Ok yesterday i when to get my tire patched cause I had a nail in it. while i was waiting I asked the guy there how much they would charge to put my springs and struts on, if I got the parts. So he was like "you're not going to drop it are you" I was like yes so then he was like dont do cause it will mess up your alignment, and you wont be able to fix it, and you will wear out tires quick.

To me that does not make since cause you should be able to get another alignment and be ok. Is there any truth to what he is saying, or can I just go with my original thought ... He dont know what he talkin bout!

 

what? walk away from that guy. he is full of ****...

 

thats what i was thinking too

 

That must be the same guy...lol ...i was told the same thing and yet i went ahead and drop my car(s tein) and change struts and the whole thing and 400 miles later no complains...so speaking from own experience i got nothing to complain about.

 

when I had my 02 max I saw people do 2'' drops with no problem at all. I droped mine with tokico blues and eibachs and got an alignment for the hell of it cause it didn't need it...

you should be more than ok to drop..

my 02

 

well what he said is valid to a certain degree.. if u lower it you'll get some negative camber which will wear the inside edge of ur tires quicker, but if you get camber plates, it'll fix that. and the rears are not really adjustable but it's ok because we have fwd cars so wear wouldn't be that big of an issue. it just depends how low u're gonna drop ur car, most coilover kits come with adjustable camber plates so it's not something i'de trip about. but what he said is valid.

 

guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Just get it dropped and take it in for an alignment. You should be fine with that....and I've read that dropping 2 inches doesn't affect the camber enough to make the tires wear unevenly.

 

yeah cause Im only going to drop about 1.5 ..... i figured he did not know what he was talking bout but I just had to make sure

 

go for it, like I said the eibach was 1.4 to 1.3 if I remember correctly and I didn't need the alignment..

 

yeah i dont wanna go tooo low cause i got 20s

 

aw man, it's all about the 20's with an aggressive drop...

 

that is funny cuz I was told the same thing recently when i went to have my brakes done so now that we know its ok...where is the best place to have it done for a reasonable price/?

 

Different cars have different suspension setups from the factory. Dropping a car can introduce excessive negative camber, which will cause the tires to wear unevenly. Some cars, like my friend's Civic, cannot be dropped very far without a camber correction kit. Other cars, like our Maximas, can be dropped moderately without requiring any special corrective equipment. The guy at the tire shop is right about SOME cars, but he's not right about your Maxima. If you're going to drop it, just be smart. Get an aligment done after you drop the car, and any good shop will be able to tell you that you're well within the safe zone (as long as you're not dropping it insanely low). What springs are you planning on using, anyway?


*EDIT*

I see a lot of people on this thread saying that you don't need an alignment after a drop. I agree that you don't need any special camber correction plates with a mild to moderate drop on the Maxima, but YOU DO NEED AN ALIGNMENT AFTER YOU REPLACE YOUR SPRINGS AND DAMPERS. You may take it in for an alignment and find out that it's already properly aligned (or pretty close), but it's good to have it checked out just to be safe. The fact that our cars maintain the ABILITY to be properly aligned after a drop does not necessarily mean that they will automatically be properly aligned after a drop.

 

I agree with what spiro says above,
Take it in to get an alignment just to be safe and know that your giving your tires even wear - and overall its just safer.

 

ok cool thanks for all the in put

 

Sounds like the guy at the tire dealership that told me the RE92's on his new Maxima were the best tires he's ever had and has no idea why I was buying the Pilots for my Max.

I wonder if he still likes them???

 

I had my car slammed over 2" up front with no camber adjustment needed. On my Max the rear sits at -1.1 deg of camber, I got the fronts at the same spec as the rears. I do have camber plates on my JICs and the car IS lowered bout 3" in the front.

 

that guy doesnt know anything! u should go back to him and say "yeah, i am gonna drop my car, ima drop it right on your head!" peace and good luck with the drop playboy!

 

quick ques a lil off topic..on this website they have tokico hp's for 00-02 wouldnt they fit an 03?

 

gee, i've had my car dropped for over 20k miles and i'm not having these kinds of problems.

I love how morons volunteer priceless advice, what a great way to do buisness!

 

You need an alignment because at the very least, the exact measurements and diameters of your new struts, along with their precise mounting points (you know, talking down to the millimeter here) might not be 100% exactly the same as your old stock setup, thus an alignment can serve to "dial out" any such discrepancies.