I think my max had the sonar suspension system option installed from the previous owner but i am not sure it works. It has a button where you are supposed to be able to choose how stiff you want the suspension, but when i switch the button it doesn't seem to change the stiffness.

Any ideas as to what may be going on here?

 

shocks blown, system doesn't work, someone replaced the shocks with non-adjustable oem ones etc...........

How about taking a wheel off and looking? Adjustable ones should have an electrical connection on the shock somewhere.

 

can you get after market adjustable ones?

 

Call a Nissan dealer and see. Prepare for:
1) saying they can't get them
2) heart attack after they tell you the price.

 

If they can get them, it's going to be around $3000 for the parts.

or you can go with manually adjustable Konis (MUCH MUCH MUCH better!) for about $550/set + shipping.

 

omg.
Konis def. sound like the way to go.
Thanks

 

heh.. I thought you'd see it my way.
If you want some "regular" replacements, the KYB GR-2 are a minimum recommended, and Tokico are the nest step up from there. Then it's Koni.

stay away from the cheapo parts store brands like Monroe.

 

are the tokicos adjustable?

 

yea, monroe is crap, take it from me blew 2 sets out in 2 weeks

 

Not on a Maxima they're not.
some other nissans have Tokico's Illumina type which are adjustable, but the Maxima doesn't. the only adjustable shock for the 3rd gen is the Koni orange- and they're only internally adjustable. (have to pull the spring off to adjust them.)

4th gens get KYB AGX which are externally adjustable, but they won't stand a chance in fitting the 3rd gen.

 

thanks for the info

 

anytime. have fun swapping struts.

 

I think a guy in the GD section is seling them for $475 shipped.

 

durn good price. $550 is the avg price I've seen on them. $130-140 each plus shipping.. best price I've seen is $120 each.

 

i thought they were red.

 

I've heard 'em called red and orange. they're kinda both..
http://mattblehm.com/pics/car/suspension/IM000176.JPG
they look much redder in that pic than they actually are. (my crappy camera)

 

up in these neck of the woods we call it red. not sure what you call it in tejas.

 

okie, so they're Koni Reds.

 

Has Anyone ever taken it up with Tokico or KYB as to why they haven't made their Illuminas/AGXs for the 89-94 Max's, and what it would take for them to do that? Just curious. I think it would be awsome to have that adjustability. Then all we would have to do is come up with a marketable super and turbo chager kit and more body kits (like Skyline!) to compete with the 4th and 5th gens. Any info would be great!

-Mrkanda

 

mrkanda,
there's no money in making parts for 3rd gen maximas. the only way we get new parts is when members here such as Matt create beneficial mods for us.


BTW,

i thought we get koni yellows, not reds.
according to the picture,
i guess its reds then.

 

what he said.. there's just no demand for it, so they won't make them. offer to buy 1000 sets of them and hand them a check up front and they'll probably build them.