JLA117

My car needs struts and mounts so I might as well just do my custom work at once. I wanna put lowering springs. My uncle said to further research first. He thinks stock struts might mess up the ride or something and to see if there is a lower strut assembly or something. I'm thinking it can take just regular struts from one seller and lowering springs from another seller. I'm gonna get them from eBay. Some sen sen Japanese struts with lowering springs. Is that ok or do I need a special type of strut that takes lowering springs?

george__

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If only modest drop you SHOULD be okay with the messed up geometry

JLA117

2.25 inch drop front 2 inch in back

JoshG

anything over 2inch will make the car very low and may cause issues, Prefer 1.5-1.7 drop all around for almost the same stock ride.

Cylent_JDM

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Dont go cheap with the struts. If you use oem struts the ride is going to be bouncy and the struts will blow. I have springs and use kyb agx struts.. Its pricey but do it right the first time. After that much of a drop get it aligned too.

JLA117

I'll spend more for eibach. 1.5 front 1.3 back. With two it'll have bottoming out issues if I'm not careful

JoshG

you will need the shocks, otherwise it wont feel the same.. trust me on that, dont just get springs.

JLA117

How much of a drop did you do? 2 inch?

JLA117

Shocks? Does that come on the strut

CS_AR

What type of wheels are you planning to run? I have H & R lowering springs with KYB AGX adjustable struts on 18" rims.

Before any suspension upgrades with stock 16" wheels.



After new struts and insulators. New struts gave it a lift. You can see the orange KYB AGX struts showing above the front wheels. At that point the wheels are Fittipaldi 15 x 8 that were originally dealer installed on my Q45 in 1991. The wheels were originally gold before being painted black.



After H & R lowering springs with 18" 2007 Maxima wheels.

JLA117

I have the stock wheels. The kyb is pricey I just checked. 500$. Where did you get those rims? I like those

JoshG

yeah kyb are 500 for the set, springs around 300, total 800.. then add installing price 100-200$ then alignment should be free considering they installed the springs and payed for spring installation

CS_AR

Some local guy on Craig's List had them left over from his 6th gen. I think he had swapped in some fancy 19" chrome rims. I think I picked up four wheels and some marginal Goodyear eagle tires for around $275. The tires worked for a short time until I could replace them with something new. I see some decent Nissan/Infiniti wheels and tires for sale on CL from time to time. It just takes some patience to strike a deal.

I installed some spacers the keep the wheels from rubbing the inside fender wells on sharp turns.

JLA117

Was planning on doing it myself to save labor, all I need is a spring compressor. But idk yet since it's pricey. Just needed to know if putting lowering springs on existing struts or other struts I can afford without a problem. I don't see how they would be a problem since even lowering springs need to hold the cars weight anyway. I did on my older cars and it wasn't a problem, but idk if a caprice even had struts

CS_AR

You can borrow (with a deposit) a spring compressor from a parts store like Advance Auto. You get your deposit back when you return the tool.

JLA117

Yea it's 59$ at autozone

Quickywd01

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Reminds me of the eibach pro kit days with kyb gr2's.

ChrisMan287

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Yup I remember those days except I was on AGXs. Got the whole set up used for $100 which was a steal but if I had to do it all again, I would have just saved for coilovers. Better ride, handling and adjustability.

Do it once, do it right.

Cylent_JDM

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Yea mine is a 2 inch drop

Cylent_JDM

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JLA117

Yes i have a 2 inch drop

Roachjuice

Before and after.
Stock to eibach springs with KYB gr2 struts. Big difference in the ride. It feels sporty now.

kjlouis

I have 3 in drop I believe it's stock struts. It scrapes on everything.

CMax03

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I would suggest H&R, Eibach, S-Tein or H-Tein riding on AGX....

S-Tein w/AGX

Finkle

I'm riding on Tein H techs with kyb struts. The ride was about the same as my stock setup, but the struts were in bad shape, hard ride to begin with. I like the ride feel, I can feel the road, but its not too harsh. I don't scrape on anything with the 1.5"ish drop. Stock suspension was made for logging roads and so one can change the oil without ramps.

JLA117

Nice. Are those stock 2002 maxima rims?

JLA117

1.5- 1.7 seems nice.

maxFL0

im lowered on sensen shocks/struts and ksport springs.. the drop is 2.25 in the front and 2 in the back.. the ride is only slightly bouncier than stock but i luv the way my car looks.. i took my car for an alignment and the were able to get it to factory specs with out the need for a camber kit.. after doin my supsension mod and alignment, my gas mileage went up significantly.. if you have any questions feel free to pm me..

Quickywd01

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Just buy coilovers. Can't wait to try out my JIC's. :P

JLA117

How do those struts feel in bumps? I think mine are stock but in bumps they feel like they're made of plastic. The bumps sound weird and the mount is broken.

maxFL0

they are slightly more bouncy than stock, nothing unbearable.. great look and still drives great.. luv it.. dont sleep on sensen though.. they make quality products at affordable prices.. If your strut mount is broken, i wouldnt even drive it until i replaced it man..

RealityCheck

Do you have a picture of the drop? I would like to go that low but the suspension on these cars suck, so I wouldn't want to often buy axles. I was considering buying Megans.

tigersharkdude

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nope, nobody has put springs on their 4th gen in 20 years time .........

ChrisMan287

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Look who it is

maxprivate

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Which JICs did you get? Not the new Z type correct?

max ride 41

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wow, i think this is like the elevinty billionth thread on this subject. wiz, wave that carbon fiber wand will ya?!??!

CMax03

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Yes....But I've switched too my 2003 Titanium polished 17" SE rims and it looks even better....

BBurritt9

I lowered my 98 maxima on lowering springs 2.75 in front 2.0 in the back It didn't mess anything up iv been driving it everyday for a while.

JLA117

Wow that's a big drop. Bet it looks cool. No alignment issues? Issues like they couldn't do it and send you to another shop that does the caster camber thing the best way they can?

JLA117

By how much did your gas mileage go up by? I'm at 21.9 but only if I fill from below the 3/4 mark if not it's about 19.2. And did your performance go up a little?

cashoit

Here is my thread from my setup:

https://maxima.org/forums/4th-genera...r-springs.html

Still GOOD!