Hit a curb, the curb won - Now what?

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GreenQ45a
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Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:39 pm
Car: 2012 Altima 3.5 SR CVT - Dark Slate w\Black Leather Sport\Tech\Premium

2010 Pathfinder 4.0 SE Auto - Red w\Grey Cloth Towing Pkg\Tech 1
Location: DFW Tx

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I just hit a curb\median with my new baby (still less than 2k miles) :facepalm: , it banged up one the front wheel something fierce, popped a qtr sized hole in the side wall, Rear tire pinched the side wall and caused a 3inch bubble, as it exceeded 500.00 I called insurance.

I took the car in for alignment and they found the front tower was bent and needs replacing.

Should be ready today. :ohno:

I ended up grabbing some new Motegi 18's Mr281 off craigslist (for a steal) with some (seemingly) crappy tires (New) pz900 2xx\25\18's to hold me over for now.

Man the 25\18's make the 18's look like :poke: 15's... Anyways...

I will have a little cash left over so I can do the Tein S-Tech like I had on my M35sport or I can sell the three stock rims and two good tires I can go coil-overs....

Now comes the hard part...
I figure I can get one of the following:
Get Tein Basic Coils (no damper), no other mods at this time.
or
Go back to my stock Nissan 18's with matching Michelin Pilot HX MXM4's (2x New Tires + Rim Repair)
or
Get Tein-S Springs > Alignment kit (bolts) >Traction Rods > Strut Bar > End links.

I would like to have the Coils for the ability to adjust em, however, I don't really plan on going to the track would just like to dial it to perfection and leave it, this is DFW Texas so it's pretty flat and somewhat well maintained.

Not sure if even Tein S-Tech's can kill that fx35 looking wheel gap :eek:. but the point to this all comes down to handling and bang for the buck...

I am hoping the S-Tech's >Alignment kit (bolts) >Traction Rods > Strut Bar > End links will bring this to around the same level of handing as my M35Sport was (not sure if that is even possible but hoping).

I would like your\any input please.....


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AlexM.
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Car: 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 Super Black
Location: Dallas TX

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I swapped my suspension back to factory to get some stuff checked out at the dealership and the wheel gap is INSANE. I don't remember it being so big. Compared to accord coupes, genesis coupes, and g35's, it really doesn't make sense why our stock height is so tall compared to the competition.

I'd get coilovers or the suspension package you listed above with the strut bar.

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GreenQ45a
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Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:39 pm
Car: 2012 Altima 3.5 SR CVT - Dark Slate w\Black Leather Sport\Tech\Premium

2010 Pathfinder 4.0 SE Auto - Red w\Grey Cloth Towing Pkg\Tech 1
Location: DFW Tx

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My Tein S-Tech's will be here on Monday. RacingLine is back ordered on all the good stuff for now (end links and such) So it looks like it will be S-Tech's > RL Strutbrace and Rear sway bar for now....

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mattyfo0z
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Sorry I don't have any suggestions, but are those tires really 25 series? Jesus. That probably looks terrible.

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GreenQ45a
Posts: 704
Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:39 pm
Car: 2012 Altima 3.5 SR CVT - Dark Slate w\Black Leather Sport\Tech\Premium

2010 Pathfinder 4.0 SE Auto - Red w\Grey Cloth Towing Pkg\Tech 1
Location: DFW Tx

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mattyfo0z wrote:Sorry I don't have any suggestions, but are those tires really 25 series? Jesus. That probably looks terrible.

They were, I put the original 235\45\18's that came on the stock rims. I purchased the Tire ins with my ride so they gave me two brand new matched OE.

It looks hella good now, I just installed my Tein S-Tech's.

The other stuff from racingline is out of stock ATM...

ty_tanium909
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Joined: Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:44 am
Car: 2008 Altima Coupe 2.5S
Location: Winnipeg, Canada

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i just recently took my coilovers out to sell them and put my stock suspension back in. still not used to the wheel gap yet. Wish they made s-techs for the 2.5. Glad everything worked out for you so far


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