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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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Tanabe Springs - Your opinions

I'm thinking about buying the Tanabe NF210's. Looking at Tanabe's website it looks like a 1" drop in front and .7" in rear. I've also read that these springs are very comfortable and ride just like stock.

What opinions on springs do you guys have? I'm not looking for a stiffer suspension, just a little bit lower ride.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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sounds like the tanabe's are your only option then. 2GoRNot2G has these, check out his thread -->tanabe
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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07xprinze has these springs too and they never settled correctly.
The back looks great but the front looks like no drop was ever performed.
https://g35driver.com/forums/media-s...installed.html


 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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I got these springs put on a few months back and I like the conservative look they provide. The right is slightly stiffer.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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They'd be perfect if they dropped the front correctly.
Problem is that every set has a different outcome.

Not my idea of quality, if every drop has a different ride height.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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Tanabe springs were my first choice but I don't like the rear sagging look that's why I'm gonna go with eibach springs. They may lower the car evenly and are just a little stiffer than stock
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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tanabes are nice give u a nice ride but like they say the rear sags more than the front..idk what went wrong with mine its going to the shop this week to see if maybe my fronts were install wrong..cross fingers
 
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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Dude.. keep us posted!
 
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 01:53 AM
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i have these on my 08 journey and they are perfect for me. to the average joe, they wont be able to tell it is lowered. but more importantly, they dont see the stock wheel gap that all G owners have come to hate. I dont have the sagging problem w/ the back.. i think its more common when installed on the X models.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cmo23
i have these on my 08 journey and they are perfect for me. to the average joe, they wont be able to tell it is lowered. but more importantly, they dont see the stock wheel gap that all G owners have come to hate. I dont have the sagging problem w/ the back.. i think its more common when installed on the X models.
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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I agree that the problem seems to affect the X models more than the others, but this isn't a case of the rear sagging. It's a case of the front not dropping enough, or at all in some installs.

I'm leaning toward the Eibachs, even if it's gonna suck in the winter.
Gotta pay to play, I suppose.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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I wonder if there's a difference in the suspension between the X and Journey that would cause this the problems listed above. Maybe the X has stiffer suspension in front so it doesn't allow the spring to settle.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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If that was the case, wouldn't we see it across all X models and all springs?
The Eibachs and Impuls drop just fine.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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This is a tough decision now because 2 members had bad experiences and 2 members are reporting perfect outcomes...
 
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