has anybody heard of D2 and their coilovers. granted it is 1300 dollars but what do you guys think.

http://www.andysautosport.com/produc...scat=Coilovers

 

There's only 1 slight problem. Those coilovers are designed for a A31 Maxima. You have a J30 unless you got yours from overseas. And there is that much of difference between our cars. Sorry to burst your bubble.

But give Matt some time. He's working on a coilover setup for our cars right now. I'm going to be trying out a different set later this year to see what the long term effects are.

 

yea i didnt know it was for the overseas model. oh and dont worry about busting my bubble i dont have $1300 yet and i would probably that to a better cause. my suspension is hurting but not that bad lol. my intrax springs sag in the rear alot from the system, and i think i killed my tokiko's

 

Matt is still working on coil-overs? Yikes! I gave up on that years ago. With a nice set of Koni's and eibach's you will out handle a coil-over set up especially with the money left over to buy anti-sway's and sub frame bracing. I know someone with a stanza had a coil-over set-up which i am almost possitive it has the same suspension set-up as a max. Also maybe the 3rd gen group needs to get a company to make a 1mm+- bigger anti-sway bar kit that is adjustable and hollow!

 

coil overs? hhmm.. not same thing as coil springs. whats the difference?

 

http://www.tein.com/stsp.html Coil spring and http://www.tein.com/srdamp.html coil over set-up

 

www.mattblehm.com

he started making new goodies

Same with Jeff hehehh (13" cobra BBK using 300zx calipers)

 

OG


damn havent seen you in a while

 

the ride quality on the Eibach//Koni combo is about the best you'll find, but you can still corner significantly better if you go the coilover route and up the spring rates... Which is of course what makes the ride quality so much worse on the coilover setup..

but yes, there are definite improvements available out there.

 

but what if you had the sway bar and subframe and coil overs ... wouldnt that work better?

 

with a great coil-over set-up yes but like matt said it might feel light **** around the city

 

big deal... i dont care my maxima = racecar :P not comfortable


ppssssss i spit in the face of comfort

 

well, you can also go back down on the spring rates and get similar performance levels with streetable spring rates...

 

geez I can't decide if you or izzy loves maxima's more.

 

ok, basically a coil over is a mcpherson strut from the pics. still don't get the difference

 

adjustability

 

a coilover uses standard diameter springs that you can order from any race shop with any spring rate and free length you want. you can adjust ride height, preload, and often shock damping and camber/caster as well...

thus you can set the coilovers to what you like and what makes the car handle the best for your application.

A regular macpherson strut is the same basic design, but it uses springs that are specific to that particular car, and often trim lin.e (the SE springs on a Maxima are slightly stiffer than GXE springs, but they both fit in the same strut assembly.)