I Want Mine To Be Stiff!!!

[nlzmo400r]

haha, now that ive definitely got ur attention, i was curious if there were any strut bars, swaybars, strut tower braces etc. availabe for the 2.5s altima, i love taking quikc turns, but with stock tires and suspension it can get rather scary at times, i was curious if anyone had any 'stiffy bars' and any preferences, or comments on them??...:help

[PalmerWMD]

Eibach makes springs andStillen thicker sway bars for just about any Nissan.Togiko Blues shock/struts are prob available for the current Altima too.

Stillen (one of our sponsors) has a good selection of the above suspension stiffeners, to include urethane bushing for most Nissans.

Fred....

[PalmerWMD]

Mt preious Q had the following set-up:

Urethane bushing s all around, togoco blue shocks, Eibach springs. thicker front and rear sway bars (all from Stillen).

Also Brembo crossdrilled rotors, stainless steel brake lines and Metal MAtrix pads.

Fred...

[PalmerWMD]

If you are a hard driver <be sure> to use a only the best brake fluids.

valvoline SynPoer DOT3/4 is an excellent fluid and used by autocrossers everywhere.Also its still a street fluid so it wont be as hygrscopic as a pure racing fluid like MOTUL 600.

Also its much cheaper than the boutique racing fluids but nearly as good.

Fred..

[nlzmo400r]

im not bad on my brakes, probably avg. i would say, however when i get some 'spirited driving' going, i can put them through their runs pretty harshly from time to time, how much did the setup on ur Q cost, and if u dont mind me asking, what happened to her, i know she passed, but what exactly happened?, if u dont wanna talk about it, i understand

[blackaltima]

Eibach pro-kit is arguably the best springs for lowering your car. It does not rattle your teeth when you hit over train tracks or uneven pavements. It also allows you to use your existing factory shocks. Drawback is you are limited to lowering it to no more than 1.3 inches ( I prefer it that way).You won't be doing too much of that "bumpstop dance". Thicker, solid, sway bars makes a big difference in the way your car takes the corners. Definitly a must. On my 01 Allty, a rear bar is the only one available. Suspension Techniques made them and Stillen sold them. I then took the bar to a shop to be powdercoated mower red. With springs and rear bar, my car is much more fun to drive on that long and winding road. As for urethane bushings, I did not bother with them. I use my car for the streets and freeways. Los Angeles has the worse roads w/ lots of hazards. Those hard bushings will rattle me to death!

[nlzmo400r]

Eibach pro-kit is arguably the best springs for lowering your car. It does not rattle your teeth when you hit over train tracks or uneven pavements. It also allows you to use your existing factory shocks. Drawback is you are limited to lowering it to no more than 1.3 inches ( I prefer it that way).You won't be doing too much of that "bumpstop dance". Thicker, solid, sway bars makes a big difference in the way your car takes the corners. Definitly a must. On my 01 Allty, a rear bar is the only one available. Suspension Techniques made them and Stillen sold them. I then took the bar to a shop to be powdercoated mower red. With springs and rear bar, my car is much more fun to drive on that long and winding road. As for urethane bushings, I did not bother with them. I use my car for the streets and freeways. Los Angeles has the worse roads w/ lots of hazards. Those hard bushings will rattle me to death!

wow man, thanx for all the info, really helps, i wanted to get front , rear sway and strut bars, but i didnt know if it would make THAT much of a diff on my car, but after hearin that, im goin with em, and ive been wanting to lower my car a lil bit for a while, and i wanted to lower no more than 1in in the rear and 2 in the front, but i guess i can live with 1.3 on both, and u think Los Angeles has bad roads, try NEW ORLEANS, in top 3 for worst roads in the country!!< ever road is one big pot hole, but thy;re solving this slowly but surely, and i never really was into bushings and dont really PLAN to do them, but thats not saying they'll never happen, thanx again man, really helpful

[machinehead]

get a girlfriend :p

[nlzmo400r]

get a girlfriend :p

whered that come from man??

[Simmsled]

For the 1st Gens, (I have INTRAX springs 1.75 drop all around) you have to modify the bump-stops. I have modified bump-stops and I have never done the bump-stop-dance. Oh, and the Suspension Techniques (Stillen) swaybar is the SHlT!

[nlzmo400r]

whats bump stops, and why are the stillen sway bars really that bad, i was kinda plannin on gettin em, are they too thin or what?

[Simmsled]

The Stillen swaybar is GREAT! The bump stops are the rubber things that you hit when you bottom out.

[nlzmo400r]

oo, gotcha, yea i noticed today my damn lower air damn or whatever (the lil plastic thing on the bottom of ur car so u dont knock ur transmission bottoming out), one of hte bolts on it is gone so it hangs a lil, it looks trashy and annoys the hell outta me, i gotta fix it tomorrow after work

[Simmsled]

yea, i have had to fix that too. i just took off the plastic guards. Im planning on putting them back on after I do some work to it this summer (it is not being driven right now).

[nlzmo400r]

yea well i jus ripped that damn thing off now, no more hanging!

[Holisticbeatz]

buy a RWD car

[nlzmo400r]

i wish ****, actually i cant talk my old man into selling my altima, i want a 93 24o (cuz of price and fastback), and i wanna do an sr swap or ca swap, but it looks like i stuck with my altima in a while

[Racingline]

Racingline produces a strut bar for your application. many on the the other altima site prefer it over the Stillen unit.

[200hpAltima]

hey if u wanna b a lil stiffer at a budget price....the SER sway bar will fit our Altimas and is much cheaper than the stock 2.5 sway bar. im running that set up in the front and its a bit stiffer. its $20 cheaper even with the better bushings so thats just a thought. then you would still be under warrenty too.s