Hello

 

My rear dampers on my UK z are totally rooted. I was in New York yesterday and a main dealer had rear US spec dampers for $89 They are the electronic adjustable ones, but is the valving the same? Are they softer?

US suspention is very soft.

Oh. :-( Thanks for that, I'll give that a miss then. Probably end up getting some coilovers from over there when I can afford it. Cheers!

Originally posted by SRRAE

US suspention is very soft.

 

thats to cope with the endess pot holes, masses of speed bumps, unrepaired roads they have over there. Where as we have super hard suspension matched to our almost machined flat roads. :p

Thats why they have it soft in the US. The roads out in the country are terrible, apparently.

 

Stuart

US adj. rear dampers are EXACTLY the same as the European and UK dampers...

 

The Jspec and NA dampers aren't adjustable, but can also be used.

 

-Eric

I've got new UK spec adjustables and if they're soft I'd hate any harder! On the hard setting (handbrake trick they are near rigid!) It corners like a go kart with 18" wheels.

 

If those USA ones are the same its a no brainer at that price.

Originally posted by lymon

US adj. rear dampers are EXACTLY the same as the European and UK dampers...

 

The Jspec and NA dampers aren't adjustable, but can also be used.

 

-Eric

 

I thought the US Touring / Sports mode on the suspention worked on all 4 struts.

 

Stuart

It does - the USA spec ones have actuators on the front shocks as well as rears. Europe only the rears.

Hmmm... So the fronts are electronic on the US car as well, eh? Well if that's the case and they are the same then I might get a whole set and wire them up, assuming it's just a signal wire. But there seems to be a bit of a split of opinion on that, so here's the part number from the fiche in the Nissan Dealership...

 

56210-30P25

 

Is that the same as the UK part number?

EU/UK partnr. is 56210-37P25

I have fitted the 56210-30P25's on a few EU-spec cars without any problems ...they are exactly the same.

 

Non adjustable (NA/Jspec) shocks : 56210-33P25

 

wiring up US adj. front shocks on a EU/UK spec car is a different story !

The EU/UK models don't have the front actuators, wiring and connectors for it and the actuator control unit is slightly different in US cars as well

(also because on US cars there is a seperate switch to choose between "touring" and "sport".)

 

It is possible and has been done, but you'll need 2 extra actuators, 2 actuator brackets, wiring harness and the US actuator control unit and some other small bits.

 

-Eric

I have a US car and I would not say it has a soft suspension.

The sport setting is very hard.

I don't believe your cars are stiffer.

Thanks Eric

 

I'll just put the US dampers on the rear then if it's a simple swap.