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Old 06-11-2016, 11:25 PM   #7 (permalink)
mcrews
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The Q Sold - '02 Infiniti Q45 Sport
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Everybody to there own thing.
But I stand by my comments.
loss of value when selling, no discernable improvement in mpg. crappier ride.
Those are facts. you can ignore them or dance around them but they are facts.

I was on an Infiniti forum for about 6 yrs. guys would jump on w lowering kits etc yelling all the praise. They usually lasted 6months to a yr after posting there lowered pics. THe fact is cars are engineered (shock!!!!!) to clear specific heights on the roads. cars are also engineer to have the geometry set up a certain way to cover all the bases. shock rebound, sway, rolling etc. When you change the geometry on 1 item then your screw with everything else.
lowering kits are like K&N filters.
The is no significant (or slightly significant) mpg improvement associated with lowering a daily driver.
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First: ScangaugeII
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eii-23306.html

Second: Grille Block
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...e-10912-2.html

Third: Full underbelly pan
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...q45-11402.html

Fourth: rear skirts and 30.4mpg on trip!
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post247938
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