........getting s-techs and illuminas. holla.

i wanna make love to all the lowered maximas. but not the stock ones.

 

people say that h&r springs make the back sit lower on a manual how does the stance look on a automatic.Also are there any good places in the philly area to get struts and springs installed.

 

Dropped definitely looks hot, but IMO id rather ide stock and retain my ride quality rather than have looks. I do aggre that maximas should have come with a lower stance but i think they should make some springs that still retain your ride quality(no roll though) and give you a good look......my $.02

 

I have a 2000 Infiniti I30t, dropped it with Eibach and Tockico HP for about 6 months now and the ride sucks. You feel everything in the road, and you better hope you dont hit a pot hole, and yes they do sag eventually.

 

hmm i have a Q? people that live around places where there are alot of pot holes and alot of bumps, how low do they lower them? and if possible if i can get a pic too?

 

I live on equal or worse roads then you and I plan to drop my car on H&Rs if you live in a place with bad roads you probably need to get springs that dont ride that hard and dont drop the car too much and you should be fine.

 

I love the look of the dropped cars, but I'd be afraid of gutting my car on a handful of overly agressive speed bumps I know of. I have one friend in particular, I'd not be able to visit him anymore...it's right before his parking garage.

I voted for the drop, but I don't think I'd ever do it unless I also had Jeep Wrangler Rubicon skid plates.

 

After my drop I did a little test to see how practical my car still was after the drop. I took it off road on a very broken dirt path. With some 6-8 in deep potholes and some nasty lookin tree roots goin across the path stickin out 3-4 in above the ground.. It was no problem

 

coilovers>spring/shock

 

Not where I drive. I will challenge anyone with coilovers on their 5th gen to negotiate the turns around here with the same speed I can go around them. I already have to back off because the back end of my car starts getting loose. WIth coilovers I'de be skipping over the roads rather than driving on them. I paid 550$ for my springs/shocks which is a deal in comparison to coilovers not to mention my suspension is as reliable as stock, which no coilover offers, and my car still rides like a luxury car.

In my situation
spring/shock > coilovers

If I lived in southern florida or southern California I would say coilovers > spring/shock but in any other situation no way

 

If you drop it just make sure your insurance does not find out as you may loose your coverage...

 

Hmm I wonder what they are going to think about custom SFCs

 

Those 32 people who voted for stock suspension should be dragged out of their cars and hanged on the gates to Tein Coproration.

 

Anyone have progress rear and s-tech fronts?

 

Heres my Before and after pics for the Eibachs. It deff drops the front a lot more than advertised, and prob drops the rear more than advertised as well.

Before

http://umiami.facebook.com/photo.php...605985&l=7876f



After
http://umiami.facebook.com/photo.php...605985&l=7876f

 

well, that unusual combination of 4th and 5th gen suspension parts worked miracles for you , nice even drop, not too low in front, not too high in the rear... i hate your car for that...

 

does not matter auto or manual, h&rs are low in the rear.

 

i would stay stock if it was like this:

 

My 2.0 front and 2.0 rear drop looks, sits level and rides great. I also have KYB GR2 stuts and shocks.

 

I had issues gutting my car before the drop. The splash pan was always getting caught on things, like potholes. After the drop, The only problem is I live in a area with steep road slopes so its a much needed skill to learn not to bottom out the front bumper.

 

 

If either of you notices that you stay stiff for more than four hours, contact your mechanic immediately.

 

Dose any one have a stock rear spring in the Portland OR area that they dont want? I want to cut it down, paint it red and use it as a hood prop this show season.

 

my car stock:



my car with htechs upfront and h&rs in the rear:

 

I agree with everyone on how much better Max's look lowered. I have been driving B13 SE-R's w/ highly modded suspensions on the streets for the past 10yrs, so I love my stock suspension w/ my small modd list (FSTB, RSTB, RSB) and wont change springs on mine. Plus with a family on the way, i dont think they would enjoy higher spring rates.

Walter

Just my $.02

 

h&r's up front, h-tech rear suspension (thnx slvrmaxx!) and illuminas w/ progess rsb - lovin it - beautiful ride with illuminas set 3/3

 

man that dop looks sick. do u have a rear shot cuz im curious how low S-techs will go on 5th gen max

 

Before



After

 

The car looks great with the new stance.

 

that car looks real nice..props

 

Damn that drop looks sick.You got them Tein s-tech springs on there? And also what size rims you got on there with that drop?

 

i have owned eibach's, h&r, and i've ordered a set of progress from cattman.

eibach: beautiful drop, ride is HORRIBLE
h&r: great ride, but for the minimal drop, you might as well have stayed with stock.

i can't wait to test the progress.

 

progress is the way to go.I have had the cattman setup with progress and tokico 5 way for abotu a year and a half. i dont have any problems with being lowered as far as daily driving. I have driven the car across the florida a hole bunch of tiem and never had an issue with clearance or ride quality. most dont even think i am lowered while riding in the car. progress all the way man

 

Ya i was lookin at the Tein S-Tech springs but now im not sure...i might go with progress

 

would you go with full suspension? or just the springs for the drop? would the springs and stock shocks be good enough?

 

if you are goin to drop dont cheap out on it and make sure you get NONSTOCK REPLACEMENT struts. stock old sturts and lowered springs will make you very unhappy. plus if you do it at different times you will spend two times the moeny for install

 

I LOVE the drop more than the stock look, because it looks more aggressive and clean.

 

Yes S tech with tokico illuminas my rims are 19x8.5 all around.

 

Just do the install yourself, it wasnt that bad i did my springs and shocks with a buddy.

 

I just bought progress springs for my '02.
I was torn between the H techs and these.... I've been on D2's on my 4th gen so i'm sure these will feel really nice compared to that.
Great thread!

Mike