My girl wants to lower her 97 max (in sig), and I was wondering if some of you people could help me out with pics of your cars lowered and what springs your running, and also any recomendations. Just so she can get an idea of what her max will look like lowered, and at what height she would be comfortable with. Thanks for your time.

 

This is my car on Tein coilovers, that way she can lower it anyways she wants.

 

I have ground controls on my 5th gen, and I suggested that to her, but she doesnt want to spend that much, and told me i was crazy and did this.. ...lol

 

illumina's and h&r springs.. nice drop, nice ride.. cant lose...

 

Although coilovers are cool because you can raise and lower as much as you want, the specific drop in the picture just simply looks horrible IMO. With a drop this low, our Maximas look very unproportional. Just my opinion.

 

if you want pictures of particular springs on the car check out this site if you have not already. there are links of drops of different springs.

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

 

here is my max

with Tein S-techs springs. i love it.

 

if you get springs youre going to need shocks as well. the oem shocks will not be able to handle the low height and will have shorter suspension travel, thus having the shocks blowout. im running maxspeeds on oem se shocks and since its not a very low drop and the se shocks are stiffer than gle/gxe shocks its running fine now. ill be upgrading very soon tho. its NOT recommended to run aftermarket springs on stock shocks. save up that extra money and get shocks as well. just remember, the lower you go the stiffer the ride. its never going to be the same as stock. the tein s-techs will give you a low ride but i hear it has a soft spring rate.

 

yes, S. tech's for sure

 

Really, does it look that bad? i didn't think so, but either way, its not that low anymore.

 

no, never would i consider that looking bad, but definitely slammed

armani really just has a unique sense of style, which most people would think is bland

 

thanx a flood99, now i know im not alone!

 

do you guys always run around with your front plate off?

 

Before...



After KYB GR2's and Progress springs...



Ride is stiffer than SE setup, driving around normal not-so-smooth streets can get tiring after a while, but the cornering is greatly improved and the tail doesn't swing out on hard turns. Lowered about 1.25".

 

before:

after with Tokico springs:

not that low but im happy with it.

 

Might want to read this comparo between GR2s and Illuminas also...

 

Nope, you're not alone.....

 

Wow nice color i'm really feelin that

 

thanks! i'm glad you like it.

 

gr2's maxspeeds

 

Mike, I have Eibach/AGX on my 4th gen. If you don't remember what it looks like, check my homepage. Tell Lisa it's about time she mods that car!!! ....Oh yea, you can tell her I said hi too...since you two have been in hiding.

 

Not every state requires front plate, I love TN!!. Anywayz, for a girl, if she wants to go low, most notable spring manufactuers will be good(eibach,hr,etc), but for a low drop without coilovers she should do Tein S techs some decent struts, sounds like she doesn't want to spend alot of money though.

 

sprint AGX


eibach Koni

 

eibach/gr2's

 

Hi ed...lol...sorry bro we have just been real busy lately. It seems like theres just not enough time to do anything.But we will deffinately have to hang soon. I wasnt sure if you had Coilovers or springs. It looks like its coming down to either H-techs, maxspeeds or eibachs.

thanks for everyones help

 

just so you know...H&Rs are supposed to be very similar to Maxspeeds. Also, this may be worth looking at...

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

 

H&R springs with SE16"





H&R springs with 17" TSW REVO



Nick.

 

Not the best pics but this is my old car with Intrax ride was rough but i was on stock shocks, handled really well in the curves

 

Sprints (2" Drop) w/ KYB AGX

 

Tokico springs and illuminas beautiful ride and like the drop i can get around this bumpy crazy town

 

see home page for eibach and H&R drop pics of my 4th gen.

 

Not ALL states require a front plate these days

On a thread related note... Anyone know about a combo of Tokico HP's and H&R springs, I've heard this combo rides pretty smooth but is solid in cornering, no more floaty feeling.

Edit: Plus the drop with H&Rs is pretty modest for those of us who don't like our cars slammed

 

sprints/agx's ride is harsh in cold weather but now that it warmed up it ride nice. I dont mind it. The rear is cut 1 coil. here are some pictures!






if i would do my suspension all over again i would go with a coilover setup. Tein Basics looks to be a nice setup. I mean springs were 170, struts were 440. 610 for both. Coilover can be bought for ~700 in the group deal. just something to think about.

 

I'm runnig the Eibach Pro kit w/KYB AGXs. Its a rough ride but handling & the look was much improved.

 

is their any difference between the tein h-techs and the tein s-techs?
i was thinking about going with h-techs and illumina's or should i just save up a little more and buy the tein basic coilovers?

 

The difference between Tein H-Techs and Tein S-techs is how much they lower. The S-techs lower the car even more then the H-techs. The H-techs lower the car just like the H&R Springs. Illuminas are great. I have them on my car and love them. If you have the money, go for the coilovers cause then you can get the edfc and adjust them while you are in the car.

 

Can you even put edfc on the basics? I'm not sure about that, I think it maybe the next set up, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

so what did everyone pay for their set-ups? im doin my suspension this summer and im think of s-techs/ illumina's. sean05 said he spent 610. that sounds like a lot more than i was thinking. so what the deal?

 

well it depends if you get them new or used. my setup cost me $550 shipped but i got the s-techs for free. i just bought the illuminas. check the for sale forum. people are always changing their setups. you might just get lucky and save some cash.

 

sig pic is h&r's and tokico blues, rides like stock