1995 Infiniti Q45t (Coilover Setups)

[Daneo171]

Hey Guys Back With Another Question I Own A 95 Q45t As Stated Above. Im Interested In Doing A Coilover Setup And The Company Which I Have Choosen To Go With Only Sell Variations For A (Nissasn S13 240sx)-(Nissan 350Z)-(Infiniti G35) Would Any Of These Setups Work Without Hassle ?

[ph34r]

I have a set of modified Z32 Cusco coilovers for sale that I had on my 94. You would need S14 or Z32 to modify into a workable setup for your car.

[elwesso]

Lots of info here, take a look around as there are many ways to do this setup but there's no BOLT-ON solutions, anything will require modification.

[IThaJ0kaI]

Lots of info here, take a look around as there are many ways to do this setup but there's no BOLT-ON solutions, anything will require modification.

I have found a 100% bolt on option, with the use of 90-93 front uprights. If people were to search more, they would find this.

z32 coilovers
s14 rear top hats all around

This will 100% bolt onto any 90-93 or 94-96 w/ 90-93 front uprights. There is no drilling or boring of any holes, it simply bolts on.

[elwesso]

Interesting, thanks for (re)posting that, Mike...

Have you ever drilled out the lower mounts on the fronts for the 94-96's? Would seem easier than switching to 90-93 front uprights?

[IThaJ0kaI]

Interesting, thanks for (re)posting that, Mike...

Have you ever drilled out the lower mounts on the fronts for the 94-96's? Would seem easier than switching to 90-93 front uprights?

I have, I used a 7/8ths step bit. But it is only a few bolts for each side to swap uprights, instead of making is so those coilovers only fit a certain year. I have done it both ways, and from now on I will just swap uprights.

[hk20000]

Or if you don't mind it the factory top hats come right off the rear struts and then all you have to do is pop the rubber insulation donuts from the coil over kit onto that plate and the whole Z32 suspension goes right back into a Q.

My Q is on a set of megan EZ Street Z32 coil overs. 94+ cars require a machinist to bore out the front strut lower mount collar that's made of copper. It took like 5 minutes by my machinist to do and I have no access to other uprights so I did that. There is plenty of shock absorbing rubber and copper left afterwards anyway.



for some reason the front strut of a Z32 is almost fully extended to full length (on the shock itself, as megan allows full length adjustability) to attain that stance. Which means if you want any higher you will have to look for a longer sleeve. I can certainly go lower than that but the roads in my area are not very forgiving and my Q is my dd.


EZ Street here - 16 levels of adjustments

or their sport ones here - 32 levels of adjustments. rumor has it these are just the same OE manufacturer as Trust/Greddy coil overs.

the really short ones are the fronts for a Z32....

then there is the S14 route, which involves replacing the whole front end knuckle to convert the Q from the double wishbone (or what you call it, the top control arm is a wide I bone?) to a macpherson Strut setup.


see how the front strut is expecting a 2-bolt type macpherson knuckle in the bottom on the S14 front coil overs.

the advantage is that you can go really low with this without binding (the factory upper I arm does not allow travel all the way to the top so your setup with the factory upright will not be allowing you to go as low as you might have hoped), but the down side is that you need to source more 240SX bits to make this work. I don't know if the top hats interchange either.

here is a video of a Q45 with S14 front suspension swapped in with a 5 speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... YGw#t=327s

[IThaJ0kaI]

then there is the S14 route, which involves replacing the whole front end knuckle to convert the Q from the double wishbone (or what you call it, the top control arm is a wide I bone?) to a macpherson Strut setup.


see how the front strut is expecting a 2-bolt type macpherson knuckle in the bottom on the S14 front coil overs.

the advantage is that you can go really low with this without binding (the factory upper I arm does not allow travel all the way to the top so your setup with the factory upright will not be allowing you to go as low as you might have hoped), but the down side is that you need to source more 240SX bits to make this work. I don't know if the top hats interchange either.

here is a video of a Q45 with S14 front suspension swapped in with a 5 speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... YGw#t=327s

This is the only car that has this done, and it involves a ton of custom parts. 326power built the car, and does not sell the parts to replicate it.

If you were to try and run s-chassis front suspension on a G50 Q45, you would end up with -13* camber. And with the strut at that angle, it puts so much pressure on the rod that it snaps. A few people in the US have tried this, and all have converted back to the Q front suspension before the car even drove.

As for the binding issue of the FUCA, you can go pretty low and not have to worry about it. But I am in the process of testing some R32 and Z32 suspension pieces to come up with a bolt on remedy for the longer upright. People in the VIP world have just cut them and had it shorted around 1.5".



This is my G50, daily driven at this height... And our roads are horrible, haha.

At this height, I have no binding issues with the front upright and UCA. If I were to go just a little lower however, I would come in contact with it.

[IThaJ0kaI]

Heres some s14 front suspension pictures.

You can see the super front camber, Max measured -13* at this point.


After the car sitting over night, before it was even driven... The coilover snapped in half, from the weight and the excessive angle.


He converted the car back to OE suspension.

[hk20000]

I have a fleeting suspicion that the front arm length has to be different maybe the S14 lower arm is used? from what he has said and what is shown on screen in words the whole S14 setup is moved over including tension bracket, control arms and tension rod AND tie rods...the words on the screen says "it's surprisingly easy to fit too"...

I do have Haruguchi on my facebook maybe I should just ask him...

[IThaJ0kaI]

I haven't measured, but I would assume the lca is ~.5" shorter. But .5" wont reduce all that camber, maybe 2-3*. I have asked haruguchi and 326 power about the setup, and did not even receive a reply.