ny96max

Im placing my order for some AGX's this coming friday along with Sprint springs. This is all goin to replace my old H&R/Tokico combo from back in the day. From the looks of things all of my OEM equpiment is shot! So ill be looking to swap out whatever is necessary while i have the front and rear apart.

UPDATED LIST:

front-end
1) x2 strut bearings - replacing with OEM
2) x2 spring isolators - replacing with OEM
3) x2 dust boots - replacing with KYB or OEM
4) x2 brake line clips - replacing with OEM
5) x2 front strut mounts - replacing with OEM

rear-end
1) x2 spring isolators - replacing with OEM
2) x2 dust boots - replacing with KYB or OEM
3) x2 rear strut mounts - OEM or Motivational Mounts
4) Radio Shack wire wrap ( thanks to LIME )

if you guys think of anything else i should swap out while im in there please post.

thanks,

Ant

njmaxseltd

iTrader: (19)

You don't need wire wrap if your using OEM isloators.

You don't need the brake line clips.

Use KYB dust covers all around - there cheaper and they already have the shortened bump stop. Nissan is now making a one piece replacement dust cover/bump stop for the fronts. You can't trim them anymore.

With a drop like Sprints have, you will need all the suspension travel you can get back. You may want to get a set of the motivational rear mounts to gain some travel in the rear, especially since your cutting the spring.

Vyrus

iTrader: (4)

What do you plan to wrap the springs with? I followed Nick97SE's advice and picked up Radio Shack Spiral Cable wrap. I haven't put it on yet but I'm not sure what else people use. It is a thick plastic wrap, and I'm worried it will break under the pressure of the springs. Any other suggestions? I also think you should wrap all 4 as opposed to just the rear, therefore you won't need the OEM spring isolators.

Ant I am replacing a alot of my suspension parts soon also. You might want to add the front and rear strut mounts to your list, a lot of people do (since they are typically worn). They're expensive though, be prepared to spend $40 for the fronts and $115+ if you want the shortened rear mounts.

The Motivational mounts basically allow 1" more suspension travel in the rear. They are 2 small pieces of metal, nothing special, which is why a lot of people refuse to pay $130 for them. IIRC there is a GroupDeal that just ended you can try to get in on, they were $115 shipped. I know the price is steep but right now there are no other alternatives.

You can get the KYB Dustboots in the FS forum, from Tirerack or Cattman.

Another thing you may want to consider when cutting the springs is downforce. I have one coil cut in the rears, and I am about .3" higher in the rear than in the front (whereas uncut I was previously .7"). While driving, my car is perfectly level. The reason I didn't cut 2 is because I didn't want my car to look or feel like it was loaded down when driving. Cumalot has 2 cut coils, you might want to ask him how he likes it.

-Cyrus

ny96max

Im gonna buy that wire wrap from Radio shack.

phenryiv1

iTrader: (19)

I think that this is NOT in the FAQs because there have been so many threads about it lately. If you page back (not even searching) in the 4th gen forum there are 2-3 threads on this, and thiose threads have links to search results (which nondonors CAN view). It may be added to FAQs later, but for now just go back to thurs or fri of last week.

I did not forget. I just dropped (H&Rs and Tokicos) yesterday and the radio shack spiral wrap was perfect. I have no coil noise (but I do have another BIG noise that i will post seperately). I wrapped every other coil on front and rear. It took just over 1 pack of the coil wrap to do that.

breaux124

iTrader: (1)

While you're at it, you might as well replace the bushings on your front sway bar with the Polyurethene bushings. Just make sure to grease them real good.

I used the coil wrap, but after a few months it began to make noise again. I'm not sure if it was from the cold, snow and salt, or if it just wasn't wrapped tight enought. But I replaced it with the OEM isolation sleeves and I've been noise free since.

phenryiv1

iTrader: (19)

With 78K on the car I replaced ONLY the strut bearings and dustboots. Everything else was in great shape so I re-used it.