hello, im doing the suspension on my 97, and the top of the strut says out, with a notch below it, is this to face the tire?

 

Yes

 

love the look of it bein lowered, thanks for the help homie!

 

what lowering springs do you have?

 

tein s-tech's with the lotek shock and struts off ebay. i love the ride i might say for 168$ spent on the budget stuff..not too shabby, they look like gr-2 knockoffs. and honestly a old member 95custommaxima used to live down the street from me and had the tein/gr2 setup. i swear mine feels the same. now to see what their doing 10k miles from now is a different situation.


however, after doing axles and valvoline 80w90 gl-4 rated gear lube, i geta wierd hum under load around 3500rpm, not a wheel bearing seeing as i inspected for play and nothing. so idk if the axles are wrong but its strange.

axles were purchased from oreilly, and are item number...

60-6144 and 60-6145.

anybody know if these were wrong? or if new axles in these cars make funny noises? ( dumb but..) they slid into the trans no problems and fit in the hub nicely. they both look/seem to be completely in, seeing as the carrier lined up no problems, and the drivers side was a good click. any thoughts??

wasnt makin that noise before all was said and done.

 

what are some good shocks and struts to put on the tein lowering springs. I need new struts on the max. Just trying to find somes that have great quality. I had eibach springs but i like the tein springs better.

 

kyb gr-2's

 

Do you have to replace the axles when you put lowering springs on? What wheel are you running? Any offset?

 

no i replace them cuz both had torn boots and were clicking. i have 03 max wheels w/ 225/50/17 tires. its a 17x7. idk the offset by chance, but they look damn nice.

 

I have the 2k2 rims powder-coated!!! R urs powder-coated? You have wheel spacers on the max? What brand of tire r u runnin.

 

no spacers, idk if i should have em, i have cooper crap tires, and next weekend ima rattle can em glossy black, cant afford powder coating! lol.

 

get 25 mm spacers for the rear so it sits flush, and a little more aggressive stance.

 

How much are you guys finding your spacers for?

 

i think their around $50 to $100.

 

Cool thanks, Ebay them for that price range.