I just saw a post a couple days ago explaining the differance between the G's version and the Z's version of the Tokico shocks. I tried searching, but can't find it again. Basically my question is, I have tein s-techs for the 350z on my g35 coupe. Should I get the G tokico shocks or the 350z tokico shocks, or doesn't it matter?

 

Get the one's ment for the Z, you will benefit from the shorter rear shock lengths that the Z version has.

 

Would it hurt to run the ones for the G? How would it be benefitial to run a shock with a shorter travel length?

 

Your springs are shorter now.
The shocks should be too.

Don't know your actual measurements, but...
you run the risk of a bent shock if the shaft is too long for the spring.

 

You run the risk of a rattling spring when fully exteneded.

 

I have the same setup. Go with the 350Z Tokicos. You won't regret it. I'm running 4 5/8 in the front and 4 1/2 in the rear. I'm not running 19's, so my ride quality didn't suffer any and I'm able to tune the Tokicos pretty aggressively. Remember, your new spring rates are 386 and 402 for the S-techs, if you run 19's, then you might have to go softer to get a decent ride.

 

as a reference, im runing 358 front (max) and 463 rear (max) and the ride gets
a tad stiff when gas is lower than 1/4... but otherwise, even on 19's S03's the
ride is very smooth (no jarring, no hopping,etc). my setting is 4.75 front, 4.5 rear.

I tried 4.5 front, 4 rear and it was too stiff for me for my application.

 

Kenchan,

Are those progressive springs? The S-techs for the 350Z are linear rear and a little progressive in the front. I think progressive springs offer a softer initial ride quality. I'm also running 38 (44 max) psi on my T1-S tires. You're in Chicago, it would be interesting to compare our car's ride qualities (18" vs 19" and linear vs progressive)