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Old Jun 30, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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some autozone clamps

I went to autozone yesterday and I saw clamps for drop the car and they r very cheap my question is r they good? can they make some problems to my car?? somebody got them installed? a friend told me that they r bad but other friend has them in a 2002 sentra se R and said that he drop his car 2" and is working fine...so what do u think about this clamps?
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 11:06 AM
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let the flaming begin
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 11:10 AM
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huh??what do u mean with that?
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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they are unsafe and the wrong way to lower any vehicle.
You'd be better off cutting the spring.
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 11:48 AM
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if u think dropping the car with 20 dollar spring clamps is safe...eibach/H&R/intrax/tien etc etc would all go out of business.
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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ok thanks for ur opinion I wont buy them jeje and I have other questions lol r the altima 94 sprint springs the same that the maxima 3th gen?? and what do u think about the cold front air intake????
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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Hmm.. 4 cyl altima same as a V-6 maxima.


Don't think so
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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weight difference would be the determining factor over the engine
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 01:15 PM
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unless it's diesel the max's engine will weigh more
and I've never seen a diesel alty.
a diesel max is another story
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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wAIT.... spring clamps? I'm picturing clamps on a spring. Am I right? Can u legally market such a thing?
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 04:05 PM
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wAIT.... spring clamps? I'm picturing clamps on a spring. Am I right? Can u legally market such a thing?
yes and sadly yes
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 06:45 PM
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So... Thats how those ghettofabbed mexican hondas got so low. For a second I thought they had colivers.

It probubly says for 'non-street use only' and makes it legal.
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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The cheapest way to drop a car safely, cheap, and worthwhile is sprints and kybs.

YES THATS A WHOLE SPRING AND STRUT SET. And if you put 20 bucks a week you can have enough for them in 16-17 weeks.

BTW your english isn't too bad. o_o
Old Jun 30, 2004 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by internetautomar
unless it's diesel the max's engine will weigh more
and I've never seen a diesel alty.
a diesel max is another story
i meant that the altima should be a bit lighter which means the springs rates won't match correctly. or at least i would think that would be the case. more than likely the whole bolt pattern is different which would scrap the whole idea before you even started getting into spring rate stuff.
Old Jul 1, 2004 | 03:32 AM
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i would think that would be the case. more than likely the whole bolt pattern is different which would scrap the whole idea before you even started getting into spring rate stuff.
springs don't have bolt patterns
Old Jul 1, 2004 | 06:19 AM
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With clamps, you too can have bolts on ur springs internetautomar.
Old Jul 1, 2004 | 06:51 AM
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LOL!

Maybe he was referring to the strut mounting points and the spring diameter... you never know with these goons.
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yeah yeah we know, just a good play on words.
Old Jul 1, 2004 | 07:36 AM
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Probably refering to the mounts.
I wonder if the mounts share a bolt pattern.
time to go to the shelf
Old Jul 1, 2004 | 07:39 AM
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Same bolt pattern.
Old Jul 1, 2004 | 06:19 PM
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UHH HA! We learned something.




Originally Posted by internetautomar
Same bolt pattern.
Old Jul 1, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by internetautomar
springs don't have bolt patterns
lol... oops. meant the struts.
Old Jul 2, 2004 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by mtcookson
lol... oops. meant the struts.
you meant strut mounts.
Old Jul 2, 2004 | 01:26 PM
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hey i got a pair of those, i think ill try that, then go over some bumpy roads to see what happens when they compress and the sprng compressors fall off
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Originally Posted by internetautomar
you meant strut mounts.
grrrr...

I'd just get some Eibachs or something. I've seen the Eibachs floating around on ebay for pretty cheap. I picked mine up for 175 or so.
Old Jul 3, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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70 for sprints.
Old Jul 3, 2004 | 08:06 PM
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70 dollars? for all four?? that's not too bad at all if that's the case.
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So anybody up for coilovers?
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