lowering question 17" rims

[icey]

im looking to lower my car but i have 17" rims just wanna lower the gap in the front. i dont know whether or not to go with eibach's or tein's. how long will i have until i need an alignment or my struts burn out?

my car just hit 40k miles recently. just wondering.

[Darius]

Tein S-Tech:F: 3.7 kgf/ mm 207 lbs/ in Drop 1.9 inches

R: 7.2 kgf/ mm 403 lbs/ in Drop 1.4 inches Eibach:F: Drop 1.8 inchesR: Drop 1.8 inches

You probably don't want both to drop evenly since the rear is already lower than the front.

[dbigfoot111]

why is the rear always lower than the front?

[icey]

so i wont need a camber kit since it wont be past 2 inches?

[Darius]

I haven no idea except that Nissan was trying to get some weight balance towards the rear. Check out my Murano wheels thread and you'll see the visible difference between the front and rear fender gaps.

The only need for a camber kit will be if you cannot achieve the camber setting that you want with the stock eccentric bolts. There's not a hard and fast drop limit that requires a camber kit. It all depends on how much neg camber you want to run.

[dbigfoot111]

soory too lazy to look can you post up the link

[dbigfoot111]

nvm found it, that blue altima is sitting perfect.

[digitalbow]

Before getting the TEIN super street setup, I had H&R springs on the front, only. It evened the look a bit. Like stated above, an alignment is a must after any suspension change. You can probably get it within spec using the built-in adjustment bolts.

[slo03.5msp]

It's worth the $100 to make sure you don't eat through your tires.