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Old 06-18-2003, 08:44 PM
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Going to buy Eibach springs, do i need anything else? help needed

I have a 2003 Maxima, and I purchased the Eibach Pro-Kit for them. They say it will drop 1.3 inches in front and 1.0 in the back. I am putting 18 inch rims on the car the same day however, do I need to buy anything else for my suspension? I have heard you should maybe get a camber kit or shocks with them. I am doing this stricly for looks and practibility. I dont want or need a major drop inches wise with the springs, its just to close the gap in-between but I dont want to compromise my car either. Please help
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Old 06-18-2003, 09:22 PM
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Re: Going to buy Eibach springs, do i need anything else? help needed

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I have a 2003 Maxima, and I purchased the Eibach Pro-Kit for them. They say it will drop 1.3 inches in front and 1.0 in the back. I am putting 18 inch rims on the car the same day however, do I need to buy anything else for my suspension? I have heard you should maybe get a camber kit or shocks with them. I am doing this stricly for looks and practibility. I dont want or need a major drop inches wise with the springs, its just to close the gap in-between but I dont want to compromise my car either. Please help
you won't need a camber kit with that drop.
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Old 06-18-2003, 09:25 PM
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While it is not totally necessary, I would suggest struts/shocks for the vehicle.
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Old 06-19-2003, 01:58 AM
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you will most likely want to replace your stock shocks as well because they will have a much shorter lifespan when coupled with aftermarket springs
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Old 06-19-2003, 03:27 AM
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Yeah, eventually the stock struts/shocks will soften up significantly or even blow so you may want to consider some aftermarket performance struts. Its a pretty new car so you should be able to get away with it for a while though.
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grab a nice pen and some paper, with so many maximas on the road , when people see your lowered, they will want your autograph.
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Old 06-19-2003, 01:01 PM
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have 30,000 miles w/eibach springs and stock struts..no problems so far.
the ride is course a little stiff, but way better "cornering" and i too didn't want that slammed look, just a little lower than stock...
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