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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 I have about 25,000 miles on the Koni. I thought the Nismo shocks were half an inch shorter so I wasn't sure? Both shocks for the

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I have about 25,000 miles on the Koni. I thought the Nismo shocks were half an inch shorter so I wasn't sure?
Both shocks for the Nismo and base have the same design and internals. The springs and bumpstops are what differentiates the two.

Not sure changing your Koni's with that amount of mileage is necessary, but sense you are taking them off/took them off your previous car, if you could get Koni to exchange them for free, sounds like a good deal. Putting them on the new car sounds like a logical upgrade.

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Both shocks for the Nismo and base have the same design and internals. The springs and bumpstops are what differentiates the two.

Not sure changing your Koni's with that amount of mileage is necessary, but since you are taking them off/took them off your previous car, if you could get Koni to exchange them for free, sounds like a good deal. Putting them on the new car sounds like a logical upgrade.
Thought Nissan changed the valving and spring rate starting in 2015?
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It's possible. The versions i measured with JIC was the 2013 base and the 2011 Nismo.

Both internals are the same. I haven't measured post 2015 versions. In either case i highly doubt the valving has been changed. I've driven both the 2016 and 2014 Nismo models and the suspension feel is indiscernible to me at normal road speeds. Apart from the seats being the noticeable difference.

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It's possible. The versions i measured with JIC was the 2013 base and the 2011 Nismo.

Both internals are the same. I haven't measured post 2015 versions. In either case i highly doubt the valving has been changed. I've driven both the 2016 and 2014 Nismo models and the suspension feel is indiscernible to me and normal road speeds. Apart from the seats being the noticeable difference.
How did you measure the shocks? With a shock dyno?
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How did you measure the shocks? With a shock dyno?
Yes, among several other measurements. I may put in another effort to find a set 15-17 Nismo and base variants to test. I wouldn't be surprised if those aren't that different either though, the weight of the vehicle is well within 100Ibs of the 09-14 models.
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