Just for driving to and from work and around town...72 struts are rattlin terrible and this seemed to be a good price.

Thanks

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KYB-GR-2-SHOCKS-NISSAN-240Z-70-74-EARLY-260Z_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33590QQitemZ7996417516QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

They work just fine for Z's with stock or not too far from stock springs. I had them with the Arizona Zcar spring and the car bounced too much, the springs were too strong for the shocks. When I had them with lighter springs they were just fine though. If your Z is more than 1" lowered they might not work either.

car is all stock, original springs I would think

These are the ones I'm looking at for my Z too.

FWIW: I put them on my wifes Integra and they work great on it.

Do yourself a favor, search a litte more and for just a bit more cash you can get the Tokico kit for a little bit more.

KYB's in my opinion completly suck. I hae no other words for them, they dont last hold up, or do any better then a stock replacement gabriel or monroe would do.

Noted, disregarded, but noted.

20,000 miles since installing them on the integra (2600 lb car) and they're just as good as day one.

I didnt mean to come off rude about your KYB's and if I seemed that I did Im sorry about that, and on your Integra, Im sure they will do just fine. What I was meaning about the whole thing is that they arent the great of a product.

Tokicos were and still are original equipment for the Datsun/Nissan. Tokicos also if you ever decide to will also still be useable on your car if you ever decide to lower your Z. The KYB's will not hold up to this at all and I did notice that I did not mention this in my earlier post.

For a stock ride hieght they would be fine.

Tokicos were and still are original equipment for the Datsun/Nissan.

Anybody else want to help me on this.

search a litte more and for just a bit more cash you can get the Tokico kit for a little bit more.

I agree, if you can afford the extra cash I would go for the Tokico's too. The HP's are great for a street car. I have the Illumina's for autocrossing but the adjustability is not really needed for a street only car. I bet you can get a set new in the box for $250 or so on Ebay.

A review of the original post...

zamog asks if they are worth it.

A quick search on the web shows GR2's going for ~$40 a piece = ~$160 for a set. So at $130 including shipping it does seem like a decent deal.

Although opinions have varied a bit. I'm having good luck with them so far, maybe it's a fluke. Some say they "suck", and others are saying to go with Tokicos, but at nearly twice the price. I will say that first hand experience is that I've sold (and taken warranty returns on) Gabriels before and they will never find their way onto any vehicle in my driveway. I also see that Monroes are going for about $50 each... and they are also an experienced company with an outstanding reputation for building a quality product... maybe this is the happy median?

As far as Nissan and Tokico go... my Frontier has Tokicos, nothing to write home about but nothing bad to say either. Now the Titan can be had with Ranchos and the New Nismo Frontier gets Bilsteins. I don't see anything on the 350 right now, I can only assume it gets the Tokicos though.

I think the general consensus is that Tokico are the best for early Zs . The question is if the KYBs are worth the price. Because the early Zs are MacPherson struts the real question is doing the job again worth it if you don't put in the "best" strut (assuming anything less will wear out faster). Only you can put a price on your time.

Curtis

(3) '71 240Zs all with Tokico Illuminas

Well at $198.00 for a set of Tokicos I dont get where you see that they cost twice the amount of the KYB's. For only 68 dollars more I can see at least for "myself" paying that little extra.

I guess you could say it goes with what quality of parts you want to use on your vehicle and how well you want to maintain it. Though replacing struts. at least for me is an easy task it may not be for the next person.

I think Curtis put it right when he said it is more a question of how your time will be spent.