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To date, none of the after market coil overs provide the mounting tab for the front sway bar.

The NISMO coil overs provide the tab, but you get little to no lowering that I can see...and the...

Yeah Mike I'm in the GTA, if you ever have occasion to blow through Toronto you can stop in and have them for $60.

Ordering on line they ended up costing me $180 ( might be $200 now, with the...

Hey Mike, I still have the springs but they are not worth shipping or anything. I would not recommend them anyway as you say you're building an ''AutoCross'' car? Not sure what that is, but it sounds...

Everything is a compromise. My guess is, if he ever throws in the Eibachs, they will be just about the same as my cheapie e-bay springs. It will lower the car, but the front strut bumpers will take a...

Added some more pics to above post, to try and show off the stance better.

Could someone save me a trip to the dealer and measure the distance from wheel arch to centre of wheel on your stock...

LOL! Still thinking about wheels...I like it!

Hey guys, got the full kit in now. It is as low as it can go up front with this kit, but the springs may settle a tad. The rear can go lower, but I will wait and see how the fronts settle.

The...

I see what you mean there Darin, but the pic of the red car seems to be taken from a much lower perspective.

It would be logical to assume that it is lowered somewhat, but it just doesn't look...

Hey Darin, to me it does not look lowered, subjective obviously, but the original pic in the other thread it's easier to see. Here is a pic of the Nismo S-Tune suspension. I know we can't see...

I don't think he would be your friend for very long if asked to wade through all that tech mumbo jumbo!:D There is a pant load of info on the Japanese site, seems to be much more detailed than what...

That Nismo S-tune kit is also shown on the JDM site. Not sure how much better it will be because I can't read the Japanese PDF, but it doesn't look anywhere near as beefy as the Tein kit.

Here are...

Yes, a collar around the strut was my first thought, but my buddy came up with a different idea almost instantly... might have pics later today! :)

Nismo March is coming but I don't know if the bars will be any different than ours? Edit: you can see in the link, a pic of the struts with small sway bar link tab just below spring seat.

The...

I knew the rear bar was unique, but figured all cars had a front bar? Guess not! LOL




The Tein kit is for lowering only. The minimum amount of lowering is -32mm front and -20mm rear, and they...

Hey Darin, the springs are not as stiff as the stock units but the damping in rebound and compression is much stronger. This should make for a really good feel as I can already tell the difference...

Hey guys, quick update on the coilover kit: It won't work, lol!

Realized today, that there is no provision for sway bar mounting! Guys at the shop pointed it out. So unless you want to delete...

Hey guys, I have an appointment with a shop that specializes in lowering, but an uncharacteristic fit of exuberance came over me today and I decided to install rear shocks/springs. Fronts would be...

Hello fellow Micranauts... green goodness arrived today, complete with detailed instructions...in Japanese :D

The rear springs at their lowest setting stand ~20mm shorter than stock. The ebay...

LOL, yeah I might have some spare stuff to sell soon. At this rate I will soon have to come up with a new upgraded nickname too, ''Ten Grand Tin Can'' becoming somewhat misleading.

My Micra: The...

Well, I ordered a Tein coil over kit. I wanted a Street Advance (GSK20-21AS2) as it has adjustable damping, but the wait was going to be at least 6 weeks (special order from Japan) so I settled for a...

Yep. Eibach is a better quality spring to be sure and probably their specs are more believable. I would have used them, but they were not available on a whim.
I'm not sure how much difference it...

Cool, looking forward to that. The cheapies I used are spec'd the same as Eibach, but we all know how that goes:) As it is, the ride is pretty good... just the shocks are now too long and...

Yep, I would say that it is hitting something, on certain hard quick bumps. I have found 2 places so far.

Most guys that lower their cars will put up with the compromise of having to drive careful...

Hey guys, I have now quite a few KM's on the lowered Micra. I like it for the most part, but a full suspension would be much better IMO.This may not be as obvious as it sounds...it took me a while to...

AH, thanks for that Darin. There are tons of eBay springs and all are under $100/set + shipping. Thing that worries me is all of them, even the more expensive Eibach's, spec a drop of 1.25'' (or...