I would stick w/ springs for the street if I were you. Most spring set ups ride better than most coilovers. Then again, my Tein Basis ride surprisingly well on the street. They are a pretty mild coilover so hopefully, they handle well on the track this weekend.

 

I know the stock shocks/struts can only last so long with the Swift springs. I wish they made Koni yellow for the sedans. That would be the perfect setup. But replacement shocks/struts, even OEM enters coilover territory. Teins would be another option if I didn't have AWD. You're lucky.

 

Pretty sure 4DRZ didn't buy his 6MT by accident.

Show no regrets, Z. You're doing fine.

 

What is the difference in the suspension for the AWD, the front drive axles or something else? I am sure your shocks will be fine. I have road raced more than a few cars with different springs and stock shocks and they held up ok. Plus you should be able to pick up slightly used shocks pretty cheap.


I think there was definitely some luck involved with how long it took to find my G

 

I have OE AWD sedan front struts and shocks if you want to buy them, but Fortune Auto 500 coilovers are the best coilovers I'v ever driven on. Get the swift spring upgrades for them and it's a major handling improvement with a very good ride to go with it. Surprisingly good IMO. AWD owners should look no further.

 

I put KYB struts in my car while doing my springs. They are supposed to be like 10-15% stiffer than stock

KYB340010 KYB Shocks & Struts Excel-G Front Right INFINITI G35
KYB340011 KYB Shocks & Struts Excel-G Front Left INFINITI G35 (AWD)
KYB349089 KYB Shocks & Struts Excel-G Rear INFINITI G35 (AWD)

Paid $350.

 

I'm interested in how those would perform. Do they have dampening adjustment like Koni shocks/struts?

 

quick google search shows its just an OE replacement w/o dampening. You can go with the Tein Basis for $580 and have height adjustment. Sell the swift springs for $200 to re-coup some of your losses.

 

Tein doesn't work on AWD sadly. I'm perfectly fine with the Swifts for now, just planning for the future when my OEM shocks/struts give out.

 

No the KYB don't have any adjustment on them.

 

Z, if you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay total (spoiler+shipping,etc...) for the rear spoiler?

Thanks....

 

It was only $186 shipped from InfinitiPartsUSA.

You can find them for around $210 shipped from eBay seller carpartscorner. That's who I bought my wheels from, definitely recommend them.

 

+1 on carpartscorner.

Got my rear spoiler there. OEM and cheap. Depends on your year and color code though...they don't have everything.

Sean

 

'Preciate it guys. Cheaper than i thought it would be....

 

Here's the non sport lip on my old sedan.