ATTENTION: ALL Nismo 370Z Owners: Please check your suspension!

zzzRock · 06-01-2010, 05:38 AM

Thanks for the info. Just checked mine, got all 3 on both front sides. Only 1600 miles for 6 months, not my daily drive car, no wonder the ride was so stiff but not so stable on hard fast corner. Thought that was how it supposed to. It was even stiffer ride than my M3 but not as easy to control for very fast corner. Now make sense. I think Nissan should contact all the Nismo owner to take care of this.

STItoEVOX · 06-01-2010, 10:25 AM

Just curious, you guys think it'd be possible to somehow find and print out what is supposed to go into the PDI that they are charging for and request money back for an inspection that obviously wasnt done correctly or at all?

JohnCNewJr · 06-14-2010, 01:50 AM

Thanks for the tip, just took delivery of NISMO #408 yesterday and first day on the forums I got this useful bit - love this place already! Sure enough, spacers were there. Spoke to my sales guy on Sunday and he said they should have been removed and to bring it back Monday. 3 minutes with a floor jack at home and it was all better. Still very locked down drive but a bit softer...

dj311 · 06-14-2010, 10:29 PM

holy crap mine has them, too!!!! you guys rock thanks so much for the tip!!

Blakestyle521 · 06-28-2010, 07:16 PM

just picked up 09 nismo for $35 out the door....good price, yes no? anyways mine still has the spacers to... having dealer take them off since its getting the invisi bra installed...thanks guys...cant wait to drive after

Zuppy51 · 06-28-2010, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STItoEVOX

Just curious, you guys think it'd be possible to somehow find and print out what is supposed to go into the PDI that they are charging for and request money back for an inspection that obviously wasnt done correctly or at all?

I have a copy of the PDI check list. It has no mention of the spacers for a nismo. It's more or less generic to all 370z.

Paladinjc · 07-24-2010, 10:06 AM

Mine still had the shipping spacers installed. Thx for the tip!

Cherish...

sctpltsgt · 08-22-2010, 05:15 PM

I just jointed your forum because my Nismo is making a noise when I shift from 1st to 2nd gear, almost like a clunking noise. It's not there all the time, especially when I took it to a Dealer to have it looked at. Of course it did not make any noise at all. Does anyone else have this problem. I also read in your forum about the clutch making noise when the clutch is out. I have that same problem and my dealer aledgely replaced my trans, after a few months it can back and I haven't had a chance to take it back. Now I am going to have to, I found one spacer on my driver's side and I found three on my passanger side. No wonder my suspension was so stiff. Thanks for looking out.

LeesZs · 09-05-2010, 08:47 PM

OK....! now you got me going on these rubber blocks I found between the springs on my 370 "NISMO". I was told that this was an old NASCAR trick used to stop body roll....yea, right. I was wondering why my 370 was cornering so badly at ThunderHill Raceway!!! Shipping blocks!.......OK. I am going to look into this a little more, (probably remove them even if I have to take a SawsAll after them. :>)

LeesZs

SophiaZ · 09-05-2010, 09:13 PM

Are these only found on the Nismos?!!

370ZNISMO#704 · 11-30-2010, 02:35 AM

Wow no way..... Just checked my month old 2010 nismo and there on it as well wow it did have some major gap going on in the front.

fuct · 11-30-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SophiaZ

Are these only found on the Nismos?!!

yes. the front facia is lower than the touring and during transport the front gets racheted (sp) down and messes up the lip without the spacers.

werkz · 12-02-2010, 02:10 PM

Holy crap, mine has them too! I just called the dealer and they weren't aware of the issue, however they were happy to remove them and even scheduled me in for 4PM this afternoon.

Thanks for the heads up, excited to see how the car feels after this "oversight" is corrected!

Cell · 12-02-2010, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by werkz

Holy crap, mine has them too! I just called the dealer and they weren't aware of the issue, however they were happy to remove them and even scheduled me in for 4PM this afternoon.

Thanks for the heads up, excited to see how the car feels after this "oversight" is corrected!

It'll be night and day difference. The rear will still be stiff like before but the front, you will be like "holy sh!t". Basically with the spacers I felt like my gut was being punched each time i went over a small bump or crack. lol Now I feel like my gut is being pushed a little without the spacers.

torpedo2k · 01-01-2011, 10:07 PM

Just picked up mine today. I read this thread yesterday but was so excited when I picked it up I forgot to look...

06-01-2010, 10:25 AM	#92 (permalink)
STItoEVOX Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Waimalu, Hawaii Posts: 105 Drives: 08 Evolution X Rep Power: 16	Just curious, you guys think it'd be possible to somehow find and print out what is supposed to go into the PDI that they are charging for and request money back for an inspection that obviously wasnt done correctly or at all? __________________ I want to trade my Evo X for your 370 Z... Seriously.

06-14-2010, 01:50 AM	#93 (permalink)
JohnCNewJr Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 83 Drives: 2010 370z Nismo #408 Rep Power: 15	Spring Spacers - check! Thanks for the tip, just took delivery of NISMO #408 yesterday and first day on the forums I got this useful bit - love this place already! Sure enough, spacers were there. Spoke to my sales guy on Sunday and he said they should have been removed and to bring it back Monday. 3 minutes with a floor jack at home and it was all better. Still very locked down drive but a bit softer...

06-28-2010, 07:16 PM	#95 (permalink)
Blakestyle521 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SLC Utah Posts: 9 Drives: 04WRX01durama09nismo Rep Power: 15	crazy just picked up 09 nismo for $35 out the door....good price, yes no? anyways mine still has the spacers to... having dealer take them off since its getting the invisi bra installed...thanks guys...cant wait to drive after

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06-01-2010, 05:38 AM	#91 (permalink)
zzzRock Base Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ncal Bay Area Posts: 4 Drives: 09 Nismo Blk Rep Power: 16	Thanks for the info. Just checked mine, got all 3 on both front sides. Only 1600 miles for 6 months, not my daily drive car, no wonder the ride was so stiff but not so stable on hard fast corner. Thought that was how it supposed to. It was even stiffer ride than my M3 but not as easy to control for very fast corner. Now make sense. I think Nissan should contact all the Nismo owner to take care of this.

06-14-2010, 10:29 PM	#94 (permalink)
dj311 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 15 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 15	holy crap mine has them, too!!!! you guys rock thanks so much for the tip!!

07-24-2010, 10:06 AM	#97 (permalink)
Paladinjc Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: North Carolina Age: 52 Posts: 130 Drives: M3 Rep Power: 15	Mine still had the shipping spacers installed. Thx for the tip! Cherish...

08-22-2010, 05:15 PM	#98 (permalink)
sctpltsgt Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Philadelphia, Pa Posts: 5 Drives: 09 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 15	I just jointed your forum because my Nismo is making a noise when I shift from 1st to 2nd gear, almost like a clunking noise. It's not there all the time, especially when I took it to a Dealer to have it looked at. Of course it did not make any noise at all. Does anyone else have this problem. I also read in your forum about the clutch making noise when the clutch is out. I have that same problem and my dealer aledgely replaced my trans, after a few months it can back and I haven't had a chance to take it back. Now I am going to have to, I found one spacer on my driver's side and I found three on my passanger side. No wonder my suspension was so stiff. Thanks for looking out.

09-05-2010, 08:47 PM	#99 (permalink)
LeesZs Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Roseburg, Or. Posts: 3 Drives: 09 370 "NISMO" Z Rep Power: 15	OK....! now you got me going on these rubber blocks I found between the springs on my 370 "NISMO". I was told that this was an old NASCAR trick used to stop body roll....yea, right. I was wondering why my 370 was cornering so badly at ThunderHill Raceway!!! Shipping blocks!.......OK. I am going to look into this a little more, (probably remove them even if I have to take a SawsAll after them. :>) LeesZs

09-05-2010, 09:13 PM	#100 (permalink)
SophiaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,463 Drives: 2020 50th anniv 7AT Rep Power: 6732	Are these only found on the Nismos?!!

11-30-2010, 02:35 AM	#101 (permalink)
370ZNISMO#704 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 466 Drives: Nismo10,EgH22,TSX04 Rep Power: 15	Wow no way..... Just checked my month old 2010 nismo and there on it as well wow it did have some major gap going on in the front.

12-02-2010, 02:10 PM	#103 (permalink)
werkz Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 17 Drives: '13 Base/Sport/BBQ Rep Power: 14	Holy crap, mine has them too! I just called the dealer and they weren't aware of the issue, however they were happy to remove them and even scheduled me in for 4PM this afternoon. Thanks for the heads up, excited to see how the car feels after this "oversight" is corrected!

01-01-2011, 10:07 PM	#105 (permalink)
torpedo2k Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 396 Drives: 370 NISMO Rep Power: 14	Just picked up mine today. I read this thread yesterday but was so excited when I picked it up I forgot to look...