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Originally Posted by dkoebel
I called my dealership who knew exactly what these are and said they are OEM and should stay on the car unless I track it and want a more aggressive ride. Personal choice - but since I think my 2013 Nismo is stiff and hard enough of a ride already, will take his advise and leave like it is - also save tires. Anyone have any other insights re this?
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Wow! That is staggeringly bad advice from your dealer. What dealer is this? Because that advice is wrong on so many levels that I'm not sure I'd be comfortable having them service my car.
The suspension widgets are NOT OEM parts. The widgets were designed to solve a problem at the factory and at the ports of having the nose scrape on the ramps of the transporters. The widgets reduce the front suspension travel by about 75%. These widgets were only installed on Nismos as it was only the Nismo with it's longer lower front splitter that had a scraping problem at the ports.
Dealers who handle any significant volume of Nismos are usually wise to the widget issue but often miss one of three widgets that are installed on each coil spring, the one on the back side can be hard to see and feel and is often missed. Other dealers, especially those who special order for customers, but don't typically stock the Nismos often have no idea they are there.
You should definitely remove the widgets if you have them. Your ride will be smoother, quieter and safer. Stiff suspension is great for road holding, but those widgets aren't stiffening the suspension, they're completely negating it.
When I removed my hidden "back of the coil" widgets I noticed a significant reduction in lateral skipping on tight corners, particularly on uneven or broken surfaces. I do now have to be much more careful navigating dips and steep ramps though. You will start to chew up your chin guard once the widgets are out, but hey, that's what it's there for.