bottoming out with eibachs and stillen front bumper

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platinum133t
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hi, i'm about to order the stillen front bumper and get the eibach springs to go with it. but i gotta go back to the nissan dealer this week to get my struts replaced because there was a recall on them. anyway i was looking at my car yesterday and it looks like something towards the middle of my car is sitting maybe a handful away from the ground. i just got the car in september so i'm still learning about all the parts , but i'm worried that after i install my eibachs this is gonna scrape. and also if i get this fixed- with the front bumper and eibachs installed, will i bottom out alot in the coupe?


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PHENOMenalVinyl
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u mite scrape the bumper but thats all nothin underneath especially w/ just eibachs lol

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Viperjunkie
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BE CAREFUL

I have the same combo, and messed up the bumper bad. I cracked the side of it. Im always careful when i park and make sure i never hit anything, but i drive in DC a lot and i guess it cracked from all the bottoming out i did.........

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more info on strut recall? i think one of my front struts is squeaking.

Shift n Drift
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its soo nice to not care about how low your car is and just drive the s***t outta it

platinum133t
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i had got a letter maybe 2-3 months after i had bought the car that i had to go back and get them replaced but i've been busy with work so i haven't.

http://www.motortrend.com/cars....html

Recall Date:SEP 16, 2009

Model Affected:2009 NISSAN ALTIMA

Summary:NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA AND MAXIMA PASSENGER CARS. THE UPPER FRONT STRUT INSULATORS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL FOR THE STRUT INSULATOR TO CRACK.

Consequence:IF THE STRUT INSULATOR IS CRACKED, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE STRUT ROD TO COME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING POSITION, WHICH COULD AFFECT VEHICLE STABILITY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy:NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT STRUT INSULATORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-NISSAN1 (1-800-647-7261).

Potential Units Affected:26398

Notes:NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/cars...Dsjfl

SneakyFish
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hey viperjunkie where in va did you get your fascia painted? how much?


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