lmac

It seems like the rear end bottoms everytime I go over a speed bump. I have to almost come to a complete stop and slowly take speed bumps. I could go over them in wife's '97 Civic at close to 25MPH and it goes over fine. I hate it when I have to slow down so much and some idiot gets right on my tail. It's embarrassing with such a new car. Will the dealer do anything about it or will they simply tell me its normal? I'm sure this has probably been addressed before, but I can't do a search.

02'maxed-out

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i don't know why neither... ever since i put that rsb in...

Virus

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Where did you put the bushings on the axle? I had mine about a inch from the bends and it bottomed out frequently due to the arm coming down and hitting the bushing. Once I moved it 4.5 to 5" out it was fine.

asu174

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Threads like this are the primary reason why the RSB is the only bolt on that I do not have.......

daveful

My 03 SE did the same thing. When the car was loaded it was down right scary when it bottomed out at speed. The roads down here in New Orleans have lots of bumps and undulations so the suspension caused me alot of concern. In addition the front end banged on bumps that my other cars, including my stiffly suspended RX-7, just rode over. Of course the dealer(s) all thought it was normal. I got rid of the car after 3 months due in part the poor suspension.

HKMax

I suspect it is because the rear suspension is beam axle. I really hate Nissan for doing this. All other "normal" sedans, even SUVs, come with independent rear suspension. I believe Maxima used to come with one and they switched for some reason. Now I know why Max is not in 10 best list in C&D.

slickrick

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dealer wont do ****. but suspension mods should help.

Maximam

Your answer is the springs and shocks are to soft. I have the same problem.

IceY2K1

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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=196636

kpark

But the Max only has struts in the front and shocks in the rear.

IceY2K1

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Front=shocks
Rear=struts

Unless I'm going

young1976

UHM, YEA, FRONT STRUT, REAR SHOCK( ON THE BOTTOM ) BUT MOUNTED LIKE A STRUT (ON TOP)

IceY2K1

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Then that's why these will work.

4th gen struts...er shocks...whatever...are the same as 5th gens.

Whatever you call them.

Young04

does it get worse when you have people in back seat or luggage? i took my car in for the same reason, and theer is a TSB out there for us GLE guys. i'm having my springs replaced on wed. good luck!