craig12895

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Quick story... My 03 350z has the nismo suspension and starting today my rear right quarter panel is lower than my left side and over harsh bumps it actually rubs on my tire now. Im assuming that my right side strut is going bad and I want to fix it before I ruin my tire.
Does anybody know where I can get just the strut for the nismo suspension? or the part number or anything?
Im trying to avoid using a dealership, but if I can't find anything by tomorrow I'm going to give Eisenhower Nissan a call
Every place I find online wants to sell the struts along with the springs and thats not what I need.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks, Craig

mr. sparco

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Check your suspension and or alignment, seen this happen on other Zs due to lowering springs. May not be the strut, if you do replace one, it's best to replace both rears if not all four depending on your mileage. Bilstein, Koni, Tokico, lots of choices out there. If I remember correctly but could be wrong, Tokico made suspension components for Nissan.

craig12895

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Ok this may be a dumb question but, can I use a strut from another company like Koni with my nismo springs?

mr. sparco

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Absolutely, many are adjustable so you can dial in how you want the car to ride or handle. I have Tokico dspec II and love them.

craig12895

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Ok well then the question is do companies like that sell just the struts rather than a whole coilover kit? And if so how much will that hurt my wallet?

mr. sparco

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You can just buy the adjustable struts without springs. I don't have ride height adjustment just dampening, that set me back about $700. Performance non adjustable struts are around $400+.

craig12895

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Alright thanks Sparco. I will look at all my options and see what is out there

craig12895

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Ok one last question for you since shocks and struts are not my specialty.
How will non adjustable struts affect my car and springs compared to what I have now?
What Im directly referencing are Tokico non-adjustable which can be found here http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan...shocks/tokico/

terrasmak

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The S tune springs are a bit stiff for Tokico blues, I would really suggest Koni or Bilstien.

craig12895

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I would honestly prefer to have Koni or Bilstein because I recognize the name mrs, but do either of them have non-adjustable struts? Im just trying not to spend 2x more to get adjustable ones when I won't use that feature.

craig12895

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Ok after more searching... I don't think I am going to get struts, at least not right now. The solution I am going to test first is rolling my fenders because I think that even if I get new struts, the tires will still rub. I should be having that done in the next week or so... I can update once I get my car back

bender

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terrasmak

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Pretty accurate, considering that if you have your suspension set properly, you will not rub. Blown or good strut

craig12895

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And Im not 100% sure that I don't have a blown strut, but I did remember that the issue started when I just switched back to my Volks and added 15mm spacers so that has to be part of the issue