I will confirm this over the phone on Tuesday to make SURE.

No joke
I e-mailed Chuck over at KYB asking him on a confirmed delivery date, and if they will be offering strut mounts and boots as well. Today I received the Following e-mail,



"The 1995~99 Maxima AGX products have arrived at our California warehouse and are ready for shipment. Your KYB retailer can order these if that is his warehouse. The Chicago warehouse will receive the product on Wed.10/10."

We offer only the strut mounts. The part numbers are:

Front - SM5122
Rear - SM5123

Regards,

Chuck Gonwa
KYB America LLC
Product Manager
Phone: (630) 620-5555
Fax: (630) 620-8133
E-Mail : chuck@kyb.com


Now we have to wait for Brain C Catts to e-mail all of us.

 

im gunna get these next summer probably. Anyone know pricing?

 

i will believe it when someone has them in their garage.

 

any prices ???

 

Brian was saying 380 to 400 for a set I believe, not including shipping

 

THATS BADA$$ NEWS! I BEEN WAITIN TOOO LONG FOR THEM TO COME OUT!

 

Definitely going to make some calls on Monday...

 

Shouldn't the front have a left/right?

 

i think im gonna get a set too once they are out. My tokicos are kinda starting to get a lil too soft

are these the 5way adjustables?? or is that the koni's

 

I called 8 different suppliers all over the US and they all told me the same thing, that they will not be available till the end of December. So if somehow they are getting it sooner then please email me about it.

I even called KYB directly and they told me another couple months..........something strange is going on here.

 

the only reason i do not have these is tat they are not out. i am making calls monday see if i can get them.

 

OK can someone brief me on whats so special about these things, are they like flame retardant or something?

 

i heard they give you 30+ horsepower

 

No no no, that was the KYB AGX stickers that give you 30hp. The struts/shocks give you 15hp.

 

Hey all,

I'm interested in the AGX's too - have been for a while, but they were nowhere near available the last time I was considering suspension work, so was considering the Koni's. Could be a blessing in disguise I had to hold off - those AGX's are nice!

I went to KYB's website & posted the following inquiry - hopefully they have something more to say than typical P.R. department mumbo-jumbo.

Sent 10/09/01. . .

"Dear KYB,

I own a 1995 Nissan Maxima SE and am active on www.maxima.org , a owner-interest newsgroup/community for Maxima enthusiasts. It is a rather large virtual community and many of us are performance-oriented drivers. My point? There's a LOT of eager rambling and rumbling among the members about the impending (?) release of the KYB AGX adjustable struts & shocks for the ("4th generation" / '95-'99 Nissan Maxima) in the "Forums" section of www.maxima.org these days.

Please help me separate fact from fiction, so I can report back to the group - When exactly does KYB expect this product to be available to ("4th generation" / '95-'99 Nissan Maxima) consumers in the marketplace?

Thanks in advance for any information you can provide."

Regards,
Keith
"KWheelzSB"

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I'll keep you guys posted - seems like time to get the word "from the horse's mouth," so to speak. (I've heard several mentions of delays, changes in production forecasts, etc., through retailers & distributors over the last year, too). 'Gettin frustrated.

 

Ok all,

Here's the scoop from the KYB AGX product manager in a very prompt response to my inquiry. . .

"Keith,

The AGX adjustable products for the 1995~99 Maxima have just arrived
from Japan and are now available for shipment to KYB's Distributors. Those that have pre-ordered units will be shipped immediately. The balance of distributors can order at will."

The KYB AGX part numbers are:

Rt. Front strut - 734017
Lft. Front strut - 734018
Rear Shock - 741039

Regards,

Chuck Gonwa
KYB America LLC
Product Manager
Phone: (630) 620-5555
Fax: (630) 620-8133
E-Mail : chuck@kyb.com

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All indications are it is just a matter of finding a distributor whose got 'em, or should have 'em in a matter of days, if not weeks. . .

Good luck!
-KWheelzSB-

 

thanks for the info.. i will see if i can get these things finally
wwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaa! !!

 

any possibility of a group buy?
sounds like there would be at least 25 of us...

also NE1 know how they compare to konis -
in terms of performance
in terms of longevity
in terms of price

 

Performance : No, nobody has them
Longevity : No, nobody has them
Price : No, nobody has them

Does that help?

Actually if they are similar to how they are for other cars, then they will be better than the koni's and cost less.
I think early cost guessing was around $400 for all four (or less)
Plus, they are direct replacements, not modifications like the Koni's.

 

I like mine.. I'm sure ya'll will enjoy them as well....

 

www.tirerack.com has 'em!

$400 plus s/h for the set.

 

i want

 

1 - fast97maxse
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and who's gonna organize it?

and what kind of discount can we get?

 

Tirerack has had them on their website since August. But they haven't delivered them to anyone yet.

 

I'll call my friend today, he works for KYB and so knows all of their distributors. I'll see if he knows anyone willing to deal. I'm sponsored by them, and they've been promising that I'll get mine as soon as they get to the US, so hopefully soon.

 

Thanks Shadow

keep us posted

 

Cattman just emailed me. Said he's got them and will be ready to ship early next week..Whoo hoo!!!

 

maybe greg (custommaxima) can help us..........

 

group buy price would be...?

 

oh, probably around $100 for a set of 4

yeah, ok, I'm dreaming...

It'll depend on:
- how many of us are interested
- who is offering the deal
- and how much of a break they want to offer.

Tire rack wants $400 for the set.
Figure a little less.

I wonder if KYB would deal with us directly?
But their dealers might object.

So far I'm the only member I see on the list.
I don't think that "one" counts as a group buy.

 

You all could actually peek in the Group Deal forum every once in a while:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....threadid=56957

 

WHAT!!??

You mean actually look around and do a search?

 

Ohhhh


duhhhh

With all the posts here, it never occured to me that there would already be an existing thread

thanks

 

what's search?