Hi everyone,
I want to hear the pros, cons, and feasibility of fixing the old suspension.
Car info: 2010 G37 sedan AWD with 172k on odometer. No major issues, I already put about $1000 into fixing other things.
Daily driver stock car that I had for the last two years. The issue is I replaced the front and rear sway bar links as they were loose. After a few days, I realized that I opened Pandora's box since now I hear a clanking sound while driving on uneven surfaces. I checked the bolts again, and they are tight. Additionally, I checked my ground clearance. It is 5.25" to the bottom of the front sway bar and about 4.50 to the front subframe. As I understand, in order to fix it, I need to replace the struts, coins, upper and lower arm, basically putting new suspension. What are my options from here?


Front strut. It says 100219 or 1Q0219

5.25" to front sway bar

 

Check the sway bar bushings. As to the ride height, as long as it even side to side, you should be ok.

 

I replaced the sway bar bushings at the same time as the links.
1. Do you think my clearance is normal and I should not replace the springs?
2. Do you know the meaning of the numbers on the shocks? I thought 100219 or 1Q0219 should be a manufacturing date. Is it February of 2010 or Q1 of 2019?

 

Most people are trying to lower these things lol.
Are you on stock tires/rims? Or aftermarket?
That can affect ride height.

Soft sprigs VS bad shocks. Figure out which

Clanking is bad, probablyjust the next weakest link. Keeplooking

 

The sway bar height looks fine. The sway bar sits lower on these cars, and I have a G37xS Coupe. If you are still having a clicking issue, check your front upper control arms. You can remove it from the spindle by loosening the 14mm bolt/nut. Grab the ball joint and push it in and out you might hear a clicking noise.