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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 09:44 PM
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Post your alignment numbers, Plenum. You can't really go with the factory specs after you lower it.
Why not??
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankieg35
Why not??
Because your suspension geometry has changed. I just went thru this with my buddy and his MS3. He got it back in 'spec' after lowering it and a new set of tires worn on the inside revealed that 'in spec' didn't mean a proper alignment. The numbers Infiniti provides are based on a lot of things and ride height is one of them. That's why its important to find a technician who actually knows how to align a car rather than just read specs off a sheet.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 10:33 PM
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Here is my front tire after 13801 miles at -2 deg. The rear is a different story somehow

 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by JKL1031
Here is my front tire after 13801 miles at -2 deg. The rear is a different story somehow

-2 degrees? Jeez..

When I was at -2.1 (before I got my front arms) with an eibach pro kit I was riding on about 2.5" of the inside of the tire.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 10:39 PM
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-2 not TOO badd. I think it's a good time to flip the wheels side to side. Maybe it's too early to tell. Is it the very edge of the tire that wears or does any of the tread wear? I'd do all upper n lower arm bushing before i dish out money on arms for .5-1 degree of camber. My left wheel is -1.5
 

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Old Sep 22, 2014 | 10:44 PM
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Well I'm at -.08L and -.09R now, so the difference for me is night and day. Riding on the whole tire feels a lot better.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 06:40 AM
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Polished the headlights with some Megs PlastX. Looks about 90% new again. Still a little discoloration inside of the side "light strip" inside of the headlight, but can't get to that without cracking the case open.
But for a 10 minute job, they look so much better.
Didn't seal them with acrylic, so going to see how long they last... until I find some 06, 07 projectors.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 11:05 PM
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Cleaned my throttle body AGAIN. That's 3 times in 50k miles. I've never had this happen on any other car. Its so weird that our TBs are so damn needy..
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 11:17 PM
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Changed the starter.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 11:18 PM
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Doing It for a CEL?
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Gdirtyfive55
Cleaned my throttle body AGAIN. That's 3 times in 50k miles. I've never had this happen on any other car. Its so weird that our TBs are so damn needy..
What was happening that it needed cleaning?
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BowWizzel
What was happening that it needed cleaning?
First time I did it it was cuz it would stall instantly on warm starts. You can tell it needs it when your idle starts "hunting" tho. Kinda goes from 650 to 500, then back up to 600 then dips back down a little, then up, blah blah.

Also just found a coolant leak in my brand new radiator after it overheated on my TB test drive. Another great day with the G. I'm pretty pissed.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 03:08 PM
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OK, I pressure tested stuff and it was just the radiator cap. Pisses me off tho, cuz I went out of my way to get the $25 Nissan part and it totally leaks. POS. Replaced with duralast and works perfectly (tested before I bought it). Bled the system and its all good.

Not sure why people always want OEM parts. They're the parts you've always gotta replace! No damn warranty either!
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 03:16 PM
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for certain stuff oem is better like sensors
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 03:20 PM
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Nismo makes good products too.
 
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