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Coilover upgrade: The small parts shopping list

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#1 ·
So after 110,000 miles I've been told my suspension is done. I've opted for Tein Basis coil overs (as much as I'd like to tweak my suspension, I really don't have the time to invest to make the SS worthwhile at this point). With that said, this is my first time lowering with coil overs and am attempting to nail down all the loose ends. With my last lowering project (my wife's 05 with Eibach's Pro-Kit), I replaced all the rubber peices that can wear over time (bump stops, spring seats, etc.). This time, I'm not quite sure what other items I'll need to add.

So far my list really is just the front and rear alignment kit from Eibach. Are there any other parts I need from Nissan the coil over won't replace?
 
#3 ·
Front- sway bar endlinks, control arms (they house the lower balljoint and two bushings), tie rod outers (inners are usually ok), sway bar bushings. the alignment kit is only going to be 4 bolts which replace the bolts that connect the hub and the strut and spring. the bearings in the front require a press to change. what you can do is purchase bearings for the front, then take off the wheel hubs for the front and take them to a machinist to get pressed. they will press in new bearings for free. expect to pay about 60$ for a pair of hubs to have their bearings removed.

Rear - Sway bar endlinks, upper control arms (they house the upper balljoint and two bushings) trailing arms, (has a bushing and this is your adjustment of camber point for the rear), sway bar bushings, and there are two bushings in the mounting bracket/mount for the rear springs. the bearings for the rear are replaced usually by replacing the hub.

also it maybe worth noting that lowering your car will cause all of your suspension components to wear out much faster. and the tein struts will not last as long as the OEM did. i have experience with getting them rebuilt twice now.
 
#4 ·
also it maybe worth noting that lowering your car will cause all of your suspension components to wear out much faster. and the tein struts will not last as long as the OEM did. i have experience with getting them rebuilt twice now.
Thanks for the list. How many miles in between the rebuilds?

The coilovers arrived in the mail yesterday and I found out manual outlines the OEM stuff to be reused or replaced (please forgive the Courtesy Nissan copy-paste, I was being lazy):
[54320] INSULATOR ASSY-STRUT MOUNTING - ALTIMA COUPE (CL32) 2008-2009 54320-CL32001 Low stock $57.30

[54325] BEARING-STRUT MOUNTING - ALTIMA COUPE (CL32) 2008-2009
54325-CL32001 Out of stock $95.98

[55036N] SEAT-RUBBER,REAR SPRING LH - ALTIMA COUPE (CL32) 2008-2009 55036-CL32001 Low stock $10.48

[56218] BUSH-REAR SHOCK ABSORBER - ALTIMA COUPE (CL32) 2008-2009 56218-CL32001 Out of stock $3.72

[55322] BRACKET ASSY-SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING - ALTIMA COUPE (CL32) 2008-2009 55322-CL32001 Out of stock $20.90

[55323] TUBE-DISTANCE,SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING - ALTIMA COUPE (CL32) 2008+ 55323-CL32001 Out of stock $11.78

[56217] BUSH-REAR SHOCK ABSORBER - ALTIMA COUPE (CL32) 2008-2009 56217-CL32001 Out of stock $2.88

[56113X] WASHER-SPECIAL - ALTIMA COUPE (CL32) 2008-2009
56113-CL32001 In stock $3.72

TL;DR: There's potential for $200 more parts if you want to replace all the random bits.
 
#6 ·
Yeach...sounds like the stuff I used to read on vintage Ferrari maintenance threads. I'm hoping it's worthwhile.

When you're talking about changing the bearings/hubs, is this for the camber issues, or just repacking the bearings since they're off?
 
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