Oh snap, Carbon fiber rear hatch dampners...

kenchan · 05-04-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Don't worry! we'll figure it out..

here you go... the shaft was also hitting the fender lip ledge so bent it down. i tried adding some
spacers on the ball joint post but only helps marginally.

the root cause of the rubbing is the damper housing is still rubbing the battery cover surround...
this you'd need to make a new bracket for the hood side, i thinks.

updated the DIY section as well.

Prosport Gauges · 05-03-2010, 07:59 PM

Im going to check our 370z. We couldnt find any rubbing. deff going to look for this tomorrow. good review, will be passing this off to the tech guys so they can look over a few things.

Both suby and nissan use the same length damper. I will be looking at the packaging tomorrow.

kenchan · 05-03-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan_west06

Im going to check our 370z. We couldnt find any rubbing. deff going to look for this tomorrow. good review, will be passing this off to the tech guys so they can look over a few things.

Both suby and nissan use the same length damper. I will be looking at the packaging tomorrow.

i think the primary reason why your test car didn't appear to rub is because your tech removed the seal and fender cover ledge entirely from the ball joint aft.

then the plastic cover just flexes downwards freely when it gets pushed down by the damper housing.

it's not bad though. im a pretty picky guy and this is still okay for me.

theDreamer · 05-03-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i think the primary reason why your test car didn't appear to rub is because your tech removed the seal and fender cover ledge entirely from the ball joint aft.

then the plastic cover just flexes downwards freely when it gets pushed down by the damper housing.

it's not bad though. im a pretty picky guy and this is still okay for me.

So you think with removing the full rubber piece will not cause rubbing?

kenchan · 05-03-2010, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

So you think with removing the full rubber piece will not cause rubbing?

i think the cover (battery/brake cover surround piece) is still rubbing but it can flex more freely so you'll have less bulge. this is just my guess but it makes sense if you saw how the car is put together.

Modshack · 05-05-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i think the cover (battery/brake cover surround piece) is still rubbing but it can flex more freely so you'll have less bulge. this is just my guess but it makes sense if you saw how the car is put together.

Mine came in today. I also have a few pre-fabbed ball plates coming to relocate the fender ball in toward the engine a bit (outside the trim) so there won't be rubbing on the plastic battery cover or need for any tweaking/modification. These should be here tomorrow or Fri. so I'll play around with a few alternative mount points and let everyone know.....Should be a simple, inexpensive mod..

ZPirate · 05-03-2010, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

i think the primary reason why your test car didn't appear to rub is because your tech removed the seal and fender cover ledge entirely from the ball joint aft.

then the plastic cover just flexes downwards freely when it gets pushed down by the damper housing.

it's not bad though. im a pretty picky guy and this is still okay for me.

That seems logical, but I would rather not have to remove but a small piece of the seal like you did.

kenchan · 05-03-2010, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ZPirate

That seems logical, but I would rather not have to remove but a small piece of the seal like you did.

yah, me too.

theDreamer · 05-03-2010, 08:00 PM

Looking forward to your results, a bit concerned now about getting these and having the rubbing issue(s).

Prosport Gauges · 05-03-2010, 08:25 PM

the latches are right. looking at the car left is left and right is right.

kenchan · 05-03-2010, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan_west06

the latches are right. looking at the car left is left and right is right.

really? cause i looked at your picture when i installed (how my car is).

curious me even tried it the way it was labeled and it would not fit at all.

theDreamer · 05-03-2010, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

really? cause i looked at your picture when i installed (how my car is).

curious me even tried it the way it was labeled and it would not fit at all.

Which way was left for you? Passenger side or driver side?

kenchan · 05-04-2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Which way was left for you? Passenger side or driver side?

passenger side is right for me an driver side is the left.

theDreamer · 05-03-2010, 08:46 PM

I will see what I can do when I get mine in, I still have my stock pieces to compare to and removing the rubber is not a huge concern unless I find issues closing/opening the hood.

kenchan · 05-03-2010, 09:06 PM

just becareful when you're pulling down the hood from full-open position so that you dont work against the dampers too much initially. once the dampers start compressing it will be very smooth and the hood will shut like normal.

once you unlatch and pull up the hood to open, it opens pretty quickly so might want to keep a hand on it just in case so you dont upper-cut yourself.

05-03-2010, 08:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	Looking forward to your results, a bit concerned now about getting these and having the rubbing issue(s). __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

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theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	I will see what I can do when I get mine in, I still have my stock pieces to compare to and removing the rubber is not a huge concern unless I find issues closing/opening the hood. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

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Prosport Gauges Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 339 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 0	Im going to check our 370z. We couldnt find any rubbing. deff going to look for this tomorrow. good review, will be passing this off to the tech guys so they can look over a few things. Both suby and nissan use the same length damper. I will be looking at the packaging tomorrow.

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Prosport Gauges Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 339 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 0	the latches are right. looking at the car left is left and right is right.

05-03-2010, 09:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	just becareful when you're pulling down the hood from full-open position so that you dont work against the dampers too much initially. once the dampers start compressing it will be very smooth and the hood will shut like normal. once you unlatch and pull up the hood to open, it opens pretty quickly so might want to keep a hand on it just in case so you dont upper-cut yourself.