Full Suspsnsion Recommendations? (Shocks/Springs/Sway/Strut Bar/etc)

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02-07-2005, 10:35 AM

KaZ

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Full Suspsnsion Recommendations? (Shocks/Springs/Sway/Strut Bar/etc)

Ok... I've decided to keep the Maxima instead of getting rid of it (its more practical than the other things I was thinking of!). She's got about 127k on her, and all the suspension is original... I was used to driving my Z32 Twin Turbo rather spiritedly (not just straight line people, I'm talking corners!) and I had a full suspension setup on it... KYB AGX Shocks, Eibach Springs, Stillen Adjustable Sways, Tension Rod Bushings, etc... and I'd like something that would help the Maxima perform similarly...

Currently I'm thinking of the following:

Shocks/Struts: Tokico Illuminas or KYB AGXs
Springs: H&Rs
Sways: Not Sure
Strut Bars: I want F&R, but Stillen seems to be the only rear... what would be the best front? Cattman?

Anything else I should look into? Do we have tension rods or anything else that would help steering/cornering ability? I'm just looking for sporty, but something that my wife won't hate (she tolerated the Z, though it was a little bouncy/rough for her tastes), but I would like something I can set for AutoX and more spirited driving when desired...

I'm also trying to find some '05 Altima SE 5 spokes w/ some good tires (I had some Z32 wheels & tires on my Maxima, but traded those with a guy with a '95 SE a whlie back when I was trying to sell the Max and those 95 rims have rather crap tires on them... =(

Anyway... any suggestions would be great. I did see the poll on Tokico vs H&R or whatever... lots of good feedback there, but I really didn't see much about the other suspension components (sway bar, strut bars, etc).

Thanks in Advance,

02-07-2005, 10:37 AM

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Rear shock mounts from me

02-07-2005, 11:01 AM

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Maybe go with the front LTB or stage1 SFC's instead of the upper strut braces. As long as either doesn't degrade the ride any.

02-07-2005, 11:17 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BEJAY1

Maybe go with the front LTB or stage1 SFC's instead of the upper strut braces. As long as either doesn't degrade the ride any.

Please excure my Maxima.org Noobness but, "LTB", "Stage1 SFC"?

Edit: Doh... just took a day of reading posts... Lower Tie Bar, Subframe Connector... thanks. =)

02-07-2005, 11:46 AM

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fstb
tokico illuminas
tein s-tech srpings
rear sway bar

that's about all you need.

02-07-2005, 11:49 AM

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Ebay FSTB
Tokico Illuminas
Progress springs
Progress RSB
Ben's rear strut mounts
Warpspeed Sub-Frame Connectors
BlhemCo Lower Tie Bar

Maxima will be a new car, it will ride and driver TOTALLY different.