if the X does have a heavier rear, because with the progressive rate springs, if I have 2 people in my back seat, my rear end tends to sag a little. Not as much as some of the pics I've seen, but more so than with no extra weight in the rear. Or it could just be poor quality control by Tanabe.
I'm beginning to wonder if the X does have a heavier rear, because with the progressive rate springs, if I have 2 people in my back seat, my rear end tends to sag a little. Not as much as some of the pics I've seen, but more so than with no extra weight in the rear. Or it could just be poor quality control by Tanabe.
Weight distribution COULD be an argueable factor, but with the X there's MORE weight in the front (drive axles, shock yolks, etc.), which doesn't explain a HIGHER sitting position
Tanabe is known for decent quality control, so i would rule that out. When it comes down to it. The most logical reason seems to come down to the actual spring mounts. As in how the spring mounts sit in relation to the vertical position of the car's body.
Here's a random picture of my car 2 months ago, just showing how it sits after the fix + Rims. ENJOY
#89
09-21-2009, 09:44 PM
I agree that quality control probably isn't the cause here, but Riverside Infiniti states that the rear shocks and springs are the same on the X as on the standard RWD models, so there shouldn't be that much of a difference. I've also seen a post from one X member on here with the Tanabe's where they didn't have the saggy rear.
Btw, your car looks great, Cory!
Btw, your car looks great, Cory!
#90
09-21-2009, 09:58 PM
I agree that quality control probably isn't the cause here, but Riverside Infiniti states that the rear shocks and springs are the same on the X as on the standard RWD models, so there shouldn't be that much of a difference. I've also seen a post from one X member on here with the Tanabe's where they didn't have the saggy rear.
Btw, your car looks great, Cory!
Btw, your car looks great, Cory!
Yea, i've also heard the rear shocks for BOTH are the same. But just for arguments sake, two cars can share the same shock body, and one car can still sit slightly higher based on spring length, rate, and mount specifics(BTW, NOT trying to argue, just invoking ideas
). The fact the same shock body is used on both RWD and AWD would lead you to think the suspension arms and shock mounting points in the rear are the same. it could come down to something as simple as a thinner spring mount pad on an X.<BR><BR> The front is pretty straightforward to explain, different shock body, with different mounting styles(2wd-Awd). the same tanabe spring on the front being mounted on 2 different types of coilovers shocks will have 2 different results. The body of the shock determines ride height too, on top of the springs