sorry i just wanted to post an let you all know i've been extremely busy doing last min. things to car since my friend basically bought a ticket & made me enter car into HIN....also my new work office opened so i'd been doing alot new stuff there....just wanted to let you all know i'll reply to posts or questions tomorrow or sometime during the week.

if you have technical or spec questions then call Mike @ UrbanImports in NC (919-383-4605) . all i can say is i'm still happy with my coilovers & the ride is bearable & i drive 40min each way to work....also for all the new GD, i can't vouch for any of those sellers b/c i only dealt with Mike @ UrbanImports & he was great & I know first hand b/c I need cust. service help & they were there. Also I researched before buying from this seller & he has good reputation. Theres other authorized dealers if your read www.nicoclub.org (sp?) that delayed customers 3+ months for coilovers & their cust. service was horrible. So hopely these GD's that are up aren't going thru those Dealers.

Phil

 

"all i can say is i'm still happy with my coilovers & the ride is bearable & i drive 40min each way to work"

Hmmmm....... your initial statement was ride quality between Maxspeeds and H&R's. Have things changed and exactly what do you mean by bearable?

 

Well it does matter for me because I do not wish to pay $400 - $500 for rebuilds

 

I can understand that. I cant imagine why it would cost any different to rebuild D2's than JIC's. If it DOES cost more, they are creating a bad business situation and it will steer people away from their product. Like you are saying, you wont buy if its ridiculous to rebuild them.

 

Bump for hot topic

 

Know how much it is to rebuild JICs?

 

I am still interested in some type of ride quality review.

 

We are running a GD on them

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=329941

 

I'm with Lumbee...... Can somebody....anybody give a review on the ride quality on these things!!!! And please don't be afraid to be honest, just tell it like it is.

 

I'm in for a set for A32 if that $600 deal is on.

 

so is it 600 ? if so I might be in also

 

where have you two been? try reading the whole thread guys. the group deal is currently on, and the price is $825.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=329941

 

nope that deal is LONG GONE & never coming back...your lucky if you get it for $800-$900

 

ehh at that price I'm better off with JIC Magics, or getting some custom stuff made by GC. I would need to compare D2s to my GC/Koni at 500/400lb springs in order to make a call on the D2s. I know what JICs are like.

 

whatz up fellas i've been long gone due to alot of personal $hit....

well i'd just like to fill you in that at first these coilovers were alittle bumpy ride but you just got to play with the dampness & i finanlly got it after 3 weeks to a very good ride with minium bumpy feeling....the car is extremely low & still rides great. one thing i want to mention is to make sure you tighten that coilover bolt under spring with that special wrench that comes with kit, otherwise it get lose & you'll hear metal clunking & you'll be like WTF is that. that only problem i had but that was easy fix installer should have looked over.

p.s. even though i like this coilover kit & love the look i'm selling them. sometimes in life you need to either choose girl (wife material) or car. in this case i love the girl too much to keep spending my money on my car. i plan on buying a house or townhouse & will supe that up

 

K-Pazzo, I'm local lemme check it out and I might take em from ya before I get these....


I'm usually out by Hooters on Weds, but my GF just got back from Europe after *2.5* months so I'm playing catch up at home with her So I haven't been there in a while.

 

i'm in skokie weekdays in mornings...if you wanna meet at night let me know...next available i have is this sunday or we can plan something next week.

PM me for my cell# or DC# if you got nextel

later

 

Blackbird, what are those?? I mean what brand.

 

Ground Control- Advance Design, they use those on alot of race cars, currenty a BMW club racing favorite shock/spring, and they are not too expensive eighter. You can pick your own spring rates and Eibach makes their springs.

 

Ok, well this price looks real close (~$150) to just getting struts and springs while also solving my stereo sag in the rear.

Am I right to think that I could go with the recommended 5/7 spring combination and just adjust the height of the coilover in the rear so the car is level or would a stiffer spring in the rear be recommended as well? If a different spring how would I figure this out as on the stock suspension sags about 1.5" just from the stereo?

 

Can someone please write an in-depth review of these. I know that spring & strut combos are not perfect but the more I hear about the ride on any coilovers, the less I want them on my Max. "Bumpy ride" does not sound like a very attractive characteristic and often reminds me of Honduhs with cut stock springs bouncing down the road.

 

I run my maxima on Maxspeed & stock shock and 235-40-17 rubber and let me tell you that this set-up is very stiff, to most people it would be to harsh, so I dont expect the D2 to be worse than that. I was told that we should get the D2 in about 2 weeks so I'll let you know how it feel.

Cheers

AA

 

Oh I didn't recognize them. Are these the same ones that have been out for a while or are the "Advance Design" GC's new? I heard that they have a stiff ride though.

 

doublea, Maxspeeds harsh?!?!? Don't know about you but my Maxspeeds and stock shocks are a very smooth ride. D2 coilovers will be rougher, guaranteed.

 

It could be the fact that you have 235/40 tires. That sidewall is pretty thin.

 

I am running 235/40/18's. No problems at all with Maxspeeds.

Maxspeeds and H&R's are the softest, most comfortable springs for the Maxima.

 

There is no problem with the maxspeed, but I put them on 2 years ago, so after 4 years running the stock shock it's time to go, also I wanted to have something adjustable ( lower in summer and higher in winter ) so the coilover was the route for me, I'll be switching to 18 x 8.5 with 265 or 275 in the back and 255 in the front next spring.

Cheers

AA

 

doublea...isnt a 275 too wide for a 8.5 wide rim? i'm sure a 265/35/18 would fit but i still think thats pushing it on a 8.5 rim....isn't a 9 wide rim more suitable for this tire application? rim/tire gurus any input on this?

 

I have had Maxspeeds with stock shocks since Jan of 2003. Still no problems and ride is great. I have noticed with 4 people in the car the rear gets squishy and ride is "boaty" and wandering. I think the Maxspeeds are overloaded at that point.

I am looking for something new. I want to be lower but I want to keep the same Maxspeed/H&R ride quality. I was really looking forward to an in-depth review of these. Urbanimports is right down the road from me and I have the cash, but I am not going to drop $850 (or whatever the price is) for a hard-azz, track only ride. I don't want my family having kidney and back problems from riding in my car.

 

You are right 265 would make it, 275 should go on 9" plus rim, my mistake.

Cheers

AA

 

I will let you know how the D2 ride, Mike from Urban import called me yesterday or the day before to get my payment so I should have those pretty soon.

Cheers

AA

 

Updates por favor?

 

I believe the orders should be on the way right now.....

 

UrbanImport, will i get them by next Friday? (sep 10th)....I live in Cali btw....

Just wondering because I wanna install them saturday morning sept 11th....