For any year maxima WITHOUT electronicly adjustable suspension...

So basicly GXE!!

Name a price.

Need rears both left and right.

 

dont know what that means, both gxe and se came with the adjustable suspension, just depends on if the option was selected or if it was a floater or not.

quicko search reveals

http://www.nopionline.com/nopistore/...ISSAN%20Maxima

not many members are going to have a part like that thats still useable

 

I think thats the one for electronicly adjustable suspension..

 

never mind

 

Well those are for the front....

Why cannot i find rears ?

 

I have a 1988 (I think it's the SE - all white including the mirrors and trims, auto trans) that I am parting out (got it really cheap). I've scavenged some parts from it already, but I don't think I'll be needing the rear strut mounts. Looking in the manual, above the upper spring seat there is a "strut mounting insulator", a "spacer", a "strut mounting tube", some washers & nuts and a "strut cover". Is it just the insulator you need, or all the above parts? Or the whole strut?

I just pulled the LF wheel hub (knuckle) to use on one of my '87's and noticed that this strut looks almost brand new. Not sure about the rears. With four other 2nd Gens I'm being careful about hanging onto parts, but I could *really* use the money now.

 

does it have electronic adjustable suspension?

 

I'm pretty sure it does *not* have the electronic adjustable - only one of the 1987's has this (wish they all did - I love this feature). I'll check it out tomorrow. If the '88 actually does have it, I may want to try and swap these with one of the cars that doesn't. I believe the wiring harness may already be present on at least one of them...

Alternatively, the 1987 that my 17 year old daughter has been driving is getting pretty beat up and I may part that one out also. I know it doesn't have EAS. Struts rattle a bit on this one so I'm thinking the bearings might be shot (these do have ball bearings in them, don't they?).

 

I ran across this - the bottom 2 are rears (new ~$45):

http://rep.speedycarparts.com/parts/...%20Kit&dp=true

As I said, I could use the money, but I'd hate to have you buy used ones just because you can't find new ones. These look like they should work unless I'm missing something....

-Dave

 

well if you part one out im sure people will buy stuff off of it.

All it need is every thing above the spring times 2 ( REAR ).

(Not including the spring)

So the top spring seat , The little lock washer and then the strut mount it self and the lock nut that locks the strut onto the mount.

Also need a good condidtion spoiler.

Also need a front lip. ( the black thing connected on the front bumper )

I need a few more things .

If you have any of these items tell me what you think it is worth to you.

 

They are fine used , I pulled the front two off my 88 maxima with 200k.

EDIT* Haha i kinda forgot about that i needed rears , Well if you car hasent seen ALOT of rain and ALOT of snow , The rears should be fine , My 88 has seen alot of rain and alot of snow and the rears where rusted and broke when i went to take them off , I live in maryland/hanover pa and it use to be snow city here.

 

I still haven't had a chance to check the condition of the strut mounts on the '88, but I don't think there's much rust. Spoiler is not good, and I need one also. I was thinking about trying to re-build the metal bracket inside one, but I'm not sure how tough that would be. The are all rusted underneath. The front lip on the '88 is white but looks like it was painted over because it's flaking off. It's still in one piece but not in great condition.

 

Well if its white i can paint it , And what do you mean by not good condition the paint or does it just need some sanding ?

Let me know because i would love to have the item.

Any pictures would be even better!

 

I'll see if I can get you a few pictures tomorrow. I think it got a little "wrinkled" in spots when I was moving it with my tractor, but it's flexible so it just caused some of the paint to flake off. It may need some "creative mounting" techniques applied if whatever clips or screws hold it on are not intact or get damaged in removal.

BTW, I have a job interview in Harrisburg next Wednesday, if we can work things out maybe it would make sense to meet up somewhere rather than try to ship this stuff. I promise I'll take a look at the strut mounts and 'lip' tomorrow.

-Dave

 

Alright deal man , Check the stuff out tommarow , I live in hanover No clue how far that is but well work some thing out.

thanks

 

Here are a few pictures I took today, 2 of the top of the rear struts and 2 of the front end. Oddly, the car does have adjustable suspension but it looks like the rears do not have adjustables on them, although there is a wiring harness drop next to each...even more odd, I went to the manual and it doesn't show any specifics on rear adjustables. Maybe the adjustables are only on the front??







If you're in Hanover (profile says York, but about the same I guess) it may be a bit of a ride from Harrisburg. Not sure where the interview is yet, exactly, or how much time I'll have. Do you know how long it would take you to get up to, say, the PA Turnpike at Carlisle?

 

humm i have no clue how long it would take ill have to find an address near it and mapquest , that lip doesnt look tobad , Is there any cracks ?

It looks like it just needs to be painted.

well the pictures you showed me are of just the mount covers , And they dont seem to be adjustable because they have a plastic cover on them , The adjustble suspension in the rear just has like a rubber cover on it. That has a little pin connecter in it that attaches to the strut it self.

If you can get them off without them snapping into i would love to buy them .

And the lip also if all it needs is some paint.

Let me know you're price and if you have paypal.

 

Electronic adjust was on all SE, and optional on 88 GXE. All 4 wheels are adjustable. In order to convert, you need to change the strut mount, and use a top hat from a GL/GXE. The rears don't require any parts and you can reused those mounts in the conversion. The harness just won't be plugged into anything. It is also usually wise to disconnect the controller in the back of the car.

Another note on that car pictured above. That's a Shiro Editon. The exterior is all white with black trim around the windows. Inside has seude inserts in the seat, and are likely a dark tan/beige color. There is probably a production tag somewhere inside the car showing the number.

 

So what you're saying is i can use the rear EAS mounts on my 1987 se and every thing for my NON EAS konis and suspension tech springs ?

 

Yes, it's what I did with my 86. My initial setup was KONI and ST springs, then KYB GR2 and ST Springs, then stock 3rd gen suspension, then Eibach's and KYB GR2's.

S

 

Humm , And how did the koni's fit in the rear Because in the front you have to cut and modify the old struts/housing.

Do they just drop right in?

and why did you go to kyb gr2's?

 

Drop in. They are inserts just like the KYB's. I did the KYB over KONI's because one, the ones I had made the car ride like crap. While they were adjustable, they didn't adjust worth crap. GR2's are the best performance and ride quality for the money.

 

yeah i dont know if its because i have the front done and not the rear , But when i go over small bumbs you can feel it and it feels like the engine is going to fall out or some thing.

 

The front is missing parts, IE top hat, and gl/gxe thrust seat, and mount. That's whats causing the rattling. The rears is just a matter of popping the gland pack, draining the strut, removing the old internals of the strut or old cartridge, and putting the new cartrige in. Be sure to fill the housing with some ATF to help with cooling the strut.

S

 

Nah i swapped from my 88 GXE to the 87 SE every thing above the strut.

So it wont rattle and such in the rear if i do not do the same?

 

It shouldn't rattle at all.

S

 

You're right about the '88 in the picture - too bad it's in such lousy condition. It really burns my butt the way someone let those suede seats get ruined. The body is a bit beat up but not too bad. When I got it (free) it was just about like this, except I've pulled the rad fans, the RF steering knuckle, and the rear calipers. My wife wants me to swap the white mirrors onto our white '87 that has black mirrors. I dunno...maybe.

Regarding the rear struts, so are you saying that the non-adjustable mounts aren't needed for the conversion VGsidestepper wants to do? I'm thinking that this '88 has had the rear (and possibly front) struts replaced already, but they left the fronts adjustable but not the rears. Don't know what they did with the adjustable tops from the rears but they are not present.

BTW, here is a picture of the White '87 (in the background is a silver '87 with digital dash that I'm restoring also - needs some welding done but is sweet with gray leather seats and purrs like a kitten )

 

Alright thanks man.

And i thought i saw some where you rode on 18's ? Is that true ?

If so how was the ride , Because i should be picking up some 18's some time soon .







How do you think those would look on a lowered 2nd gen ?

Paint is silver.

And also count , Yeah hes telling me i do not need the non adjustable mounts to do my struts .

What's the word on the lip ?

What do you think i would have to do to get it on my 87 ?

 

No problem if you don't need the strut mounts. I took a closer look at the lip today, and it doesn't have any cracks or tears in it. Just a few spots where the white paint is peeling/chipping off. It appears to attach to the lower part of the bumper piece by these clip brackets that have 3 bolts holding them to the bumper. So if I can get all the nuts off these, you would just have to mark their locations, drill some holes, and bolt them on. Then the lip just kinda snaps onto them.

It might be easier to get some of those plastic 'push through" pins like the ones that hold the internal trunk covers in place, then you could just drill through both layers and pop them in. I'm sure you can get those in white so they probably wouldn't be very visible.

I hadn't really thought too much about it but none of my others except the white '87 have these lips, but I have so much other work to do I don't think I want to mess with trying to put this on the others. If I can get it off successfully I'll let you have it for $20 (plus shipping if we can't meet up somewhere). I'm guessing that the thing should be able to roll up or fold up if not too tightly to fit into a box and not lose its shape. Sound fair?

 

Yeah 20 sounds fair let me know if you can get the brackets and stuff off the car.

Haha cant wait to have a front lip!

 

any word yet i wanna get this soon , Im dieing to have a lip!!!

If you just wanna shipp it just tell me how much you want total for it to ship it.

and ill send the money.

 

Sorry, haven't had time to touch it again yet. My wife wanted to have a yard sale this weekend, so Friday night and all weekend was crazy. Plus I pulled a muscle in my leg when I got a bit wild on my son's ATV just moving it to the garage for a little tune-up. Stupid.

I'll try to get it off the car tomorrow - let you know.

 

any thing on the lip?

 

I have a question ... I went at doing the rears tonight but stoped since i couldent get the strut mount off....

i got one of the whole suspension's off.... lol

but i got stuck and couldent get the strut mount off of the strut and top spring seat it self....

i got all the mounting nuts off of the frame , and i also got the main lock nut off ... But the only thing that is left ontop of the mount is some like huge thick washer ....

Sprayed pb on there for a few hours and still cant figure out how to get it out....

 

Hmmm, never had that problem, you might try applying some heat to see if that loosen things up. Be sure you have the spring clamped well.

S

 

yeah its stuck in there harrrd...the other side came out right away ....

Im just using a whole GXE left rear suspension setup since that one came out.

But now lol i cannot get those uhhh things that hold the strut cardridges in the casings umm i think they are called gland nuts...

I soaked them in PB for 2 days! And used alot of my strentgh ... Still nothing...

im going to try to saw the top that is sticking out off and some how get the threading of it out , and not mess up the threading for the strut housing...

soo we will see...

I was using locking pliers and a pumbing wrench but couldent get it..

Where can i find a gland packing tool ? I couldent find one any where..

 

Could take the assembly to a shop and have them dismantle it?

 

nah the shops i took it to said they wouldent try to get it off , They would just replace it...

So i am just keeping the stock struts on ... And putting the lowering springs on insted....

But i went to put the ST lowering springs on and they seem to be too short...

when the car is up on jacks in the rear with no wheels on and every thing tight as it can go , You can move the springs around ....

Is that normal?

 

VG you have a pm

 

ohh thanks i dident notice