So I'm letting everyone know... Tanabe Sustec Pro Coil is the biggest load of crap I have ever laid my eyes on... Even if this coil was 200 bux I would never buy it again.. Besides the fact that this user "canoncleguy" sold me a blown suspension. I have test drove this suspension on another G37 local to me and its the same utter crap... I would NEVER recommend anyone purchasing this suspension. Its not even remarkably close to being acceptable on any bodys G. Head my warning.. Never buy these coils. Save your money for a quality coil and do the job once. 1200 bux installed gone to waste. Cheap is good but good aint cheap.

 

I was considering these coils.... what exactly was the problem besides blown shocks, which has already been talked about here?

 

Yet another dissatisfied user. They seem to have serious issues with struts blowing out. I have had them since day one and I haven't personally had problems (yet). But I know of several others who have. 2 of them I installed so I know that's not the problem. the worst part seems to be that Tanabe is unwilling to accept any culpability or even give owners with blown struts any sort of concession at all on getting them repaired or replaced. You're going to pay full retail for replacement parts. I tried unsuccessfully to help a guy out with getting them covered under warranty. I got a bogus BS reply about the strut rod being damaged causing the seal to leak. I've got photos somewhere of the strut rod which is not damaged at all. They just put out a subpar product and now refuse to stand behind it.

I've always thought of them as a top notch company and I've bought and been happy with the quality of parts from them before on several cars. Not anymore. I won't be buying anything else from them unless/until they get their shiznit together. I try not to bash a vendor becasue anyone can have the occasional failure. But with this product it seems to be widespread and they are stubbornly saying it's not their fault, it's everyone else's

 

springs fully compress on load. Car has a very cheap feel to it...Ride is extremely harsh and bouncy. This is not due to the blown strut. Even on my buddies car who has these coils you can push on the frame of the car and it will have TONS of play... If you can afford an infiniti you can afford a better coil.. Take my word on it and dont make my mistake.. These coils are made for someone who wants to use a STOCK WHEEL!!! with a 1 inch drop. You cant even do a NORMAL flush without pushing these to the max. As I said before Cheap is good but good aint cheap. I would recommend everyone to save their money and go for a True Coil.

 

I have had them longer than anyone on this forum. Longer than anyone period, I got them as soon as they came out. I don't have the issues you are describing in probably 80K on the coilovers. The ride isn't refined, but it's definitely not bouncy. If it is, you may have blown strut issues. One of the issues is that that to lower the ride height, you must compress the spring more, the helper spring can only do so much. If you are slammed very low, they probably do ride like crap because the spring is preloaded too much. They will ride and handle poorly if slammed because of how they are designed, definitely not made for that. I don't have stock wheels. I'm lowered more than 1" (though not slammed). And I have driven them had on the track at times. Slamming a car is a whole different issue and I can't really comment on that or how they are under those conditions because that's not my thing. Their biggest failure that has been long documented before you got yours is a tendency to leak and the company's failure to accept any responsibility for the failures.

 

Ive had them on my G S coupe for approximately 16K miles and have absoutely ZERO issues with them. they're not bouncy, they're very responsive for spirited driving while remaining comfortable for daily driving. as far as the "play" you're feeling, i'm not feeling it. you can push on any corner of my G and it doesn't move. i'm sitting 25 7/8" from center of fender. not slammed, but certainly more than 1.5" and i'm just not getting the issues you are.

one thing though, if you bought this setup used, how is it the coil's design at fault for the "failure"? i mean you don't know how they were treated before, who installed them, how they were maintained, if the torque measurements were followed, if the preload was followed, how they were driven on....etc.

i guess i just don't understand your "rage" about these coils when i have seen review after review after review of how good they are compared to coils in the same price range.

sorry your expierence has been bad.......

 

I've had these coils for years about 5 months before release because I did the R&D for them.
Ive had the same set on three different G's with 0 issues. (08,09,12)
I'm still in close contact with the guys at Tanabe and can try to help you out. I'm sorry things are going so bad for you.

 

Its true.. I have never seen a car ride like such utter crap till this day... I know of civics and 240's that drive better then this car... Even my mechanic says the suspension just feels unsafe. When driving open highway markers it feels as if the rear wants to let loose... the shaking and stuttering is ridiculous.. You could hand me these coils for free and I wouldn't put them on.. And im no where close to as dirty as the forum member who sold it to me to resell these for profit.. When I pull these coils off I will sell them for less then $300 bux or Throw them AWAY. I truly couldnt care less at this point.

I have a friend of mine who purchased these for himself brand new. He has the same complaints I do. EXACT SAME without blown strut. His bounce isnt as profound as mine due to him having no blown struts. My car isnt slammed neither.. I wont say its not low though.. I am on Volks GT30's 20s NO tire TUCK but no wheel gap either. Maybe the reason why I cant stand these coils is because all the other G's around ride around on KW V3 and Aragosta so I could be comparing them to those rides.. But all in all Tanabe gets a ZERO in MY book. Doesnt have to be that way for anyone else but thats how I feel.

 

Tanabe has no reason to help me since its a used suspension... But they may help my boy. But I dont think he even wants to run another Tanabe setup again.

 

i have these coilovers on my sedan and i have no problems at all... the ride is good for me considering it still has the luxury feel to the car. alot of my friends that are car enthusiasts compliment the ride quality comparing it to harsh coilovers that are either too stiff or too bouncy. im not tracking my car and only need it for height adjustment. im happy with mine so far, except i lost the spanner wrenches...

if anyone has some laying around that they arent using anymore please PM me!

 

Ok. Maybe your opinions of 2 sets of USED coilovers of which you admit at least one set is damaged is more indicative of what's normal than the opinions of several others who've installed them brand new and driven them 80K mikes more than you have. Makes sense. You sound very credible.

You seem bent on believing the behavior of a set of coilovers that you know are damaged is indicative that they must be garbage. Do and think what you like.

 

excuse mr. Black betty. I dont think my post required you lame sarcasm. You could have said everything you needed to say without adding the extra.. But you felt the need to be a smart *** to another member. Continue giving your advice to those that find it useful.. If you have nothing good to say then keep your mouth close.. If you have something thats actually useful to add then add it without a smart *** comment. Forum people crack me up. You can't say anything without someone opening their mouth in a derogatory way.

 

Should probably follow your own advice here.

InB4thelock/ban

 

I'm glad it wasn't just me that saw the irony in that part of it.

Lock/ban NOT imminent. Sorry to disappoint. OP doesn't have to like what I had to say any more than I had to like his (IMO) ill formed opinion. I was being a smart azz exactly like he said. Unabashedly. Life will continue. The forum will still function. People who are in doubt and looking for information based on experience will hopefully read all the experiences on these and not just this one.

I'm in a good mood today. Call me Balotelli I guess?

 

Haha....and here I was expecting you to dust off dat hamma.

You're getting soft lol