The "4 door Z" build (4DRZ)- 13 G37S 6spd sedan
09-30-2015, 03:22 PM
#46
I still have the stock Evo rims that I had painted a metallic anthracite that bolt right up and look better on this car than the Evo.(how is that possible?) They have good snow tires so I will get the lowering and alignment set up ok with those for the winter and then finely tune the height & alignment in the spring when I go with some wider wheels and sticky summer tires. I will probably be selling the duckfeet with new tires once it starts snowing here.
Any chance you know the dimensions/offset?
Got a pic of them on your car?
09-30-2015, 04:24 PM
#47
Evo wheels have the same bolt pattern, 18x8.5 and 38 offset. I test fit one up front to make sure it would clear the brakes. It has a lot more clearance than the stock Infiniti wheels.
They currently make my car look like a monster truck with the stock suspension and shorter sidewalls. I will get some pics up later once I have the suspension dialed in and a need for the snow tires that are wrapped around them.
They currently make my car look like a monster truck with the stock suspension and shorter sidewalls. I will get some pics up later once I have the suspension dialed in and a need for the snow tires that are wrapped around them.
09-30-2015, 09:53 PM
#48
Evo wheels have the same bolt pattern, 18x8.5 and 38 offset. I test fit one up front to make sure it would clear the brakes. It has a lot more clearance than the stock Infiniti wheels.
They currently make my car look like a monster truck with the stock suspension and shorter sidewalls. I will get some pics up later once I have the suspension dialed in and a need for the snow tires that are wrapped around them.
They currently make my car look like a monster truck with the stock suspension and shorter sidewalls. I will get some pics up later once I have the suspension dialed in and a need for the snow tires that are wrapped around them.
10-07-2015, 10:31 AM
#50
Had some time after work last night and got the Tein Basis coilovers installed. If you have a lift, a tall jack stand(for compressing the rear springs), and air tools it is a pretty easy installation. I would recommend doing the front first as the rear take less time.
The Nissan/Infiniti engineers really did a good job of making this an easy installation. I have put suspensions on many other cars and this has got to be one of the easiest to do. Tein's installation diagrams make things A LOT easier too.
I suggest making sure you realize you can unbolt the top of the rear shocks from under the car. I have never seen a set up so easy that I just assumed the top hat nuts were accessible from the trunk or rear seats. (Only wasted 5 minutes with this) Also, measure and adjust the lock collars on the rear coilovers before installing the spring. Much easier to do without spring tension working against you. Lastly, make sure you have the rear springs right side up so you can read the Tein emblem.
The most surprising part of these coilovers is the ride. They really do ride very similarly to stock on just about every type of road. I have had many coilovers in the past (some even from Tein) and they all rode awful on the street. These ride great on the street. The only type of road the car bounces a bit is a new road that they did not get the seams quite right on.
The car also handles better in the corners now. There is noticeably less body roll now and the handling is just a bit more predictable when the tail end steps out. (It was already pretty easy to judge)
Front installed
Rear installed
These are the nuts for the top hat in the rear. You will want a long extension for these, but don't worry about taking out the rear seat or trunk trim to get to them.
The Nissan/Infiniti engineers really did a good job of making this an easy installation. I have put suspensions on many other cars and this has got to be one of the easiest to do. Tein's installation diagrams make things A LOT easier too.
I suggest making sure you realize you can unbolt the top of the rear shocks from under the car. I have never seen a set up so easy that I just assumed the top hat nuts were accessible from the trunk or rear seats. (Only wasted 5 minutes with this) Also, measure and adjust the lock collars on the rear coilovers before installing the spring. Much easier to do without spring tension working against you. Lastly, make sure you have the rear springs right side up so you can read the Tein emblem.
The most surprising part of these coilovers is the ride. They really do ride very similarly to stock on just about every type of road. I have had many coilovers in the past (some even from Tein) and they all rode awful on the street. These ride great on the street. The only type of road the car bounces a bit is a new road that they did not get the seams quite right on.
The car also handles better in the corners now. There is noticeably less body roll now and the handling is just a bit more predictable when the tail end steps out. (It was already pretty easy to judge)
Front installed
Rear installed
These are the nuts for the top hat in the rear. You will want a long extension for these, but don't worry about taking out the rear seat or trunk trim to get to them.
Last edited by 4DRZ; 10-08-2015 at 02:49 PM.
10-07-2015, 10:52 AM
#51
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The most surprising part of these coilovers is the ride. They really do ride very similarly to stock. I have had many coilovers in the past (some even from Tein) and they all rode awful on the street. These ride great on the street and do handle better in the corners now. There is noticeably less body roll now and the handling is just a bit more predictable when the tail end steps out.
And wow, your rears are dialed in low in that picture.
Is that where you ended up, or just where you took the photo?
Last edited by Rochester; 10-07-2015 at 12:17 PM.
10-07-2015, 12:28 PM
#52
Yes I am going to wait until the spring to do sway bars. (One less winter with salt for them)
That picture is at the recommended height for the G37 coupe in the owners manual that came with the coilovers. What setting did you use? It does look pretty slammed right now, but I attribute that partly to the fact that I still have the factory rims/tires on with fat sidewalls until it snows.
That picture is at the recommended height for the G37 coupe in the owners manual that came with the coilovers. What setting did you use? It does look pretty slammed right now, but I attribute that partly to the fact that I still have the factory rims/tires on with fat sidewalls until it snows.
10-07-2015, 12:36 PM
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To get that high (LOL), I'm pretty much at the extent of the threads, with maybe a 1/4" available after the rings. It's hard to tell, because you can't easily see behind the coils. Here's a pic of the exposed threads; 14 to 15 or thereabouts:
10-07-2015, 01:01 PM
#55
Nice write up w/ great pics! I'm not sure why Tein doesn't list the Sedan in their application guide, they're really missing out on 50% of their G market w/ that line of thinking. The Coupes drop lower w/ the coilovers set at the same height on the adjusters, that's one reason why so many of the KW owners aren't happy w/ how low the sedan rides even at their highest adjustment.
You two really need to add your pics & opinions to this folder as it will be a valuable resource.
Brakes & Suspension - MyG37
BTW 4DRZ, if you could post that instruction sheet w/ any review posts that would be a bonus, it seems that there's at least one case of no instructions being included.
Thanks a lot for posting this and glad your initial review is so positive
You two really need to add your pics & opinions to this folder as it will be a valuable resource.
Brakes & Suspension - MyG37
BTW 4DRZ, if you could post that instruction sheet w/ any review posts that would be a bonus, it seems that there's at least one case of no instructions being included.
Thanks a lot for posting this and glad your initial review is so positive
10-07-2015, 01:05 PM
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The rear collars require a fair amount of effort to turn. Have you considered buying a spanner wrench with a longer handle for your next round of height adjustment? Then again, with all your CO experience, you probably have a box of them lying around. In hindsight, I kind of wish I had one. Joe's Racing has a variety of spanner wrenches that look interesting.
I'm reminded of the response that it's not you, it's me, and I'm not really that into you.
Last edited by Rochester; 10-07-2015 at 01:15 PM.
10-07-2015, 03:14 PM
#57
I did notice the rears are definitely more difficult to adjust than the fronts, but not much different than most coilovers. Fortunately, reducing that spring tension is just one bolt away if I adjust them too much and no longer have feeling in my hands.
10-07-2015, 03:46 PM
#58
Nicely done 4DRZ! Sounds like you didn't have any trouble at all. The fronts were very easy to do but I had such a hard time with getting the rear bucket bolt back in. Glad you didn't run into any issues!
One thing I noticed though...did you cut the upper part of your dust cover to reuse with your top hat? I'm looking at the picture above and don't know if I'm missing it but I don't see it. When I was installing my COs, I actually got stuck with that step and was on the phone with Tein for a good 20 minutes to clarify which piece we needed to cut and retain (I originally thought it was the bump stop). I had to send them pictures of the pieces I had taken apart for them to clarify.
At any rate, glad you're liking the new setup. Once you get your car to the proper height, take a couple of shots!
One thing I noticed though...did you cut the upper part of your dust cover to reuse with your top hat? I'm looking at the picture above and don't know if I'm missing it but I don't see it. When I was installing my COs, I actually got stuck with that step and was on the phone with Tein for a good 20 minutes to clarify which piece we needed to cut and retain (I originally thought it was the bump stop). I had to send them pictures of the pieces I had taken apart for them to clarify.
At any rate, glad you're liking the new setup. Once you get your car to the proper height, take a couple of shots!
10-07-2015, 05:15 PM
#60
Nicely done 4DRZ! Sounds like you didn't have any trouble at all. The fronts were very easy to do but I had such a hard time with getting the rear bucket bolt back in. Glad you didn't run into any issues!
One thing I noticed though...did you cut the upper part of your dust cover to reuse with your top hat? I'm looking at the picture above and don't know if I'm missing it but I don't see it. When I was installing my COs, I actually got stuck with that step and was on the phone with Tein for a good 20 minutes to clarify which piece we needed to cut and retain (I originally thought it was the bump stop). I had to send them pictures of the pieces I had taken apart for them to clarify.
At any rate, glad you're liking the new setup. Once you get your car to the proper height, take a couple of shots!
One thing I noticed though...did you cut the upper part of your dust cover to reuse with your top hat? I'm looking at the picture above and don't know if I'm missing it but I don't see it. When I was installing my COs, I actually got stuck with that step and was on the phone with Tein for a good 20 minutes to clarify which piece we needed to cut and retain (I originally thought it was the bump stop). I had to send them pictures of the pieces I had taken apart for them to clarify.
At any rate, glad you're liking the new setup. Once you get your car to the proper height, take a couple of shots!
I just used a tall jack stand to compress the rear spring to bolt it back up. If you tried to do that by hand, I can imagine that would suck. Another thing that helped was I did not bolt up the shock bottom until I secured the bolt for the spring. That allowed the whole hub to pivot to help line things up.
I will get some pics up once I get the winter wheels on and the height sorted. Right now it looks slammed with the fat stock sidewalls
Yeah, and now my credit card needs a rest. Phew! I have a few more parts incoming, but will be taking a brake after I get a few more parts in. Anyway- welcome!