Got the D-Specs from JDMWerks on Ebay for a great deal.

I received them today and took a half-day off from work to
install it. Installation was straight forward, fitment and
craftsmanship are top notch as I expected.

I first set the dampness to 5 turns from full hard as the instructions
says... primarily for me to get the airbubbles out. I took a quick spin
with my lowering spring/swaybar setup and the car felt real comfy and
super smooth. The initial bumps of the road were almost unfelt like
the stock struts, but the damping was much more controlled, so no
more of that slight wandering effect. I think most people going for
comfort will really like this smooth setup at 5F/5R.

But ofcourse I went back and changed to 4.5F / 4R. The ride
is noticably stiffer and I can now feel the bumps of the road althought
not yet harsh...but getting close. The temp outside was 25F so
it'll probably soften up a little in the spring/summer. I am going to keep
it at this setting for now. The handling is noticably more controlled
and refined, but it might be a tad stiff for some people. It feels
closer to a modded car than a luxury sports coupe, if you can visualize
the difference..

Noise wise, there is absolutely none. No piston noise, no clunks.

I feel that I have pretty much completed my sus setup for now on my
coupe.

 

How do you change the rear dampness? I thought the **** to change it was on top on bothe the front and rear. How hard was the install? And what springs/sway bars do you ahve? I was looking at this or the Tein flex.

 

Rear shock settings are changed by removing the rear wheels, removing the two nuts that secure the top of the shock, then swinging the shock toward you, and turning the ajuster on top of the shaft. Then secure the shock and put the wheels back on. Shouldn't take too long if you have the tools handy. The fronts are accessable under-hood. He's got his springs and sways listed in his sig, btw

Congrats on the install! Can't wait to get mine on!

 

is your front still in spec with the Tokico D-Specs + S-Tech springs? do you think the rear would be out of spec w/o the camber rods?

 

how much for just the Tokico D-Specs + S-Tech springs run u in for total?

 

Did you get the D-Specs for the G35 or the 350Z?

 

300zx2G35- Yep, as Crazymike stated, I just pull out the top hat and
turn the ****. You need to muscle it pretty hard though after the
air bubbles are out of the piston. btw, the metal cap that goes
on the top of the adjuster on mine got loose after the first test drive
so I put some e-tape over it just in case.

roro- front is -1.8 camber with proper toe-in. Rear will be waay out of
spec if you don't have camber rods and try to set proper toe-in. If you
want to keep it in factory spec, keep it stock...or buy camber arms, etc.


supsup- you'll be in the range of $650.

dklau33- DSP7 for the coupe.

 

thanks! After you put one of these babies on, one'll know what
they were missing with just a lowering spring setup. hehehe.

 

Sounds great

Just got mine yesterday......
can't wait to get them on.

 

@inTgr8r: are you going to be installing any camber arms with your Tokico D-Spec/Z spring setup?

 

you'll be happy you did! are you getting the shocks for the 350z or the G? the difference in shocks for me was drastic since i had the 03' 350z setup before.

it would be interesting to see what the differences are between the valving of the G Tokicos and the 350z Tokicos.

matt

 

In a recent post by Gsedan35, he said he asked Tokico that same question and they replied with no difference. Hopefully that is true but I wouldn't want to find out it isn't the hard way.

 

Actually that was me. According to Tokico they have the same resistance characteristics, but the actual shocks are different lengths. Here's the link: https://g35driver.com/forums/wheels-tires/42971-tokico-d-specs-g35-350z.html

Gotta give credit to Gsedan35 though--if it wasn't for him we wouldn't know our springs from our taillights If you scroll down the thread I think he did post the length differences.

 

The D-Spec can get VERY stiff if you want it that way.

I endedup changing the setting to F4.75/R4.5 today. hehehe. the 4 in the rear
was a tad too stiff after taking her out a couple more times. Im really happy
that I got these shocks/struts.

 

I'm currently on Eibach Pro...
so the Z springs will bring me up a tad (the EPro were lower than spec'd)

I installed Performance Nissan upper control arms on the front,
due to excessive camber wear.

The rear was right on the limit, but OK.
I bought SPC toe& camber bolts, but have not needed to installed them.