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I'm in the market to get a 370z nismo my only concern is the ride height, how low does a stock nismo z sit? I'd hate to buy it and

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Old 06-22-2013, 09:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm in the market to get a 370z nismo my only concern is the ride height, how low does a stock nismo z sit? I'd hate to buy it and not even be able to pull into my driveway

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I bought a nismo and so far ive only drug once in my driveway but not real bad although i do have to take a very sharp angle and go very slow

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It's not the ride height exactly that's the concern but how low the body on the car is. Which I can't tell you.
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You'll be fine. But youre gonna have to learn to pie everything when you pull in/out of any sloped area. Thats just the trade off for having a bad *** sports car as your daily driver. BUT ITS SO ******* WORTH IT
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The height isnt that bad. You do need to watch out for steep driveways and monster speedbumps. If you decide to drop the car with springs or coilovers.....thats another story. I wouldnt worry too much with factory height though. Just slow it down on speedbumps and driveways.
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You'll be fine. But youre gonna have to learn to pie everything when you pull in/out of any sloped area. Thats just the trade off for having a bad *** sports car as your daily driver. BUT ITS SO ******* WORTH IT
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measurement from the front using a square, the front lip is 6'' off the ground. From there, the plastic cover slowly dips lower. At about 1ft back from the front of the lip; I can stick a 2x4 standing on the high side with about 1' clearance before I hit anything.
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Awesome Thax 90% of my driving is on the highway my driveway and a few rough spots on the road leading to my house was the only big deal but when I go to vist my family in ky that might be a different story lol
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I'm in the market to get a 370z nismo my only concern is the ride height, how low does a stock nismo z sit? I'd hate to buy it and not even be able to pull into my driveway
OP unless your driveway is a 45 degree angle, you will be fine

you will learn to crab around for the extreme driveways
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You'll be fine. Like Shadoquad said above, my last two cars had a much tougher time (Z06 and Viper), and both of them were doable. The Nismo, specifically the front chin spoiler, sits quite a bit higher than either of the others. I'm also lowered on Swift springs, and haven't had any real issues.

Now parking lot curbing, that's a different story.......
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I don't think a Nismo is any lower then the non-Nismo models.
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I don't think a Nismo is any lower then the non-Nismo models.
The car itself isnt lower. Its the body kit that makes it closer to the ground....mainly the front bumper.
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The biggest difference is that the front splitter part sticks out much more than the regular bumper because it is flat vs rounded up. So it'll scrape at a lower angle incline than normal. At stock height, it shouldn't be a problem though. At worst, you'll have to approch some spots at an angle.
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Just drive like a granny. For the driveway get the ramps.
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I don't think a Nismo is any lower then the non-Nismo models.
It is, its .9in lower than a 370z with sports package. There are a few threads here documenting that.
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