armandescobar's build thread

[armandescobar]

2008 Nissan Altima Coupe 3.5SE 6MT, purchased used in April 2013
first few days of owning


Mod List (pictures coming soon ):

Suspension
-19" Work Gnosis HS202 wheels
-Custom BC Racing coilovers
-RacingLine Traction Rod Kit (R.I.P. due to being lowered)
-Spring bucket delete
-SPC Rear camber arms
-Eibach front camber bolts

Exhaust
-RacingLine Y-pipe
-Muffler Delete

-G37S/370z Akebono BBK
-RacingLine Short Throw Shifter
-AEM intake

Future mods
-2010+ front end swap w/ VIS carbon fiber hood & stillen lip (all parts in possession, waiting on paint as of 1/28/2014
-RacingLine sway+strut bars
-Custom turbo kit
-Build the motor to handle >9psi (low compression pistons/rods, bore out to 4.1L, etc.)
-Rear diffuser
-True dual exhaust setup

how the car sits as of 1/28/2014

[el_blacky06]

Daym! Now that's sitting pretty!
I'm assuming it's on air bags?

[armandescobar]

Daym! Now that's sitting pretty!
I'm assuming it's on air bags?

thanks, nah i'm on BC Racing coilovers haha bags are for groceries

[dangeris]

I run on BC Coils and I'm surprised that a few appointment to your local urologist isn't included when you get them.

Looks good but your coupe is still looking stock. It's those headlights. You need to get a set of retrofitted lights from Dangeris Lumenations ASAP!!! Then your coupe will look pimp!

[armandescobar]

I run on BC Coils and I'm surprised that a few appointment to your local urologist isn't included when you get them.

Looks good but your coupe is still looking stock. It's those headlights. You need to get a set of retrofitted lights from [/url=www.dangerislumenations.com]Dangeris Lumenations [/url] ASAP!!! Then your coupe will look pimp!

haha, i'm doing the 2010+ front end swap here soon. i have all the parts i need sitting in my spare room, complete with a carbon fiber OEM style hood just waiting on my guy to get the bumper lip and fenders painted. the 08-09 front end looks atrocious imo, 10+ OEM front looks amazing and doesn't need many mods to look good

[dangeris]

Awesome.. I have a set of 2010 lights already done with halos waiting for a new home! Oh and did I mention it comes with the HIDs

[alphapig]

Awesome.. I have a set of 2010 lights already done with halos waiting for a new home! Oh and did I mention it comes with the HIDs

lol

[xshinnyshinx]

Awesome.. I have a set of 2010 lights already done with halos waiting for a new home! Oh and did I mention it comes with the HIDs

Does that fit the 2011?

[armandescobar]

Awesome.. I have a set of 2010 lights already done with halos waiting for a new home! Oh and did I mention it comes with the HIDs

if i didn't already buy em and if i thought halos looked good on non BMWs i'd buy them lol glws

[armandescobar]

got an alignment today, shop said they tried evening out my camber in the rear but it appeared to be out of the computer's measurement range so they just did it the oldfashioned way to ensure it was as even as possible

[armandescobar]

got my phantom air cup kit


the height the shop put me at when running the lines


aired up


aired out

[armandescobar]

adjusted the preload a little and removed 2 locking rings, have to get a bracket welded on the lower mount because the sway bar end link keeps hitting my air cup when aired out



height after removing locking rings in the front



inverted the coilover tophats and pillowball mounts for another ~0.5" drop 6/21/14


picking up softer springs from BC racing in the next few days and waiting for them to settle before adjusting the preload more for more drop in the front, subframe is currently ~1" off the ground aired out on unsettled 10kg springs in the front, rears aren't maxed out yet

[seldomseen]

Looking good....keep us updated on the progress.

[normmynorm]

Are the SPC Rear camber arms better than the Eibach ones?

[armandescobar]

Are the SPC Rear camber arms better than the Eibach ones?

i honestly have no idea, i just picked them up off of another coupe owner because he had an extra set and was only 45 minutes away

[armandescobar]

mounted my lip today, this is also the first picture of the car after inverting the tophats

rears are aired up in this picture, airing out the rear raises the front about 1/2". most likely going to end up reducing the amount of negative camber in the rear for functional purposes, going to need a huge pull in the rear or a cut/reweld of the quarter panels

clearance aired out

[normmynorm]

i honestly have no idea, i just picked them up off of another coupe owner because he had an extra set and was only 45 minutes away

Ah, okay thanks. Looking to buy camber kits now. Just trying to figure out what fits best.

Your car looks awesome!

[armandescobar]

i honestly have no idea, i just picked them up off of another coupe owner because he had an extra set and was only 45 minutes away

Ah, okay thanks. Looking to buy camber kits now. Just trying to figure out what fits best.

Your car looks awesome!

thank you, it's still a major work in progress. i did the 2008 to 2010+ front end swap, saving up the money to paint it the M3/solar orange pearl 350z color. I have SPC camber arms in the rear and eibach camber bolts in the front. eibach is a reputable company, SPC is reputable as well. they honestly might be the same exact thing, just rebranded, sort of like the AEM and Nismo intakes for the coupes. i didn't even know eibach made camber arms for our car lol

[normmynorm]

thank you, it's still a major work in progress. i did the 2008 to 2010+ front end swap, saving up the money to paint it the M3/solar orange pearl 350z color. I have SPC camber arms in the rear and eibach camber bolts in the front. eibach is a reputable company, SPC is reputable as well. they honestly might be the same exact thing, just rebranded, sort of like the AEM and Nismo intakes for the coupes. i didn't even know eibach made camber arms for our car lol

Haha, yeah I read a few places that SPC/Eibach camber kits are virtually the same. Looks like it's working out fine for you, so gives me an idea what I need. What widths are your wheels?

Mines a 2011, so I got the C-mod grille. That orange should look good. Most coupes I have seen have been stock painted.

[armandescobar]

thank you, it's still a major work in progress. i did the 2008 to 2010+ front end swap, saving up the money to paint it the M3/solar orange pearl 350z color. I have SPC camber arms in the rear and eibach camber bolts in the front. eibach is a reputable company, SPC is reputable as well. they honestly might be the same exact thing, just rebranded, sort of like the AEM and Nismo intakes for the coupes. i didn't even know eibach made camber arms for our car lol

Haha, yeah I read a few places that SPC/Eibach camber kits are virtually the same. Looks like it's working out fine for you, so gives me an idea what I need. What widths are your wheels?

Mines a 2011, so I got the C-mod grille. That orange should look good. Most coupes I have seen have been stock painted.

19x9 front 19x10 rear, i should've gone wider i might do a hub conversion and put my works on my FR-S and get some wider 20" works or rays for my coupe

[normmynorm]

Ah okay, gotcha.

Yeah, I have seen 19x9.5(Front) and 19x10.5 or 19x11(Rear) setups recently, especially on G35s. You could go a little wider if you really wanted or add hubcentric spacers like you said. Have to bust out that measuring tape. 20s you just have to worry about more clearance. More camber haha.

[armandescobar]

i feel like i can only get the fitment i want with 20s. i have 19s and got super close to tucking the fronts but it'll never happen without 20s

[normmynorm]

Ah yeah, if you want it tucked all the way around then you are probably right. I'm pretty new to fitment, but there is definitely a lot of gap in the front on our cars. 20s you'd have to run smaller tire, so guess you just have to worry about not scraping the lips.

[armandescobar]

Ah yeah, if you want it tucked all the way around then you are probably right. I'm pretty new to fitment, but there is definitely a lot of gap in the front on our cars. 20s you'd have to run smaller tire, so guess you just have to worry about not scraping the lips.

i'm already running a 215/35/19 in the front haha i need a nice fender pull in the front and possibly some spacers, i wanna change up the look and have some poke

here's a pic of my coupe aired out in the front parked next to my FRS

[normmynorm]

215, man, thin haha. 225 probably would have been fine.

My fenders are rolled in the front and rear. Haven't done any pulling. Pulling can go either way. My friend who rolled my fenders thought it would be a bad idea, because of how flat the fenders are on our cars. He said it could look good, or it could look like a bacon strip haha. But I guess, if a professional is really good at pulling, it could work.

Guess if you want that look, bigger wheels is the only option, because you are already so low. I ordered the SPC Rear Control Arms and the Eibach Front Camber Bolts.