I have a 89 gxe with 126,000 miles on it. The struts have never been changed or anything. I am just a normal everyday driver who just likes to drive fast at times(who doesn't ). I was wondering if I just changed my front struts will it improve my handling much more than my stock ones..or will I have to change all 4 to get a much improved handling of the car??? (Can't stand having to slow down so much to take corners geesh )

 

don't do that. you'll understeer a lot. for more info, check out:
http://www.sentra.net/tech/garage/suspension.php
Jae

 

Try lowering springs (i.e. sprint)

I put them on my gxe - stock struts.

Handling is about 20x better - body roll is gone and

the nose dive is also gone under hard braking.

Springs will cost less than struts anyway...

 

my car was feeling like a boat so my father changed the front struts. it felt stiff and good as new for 2 weeks, then the boaty feeling came back. i'm in the process of trying to get the rear struts replaced to see if thats what the problem was.

 

hey pj i would do that but if eventually im gonna blow my stock struts with new springs. How long have you been running that setup?

 

If your struts have never been replaced, you should just replace all 4. It's up on the rack anyway - why just do 2? Jumping on the hood is no indication of them being good or bad. You know as a daily driver of that car if they're good or not.
If you are just looking for a solid set of struts that will be there to support you on the occasional "Mad Max" moment, the KYB GR2's are a fine stock replacement. Tire Rack has them for $174 for all four. Replacing the springs and ignoring bad struts makes no sense to me.

 

I've had em for about a month now - as long as I keep my stock wheels/tires - I don't see why this setup wouldnt last me for the life of my car.

If I put my 17s on the car, the ride is more harsh and it would def. help to have toks or stiffer struts...

but with stock wheels - stock struts and the spring springs....

Im not saying that your struts will last forever, but Im willing to bet I can probably go with my stock struts for another 2 years without problems...

 

was peeps....... i have kyb's gr2 and want to know what kind of spings should i get for my 90 se and i would like drop it. how low can drop it and do i need a camber kit?

 

was peeps....... i have kyb's gr2 and want to know what kind of spings should i get for my 90 se and i would like drop it. how low can drop it and do i need a camber kit?

 

I am putting some used tokicos struts on the front of the car I just bought from a org member. Today, I am going to buy new struts for the rear. Do you guys think it will make a difference if I put used up front and brand new ones on the back???? The front have about 4500 miles according to the member. I think they will be all right it will just take a while for the rear struts to get worn in while the fronts should already worn in.

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