What is the easiest way to lower your 4th gen and keeping the same ride. Don't want to be too stiff.

 

H&R springs coupled with Tokico struts and shocks.

Put Motivational upper mounts in the rears to regain lost suspension travel, cut one ring off the front bump stops and your car should ride close to stock with a sports car feel.

And a new added feature called "HANDLING".

 

that would be your best option. or agx struts/shocks instead of tokico

 

How much will it lower my ride?

This is exactly what I was looking for

Thanks,

 

H&R's give about a 1.4 inch drop

 

I would recommend maxspeeds springs if your not looking for a big drop. Half the price of H&R's, also a comfortable ride coupled with AGX's.

 

eibachs are the softest and lowers you a little./

 

I thought H&Rs are softer than Eibachs?

 

here's the rundown....

Tokico shocks and struts are similar to OEM shocks as far as firmness, but they will support more of a drop (supposedly, but I don't trust the rears at all) thank OEM shocks and struts. Actually, I believe Tokico is the manufacturer of the A32 shocks/struts for Nissan, but obviously OEM's aren't Blues.

KYB GR2 shocks and struts are also similar to OEM firmness.

Koni adjustable shocks are varying in levels of firmess, and are adjustable. They are good for people who want to vary their ride firmness for many applications, such as track and auto-cross. Downside is they are pretty darn expensive.

KYB AGX are the adjustable KYB suspension; these are more affordable than Koni, and a great bargain. Most.org members have them.

Eibach springs: progressively rated without a low drop, the springs give a stiff, responsive ride, but are fairly expensive.

H&R springs: progressively rated, these give a slightly lower drop, with a softer feel. Still very responsive, but not that great with a harder shock/strut.

B&G springs: progressively rated, very strong, lower drop. These springs are quite aggressive and lower than the Eibachs. THey are quite thick, red, and give a very performance-oriented ride. People say that 5spd's have a slight dip in the rear with these springs.

Progress, Maxspeed: I'm not sure on the particulars on these. I installed Progress for someone once, and they looked progressively rated, but I couldn't really tell the spring rate. I think the ride is similar to H&R, if I'm not mistaken.

Sprint, Intrax: non-progressive, kind of like cutting your coils. Not recommended for a comfortable ride or good performance by most people on this board. THey have a much lower drop than the other springs.

Coilovers: Ground Control and KIC make coilover applications for maximas, but these are pricey alternatives. JIC makes the best so far.

Decide why you want to lower your car. Also do a [urll=http://forums.maxima.org/search.php?]Search[/url] on the spring type of your choice, as I am not the final authority on this stuff.

 

Far from true. Get H+R's.

 

I just put Maxspeeds on and my car rides better than stock (then again my oem springs were old). Maxspeeds ride close to a stock SE yet are very responsive in turns. Plus you can pick them up for less than $100. Though you won't get the biggest drop out there with these. My .02