This model is basically a Y34 Nissan Cedric/Gloria, except the Ced/Glo never came with the VK45 V8 in Japan, only a dizzying aray of various V6's. It's definitely one of the most JDM cars on the road in the US, it was never intended to be sold here and had already been around 4 years when it debuted in USA. Only 9,000 were sold in 03-04 and the 04 is the rarest with only 1600 sold. No idea how many of the blue ones there are, but mine is the first I've ever seen. The graphite birds-eye maple is awesome looking against the black leather.

I need a new daily and was thinking about those but theyre looking a bit dated I thought with the new ones all huge and bubbly looking... Hows the handling on them? Yours is nice, wheels do wonders, though Id have to have it a bit higher all the time for city duty.

why's jessie james standing next to your car bro? lol

Was heading to the ALMS race the day before the Long Beach GP and some douche-bag turned left in front of me on Ocean. Totaled my beloved Q which had just got lots of coverage at the 1of1 Fatlace show 1 week to the day before. So, I got a 2004 M45. Twilight blue, black leather, graphite birds-eye maple, 74k, 340hp / 333lb-ft. It's got every package that was available. Factory nav, voice commands, laser guided cruise control HID Light bulbs , heated/cooled seats, etc.

This model is basically a Y34 Nissan Cedric/Gloria, except the Ced/Glo never came with the VK45 V8 in Japan, only a dizzying aray of various V6's. It's definitely one of the most JDM cars on the road in the US, it was never intended to be sold here and had already been around 4 years when it debuted in USA. Only 9,000 were sold in 03-04 and the 04 is the rarest with only 1600 sold. No idea how many of the blue ones there are, but mine is the first I've ever seen. The graphite birds-eye maple is awesome looking against the black leather.

First Y34 install for testing, Stock will arrive soon.


The challanging part of the install is cutting the front strut tube. You want to cut it as low as possible (to maximize your lowest possible ride height adjustment) while still being able to connect a weld to the top hole on the bottom of the front lower mount.
The little tab on the outside of the strut tube base gets ground off too.

cover the welds with undercoat preferably, or black spray paint so it does not rust.

The gold rear lower mount bolt here is stock. Its too short for the aftermarket parts install.
The replacement black one is an M12x1.25t bolt thats about 1cm longer than OEM.
New washers and a nylon lock nut are also used because the OEM lower mount has threads on one side.

Rear installed.
This is a true rear coil-over-damper conversion that achieves much more adjustability and spring choices than stock.

Kevin was smart enough to have a muffler shop reroute his pipes higher than stock.
However at these settings there is still not too much ground clearance, and these coilovers can go way way lower.

In the front the car has the OEM cats in place and with plenty more room to lower the car, there is only 1 inch of clearance.
This was still high enough to clear most any common variations in the street but we avoided speed bumps on the test drive.

We ran just a little negative camber in the front to let the wheels turn while the tires tucked in the fender.
The gold part here is the garnish that stays on the coilover.
There is also a gold adjuster that slips in the center of the garnish but you dont leave it on while driving.









We left the wheel well liners in which gave a little rub on hard cornering.
They should come out of we go lower but its nice to retain them when ever possible.



We used some MAX slip on spacers to dial the fitment, which makes a nice subtle accent behind the wheel too.

I love the Y34, such a nice car. The rear suspension design is for superior to Y33, and the feel is more like the lexus GS than the Y33.
After the car was equipped with the MAX coilovers, the ride is confidently firm, yet comfortable at this amazing static ride height.