white09maxima

I was supposed to take the car in next week but my guy called & said he had a cancellation so I jumped out of bed and headed straight to the shop! Took him about 3hrs for install and alignment. I helped a little but tried to stay out of his way for the most part. So far all is well, the ride is great, no rubbing up front and it looks great. They may settle a bit so I will be making minor adjustments next weekend and dropping roughly another .25" - .5" depending how she sits. We had a slight issue with the rear camber. Its currently at -2.1 degrees, little out of spec but all other primary angles were within spec. I will be calling D2 on Monday about a rear camber kit and update after I get the news. Heres some pics during installation & after.

djdavebse

thats beautiful. i would love to get those

ChrisMan287

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Very nice.

sg1214

That looks so damn good, I think u should get some spacers tho for ur wheels. Other than that I love it man A++ work.

dr_2010SV

Looks great!
It's probably a bit early to ask but....how is it set up for ride quality? I've been told you can have a lotta slam and still some ride quality with the D2 coilovers?

sg1214

I cant stop looking at this, it is so damn sexy.

ShippedOut

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Lov ely just lovely. You may be on of the top 3 or first 7th Gen owners with coilovers congrats man

BBmaxi

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wow that's set up pretty low.

how's the ride quality ? a lot stiffer ?

some nice 20" wheels will set it off really strong, those oem 19" don't do it justice.

white09maxima

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm really happy with both the ride and look. I went for a good drive today & although I can feel the road a bit more I rate the ride quality very well, having been in many other cars/trucks with coilovers. I'll play with the dampening response until it feels just right. My friend that installed them said that the quality of D2 products is exceptional and that he was glad I didnt go with KSport. Right now the front is sitting at 25" and the rear 25.5" (ground to fender edge). Undercarriage clearance is 3.25" at the lowest point. I will likely make a custom skid plate next weekend.

As far as wheel spacers go, I agree the rear wheels need to come outwards a little. I was going to powder coat the 19's but may just put that $400 towards some 20's. Next up is painting/installing the Stillen lip & roof wing. Should be painting on Friday and installing on Saturday.

HMAX08

Looking Awesome buddy, great looks

Kev7Gen

Really tough. This is the next project I wanna do to my car. Looks great. Just curious are they brand new and if so how much and where did you get?

gtmassive75

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looks awesome dude..i'm jealous.....somebody buy my Eibach springs..

MrTeek

WOW looks amazing, awesome job. I'm jealous! Also like your headlights, very cool.

white09maxima

Thanks. Yes I bought them brand new. Cost was around $1200 including install & alignment. I got em from Joe @ JM Auto Racing in NY. They shipped out of NC

dr_2010SV

Like I've said before, the lower you go the longer the 7th Gen looks.
Sick looking......dude.

sg1214

U give me 3 months and Ill make u an offer on em!!! Im looking to reward myself after the semester is over.

Se7enth_Gen

Will.... Now that is a nice stance right there. Looking forward to the Lip install.

Front mounting plate delete for anyone who didnt catch it. IMO it looks cleaner from the side shots.

nice sig update too lol.

Ghozt

Looks nice, I like the overall look.

Just curious, why did you go with Coilovers over the Eibach's? So you can raise back up for the winter? Or do you like that it can go lower than the Eibach's?

Dubl-A

+1

white09maxima

Thanks for your comment. To answer your question, I went with the coilovers for a few reasons: to go low was the first factor, as u can see it sits a fair bit lower than the Eibachs (they could still be turned down further). Second was the ride quality and lastly because I like to be different lol. I dont plan on driving the car during the winter ever again.

KillaKam

That looks really good; I am glad that someone finally decided to take the initiative and see what the car looks like with coilovers; I know I wasn't willing to... Hopefully D2 gave you a discount off of the product. When I was talking to them to be the first to put those on my max they offered me the kit for $700 do to a review on... Again congratulations on being the first looks awesome!!!

nismo2010

sweet looking car!! what spring rates did you get? just curious in your pics the rears have the spring and shock as one, but i thought these cars had independent suspension...with the spring separated from the shock

white09maxima

@KillaKam - thanks for your comment. I paid $900 for them plus additional shipping to Toronto, install & alignment. Money well spent IMO.

@nismo2010 - thanks for your comment. I believe you're correct about the independent suspension. The factory springs were removed. Coilover = coil over strut and in regards to the spring rate, I'm not sure what they are at. The dampening response is adjustable, right now I'm happy with the ride but may play with it a bit once the weather warms up

6.5affiliate

The drop really does make a world of difference. Beautiful ride man.

MrTeek

Have you considered adding spacers and rolling the fenders? That'd look hawt and be a good compliment to the coils

BBmaxi

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ya it's kinda pointless being that low on stock wheels.

mind as well get some nice fitting wheels to match.

white09maxima

@ MrTeek - yes I will be getting some spacers next weekend. they should come at the same time I get the SPC bolts for the rear camber.

@ BBmaxi - I wouldnt say its pointless, the ride is good. the 19s are a nice wheel but I agree it would look much better with a bigger wheel sitting more flush...an upgrade is in the works looking at some 3pc wheels right now just gotta make my mind up

KillaKam

Alright glad to heard that the gave you a deal for being the 1st...

STARR

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very nice, adding to my wish list

luvlexus101

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I love it

BBmaxi

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white09max, how much space would u say u have between front / rear wheel and the fender / quarters ?

the front looks pretty close, the rear looks like u have about 25mm of space.

white09maxima

the tires tuck a bit. there is no 'space'/finger gap in the front or rear...u have to bend your fingers to touch the top of the tire. yes, the front is sitting a touch lower than the rear to accomodate for rear passenger/trunk weight. I like the slightly raked look. After i get the SPC camber bolts I will be dropping the front another 1/4" and the rear about 1/2". as stated above the current ground to fender edge measurements are: 25" front & 25.5" rear

BBmaxi

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what I meant was....how much space (horizontally) before it touches the fender/quarters ? like the side gap, the gap it fill when u put spacers in between the wheels.

the vertical gap is definitely nice and low being u can't even stick a finger in there without having to angle it, it's nice when there is zero gap like yours! Can't wait till u get some well fitting, stretched tire look.

white09maxima

ok I just measured the horizontal space between outer wheel edge and fender/quarter edges. they are different front to rear due to the camber on the rear and the front fenders already have a somewhat rolled lip.

The rear currently has 0.75" gap from outer tire edge to inner most quarter lip. if the rear quarters were rolled then the gap would be 1.25" but once I get the camber issue addressed then the gap should shrink to a 1/2" (without the quarters being rolled). The front measures 1.25" from outer tire edge to fender lip. the front wheels could move about 1/2" outward before they would likely rub the inner wheel well at current height.

BBmaxi

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thanks! that's exactly what I needed.

it looks like I'll be shaving the quarter lips!

em_aych

love how its slammed.

but would also hate driving it with the type of roads i drive on. . .

white09maxima

no problem. I'll be pressing my quarter lips any day now

Chivalrous Catfish

looks good. Just need spacers.

Do you plan to go lower? or are the coilovers maxed out?

white09maxima

Thanks. Just waiting on spacers and rear camber bolts to arrive. No, they are not maxed out, still have another 1" up front and nearly 2" rear. As I stated above I will likely turn the front down another 1/4" and the rear 1/2" after adding spacers, rear camber bolts and pressing the rear quater panel lips

BBmaxi

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noooo don't spend more money on spacers! that's like 200 bucks that u can spend on 20" wheels that will run about 900 bucks!

with your car that low and with more reach with 20" and the proper width offset, your car will look sick!!