Help With Adjusting Ride Height on Coilovers
03-14-2017, 01:59 PM
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Help With Adjusting Ride Height on Coilovers
I have a 99 with the oem 5 spokes on 215 tires and with a tape measure the diameter seems like 17 but i thought the 5spokes were 16. I've never installed springs/struts until now and I've heard going lower than a 1.5" drop ruins your axles so how do I measure this when adjusting? I wish I had taken measurements beforehand but didn't think of it and now this is the last thing keeping me off the road after a bunch of work under the hood and under the car
Last edited by Violator; 03-14-2017 at 02:04 PM.
03-14-2017, 04:17 PM
#2
Someone with stock maxima with OEM spec tires needs to chime in with the distance from top of tire to middle of fender. Note tire wear will play a small factor. Then you can subtract 1.5" from that.
Or you go on a hunt to your nearest grocery store and I'll bet you'll find one.
Honestly though, you're fussing a little bit here. Get it dialed in so you have 2 or 3 finger gap and you'll be good to go.
Or you go on a hunt to your nearest grocery store and I'll bet you'll find one.
Honestly though, you're fussing a little bit here. Get it dialed in so you have 2 or 3 finger gap and you'll be good to go.
03-16-2017, 08:36 AM
#3
See page FA-27 (the last page) for stock height.
http://boredmder.com/FSMs/Nissan/Maxima/1999/FA.pdf
http://boredmder.com/FSMs/Nissan/Maxima/1999/FA.pdf