springs ?

[tombola]

are the blue nismo shocks on my R standard fitment
if so what springs are available to lower it ?
has anyone carried this mod with good results
ie,no burst damper seals 8) 8)

 

[Sirnixalot]

i have those nismo shock and no they arent standard...hence they are Nismo....

You can use any lowering spring that is produced for the R with these. I have the whiteline springs on mine at the moment

 

[tombola]

prices

maneged to get these quotes today
whiteline springs £125.00
hiteq £125.00 made by themselves
avo £135.00 amber performance
all say will lower 25-30 mill
all are out of stock but will be getting them in
next few days ,coincedence ?
ive had avo,s in past and was not impressed
the guy at amber said whiteline r no good
and the guy at hiteq didnt seem to know much
just wanted a sale,
reckon ill go 4 the whiteline unless anybody
tells me otherwise
how does yours sit on these springs?

 

[Cris]

I use Whitelines (mostly).

They drop the car about 35mm front and rear. They are hard then the stock springs but much softer than the Jap stuff you can get.

I took a set of RSR's off mine (see archives for more info) to replace with Whiteline for various reasons. I also fitting the camber adjustment bolts for about two days then removed them as they were causing my wheels to rub. If you want a set of those you can have mine for a very reasonable price...

Can't comment on other brands but I've heard that a number of poeple run Dow Max (SP???).

Not sure if this will be much help

 

[tombola]

whitelines

thanks 4 the info it all helps
will i need 2 replece anything on struts ie:rubber seals
or such or is it a straight forward spring swap

 

[Anonymous]

eibach springs are quite good as well,especially if you go for the progressive rate springs.drops the car 30mm.

 

[Cris]

Re: whitelines

thanks 4 the info it all helps
will i need 2 replece anything on struts ie:rubber seals
or such or is it a straight forward spring swap

I've done this a couple of times so no you won't have to replace anything.

But you may want to do some of the following:

Change the bump stop if they are the standard ones - perhaps cut them down. My car (came with) has no front bump stops but has never bottomed out. The thrust seat bearings (one per side - front) may need to be replaced. They are circa £15 per side from Nissan. The rubber spring seats may have also perished. Don't know price as mine are OK. You may also need new spring clips (used to attach hydraulic hoses onto the suspension struts) if you are a bit cack handed.

Afterwards you will also need to have your car four wheel aligned - speak to you local specialist e.g. Abbey etc etc. Usually around £60.