Opinion on my next mod

[NissanGuy]

Lol I see, you can afford to do this properly. Yep then, I change my recommendation: Drop it, and then align it.

Might want to install come camber-adjustable top mounts for the front, and camber-adjustable rear lower control arms while you're in there. I found out for myself, the factory alignment is nowhere near acceptable, and the camber isn't adjustable. When lowering the car, any latent alignment issues get substantially more exciting since aftermarket suspension is so responsive. Best to correct them.

Cause you know you'll be lowering it eventually, might as well do it first.

[GotBRZ1691]

Originally Posted by ModalSoul37

@MyRx oh ok I thought cheap in a monetary respect...but yeah I see what you all mean, it wouldn't look good with lips at stock height so I'm gonna order the STI struts and springs first then lips next
@garfull
My buddy said the same thing, basically take my time with the car so I can have the excitement of new parts/projects consistently....my budget for my car and shoes is 2500 a month, only like 3 pairs of sneakers that I wanted releases this month so I have a bigger slice of that pie for the car, whatever I don't spend during the month goes back into savings to never see the light of day haha

I am in the wrong line of work apparently

[ModalSoul37]

@NissanGuy thanks for the advice, time to hit google for reviews on good mounts and control arms haha

[BlaineWasHere]

Just drop the car and forget about the damn lip kit. It'll look retarded at stock 4x4 hight.

Also don't waste your money on STi or any other OEM+ shit. The aftermarket is better AND cheaper. So that's better.

[Goodmanner]

Originally Posted by B-R-Z

Lower it first, a lip kit or wheels with stock height looks cheesy... While a lowered car with stock everything else looks fine.

You can get away with Eibach prokits on stock shocks. I had an alignment done afterwards and was still within a acceptable camber/toe/caster specs.

Springs are about $200, install yourself, spend ~$100 on an alignment and done. I rarely ever scrape with the prokit, it's really only on steep driveway entrances.

So maybe you can pull off the lip kit and springs if you can handle the install.

I had the Eibach Pro Kit on stock shocks before but eventually one of them blew after a few months. It could've been caused by a various things but in my opinion, if you're going to lower do it right the first time by going coilovers or getting aftermarket shocks to go with aftermarket springs. Just wanted to give you my input based on personal experience not too long ago