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Old 07-30-2004 | 07:49 AM
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Boots for KYB GR-2 Struts/Shocks

Where do you get them?

I ordered a set. Thought the boots came with. They didn't. The vendor I used and KYB web site doesn't list any. One Nissan dealer says oem equivalents are special order. Another says oem isn't even available.



Any help would be appreciated.
Old 07-30-2004 | 09:27 AM
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cattmanperformance has boots for the AGX. I think they will fit onto the GR2.
Old 07-30-2004 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by knapp9
Where do you get them?

I ordered a set. Thought the boots came with. They didn't. The vendor I used and KYB web site doesn't list any. One Nissan dealer says oem equivalents are special order. Another says oem isn't even available.



Any help would be appreciated.
KYB actually does make them that fit the Max, but the rears are for a Mustang and the fronts are from another car -- can't remember which one. You can PM libradude97se for info. I think he called Tirerack and they were able to figure out which ones fit the Max. Good luck!
Old 07-31-2004 | 06:28 PM
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Thanks for the help

The AGX boots were a very good buy, but they just looked different than what I have on my '01. libradude97se's Max looked to be a '99 so I didn't bother him either.

I ended up ordering the rear boots from Courtesy Nissan. They sounded like they knew their parts & were 50% less expensive than my local jerk dealer. I experimented and ordered the front "bellows" (as I learned these parts are often called) from RockAuto.com. They showed A LOT of Maxima parts on their web site and were 40% cheaper than Courtesy to boot. 1st time I ever dealt with either of these two guys...shipments should arrive at the house late next week...got my fingers crossed.
Old 07-31-2004 | 06:53 PM
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keep us posted. I think I'm gonna face the same problem
Old 07-31-2004 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by knapp9
The AGX boots were a very good buy, but they just looked different than what I have on my '01. libradude97se's Max looked to be a '99 so I didn't bother him either.

I ended up ordering the rear boots from Courtesy Nissan. They sounded like they knew their parts & were 50% less expensive than my local jerk dealer. I experimented and ordered the front "bellows" (as I learned these parts are often called) from RockAuto.com. They showed A LOT of Maxima parts on their web site and were 40% cheaper than Courtesy to boot. 1st time I ever dealt with either of these two guys...shipments should arrive at the house late next week...got my fingers crossed.
sounds good...very shameless plug/informative
Old 08-18-2004 | 05:41 PM
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Here is how it all turned out...

The rear dust boots from Courtesy worked perfectly. The front dust boots from RockAuto did not fit at all and I had to return them. The installer just reused the old front boots.

Next time I'll just order everything from Courstey and not mess with looking for the lowest cost.
Old 08-18-2004 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by knapp9
Here is how it all turned out...

The rear dust boots from Courtesy worked perfectly. The front dust boots from RockAuto did not fit at all and I had to return them. The installer just reused the old front boots.

Next time I'll just order everything from Courstey and not mess with looking for the lowest cost.
Dude, I wish you had messenged libradude97SE -- hence the name he has a '97. He's a very cool guy, he would have hooked you up on the info. We have the exact same suspension setup -- Maxspeed on KYB GR2s and his ride is MUCH better than mine. He got the KYB bump stops/shock boots and it's so much better. I crash into my bump stops all the time and his ride is pretty nice. I'm going to Illuminas or GRXs pretty soon. Hope you're enjoying the new setup, tho.
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