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Originally Posted by kenchan im wondering how much tanabe researched based on the Z's suspension geometry. if the ride height is set too low that gives the damper even less

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Old 02-15-2012, 07:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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im wondering how much tanabe researched based on the Z's suspension geometry. if the ride height is set too low that gives the damper even less travel to slow down the stroke. the car will go out of programmed tolerance in this case resulting in poor handling. if adjustable dampers, at least can dial in damp rate to minimize this effect.


another key reason why i dont like lowering springs without adjustable dampers.
Tanabe has been around a long time, I'm sure they know what they're doing. I don't think order their stuff out of a catalog from taiwan/china and stick a label on it like so many other companies these days.

But yeah, not have dampening adjustement kinda sucks. Similiar to a tein basic i guess. It'd be a good alternative to spring/shock combo
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Tanabe has been around a long time, I'm sure they know what they're doing. I don't think order their stuff out of a catalog from taiwan/china and stick a label on it like so many other companies these days.

But yeah, not have dampening adjustement kinda sucks. Similiar to a tein basic i guess. It'd be a good alternative to spring/shock combo
Yah, they're from Osaka. But that don't really mean anything... I've not had good luck with their products in the past.
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