I noticed the way that the weight was suspended in the mount. Definatly for shock absorbtion. My Z3 has some sort of counterweight in the read bumper and it came loose and was making a horrible rattling noise. I took it in and they were like "The counterweight in the rear bumper came loose so we tightened it up" Needless to say I wish they had just taken it out. "Weight, I don't need no stinking weight."
Those are some sweet wheels by the way.

 

Another question. How much ground clearance have you lost with the installation of the front lip? Is it significantly lower than stock?

Obviously, the Z already isn't that great with steep driveways, speed bumps and parking stops, I don't really want it to be any worse.

 

Looks wonderful man. Thanks for posting the rear view mirror pic too, im sure thousands of people were wondering about that.

 

Not bad looking. I like the sideskirts, but the rear wing IMO makes the rear look sort of chunky. I think an extended version of the stock aero kit would probably look better. Also, the front spoiler is kind of funny. I was expecting it to look better. Maybe w/ some wheels and a dropped suspension it might be nicer..?

 

OK, here's rough figures.

I bought the whole kit from Japanparts.com. Thanks Graham.

• The kit was about $2400 US.
• The shipping was about $600 after insurance and import/customs fees. I had it airfreighted because I'm impatient. Regular shipping would have been much less. I wired the money from my bank so I saved the 5% fee but it took an extra 2 days to ship because transfers to Japan have to go through a clearing house in NY before they transfer to the bank in Japan.
• The painting cost about $800. This also includes fixing the scratches in the rear hatch that I caused when I removed the stock spoiler. Oops!
• I installed the kit myself so no extra charge there but I was quoted $65/hr for an install from a reputable local performance shop. They estimated 3hrs total.

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Total: $3800

 

What do you think? Should I put it back?

 

Maybe a better photographer would help.

 

It lowered about 1/8".

Yes, that is correct. The under body peices still attach in all the same places under the front of the bumper and the bumper is only slightly below those pieces (about 1/8"). Actually, with the NISMO bumper the factory front spoiler (the little plastic strip that is part of the aero pkg that hangs down in front) goes away and I think I actually gained about 1/4" of clearance in the front.

The sideskirts are probably slightly lower, but not by much. Because of their curves they have a liitle more "meat" at the front and back. Usually if you're going to scrape the sideskirts it's more toward the middle though.

 

I say leave it off. You know it's a 350Z...we know it's a 350Z...and if anyone else really wants to know they will come up and ask yu what kind of car it is.

It looks much cleaner w/ only the Nissan badge on there.
Too sweet, my friend...too sweet...

 

Did you have to take it off to put the wing on or did you just take it off to see how it looked?

 

Put it back on. Finishes the rear. Also, get a Nissan badge fot the front.

 

PUT IT BACK.

 

Actually this is embarrasing. You don't need to take it off and I wouldn't have gone through the trouble just to see how it looked. I put some scratches in the rear deck trying to removing the factory spoiler. I guess I was a little to rough. My paint guy removed the emblems, took out the window, and removed the rear wiper to repaint the rear deck. I asked him not to put the emblem back on so I could see how it looked.

Thankfully he didn't charge me for the labor since I've been fixing his PC and now the rear deck looks better than the factory paint everywhere else on the car.

BTW, anyone in the Sacramento, CA area want a good body shop?
Body Mechanics in Rancho Cordova.

 

The NISMO bumper comes with a new Nissan badge for the froint and I put it on last night. Thanks for reminding me.

 

sdpearso, I left you a present in the wheels and tires forum....

 

Shaun, don't put the 350Z emblem back on...the back looks cleaner like the front now...and you know what I'm talking about since you haven't told the others that you are going to put it back...

 

Awesome! Thanks Brad.

Everyone, go over to this thread and let me know what wheels I should get. Currently there are GT-7's in 2 colors but I'm still waiting to see the TE37's.

Wheels for SDPEARSO

 

Zeromancer, oh how wrong you are.

 

i got a question...
can u add a Spoiler without drilling holes?
cuz i dont really want to drill holes on my new baby, but i really like that spoiler of urs

 

car looks good shaun,

anyways, i'm from sacramento. we should get together and form a local 350z get together.

anyways, here is my # 916-505-5414

whenever your in sac, let's meet up.

oh yeah, i got volk racing te-37 bronze 19" on the way, tein flex suspension with edfc, and fujitsubo titanium exhaust ordered.

talk to you later,
john350Z
chrome siver track with nav