It's part of the dealer prep. :shakes head:

Just peaked under my 11k mile nismo and found these. Awesome...

I just noticed my 2014 Nismo has them as well, they coming off tomorrow!

Just jack up one corner at a time, they will pop right out.

I had the same issue. Two spacers on the front spring towards the engine fire wall. I bought a 2013 Magma Red Nismo with 40 miles from a Nissan dealer in Boston on April 11, 2015. The dealership could not sale the car. I got 14k off the MSRP. I went home and thanks to this forum looked for spacers and found them still installed. Sent photos to the dealership to let them know this is why they had a hard time selling this car. Suggested the mechanics look closer at the post delivery check sheet.

I just found them on my 16'. I'm glad I read this thread.

Wow did not even notice that Until to you posted it up Thank have to same problem, just bought mine

Sigh..

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Anyone else take delivery and have tires way over inflated?

That's part of the dealer prep also, they use to have yellow stickers on the tires near the valve stems to remind everyone to set the tire pressure.

I just bought a new 2014 Nismo. I flew out from Boston to Michigan because of the deal and drove the car back to Boston. I informed the dealer about the 3 spacers in each front suspension and they confirmed they removed them all. I asked them to double check they pulled them out of the back as sometimes they are tough to see. Again they confirmed, all set..

I piced up the car and drove 800 miles to buffalo and notice the ride is a bit stiffer than I remember in my 350 nismo. Sure enough I look up the car and there is one spacer in the back on each side. Fortunately a nissan dealer in Buffalo took them out for me at no charge.

My question is... is my suspenion going to be screwed up going forward? Did this do any permenant damage or will I be ok.

Also, not sure if it's the car or a suspension issue but the car seems to veer on upstate NY backroads. I may have to check the tire pressure though.

I've also noticed when I manhandled the car and drive more agressively the car performs much better, but when I'm not it feels like minivans are blowing by me/out handling me.

Am I crazy/paranoid or is it just the Nismo excels in higher in the Rev band and is a bit of a dog at 2-3k rpms on back roads.

Thanks for any insight/advice guys

When I bought my Nismo. it was used with 7,000 miles on it. It still had all 3 spacers in each spring. So I think you will be find.

The Nismo doesn't start making power until about 3,500 rpm.

As to veering. The Nismo likes to tramline because of the wide front tires. You should feel what it's like with 275's on the front. :icon17:

Awesome! Thanks for the reply, I feel much better about it now. I do have to say it's pretty amazing the linear and powerful pull you get when you do stomp on it. You're doing 100 before you know it.

You won't have any suspension issue. I bought my car used with 19,000 miles on it. It still had 2 each in the front springs. LOL

Did u remove them already?

Look what I just found on my 2015 Nismo. Thanks guys for posting about this!
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...dcu2l02_1.jpeg

Been riding a few,months in my Nismo and totally forgot about this issue. Just checked and found them on my springs. Getting it lowered on swifts and spacers Tuesday anyway.

LOL, I checked my new to me 2013 as well. For a change, they had been removed.

My mechanic found these babies while installing my swifts.

Good thing only at 1000 kms :)

http://i.imgur.com/rw0FRjY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9H1Ot1Q.jpg

Well, guess what? Just performed my first oil change yesterday and low and behold, the damn coil spring retainers had not been removed. So add me to the club. I did not notice any difference after I removed them but I'm glad they're out.

This leads me to a question. What color are your springs and shocks? Mine are all black and I thought that Nismo models came with silver shocks with red coil springs.

2016 Nismo
 

I just got my 2016 Nismo 2 weeks ago, saw this Forum, went and checked and sho nuff, I had 3 spacers on each front coil. I took it in today and had them removed. Initially, I thought the ride was a little soft when I bought it, and that it looked higher then the 2009 that I traded in. Now, the ride is firmer (by that I mean I can feel more of the road), yet the bumps aren't as dramatic as with the spacers in. Plus it looks way cooler with it lower in the front.

THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT ADVICE ON THIS FORUM - Question on responses garages

I Bought IN MARCH 2017 a 2016 demo car from nissan garage with 400km on it, NOW 4000 km later I saw this thread AND GUESS WHAT.... 6 brackets still present.

If I was not part of this forum I would have never known!
As I could not compare I would have driven with it for the rest of my life.

As I bought the 2016 nismo following my heart I would have stayed with it and secretly thought it was indeed a hard ride, without admitting to anyone, including my wife , avoiding critisism on my mid-life crisis buy ;)

QUESTION: when I complained to nissan garage that these things were still present and they did not follow their internal procedures for preparing a car they dismissed it as a small matter...

Q1: Has anyone experience in complaints and responses from nissan corporate?

Q2: Can this have influence on later faults as the springs could not do their work and car rumbles ... what for warranty Claims?


Thanks for any response and enjoy ur ride as much as I do

Kind regards

Peter

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Enjoy the ride. :driving:

You shouldn't have any issues. Mine were on my 2012 Nismo for 19k miles when I bought it. I drove it to 60k miles with no issues. Then it got totaled in a wreck. You will be fine.

well dang I need to check if my 17 has them
thanks guys

Removed 3 per side on my Brand New 2018 Nismo at 900 km lol :icon18:

I'm surprised that after all these years that this is still an issue with the dealerships. Thankfully my dealer knew about this when I bought my Nismo and had them taken off before delivery. That was back in 2013.

Mine were removed when the winter wheels and tires were installed two weeks after I purchased the vehicle.

The dealers haven't learned anything. :shakes head:

American Stealership
 

Finally traded in my 2010 Roadster for a 2017 Nismo and they were going to let it leave without taking off the damn spring clips. I almost **** myself when the service manager got all huffy and says "that isn't on my PDI" and I'm not doing anything that's not there. I would have walked but I pretty much stole this car as it had sat for almost 2 years. First thing I did when I got home was jack-er up and remove the 6 clips from the springs.

I told my sales person that if something as simple as this doesn't get done pre-delivery, I know what I can expect in terms of maintenance lol.

Picked up my used 18 nismo with 9k on the clock I checked the front coils 3 blocks on pass side and 2 on drivers. Lol

Just found these on my 2016 Nismo.... 3 years later :rofl2:

Now you can go "Holey Crap" this thing handles good and the ride isn't bad either. LOL