Need new shocks please advise!!!!!!!!!!
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I went with the Tokicos and a set of SE springs, but I plan on driving this GXE for a long while. Bought the Tokicos on ebay for not much more than locally priced Monroes. Don't forget the bearings on the upper plate, one of mine was clunking at 65,000. I planned on doing the work on a nice cool fall weekend, but one of the original cv boots split and forced me to do the work this past week.
i have monroe sensotrac and stock se springs... hate it! the car isn't bad below 40mph... anything above 55mph and it feels like i'm driving a caddy or something. expressway driving over 70mph and you really start to feel the car bouncing and almost feels like you have no control. Previous to that I had KYB GR2's, which were good for about a month or so until they got really really soft. The body roll became unbearable so I had my mechanic switch them out for these monroe's for free. Now I'm thinking of just picking up the Tokico Illumina Strut/Spring Combo and just be done with all this suspension nonsense.
I have a FSTB and RSB by the way. Riding on Stock SE Rims with Continental ContiExtreme Contact tires.
Just my .02
I have a FSTB and RSB by the way. Riding on Stock SE Rims with Continental ContiExtreme Contact tires.
Just my .02
What about Monroe Reflex?
Why don't you try the Monroe Reflex struts?
Here's some more info:
http://waw.wardsauto.com/ar/auto_chi...sion/index.htm
Here's some more info:
http://waw.wardsauto.com/ar/auto_chi...sion/index.htm
Monroe convinced Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. chassis engineers, apparently, because the company was awarded an OE contract to supply the Reflex shock absorbers for Nissan's '00 Altima SE.
A hard-charging test of the Reflex-equipped Altima SE at Michigan's serpentine Waterford Hills race track convinces us, too. Even in SE trim, Altima is not meant to be an all-out sports sedan, yet the Reflex shocks help make the new Altima an entertaining handler - much more so than the previous model, which most would consider was tuned for the "ride comfort" side of the above-mentioned ride/handling tradeoff. More satisfying, though, is the enhanced body control during normal driving, where with many cars and sport/utility vehicles (SUVs), nonsensically excess body roll makes even turning corners on city streets at nominal speeds a wearying experience.
A hard-charging test of the Reflex-equipped Altima SE at Michigan's serpentine Waterford Hills race track convinces us, too. Even in SE trim, Altima is not meant to be an all-out sports sedan, yet the Reflex shocks help make the new Altima an entertaining handler - much more so than the previous model, which most would consider was tuned for the "ride comfort" side of the above-mentioned ride/handling tradeoff. More satisfying, though, is the enhanced body control during normal driving, where with many cars and sport/utility vehicles (SUVs), nonsensically excess body roll makes even turning corners on city streets at nominal speeds a wearying experience.
alright i want the car to handle a litttle better.... i dont want to drop it cuz it think thats stupid (no hard fealings guys) but i would like the car to be comfortable and corner well.... i thought of getting stock oem struts but they are 259$ from nissan and thats way too much... i dont know if i should change the springs as well or not... what do u guys think???
KYB GR2's are slightly stiffer stock replacements (slightly stiffer than stock SE struts.) You can find them pretty dirt cheap, too. If you want a softer, more stock-like ride though, the Tokico HP Blues are supposed to be good.
As for lowering, well, it's the * springs * that will most influence ride height.
As for lowering, well, it's the * springs * that will most influence ride height.
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