i am installing the progress and agx combo on my car and i was wondering what setting would be the best for good handling and wouldnt be too stiff over the speed bumps

 

It probably will drive rough cuz you are going to be lower but if you adjust your struts it should be alright.

 

I have this combo & love it! Front AGX's are set to 2, rears to 4. Handling is great though I think I might try the fronts at 3 one day.
As for those evil speed-bumps.....I slow right down for ALL of them. Even then, my mud guards often scrape.

 

Thes adjustables are 4 setting in front (see pic)

...and 8 in back, correct? And, the higher the #, the stiffer the setting?

I am thinking of putting these on my Max and want to know how everyone likes them and any pros and cons I should know before installation(I am not lowering, using stock springs).

 

Yup, the bigger the number, the stiffer it is.

 

i have progress springs and kyb agx's, ill give u a very good range of settings.

when i am city driving back home in pittsburgh where it is hilly and curvy and roads arent that bad, i have a 3 in the front setting and a 5 in the rear setting(not that harsh, very controlled)

when i am on the highway and need a nice soft ride becuz i dont know what lies ahead, i use 2 on the front and 2 in the rear(remember your rear is so light that the rear shock setting is what controls your ride) this setting will make it feel like absolute stock on the highway

when i am in places such as flint michigan where im attending college, i have 2 in the front and 3 in the rear for just a lil more control but still almost a complete stock ride becuz the roads are simply terrible.

you might want to just drive arouond with 2 in the front and 4 in the rear to break the shocks in and let the springs settle then start adjusting.

basically your always safe with 2 in the front, but like i said before, the rear shocks will control the ride since they are sensitive becuz of less weight. anything over 5 and its gonna hurt a little bit. but do remember the softer the rear the more understeer and the harder the rear the more of a tendency towards oversteer, these shocks compiment the springs nicely becuz they are lower in front which gets rid of at lest 60% of the understeer.

 

Are these struts easy to adjust the settings when installed on the Max?

I read somewhere that the rears are easier to get to if the the strut is installed with adj. **** facing the center of the car rather than out towards the wheel.

I am especially curious of how to adjust the fronts once installed.

Any comments on this part?

 

my ***** faces towards the center of the car more towards the hood. that is def easy to get to, just lay next to the car and reach under there, u can still see the **** so u dont have to do it without looking at the numbers. The ones under the hood are changed by using the small flathead screwdriver that comes with it, make sure to push it down before rotating it. should take you no more then a minute flat to change your whole cars settings

 

I was wondering if the fronts would be adjustable from under the hood, that seems logical, and is what I thought.

Thanks for all of your input, I am really looking forward to having these installed.

They just arrived! Now I am awaiting the replacemnt pieces from Nissan (everything that is rubber is being replaced all the way around, nothing old, except springs is going back on the car).

 

Yup. Just pop open your hood & you'll have clear access to the adjustable part of the front struts just as JettmiesterMax spoke about. Simple as that.