I'm having a difficult time deciding on which springs to buy. I hear that the Eibach Pro-Kit is one of the stiffest springs available, H&R Sport springs are supposedly one of the softest yet has a higher spring rate than stock. I'm very interested in the Tein's but haven't heard or seen too many pics of them installed (hint hint, please post them if you have em). Also I don't wanna go too low because I don't wanna deal with all that camber problem and etc.

Any suggestions or input would be helpful, thanks all.

B

 

By the way...I'm considering to match these with KYB GR-2s

 

Tein's may require camber bolts and may be a bit low for the gr-2's to handle for a long period of time.

I have Eibachs, and yes they are stiff. The drop is noticeable to any max owner, but don't expect people to think your car is lowerd.

 

yeh pics of a tein drop would be nice.

 

I wasn't really looking for looks, but more for performance and comfort at the same time because the other day I was on the highway with construction making a turn and lost control for a few seconds. After fish tailing about 3 or 4 times, i finally gained back my traction in the narrow road. SCARRRRY.

 

from what ive heard you should go with H&R if you want comfort and performance

 

pics of H&R?

 

http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaHandling

 

Go Sprint or Progress if you live in an area with good roads...

LEMAR

 

Teins provide the nicest drop of any spring. They're stiffer than H&Rs, but not as stiff as Eibachs. I've only heard rave reviews about Teins. I'd pair them with AGXes, Konis or Illuminas though. That goes for the Eibachs as well. If i had to get anything, an Illumina/Tein combo is top of my list. However, it looks like i'm going to have a JIC coilover setup....and that's the holy grail...albeit way more expensive...

 

MORE H&R PICS HERE:

Nick

 

Nice car Nick

I like the stance of your car. How is the ride? How does it compare to a stock SE ride?

Thanks for the pictures,
Gears

 

Pic of a 4th Gen on tiens (I can't remember his maxima.org SN right now)
http://drewm.dyndns.org/~drew/pics/g...scaled_640.jpg

That was taken at the pre-Stillen meet.

 

Check these out!

Before H&R (stocks):



After H&R:

 

With what struts did you pair them?

As I understand, KYB-GR2 last only with H&R (on the good roads). For anything else I would need AGX, Illuminas etc.

I will get GR2 I belive, cannot really afford anything more expensive..

 

Heres a coupla pics of my setup, im running B+G sport springs...










As far as "perfect" drops, Teins are by far the best springs to go with. You will have to careful about camber as well as paring them with the best and most aggressive struts available (Koni inserts, Illuminas, AGXs). GR-2s IMHO, will only cut it with B+G, H&R, progress, maxspeed, and eibach.



Eric

 

Looks stock, where is the drop?

 

Hey 1FSTMAX, whats your suspension set up it looks decently low?

 

Cut a few coils of the stock springs, and heated them to lower my car.


BTW check my homepage.

 

pics of Tein?

 

Look ^ that way for my last post. Didn't you see it?

 

Well, I have Eiback Pro, and I love my drop, its stiff, but I got used to it, you just have to sacrifice a lil:

Before with 16's


After with 18s

 

I installed a set of Eibachs on a 97 SE 5 speed last weekend and the drop was like my H&Rs. During the test drive, the Eibachs rode pretty much like my H&Rs.


Dave

 

I've got Eibach Pro-Kit with Tokico Illuminas. If this is harsh, I can't imagine what comfortable is. The ride is amazing tight and comfortable. It's probably the total effect of the whole package.

 

That's what happens when you get up close to the car on the "after" shot. I used H&R/AGX combo. I wasn't too happy with the drop either but these are the softest springs and I don't want my ride to be uncomfortable.

 

what about Tokico Performance Lowering Springs, the ones offered on custommaxima? i don't hear a lot about these..

 

Are those genuine Tokico springs? or are they made by Custom Enterprise?

 

tein tien tein. they own !

 

get the tein s tech you wont regret it