How to install new springs into a 96?
#2
i think there are a few write ups...its not hard just takes time to do...u need a special tool called a spring compressior to compress the springs so they do explode when u loosen the main bolt....but really its not too bad.....if u get a Haynes manual is shows how to
http://www.vqpower.com/v2/modules.ph...howpage&pid=10
http://web.archive.org/web/200112270...x/springs.html
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/shocks.html
Search is ur friend...and if u cant search use the free search feature that we now have.... google...it usually gives links to Maxima.org threads
those are for strut install but u need to do the same procedure anyway
http://www.vqpower.com/v2/modules.ph...howpage&pid=10
http://web.archive.org/web/200112270...x/springs.html
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/shocks.html
Search is ur friend...and if u cant search use the free search feature that we now have.... google...it usually gives links to Maxima.org threads
those are for strut install but u need to do the same procedure anyway
#3
yea use the directions maximaSE96 gave you. go to autozone and ask to rent strut spring compressors. its like $42 to rent them but they give you the money back after you return them. you might want to get a torque wrench too. cause when i changed my struts i didnt have one, i checked earlier this week and the bolts had loosened quite a bit. so i grabbed a torque wrench n torqued them properly.
#6
depends on what springs you have, if you throw on some s-techs or springs on factory struts that are 8 years old then expect your maxima to be riding on its bumpstops 99% of the time..which is very dangerous from a safety standpoint.
I think i will be doing my springs/struts myself, its going to be a pretty lengthy task but it will be a good learning experience. Also make sure if you do buy a spring compressor its a good one not a cheap one, remember the springs arent your typical household springs that if they hit you its just going to poke you, if the compressor breaks or slips the spring could potentially seriously injure you.
I think i will be doing my springs/struts myself, its going to be a pretty lengthy task but it will be a good learning experience. Also make sure if you do buy a spring compressor its a good one not a cheap one, remember the springs arent your typical household springs that if they hit you its just going to poke you, if the compressor breaks or slips the spring could potentially seriously injure you.
#7
Originally Posted by mike96
how is the ride on stock shocks and aftermarket "lowered" springs, does anybody here have a setup like that? also how long before the shocks start giving away
#9
Originally Posted by mike96
well i was thinking of doing it this way because i just got new struts and i have lifetime warranty on them so i can keep on returning them for a new pair
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Originally Posted by rsly33
Lowered springs void warranties
#11
Originally Posted by njmaxseltd
Not true. Most Mfg. will warranty their product if it's not lowered more then 1.5 inches. That info is posted on the KYB and Tokico web sites.
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