1999 lowering springs

[carcrzy73]

Please help! I've looked every where for lowering springs for a 1999 Q45t. I had absolutely no luck finding anything. Or information on tokico blues fro the same car. Any information would be appreciated.
Modified by carcrzy73 at 4:26 PM 1/5/2010

[BadQ45t]

Not many left, e-mail me and I will try to connect you to someone that has them [email protected]

Jeff

[carcrzy73]

Thanks, I'll e-mail you shortly.

[Marshall206]

I lowered mine and it took a toll on the car.

just my 2 cents, but a long wheelbase and lowered do not mix.

If I could go back I would not lower my q, unless it was such a small amount that you wouldnt notice, my bumper would still be nice, my exhaust would not have been busted several times, and i would actually be able to pull into abrupt driveways, not to mention all the random rattling sounds I hear now from the thing riding so bumpy all the time.

just something to consider, if you do do it, im guessing youll be wanting an suv by next summer.

[carcrzy73]

Marshall206, thanks for your input. I will take your input into consideration. I only want to drop it about 1 1/2" to 2"'s. I'll keep doing the research.

Thanks.

[Mowgli]

Tein Makes springs for the FGY33.

[maxnix]

Tein Makes springs for the FGY33.

Actually they are for the Y33 only, a lighter car.

Read Audiovisionary33's posts.

[[email protected]]

i have a 1998 Q45, i just ordered insurance springs and kyb sr struts/shocks . they a bit pricey but they seem to be the best setup out there. i didnt not wanna do coilovers or air bags or any of the other setups.its under $1000. the only thing is it takes 6-8 weeks to import from japan. the insurance spring drop the car 1.8 inches, still leaving the car with a good ride from what i hear. email me @ [email protected] if you need more info ..

[BadQ45t]

And just to be clear, Audiovisionary33's were crap. I have the Tein springs on my car and know at least 5 others that do without one issue.

He was trying to sell the ones he had, sure maybe there were for the V6, but they are great and work perfectly.

[KingKarl]

I have a new, "still in the box" set of the Y33 Teins that I bought from Falk but decided not to install as, all in all, I realized that I love the car "as is" and the lowered "look" is not mportant to me. My original purpose in buying the Teins was to improve handling but I found out, after a recent front and rear suspension rehab with OEM parts, that the car's handling, when brought up to spec, outstrips my driving skill anyway.

Also, in light of the indisputable fact that the Infiniti design engineers know far more than I do about most things, especially suspension geometry and function, I felt that there was the strong possibility that (absent adding adjustable control arms, etc. and after-market struts and shocks that seem to be increasingly difficult to find) my tinkering would compromise handling, increase suspension component and tire wear rate and ride more harshly in the bargain.

Ultimately, I came to the conclusion that I was not willing to take that chance. But that's just me...Falk loved em' and I'm sure there are other Q owners that run them and do as well.

By the way, I will part with the Teins and anyone interested can pm me.

[[email protected]]

emailed you ..

[maxnix]

And just to be clear, Audiovisionary33's were crap. I have the Tein springs on my car and know at least 5 others that do without one issue.

He was trying to sell the ones he had, sure maybe there were for the V6, but they are great and work perfectly.

When I saw them on Duy's car, he could not drive up a moderate ramp straight on, and parking strips humps were non-traversable above 3 mph.

Maybe there was some production variation, but regardles, Tein does not list any springs for the FGY33.

Actually, Ausionvisionary switched to the Espelir after his poor experience with the Teins. Who is left here running them besides you?

[maxnix]

Smart move KK. Even the only slightly lower Eibachs intiate substantial camber problems.

[[email protected]]

what kind of real problem can i have lowering the car 1.8 inches. i will be replacing all the hardware that goes with it and doing an alinement one day after to alow them to settle. this will not be my daily driver, so i not sorried about speed bumps. i was told it will ride a little firmer, more like an M5 sport ride . there should still be pleanty of room for travel. what do you think ? does anyone run the insurance springs with the kyb sr?
Modified by [email protected] at 10:11 AM 1/14/2010

[BadQ45t]

Actually there are lots of people still running the Teins without any issues whatsoever. I believe some of the folks that installed poorly or incorrectly. I have had them on for 4 years, the car doesn't bottom out, handles like a motha', no issues at all with 5 adults in the car and a trunk full of luggage. Falk also has had his on for a long time and no issues.

However, the point is taken that you will have some camber issues and the car is a very long car and when it is that low you will run into some issues with speed bumps and curb stops, you have to be much more careful. I did it after I bought myself a new X-Terra so the Q is no longer subjected to anything other rides in good weather and good roads. I cannot remember the last time it saw a rain drop.

[oldmako]

Hate to hi-jack but this fits...

Anyone have a source for struts besides IOS OEM? Looking for the KYBs....

[maxnix]

http://www.memoryfab.com

You will have to wait about 6 weeks or more.

[oldmako]

Thanks. The last link I had for them went tango uniform.

My rears are shot and my fronts are getting a bit long in the tooth. It's time to crack the wallet again.

[maxnix]

If you don't have patience, grab the front inserts, bearings and dust covers and rear shocks and dust covers from Joe, at the minimum.

[audiovisiony33]

Hate to hi-jack but this fits...

Anyone have a source for struts besides IOS OEM? Looking for the KYBs....

My experience is to pay little more for the OEM which would last longer than the KYB SR. (I got what I paid for)

My rear left KYB SR is going bad already and I can't get them warranty because it's over sea parts. Even if they were covered it's 6~8 wks each way plus shipping.

Also I can't just buy KYB SR's in pieces to replace without ordering in set of four and waiting 6~ 8 wks is just too long for the replacement.

I also didn't like the way the KYB SR was made shorter to use 1/4 washer spacer provided to fit the front cartridge in to OEM strut housing due to multiple application.

[audiovisiony33]

And just to be clear, Audiovisionary33's were crap. I have the Tein springs on my car and know at least 5 others that do without one issue.

He was trying to sell the ones he had, sure maybe there were for the V6, but they are great and work perfectly.

Let me clear this up with you tooo.

I sold Audio Vision Performance in 2006 after my shop was previewed twice in the MTV Trick it out. You should preview what we can build.

I know the performance industries. I was the distributor for the VOLK & Espelir and Eibach.

I had the Eibachs and I wanted to go lower. So I bought the springs from Falk because FGY33 ESPELIR was not available in the US and Falk claimed it was made for the Q45 "Y33".

I end up forking out over 4K to meet the 20pcs minimum to order from Japan just to get me a set of FGY33 springs after the reasearch of my bad experience that the TEIN never made one for FGY33. Do you know that there are approx. 400 lbs difference just in the front between PY33, MY33,HY33 V6 vs. FGY33 V8 ?

Can you push front of your car up & down at least 1/2" of the spring travel with TIEN (Cedric Gloria springs)?

Did you cut your bump stop in 1/2 to clear at least 3" of the strut travel space?

I have about 2" movement with ESPELIR because my bump stop is not resting on the strut to limit the stroke of the struts.

I had less than 1/2" up & down movement with TEIN (Gloria Cedric Springs) even after I cut the bump stop in half. The Q was sitting on the bump stop because TEIN couldn't support the weight of the car.

Driving straight or parked is fine but top three coils that were compressed on top of each other rubbing made crack/pop noise when steering into the driveways.

I gurantee you this is a good view of what you are riding on if you didn't modify the bump stop. At this point it dosen't matter if your struts are good or bad because your tires become your air shocks. (Riding on a rubber not the springs)

Turn your steering to one side and lift the dust boot to see if you can see or get your finger to touch strut shaft ?






Modified by audiovisiony33 at 3:40 PM 1/23/2010

[maxnix]

An informative post, Audiovisionary33. Thanks for clarifying.

Ever deal with Infiniti of Montclair? I bet not. Separate thread anyway.

[audiovisiony33]

Actually there are lots of people still running the Teins without any issues whatsoever. I believe some of the folks that installed poorly or incorrectly. I have had them on for 4 years, the car doesn't bottom out, handles like a motha', no issues at all with 5 adults in the car and a trunk full of luggage. Falk also has had his on for a long time and no issues

I'm glad you are couple of satisfied people who are happy with the purchase of Gloria Cedric Springs according to part # listed at http://www.tein.co.jp .

Q: When you say "there are lot's of people running the TEIN without any issues " ?A: I don't think Falk sold not more than 25 or 30 sets the most less how many dropped out. I don't consider that as lot's of people.

Q: When you say "I believe some of the folks that installed poorly or incorrectly." ?A: What are the special skills required to swap a coil ? This is a general basic mechanical work as simple as doing the brake pad.

Q: When you say" the car doesn't bottom out, handles like a motha".A: You can't bottom out more than the way your Q sit with TEIN (Gloria Cedric Springs). It pretty much tells me that it's like a roller coaster on a rubber tires.

Please don't get confused that Q was designed as a luxury 4dr. sedan not a 2door sports car.


Modified by audiovisiony33 at 4:39 PM 1/23/2010

[BadQ45t]

You have your opinion, I have mine. They have worked wonderfully on my car for 4 years and I have no issues whasoever with them. So there you have it, I am very happy customer. I agree the Q is not a sports car and it is very long so you have to careful no matter which lowering springs you go with. You cannot convince me there are any issues because I have none. I have heard of several people that put on the springs and didn't do it correctly and had issues.

As for the quality of the SR Specials, they are higher quality then the OEMs, your right getting warrany is an issue, but since your only getting 60k out of a shock/strut anyways in ordinary use that is fine with me.

I can only tell you both Kevin Falk and I did the Teins with SR Specials and he's got 40k on his, have 15k on mine, no issues and we love them. Now, with this long of a car you should be careful before you lower it, it is a long car and as such if your using it as a daily driver in a bad weather city or in places where they have bad roads I'd just by OEM replacements.

[silkysmoothyjud]

2 inch drop on ecbaich, 17 inch wheels, nasty roads out here. Better not go any higher than 18 inch wheels on low profiles or you will have holes on the top of your wheel wells, like I do!!!

[qship96]

Eibachs are not a 2 inch drop, unless worn out or cut- more like 3/4-1 inch.

[BadQ45t]

Doesn't really matter cause' Eibach doesn't make any springs for the 1999.

[silkysmoothyjud]

Just going by what the previous owner told me 2inch up front, 1 inch in the rear. But it looks like 2 inches all the way around....

[maxnix]

Doesn't really matter cause' Eibach doesn't make any springs for the 1999.

Ah, but they did, and are only about 1" drop, but still enough to cause camber problems.

Nice car Sliky, even if the wheels are a little blingy for me.

[silkysmoothyjud]

Thanx, you da man, that means a lot coming from you. Your not the only one who has said that about those wheels, they are for sale by the way, even though those tires never bottom out on the wheel wells like my winter super ricer wheels do. They will be on craigslist St. Louis for 750 (installed) or best offer (install em yourself then!) The Feds shut down the warranty company I worked for, so no more slip slidin on the chrome, my good days have come and gone (for now)