Lowering my '10 Sedan?

[AltimaMikeTX]

So I've searched around and been looking at lowering my sedan a little cause I hate the wheel gap. It seems from what I've read that most people go with coilovers, but they would be worthless on my car. So I've been looking at static drops. I only want about an inch lower as that should eliminate a good amount of wheel gap and leave room for larger diameter wheels later on.

What I need to know is, what is a good spring to lower on. Tien? H&R? Eibach? And are any of the springs a minimal enough drop to still use factory struts or would I really need to switch over to KYB? I'm going to check tonight at work to see if we carry KYB for these cars or if they are something we have to order. If we carry them, I can probably get a full set for under $300, so eventually I will swap over to better struts. I just need to know if its a huge necessity right away.

[seldomseen]

Mating lowering springs to OEM struts is a no-go and will cause the OEM struts to wear out prematurely, particularly if the vehicle is lowered more than 1" on OEM struts; and in most cases also affects the ride quality of the vehicle too---generally, making the vehicle have a bouncy ride. I'm pretty certain there aren't any performance aftermarket struts/shocks available for the 4th gen Altima, e.g., KYB-AGX, etc., that could be reliability mated to aftermarket lowering springs.

If these facts above don't concern you just get a brand lowering springs that suits your lowering needs most and hope for the best in terms of how long your OEM struts will last and hope your ride quality doesn't degrade to significantly from the lowering springs.

Now, there are folks on the forum who've lowered their coupes using Eibach springs along with OEM struts and said the ride quality wasn't compromised significantly. You may want to search the forum and follow-up with them to see if they experienced any premature strut failure.

I say you're better off lowering your car right from the get-go by installing a quality set of coilovers. Air suspension is another option to consider, albeit an expensive one.