Some specific model year 2009 – 2010 Altima and Maxima vehicles may have been built with front strut mounting insulators that were not manufactured to specification. The strut mounting insulators on these specific vehicles may crack. To remedy this potential condition Nissan is conducting this voluntary safety recall campaign to replace the strut mounting insulators with new ones at no charge for parts or labor.
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Just finished my install of Eibach Pro-Kit springs on my Coupe. I did it one tire at a time. Torque spec on tire lugnuts: 80ft/lb. The following is a post copied from Gsedan35 over in FreshAlloy. He installed springs and struts from a 350Z. I only installed Eibach springs on my Coupe. It is edited to be specific to the coupe. “I did this to help anyone wanting to do this themselves. If any moderator would like to edit this in anyway to improve it and place it in the FAQ section, to right ahead. This is how “I” did it. You can do your own thing where it makes sense to do so.
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It is recommended that this set be professionally installed if you are unfamiliar with this type of work, and a factory service manual be purchased prior to performing any work on your vehicle for proper disassembly, reassembly and torque specs. These instructions are intended for bushing removal and install
of Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings, once you have removed the factory component from your vehicle.
1. Properly support the vehicle on the frame.
2. Remove the lower control arm. (Note: It is easier to remove the one bolt connecting the control arm to the spindle than it is to remove the three bolts that attach the ball joint to the control arm.)
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Testing a Solenoid Valve To test the solenoid valve in an individual strut, perform the following steps: • turn the ignition switch to OFF, • connect a fused jumper wire between a known good ground and the strut solenoid’s terminal in the control unit connector (back-probe connector at the control unit, do not disconnect) • connect a fused jumper wire between a known good ground and the air charge solenoid’s terminal in the control unit connector (back-probe connector at the control unit, do not disconnect), • turn ignition switch to ON.
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Removal 1. Disconnect ground cable from battery. 2. Jack-up vehicle, support it with safety stands, and remove front wheels. 3. Unlock axle nut. See Fig. 9 . CAUTION: Be sure to loose and retighten axle nut after removing wheel from vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may damage wheel bearings. 4. Remove axle nut while depressing brake pedal to prevent front drive shaft from turning. 5. Remove stabilizer link. See Fig. 10 . 6. Remove disc brake caliper from housing, and suspend it from strut using a wire. 7. Remove disc rotor from hub. See Fig. 11 . If disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive disc rotor out by installing an 8-mm bolt in screw hole on the rotor. 8. Remove cotter pin and castle nut which (more…)

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Raise and support vehicle, allowing suspension to hang free.
Remove the wheel.
Disconnect the shock absorber electrical connector.
Support the lower control arm with a jack stand or screw jack in order to relieve the spring load.
Remove the lower shock absorber nut(s) and bolt(s).
Remove the upper mounting nut(s). On some models, the upper shock mounting nuts are located in the trunk behind the trim cover.
Remove the shock from the vehicle. On some models, you may have to compress the shock by hand to remove from the mounting.
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY OF DIFF DROP KIT
1. Remove the 2 diff bolts on driver side differential that attach the diff housing to the frame mount. Install diff spacers (P/N C3DB) using new M12 X 1.75 X 50 bolts. This is to space the diff down ―” to improve the angle on the CV boots. See Fig. A
2. Repeat this process on the passenger side of the vehicle. Remove the 2 OEM diff nuts on passenger side differential that attach the housing to the frame. Install diff spacers (P/N C3DA) utilizing the supplied M12 x 1.75 nylon locking nuts. See Fig. B
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FRONT STRUT REMOVAL
1. Loosen the front wheel lugnuts.
2. Raise the vehicle and support it on jack stands.
3. Remove the front wheels.
4. Disconect the air line fitting and unplug the electrical connectors for the height sensor and solenoid.
5. Then vent the air from the bag.
6. Be sure to mark the position of the strut at the bottom where it bolts to the spindle.
7. Remove the nuts and bolts from the strut.
8. Be sure to disconnect the brake hose from the strut.
9. Now remove the upper three nuts where it attaches to the shock tower.
10. Now dismount the strut from the vehicle.
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LIGHT DISARM RESISTORS
The resistors are connected into the wiring at each wheel to bypass the original dampening solenoid so that the Road Sensing Suspension will function without giving the driver a suspension error message on the instrument cluster.

INSTALL RESISTORS
Cut the wires leading to the dampening solenoid on the strut/shock. Connect the wires to the ends of the resistor. (This is an in-line resistor so it does not matter which wire goes in or out.) Tape up both ends with suitable electrical tape to prevent both shorts and corrosion. Tie back out of way with a plastic strap.
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TO START the Installation:
1. Turn the ignition OFF and disconnect the vehicle’s negative battery cable.
2. Remove the four 13mm nuts that secure the strut toner brace to vehicle, then remove brace from vehicle.
3. Squeeze the two locking tabs together, then remove the mass air electrical connection as shown.
4. Loosen the hose clamp at the intake plenum and release the two clips that secure the air box lid to vehicle, then remove the upper air box and intake tube as shown.
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