The Dutchman has been lowered!

[Bronzehydra]

So I was pretty sick this past week and couldn't go to school. So you know what I did instead? Installed new shocks and lowering springs!

 

I had Eibach progressive lowering springs, the blue Tokico gas shocks in the front, and KYB shocks in the back.

 

Before: Note the wheel gap!!! It was easily 4"

 

After: Reasonably low!

[Busta Nut]

Nicccce! What kind of KYB in the rear and why not Tokico?

[Bronzehydra]

Thanks!

They're the ones available on theZstore.com, they're black haha. The box says Excel-G

 

But here's the story behind it:

So a few years ago we bought a wrecked 240z as a parts car, and the guy who owned it previously spent some money on suspension work and what not. All we knew is that it was lower than my car. So maybe a month ago my friend and I decided to get the springs and shocks off the parts car. We begin to cut away at all the wreckage and find out it had the Eibach springs, and the front had the Tokicos. So i was pumped to get the back ones. We work our way to the back, and as we start to get everything apart we notice that the shocks were super corroded and wouldn't come out. So after using a ton of penetrating oil and pure manly strength we free it from the strut tube. It was all old and decrepit, but it worked. So we go to the other side, and start doing the same thing, but this one was completely rusted in; like it had become part of the strut tube. At this point i just had too much energy thinking about having a lowered car, so i took a hack saw and thought i could slowly saw my way around the strut tube to free it............ then my dumbass cut right into the damn thing -_____- the worst part was we cleaned up the one we did get out and found out it was a Koni adjustable shock. So instead we bought the KYB's because they're cheap haha

 

BUT: I feel so cool sliiighty scraping when i crawl over speed bumps now B) :rofl:

[Aaron Datsun]

That is why it is a good idea to put your shocks in with oil that way they don't rust.

[dirtdawg]

Im usually not a fan of those rear bumpers, but i must say i kinda like it on your Z

[Bronzehydra]

Thanks Dirtdawg!

And Aaron Datsun, the guy who owned the parts car before didn't put any in there before. My car didn't have that problem

[Alex Datsun]

You went from pushin lunch tables, now your pushin bricks. Decent drop, no complaints here woot woot!

[Grim13]

Looks clean. are those the MSA type 3 skirts?

[Bronzehydra]

Thanks

And yes they are, I got the whole kit haha

Grim, I swear i've seen you're car driving around town before

[Grim13]

I wouldnt be surprised, I live at the end of the Speedway and got to that Albertsons and the new DQ on occasion

[datrod]

Your car looks pissed off. And that's a good thing.

[Bronzehydra]

Yeah, ive definitely seen your car, I feel like i passed by you a while ago and I waved like hell haha

And thanks datrod! People have told me my car looks evil

[kuro]

Isn't it crazy how much of a difference it makes in appearance? Looks great!

[Grim13]

Bronze, you going up to Arlington sunday? Meetin up there round 11 i think.

[Bronzehydra]

Oh hey, i've been pretty busy recently with school and such

I haven't had any freetime and wont really be free for things until mid may-ish -___-

[Grim13]

I know how that goes. I never really know when or if I will have actual free time till day of it seems

[jalen]

how come there are all these z's around me and i never see them? haha

[Grim13]

where at in Everett? Im up on Everett Mall Way 3 times a week

[jalen]

North Everett by the arena, I saw a black z today do a burnout on 19th haha

[Bronzehydra]

haha i know what you mean, i dont see many Z's around here! Im in mukilteo and occasionally nearby in everett