Well, I finally got around to installing these last night with a buddy of mine. We did it in about 3.5 hours, we could have been done in 3, but his dog got out and we ended up chasing the damn thing for a ½ hour. Anyway, the install was pretty easy, the fronts are cake, and the rears are a little bit of a PITA. Anyone who has done the rears know that you need some small hands to get to those strut bolts!

The ride is just what I was looking for, and I am very pleased with the setup. The drop is nearly perfect F&R, and that was important to me. Too many other companies drops are uneven, some even drop the rear MORE than the front!

Here are the before and after pics..


Before



After

 

I think I'm going to sell my Maxspeed for Teins. Nice drop!

 

here is another pic



and why working at night sucks!!!

 

damn dude!

Hey...did you use your isolation sleeves from your stock springs?

 

yes i did

 

I heard the more aggressive drop of the Tein's is rough. That's why I'm leaning toward Maxspeeds.

 

Well, i think the ride is not rough at all. Everyone has a diiferent opinion on what "rough" is, so you have to take it all with a grain of salt. The ride is just what i was looking for, firm, not floaty and the equal drop. Find someone near you and go for a ride, if you are not sure about it..

 

I would imagine being that low would be rough to say the least....especially on pothole-filled streets like that of NYC...

nice drop but too low for my taste...I'll stick with my Maxspeed/GR-2 combo, especially for around my way...

 

Stop it!!! I just bought maxspeeds and now I wantTeins or Sprints for the low drop Hey NT2SHBBY how come the front look so high? How many fingers in the back and front?I didn't istall it yet

 

Hey, can you tell us more about your satisfaction in detail? I'm getting the same set-up and I would like to know how much I'll be impressed.

Also, you didnt use camber bolts, did you?


~limsandy

 

The Drop on teins is pretty low. The ride isnt too bad once its settled in. The 1st week is pretty rough though so if any1 else switches dont be surprized but it gets softer once 1week has gone by so no real complaints. I didnt use any camber bolts, nor did I trim the bumpstops. If you live in NY or LA id say eeeeh these are not for you. In Phx however there arnt too many potholes and even if I have no choice but to drive through it, its still not too bad. I used the sleeves that were on the Teins and I have no noise (not that I know of anyway ) The car hugs the road alot better thats 4 sure and is alot more stable. Btw I dont have a rsb on mine. Here are the #'s on mine.
The front is 25.5" from the fender to the ground and 25.75" in the rear. OEM the fronts were at 27.75" and 27.25" in the rear. bottom line, I like IT!

 

Did you cut the bumpstop?

 

Do you know how big of a waste of time the bumpstops are. Hell the last time I used an air tool. By the time I was done it looked like some1 just finished peeling out on my chest! Rubber everywere,not to mention it smelled like crap.

 

Hitman,

am I supposed to put heavy weight in my car for 1 week after I installed my springs so that it will settle more (lower)?


~limsandy

 

I dont think its gonna make that big of a diff. The front of the car having the motor and tranny and all is heavy enough to let it settle low on its own. It might help a bit but for 1 of 2mm its not worth it. The Teins in time will settle 5mm lower then what the drop says at a maximum. The weird thing was with the Teins the day I got em on the fronts measured at 25.75 each from the fender-ground. The week after the fronts were at 26". I dont know what happend and why but my only guess was it might have expanded due to the sudden rise of heat in Phx in less then a week. 5 weeks later the front is now at 25.5" and through time will get a bit lower and completly settle at no lower then 25.25" which is by all means pretty low. Now if any1 is concerned with clearance issues and bottoming out, well dont be. If any1 was to bottom out here and there is should be me since I have the bodykit as well, just use common sense when parking and going up steep driveways and you'll be fine. Ive only had one incident and that was over a HUGE speed bump that was 5ft wide were my b-pipe touched which was more my fault because I went over it head on. Btw the lowest point on my car at the front spoiler the clearance is at 5.5" I have also had 5people in the car with the Teins going over speedbump even head on was no problem. I did not bottom out once. Im very surpized and impressed to be honest.

 

I was so going to buy the maxspeeds until i saw the pics of the Teins. Just about every spring out there has an uneven drop on the max. I didnt want that. I also didnt want to spend $1400+ for coilovers to get the look i got for less than $475! The maxspeeds dont drop the front of the max enough, thats why his car looks so high.

To answer other questions, i did cut the front bumpstops, the rears i left alone. I didnt use camber bolts either. I the car tracks the same way it did with the stock suspension, so i dont even think I need to get it down.

ANd, HITMAN, i live in NY, and i aint afraid of no potholes! I went driving today looking for some bumpy roads, surprisingly it was not to hard to find and the ride is great. Maybe i am just used to a stiffer suspension, my 92 SE-R has full coilovers in it and was daily driven till i got the max, and that ride was rough!

 

Well then I cant imagine how stiff the suspension on you SE-R is. I thought you would be in shock as to how stiff the springs are right now, wait a week, they get softer then I expected. The 1st week, my cd player was skipping whenever I hit a pot hole or several small bumps. Now I just glide over em w/o any problems. I just wish I got the GR-2's rather then these Toks. I dont have any complaints about the Toks, its just that from what I hear the GR-2's do what the Toks do, only better for just a bit less. Oh well.

 

Maybe its rougher becuase of the tocrapos? I heard nothing good about them. WHen you get the new car, make the right move and get the GR-2s. As for me SE-R it has 350/300 spring rates, and on the street it hurt, but on the track it rules!

 

It "WAS" rough, now it just hugs the road. I still think I should have gone with the GR-2's but I still dont have much to complain with the toks. I can do a comparison once I get the GR-2's but for now I have to wait. I think the teins spring rate is 201/269. Got that info form Right Here, Not too sure as to how accurate it is but not like I care. 350/300 is nuts for the street! The worst setup ive seen was back in LA in a friend of mines GS-T Eclipse. It felt like he had a solid suspension, I think he had higher rate springs ordered from Eibach bot not sure. Is sucked though, he could take a corner pretty fast but damn this **** hurt.

 

You Tein S. boys have me sold! Did any of you get an alignment afterwards?

 

not yet...anything else but TEIN from now on is

Just my opinion...

 

Looks great. Your lawn is also a different color now ( ). I'm planin to go with Tein springs. Where do you get them????

 

looks good, nice drop. darn, can't decide between eibach & tein

 

Eibachs give an uneven drop. Trust me on this, the rear will be lower then the front. Im actually gonna cut a coil off some1's Eibachs in the front next tuesday because he doesnt like the gap left in the front. Its not too bad but you want what you want right? The Teins will lower the front pretty well and the stiffness is not too bad. Just trust me on this, go with teins. Comfort wise Eibachs hands down but the diff between the two in harshness isnt that much.

 

Im thinking about Teins or Sprint... but without shocks

 

Either way you should be fine. Y2kSeSteve has had the sprints in for like 9months now on stock struts and no problems. The Teins should be the same. I think the whole blowing the struts out thing is exaggeratted.

 

Hey guys --

Thanks for your info.
Like EVERYONE else, I've been drooling to do this since I bought my '02 last year.
I only have 10k mi now, but I think I can't take it anymore.

I was sold on the Maxspeed / KYB combo, but was waiting for a TRUE fit KYB shock/strut for my '02 to be released.
Are these TRUE FIT for the '02/'03's now??

Also, I'm into the TEIN's being an EVEN drop if not lower in front --that's what I want.

I don't think I saw either one of you say where you got the sets (springs/shocks) or how much you paid for each.

C'mon -- give it up, for the .org brothers!!! PLEASE??!

There was a great write-up in the last few days about H&R + KYB setups. Good feedback on his driving impression. (by ABS)

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=206288

Can you guys give any further driving impressions on how your setup performs???
Sorry to be a pain -- i just REALLY want to GET THIS RIGHT!!

I want the sport ride, just not TOO LOW and STIFF....that's how the wife wants it - not me.

Thanks for your help.

Rgds,

gr

 

the KYB GR-2s are a true fit for the 02+ Max. I got the last set in the GD forum for like $260 shipped, give or take $10, i dont recall. And the springs, i think there is also a GD going on, but i got mine from optauto.com for $200 shipped

 

2 fingers front/back for me......actually my drop looks quite even thank you, but I will get the tape measure out just to make sure...

92 SE-R...what part of NY are you from? judging from the pix I'm thinkin upstate or LI.....

 

LI

 

Actually, the Tein drop, from the looks of that car on the driveway, seems to be lower in the front. Yes, the wheelwell gaps are even but that does not mean the car sits level. Front gap should be a little more for a level-sitting Max.

 

Thanks man!

i'LL HAVE TO TRY AND FIND THE gd, AND SEE WHAT THE WIFE LETS ME GET AWAY WITH....

i JUST BOUGHT A 2000 vfr + full LEATHER RIDING GEAR, SO I DOUBT i'LL GET TO HAVE all MY TOYS....AND IT'S mother'S DAY TO BOOT!!

GR