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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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What Lowering Springs

whay ones do u guys suggest?

http://www.andysautosport.com/produc...n&scat=Springs

if there is a different type out there that u guys have used please tell me and and show a link or somthin.
Old Jul 16, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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internet automart has the eibachs cheaper, http://internetautomart.com/maxima/3rdgen/susp.html?

i'm looking into redoing my suspension also so i'll be interested in what people say, but you should specify how low you want to go 2" seems like a bit to much for myself. and the different heights will give you a different ride feeling.
Old Jul 16, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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I haven't lowered my max yet but everyone I've asked says the same thing: Eibachs. Would you really wanna go lower than 1.2" anyways? You wouldn't be able to go over a small rock with 2"!
Old Jul 16, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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ba, i got intrax springs with a 1.7 drop and i can still go over large speed bumps....

of course im more at risk now to blowing my struts since im sittin lower but ill look good doing it
Old Jul 16, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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I had the Sprints, and i could go over bumps and stuff fine, and they looked really nice.
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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of course im more at risk now to blowing my struts since im sittin lower but ill look good doing it


all though I have kybgr2's struts and sprint springs in the front so it can be bumpy at times, but not always.
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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I have blue sprints. I love em. Their harsh on bumps, Every speed table Needs to be taken at an angle if you have a body kit on it. Intrax aren't supposed to be as low as sprints... But I've seen a intrax set up next to my sprints and they look much lower... I donno....

Eibachs don't have any noticable drop over stock springs.
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 01:03 PM
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Eibachs don't have any noticable drop over stock springs.
What? Eibachs have a VERY noticeable drop over stock springs. Theres proof besides visual as well. When tightening the bolt on the strut after switching to the eibachs, you don't even need the spring compressor they are so short. Also, when I go to jack up my car, I have to pull up on the car while someone pushes the jack underneath the frame.

I would prefer sprint springs compared to eibachs, but I've heard of a lot of blown struts due to the lower springs so eibachs for me.
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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...I have to lift my car just to reach under it.

I hope my kybs hold up... But their cheap enough to replace.
Old Jul 18, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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if i buy the eibachs springs , stock struts are good? or should i find better ones?
Old Jul 18, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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if i buy the eibachs springs , stock struts are good? or should i find better ones?
you should always look for better.
Old Jul 18, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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can you tell me some better ones , i got my maxima about 2 weeks ago but i fell in love with it heh. so im looking to do some small mod stuff to it , like lowering it , but i was wondering if the eibachs could work with the stock springs:?
Old Jul 19, 2005 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by MyBlue92Maxima
can you tell me some better ones , i got my maxima about 2 weeks ago but i fell in love with it heh. so im looking to do some small mod stuff to it , like lowering it , but i was wondering if the eibachs could work with the stock springs:?

you fell in love with a blue 3rd gen?
Old Jul 19, 2005 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MyBlue92Maxima
can you tell me some better ones , i got my maxima about 2 weeks ago but i fell in love with it heh. so im looking to do some small mod stuff to it , like lowering it , but i was wondering if the eibachs could work with the stock springs:?
the eibach are springs thatare used in place of the stock springs.
You can use the stock struts with them, it's just not recommended
Old Jul 19, 2005 | 01:44 PM
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er yea i ment struts , any suggestion on newer struts?
Old Jul 19, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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a minimum of KYBs, with a recomendation of Konis
Old Jul 19, 2005 | 02:01 PM
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Konis, they are the best available for our max. Other options are tokicos and then the lower aftermarket/performance in kyb.

You will be o.k. with the stock struts for now, but they may blow due to the lowering. If you want better performance and not worry about having to do the job twice, then uprgrade if you can afford it. KYBs are as cheap as OEM ones, Tokicos around 400 for all 4, and the konis about 500 for all 4.
Old Jul 20, 2005 | 07:02 AM
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what about b&g springs. are they any good compared to eibach
Old Jul 20, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Phatsta
I haven't lowered my max yet but everyone I've asked says the same thing: Eibachs. Would you really wanna go lower than 1.2" anyways? You wouldn't be able to go over a small rock with 2"!
Yes, it is a big drop, but i think that i got a 1.6" drop or something like that that i bottomed out my car, the first that it will hit is your Exaust pipe. Dont want that to happen, your headers will most likely break the bolts on the block and is very tough or expensive to fix. I wouldnt go anymore that 1.2" drop.
Old Jul 20, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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Yes, it is a big drop, but i think that i got a 1.6" drop or something like that that i bottomed out my car, the first that it will hit is your Exaust pipe. Dont want that to happen, your headers will most likely break the bolts on the block and is very tough or expensive to fix. I wouldnt go anymore that 1.2" drop.

Dude...... Try thinkin, plan on paper, then type.
Old Jul 20, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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Any one drive their lowered maxima in the snow? My car could use a drop but I have to deal with the northeast winters up here.
Old Jul 20, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Ninty-two-se
Any one drive their lowered maxima in the snow? My car could use a drop but I have to deal with the northeast winters up here.

I took my ma up in vermont in the snow. I never drove in a storm, but I didn't have much of a problem. Driving without a kit it find, it's murder hitting ice chucks.
Old Jul 20, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by brandon82
Yes, it is a big drop, but i think that i got a 1.6" drop or something like that that i bottomed out my car, the first that it will hit is your Exaust pipe. Dont want that to happen, your headers will most likely break the bolts on the block and is very tough or expensive to fix. I wouldnt go anymore that 1.2" drop.
Um, for your exhaust pipe to get hit hard enough to break the manifold studs it would need to get nailed in the Y-pipe. Last time I checked, there was a crossmember and fatty sway bar protecting it. I have however scraped the exhaust tip of my muffler a few times, but theres no way that messed up my studs.
Old Jul 20, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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Thanks for that reply, I am replacing the exhaust studs now and I plan on putting in a new y-pipe, I have not heard anyone else talk about the y-pipe breaking the studs either, and most of the people on here that I pay attention to have lowered cars.
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