After contacting Tein about making full coilover suspension for the Altima community, I was basically told "Sorry, but no." Here's my letter:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Howell" <nickhowell@hotmail.com>
To: <sales@tein.com>
Cc: <webmaster@altimas.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 7:52 AM
Subject: 93-97 Nissan Altimas
> To whom it may concern:
>
> My name is Nick Howell and I am a long time member of altimas.net and a
> strong follower of the entire Nissan community and family of cars. You
guys
> (Tein) have built a name for yourself as being the best of the best in the
> world of autocross and drag suspension for many many cars. However, with
> as many cars as you carry product for, you have overlooked one of the fast
> up and coming modded cars out there for show and suspension. The first
> generation of Nissan Altima's (spanning 1993-1997).
>>
> I, personally, have almost $20,000 in my project 1995 Nissan Altima, and
> know quite a few others with the same sort of investment. We are tired of mediocre Ground Control's, coilover spring sets, and cheap ebay imitation
> crap. We want some real suspension for real cars with real drivers.
>
> This is my personal cry for help, and I'm sure I would have the support of
> many, many other altimas.net members, as well as many other Altima owners
> out there. Even around the world, in Australia, Japan, Europe and the
> Carribean, you can find owners of the Nissan Bluebird (same U13 chassis
> code) that you could market these to as well.
>
> There are many of our members in the Downing, CA area who I'm sure would
be
> more than happy to allow you to R&D on their car, were that to be
necessary.
>
> What would it take to get Tein to make a complete suspension setup for our
> Altimas? I'm sure we can come together and make it happen.
>
> Thank you for your time.
Here's the actual reply:
Quote:
Nick,
Yes, unfortunately we do not have any applications for the 1st generation Altima. I will submit your inquiry to TEIN Japan so they can conduct a marketing survey for your vehicle. This will give us a better understanding of cost efficiency and demand. Thank you for your interest in TEIN High Performance Suspension.
Best regards,
Sales
Staff @ TEIN USA INC.
9798 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
Phone: (562)861-9161
Fax: (562)861-9171
www.tein.com
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All that said, there is a new brand of full suspension that is heavily supporting the Nissan community...D2. Im sure some of you have seen them on Ebay here and there. While they are NOT full Tein FLEX systems, they ARE complete coilovers, not slip ons, like the Ground Controls (meaning this is a one piece replacement for your strut and spring)
So, I have found a local vendor/importer who has told me with a minimum of 5 people, he could sell them to us for $600 shipped per set. Even on ebay, they are at Buy it Now's for $999. He also has camber plates available for all four corners for $40 a piece that you add if you wish.
Lastly, D2 advertises them as for the 93-96 models, but I dont think there's any difference between the 93-01's because they all take the same Tokico struts, IIRC.
He just got the first order in for S13's, S14's, and B13/14/15's last Friday. He's placing another order in 2-3 weeks, it would take 30-60 days for them to get here from overseas, and you would have to prepay the $600.
Anyone interested? Please answer in the poll and post.
Mods: since this isnt an official GB, I didnt feel it appropriate there, and I figured we could get the most response here. Thx. Sticky if possible?
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