DDing rear coilovers on bad roads

  • FrozenZ
    FrozenZ
    Senior Member
    • 584

    DDing rear coilovers on bad roads

    hey guys -

    Is anybody north of the frost line, where huge frost heaves and expansion joints and massive potholes and shitty pavement are a way of life, DDing rear coilovers? How long you been doing it? I don't drive the Z even close to winter, just May-October, but the roads in Eastern Ontario look like something from a Belarussian trucker's dash-cam. Honestly when I am down in PA or MD or around DC, the difference in the roads is incredible.

    I'm not concerned about ride quality (I don't think 6K springs are going to be much stiffer than what I'm already running,) I'm concerned about the durability of both the coilovers and the rear of the car now that it's all up to the rear shock tower.

    Obviously people are drifting and racing on them but if I'm not mistaken, those are g oing to be mostly lateral stresses that are shared out across the whole suspension, as opposed to getting a constant day-to-day hammering in the vertical axis.

    Anyone noticed, like, their shock towers deforming over time?
  • 530zx
    530zx
    Junior Member
    • 28

    #2
    Since new jersey is know for its vast stretches of smooth pavement I'm pretty interested in this my self.
    1999 jeep Cherokee ome lift, JK rubicons on 265/70 general grabbers, rust and some other crap bolted to it wheeler/dailydriver/partshauler/camper
    1987 z31 2+2 5.3 lsx t56 swap in progress and some other things that im to lazy to type in
  • td06z31
    td06z31
    Member
    • 68

    #3
    I have some pretty nasty roads here and they are fine on mine obviously bouncy as shit. Havent blown any seals, hasn't blown through the mounting points and i've been on em for like 2 years probably 10k miles
    2009 370z sport/tour 6mt Mag black
    1989 300zx turbo 5mt Moon glow pw