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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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I checked the stickies but no answer???

First off I check the stickies and I didn't get my answer.......
Everyone that lowers their car pairs their springs up wit adjustable struts.....

Can u just lower the car wit the springs and stock struts or do u have to pair them up wit adjustable struts???

What do u loos if u pair them wit stock struts.....
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:47 AM
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People say that if you lower it mainly more than 1.5 that you will blow your stock struts. Also, alot of people prefer the adjustable so you can change the settings. I don't plan on doing the adjustable just for the simple fact that my driving habits don't change nor do I drive on many different types of roads. If a road is f****d up, I usually avoid it. I'm not any kind of expert on struts or anything, but I think you will be fine just getting the hp's, paired with the progress, unless you want more of a drop. Then of course you can go with the s-techs, in which they say your stock struts will die pretty soon.
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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It may not be in the stickys, but it has been covered a THOUSAND times before...

With ANY lowering spring, your spring rate will be too strong for th estock damping to handle and your struts- even if brand new- will blow out. Between the increased load on the damping and the increased chances of the strut bottoming out (travel in excess of design limits), you will inevitably blow your struts very quickly.
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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What about eibachs will they blow wit them
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by brandnew
What about eibachs will they blow wit them
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With ANY lowering spring, your spring rate will be too strong for the stock damping to handle and your struts- even if brand new- will blow out. Between the increased load on the damping and the increased chances of the strut bottoming out (travel in excess of design limits), you will inevitably blow your struts very quickly.
Was I unclear?
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by phenryiv1
Was I unclear?

You were quite clear, concise and not verbose. It was english as well...
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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Wooooe hold ur horses tonto u must have posted that like 1 second before I hit reply when I typed mine cuz ur reply wasn't there when I sent mine threw....

And yes u were clear thanx for the reply

But no need 4 the attitude
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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just a suggestion http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=526594 post #23

no aggression, just a suggestion
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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Its only a matter of time until Kevlo uses his new powers......

BTW, you have been doing a good job at cleaning up the 4th gen fourm
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by brandnew
Wooooe hold ur horses tonto u must have posted that like 1 second before I hit reply when I typed mine cuz ur reply wasn't there when I sent mine threw....

And yes u were clear thanx for the reply

But no need 4 the attitude
haha you need to remember he's a mod and sees this stuff all the time. He's dealt with so many of these threads and so have we. After a while you'll see what it's like to get someone asking the same questions we've tried to give detailed responses to time and time again. You can only post the same answers so many times. If it's not in the stickies, free search it first. You really can find lots of information that way. I'm not trying to be an a$$ with this one, just letting you know that the attitude you give can get you from here.

And the answer was given: any springs will be bad on your stock struts after a given period of time.
Old Jun 21, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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people dont pair them with only adjustable strut/shocks its just they perfer to use them and pretty much you only main option. Because the non-adjustable strut/shocks are mainly just OE replacements. Which means they are just the same as your STOCK stuff maybe 1 step better or worst.
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