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How much beating can the stock Zed suspension take


HassanZ

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Hi all,

 

I've always wondered...seeing as the standards of the UK roads are getting worse by the year due to the snow etc, how much beating can our stock suspension components take?

 

It seems as though you can feel every single bump, man hole and crease in the road, I'm sure this must be doing some damage to the suspension?

 

I try my hardest to weave around every pot/man hole possible but sometimes it's not always possible!

 

Could a stock 350z go at a speed of say around 60-70 on an uneven road (not that I do) without causing damage to the suspension?

 

What would you need to do to cause some sort of damage or even excessive wear and tear on these components?

 

Many thanks,

Hassan

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Main thing that would wear the suspension is hitting square edges like potholes. Suspesion components are designed to take constant up/down, but what they wont like so much is sudden up/down. Wouldnt worry about it, bushes will likely be shot befre the suspension, and then its a good excuse to get some new coilovers :teeth:

 

From what I've seen, bushes are past their best by about 50k miles, suspension will last, what, 100k miles if not battered and looked after even longer.

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Main thing that would wear the suspension is hitting square edges like potholes. Suspesion components are designed to take constant up/down, but what they wont like so much is sudden up/down. Wouldnt worry about it, bushes will likely be shot befre the suspension, and then its a good excuse to get some new coilovers :teeth:

 

From what I've seen, bushes are past their best by about 50k miles, suspension will last, what, 100k miles if not battered and looked after even longer.

 

Thanks for your helpful reply! :thumbs:

 

What's the first signs of your bushes starting to wear? Never had to replace any before...

 

I never 'open the taps' on my Zed as the roads are atrocious over here, I'm too scared of messing up components!

 

The only time I 'open the taps' is when I am on a straight, flat, recently surfaced road, which is very rare!! I just don't know how bad it is on the car driving enthusiastically on 'normal' roads. When I do, I feel really guilty!

 

The Zeds suspension set-up sometimes makes the road feel worse than they are too

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Dunno about suspension but local (and trusted) tyre garage said that the large square speed bump almost instantly wreck your tracking because they prise the wheels outwards if you go over them square on.

 

Can't imagine that does the suspension any good either.

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Dunno about suspension but local (and trusted) tyre garage said that the large square speed bump almost instantly wreck your tracking because they prise the wheels outwards if you go over them square on.

 

Can't imagine that does the suspension any good either.

 

I drive over them in such a way that the block goes under my car in the middle and my tyres go over the edges of the block...is that the right way to go over them?

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