Doing the rear springs and shocks is easier. However, there is some minor carpet cutting required to access the upper shock mount bolts behind the rear seat. | 
Those bolts are undone, the bottom mounting nuts are pulled, and UMI Performance's Jerry Mondock reveals why this Z had that unsettling feeling while ripping around the road course: worn drag race shocks. | 
While UMI Proprietor Ryan Kirkwood and Jerry remove the rear springs and stock Panhard, Sam demonstrates how to adjust the rear Konis (turning them clockwise makes them firmer). He sets them at Strano's predetermined spec. |
The rear Konis are installed and retained with nuts on top and bottom. | 
Strano's rear springs are slipped in with minimal effort. | 
Sam recommends and uses UMI's Panhard bar (top). This version is of 4130 chrome-moly construction, and is double adjustable without removing it from the car! We went with a double-rod-ended bar. "Whenever someone is serious about handling, or wants to put sticky racing tires on, I recommend this double-rod-end UMI Panhard for its least amount of deflection and max durability," Sam explains. |
UMI bars feature high-quality, chrome-moly QA1 rod ends (right) that feature a Teflon lining for outstanding performance and lower road noise than other rod ends. | 
The UMI Panhard is slipped into place and bolted in. All of the hard parts are now installed. Time to center the rear ... | 
...The driver side measures 3 5/8 inches, and the passenger side measures 3 7/8. |