Any use for used y33 OEM worn suspension?

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Ludeaem
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Car: 2000 Infiniti Q45 AE
Location: Greenville, SC

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Since parts are becoming rarer and rarer for these cars I wanted to pose that question to who is left here. I am putting coilovers on and instead of just trashing the F&R setup wanted to see if there was a use for them? I know some people rebuild them. Let me know your thoughts otherwise I will probably trash them in the next 6 months as they'll take up too much room. I will have F&R springs and shocks. Rear shocks have some life left but the front struts are long gone.


98_Q45
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Hey I thought about the same thing! But that was after the shop already replaced them for me. I should have told them to let me keep them lol.

There’s a video on YouTube I seen where a guy used the cartridge of a Chevy lumina to make a q45 strut.

Anyone have any prediction for when q45 97-01 parts will become completely extinct? Lol. Maybe by 2030?

Then again: there’s places like Cuba that were under embargo and managed to keep cars from the 50s and 60s still running today. And Infiniti will always have parts available. They just need to come down on their prices! $250 for a heater core, why???? It’s not made of stainless steel lol.

Kickinwing
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I'm a bit late to the party. Do you still have your old Y33 struts or did you pitch them?

Ludeaem
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You are about a month too late. Sorry, they are trashed

Kickinwing
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Damn. I picked up a 1999 Y33 yesterday and I am going to attempt the Chevy Lumina rebuild. I'll keep looking around, thanks anyways!

Kickinwing
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Damn. I picked up a 1999 Y33 yesterday and I am going to attempt the Chevy Lumina rebuild. I'll keep looking around, thanks anyways!

Kickinwing
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Damn. I picked up a 1999 Y33 yesterday and I am going to attempt the Chevy Lumina rebuild. I'll keep looking around, thanks anyways!


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