BEst Coilovers for the max BOSS CHENS
#81
Originally Posted by DrKlop
I couldn't figure out which ones I should get (TEIN SS vs. Boss Chen) for a long time. The reason I stopped on Boss Chens is because the height adjustment is independent from spring collar. TEINs don't have this feature, which means that increasing the drop decreases suspension travel and also makes the car feel stiffer.
#82
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
yes, because if you increase the drop and leave the same suspension travel, your fenders will fly off on the first speedbump you might not notice...
#83
Originally Posted by DrKlop
It becomes an issue only when you drop it so low that the car becomes virtually undrivable. For most of the people, however, it is still a drawback.
#84
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
but what do you expect, the suspension has to be stiff in order to provide good handling... ESPECIALLY for that beautiful rear end on a maxima. for those who want comfort, they might as well just get springs and shocks and save yourself a lot of money while youre at it...
I expect long suspension travel, known spring rates and easier tuning...
#85
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
but what do you expect, the suspension has to be stiff in order to provide good handling...
now, I digress (not directed toward anyone in particular, just ranting):
I'm so sick of a few (note: not all) of you coilover guys acting like you somehow can drive circles around those with spring/strut combos. Last I checked, a coilover is just a spring, and a strut also...and if you are running coilovers with incorrect spring rates, or have them set too low (over 2-2.5"), you're handling will be far poorer than, for example, mine (even on these crap H-techs).
Just go slam it 3" low and admit that LOOKS are the real reason that many people buy coliovers, and that making blanket statements about "stiff coilovers" (brand unspecified) are magically superior to certain spring/strut combos in "performance" (whatever your definition of performance is).
Suspension is more than just your springs/struts/coilovers. I'd like to see how you 3" slammed guys drive with a stage 2 LTB without it scraping. What? You don't have one? Didn't think so.
How about the camber and toe adjustments you're running? What? You told the alignment shop to set it to "factory specs" (i.e. near-zero toe and camber). Yeah, real handling gurus.
Are you 3" low but running with 30-lb chrome 19's? Yeah, love that unsprung weight, don't you?
As for me....Yeah, I'll most likely run coilovers at some point in time (almost certainly Boss Chens with different springs and camber plates) - but I can PROMISE you I won't drop the car more than 1.5" or so with them. And I can also promise that the car will be corner-weighed and the correct spring rates (and helper springs, if necessary) used....not just the "springs that come with the coilovers."
Apologies to those of you who have coilovers and actually know a thing or two or three about handling - this is directed to the select few idiots out there that think that "lower" or "stiffer" translates directly to "better handling."
To those who think that, I'll be happy to meet you at the next autocross and we'll see who can "handle" better. And make sure you keep that crap slammed so you'll be sure to look pretty when I own you.
damn, it's been a while since I had something to rant about. Feels good!
#86
Originally Posted by irish44j
that is not true at all.....it depends entirely of what kind of handling you are looking for. Do you often take turns on bumpy roads? If so....super-stiff will not assist in road adhesion. Do you autocross? Some of the best autocrossers with the Maxima actually have REMOVED the front sway bar entirely to increase turn-in. I don't know what is actually on your car, Frisco...but the only handling modification I see listed in your profile is an RSB. Anything else, suspension guru?
apparently someone needs a chill pill here... and where did i claim to be a suspension guru? I am getting my tein ss installed on wednesday and from there i will tune it further. i hope an autoX guru like yourself knows that Tein has custom springs with various specifications available... so before you start weighting sides of your car and adjusting your camber that would eventually eat away your good tires, get coilovers to begin with!!! And i am sorry i did not update my mods on the profile... i am sure you put every possible sticker on your car also.
I am not trying to hate on you or anthing, but i pray to god to meet you in a few months on a mountain road... we'll take it from there....
to all others:
Boss Chens might be good coilovers, but who will service them for you when they pop or leak? where is the warranty and where is the experience? If you are considering coilovers, do yourself a favor and get tein ss. a lot more tuneable and at least you'd know what to expect of them...
#87
Originally Posted by Larrio Motors
My goal is not to create the best coilover system in the world for the maxima nor blow out the competition by massively producing these. (I could have easily done this just by having a set produced overseas). I needed a coilover system that would:
1. be noise free and reliable
2. be comfortable
3. handle the occasional tracking expedetion
#88
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
to irish:
apparently someone needs a chill pill here... and where did i claim to be a suspension guru?
apparently someone needs a chill pill here... and where did i claim to be a suspension guru?
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
I am getting my tein ss installed on wednesday and from there i will tune it further.
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
i hope an autoX guru like yourself knows that Tein has custom springs with various specifications available...
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
so before you start weighting sides of your car and adjusting your camber that would eventually eat away your good tires, get coilovers to begin with!!!
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
And i am sorry i did not update my mods on the profile
My point was that it is easier to see what context in which you are speaking if we know what mods you have....from your sig it's easy to assume you have a near-stock Maxima, so you sound foolish talking trash about handling....
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
i am sure you put every possible sticker on your car also.
If you're referring to the photo in my sig...that is at an event, and those are magnetized decals - the numbers and classes are REQUIRED for running, and the other stickers are for sponsors (RedlineMax.com) and/or companies that have helped me out/hooked me up over the years (Energy Suspension, for example). Others are for tire contingency programs (Hankook) or the series (SCCA Solo2). But I'm sure you already know all of that....
Suggesting that I'm a ricer...now THAT is funny!
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
I am not trying to hate on you or anthing, but i pray to god to meet you in a few months on a mountain road... we'll take it from there....
But issuing a "challenge" from the other side of the country....that's just lame.
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
to all others:
Boss Chens might be good coilovers, but who will service them for you when they pop or leak? where is the warranty and where is the experience? If you are considering coilovers, do yourself a favor and get tein ss. a lot more tuneable and at least you'd know what to expect of them...
Boss Chens might be good coilovers, but who will service them for you when they pop or leak? where is the warranty and where is the experience? If you are considering coilovers, do yourself a favor and get tein ss. a lot more tuneable and at least you'd know what to expect of them...
Personally, I'd put as much trust in Larry's customer service as with some import-tuner shop that sold you your Teins.
btw, how are the teins "alot more tuneable?" Really, I'd like to hear you explain that. Please...explain.
#89
to irish:
i drove and rode in A33 maximas equipped with shocks/springs (various combos), with k-sport coilovers, jic coilovers and tein-ss coilvers. that is how i came out to pick tein ss for my car. besides that tein comes with EDFC that saves you a whole lotta trouble adjusting your setup. i am not "pimping" tein ss anyhow, they are highly cumtomizable. adjustable coiulovers that also have aname to them and warranty. if you want a more sophisticated explanation, please call ten and they will be more than glad to familiarize you with their options. have fun.
i drove and rode in A33 maximas equipped with shocks/springs (various combos), with k-sport coilovers, jic coilovers and tein-ss coilvers. that is how i came out to pick tein ss for my car. besides that tein comes with EDFC that saves you a whole lotta trouble adjusting your setup. i am not "pimping" tein ss anyhow, they are highly cumtomizable. adjustable coiulovers that also have aname to them and warranty. if you want a more sophisticated explanation, please call ten and they will be more than glad to familiarize you with their options. have fun.
#90
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
to irish:
i drove and rode in A33 maximas equipped with shocks/springs (various combos), with k-sport coilovers, jic coilovers and tein-ss coilvers. that is how i came out to pick tein ss for my car. besides that tein comes with EDFC that saves you a whole lotta trouble adjusting your setup. i am not "pimping" tein ss anyhow, they are highly cumtomizable. adjustable coiulovers that also have aname to them and warranty. if you want a more sophisticated explanation, please call ten and they will be more than glad to familiarize you with their options. have fun.
i drove and rode in A33 maximas equipped with shocks/springs (various combos), with k-sport coilovers, jic coilovers and tein-ss coilvers. that is how i came out to pick tein ss for my car. besides that tein comes with EDFC that saves you a whole lotta trouble adjusting your setup. i am not "pimping" tein ss anyhow, they are highly cumtomizable. adjustable coiulovers that also have aname to them and warranty. if you want a more sophisticated explanation, please call ten and they will be more than glad to familiarize you with their options. have fun.
EFDC doesn't give them any more adjustability or make them more customizable, it just gives you the ability to adjust "on the fly" rather than having to turn a wrench to do it.
#91
by the way...in reference to my long rant above:
I will be the FIRST to admit that some of the best-handling Maximas out there (Matt Blehm, Brian (BEJAY), and Mike Jez's come to mind) are riding on coilovers - but those coilovers are only one part of many that make their respective cars handle so well. Handling is a sum of many parts. Simply changing springs/struts/coilovers is only one step.
I will be the FIRST to admit that some of the best-handling Maximas out there (Matt Blehm, Brian (BEJAY), and Mike Jez's come to mind) are riding on coilovers - but those coilovers are only one part of many that make their respective cars handle so well. Handling is a sum of many parts. Simply changing springs/struts/coilovers is only one step.
#93
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
sounds like you should just become a Tein destributor
I've owned a spring/strut combo and D2 coilovers on my vehicle. I was unsatisfied with what I found. I didn't like the way JIC was treating local members returning to them with problems. The Tein coilover system on 4th gens was a joke and poorly made (i've installed a few that didn't even fit). The 5th gen SS system was a drastic improvement and I do make references for those customers desiring a EDFC option.
#94
Originally Posted by Larrio Motors
I could become a Tein distributor, but then i'd be no better off than any other tuner shop re-selling products. However, many members have different opinions and needs. I respect yours and I hope that you can respect others in their choice also.
I've owned a spring/strut combo and D2 coilovers on my vehicle. I was unsatisfied with what I found. I didn't like the way JIC was treating local members returning to them with problems. The Tein coilover system on 4th gens was a joke and poorly made (i've installed a few that didn't even fit). The 5th gen SS system was a drastic improvement and I do make references for those customers desiring a EDFC option.
I've owned a spring/strut combo and D2 coilovers on my vehicle. I was unsatisfied with what I found. I didn't like the way JIC was treating local members returning to them with problems. The Tein coilover system on 4th gens was a joke and poorly made (i've installed a few that didn't even fit). The 5th gen SS system was a drastic improvement and I do make references for those customers desiring a EDFC option.
#95
I warranty all my parts free of defects within the 1st year of purchase just like any other manufacturer. I don't like to use general statements such as "limited" warranty because it confuses me on what parts are actually covered.
#97
Originally Posted by Larrio Motors
I warranty all my parts free of defects within the 1st year of purchase just like any other manufacturer. I don't like to use general statements such as "limited" warranty because it confuses me on what parts are actually covered.
Also, does that mean you replace the coilover itself or you repair it?
Mike
#98
free of defects means that the product will not have any component failures during the 1st year of usage and will fit properly upon installation. Warranty is expressed as a parts replacement or monetary compensation. Given the racing nature of the product, I can't offer a full warranty (complete parts replacement).
A guarantee form will also be included with each shipment. All of my test cars will have an extended version of the standard warranty
A guarantee form will also be included with each shipment. All of my test cars will have an extended version of the standard warranty
#99
Just thought I would bring this back from the dead incase anyone else was searching for this info...Larry and his Boss Chen C/O are top notch! When ever I have had something that needed to be addressed Larry has been more than fair AND accomodating. In once circumstance, he sent me brand new replacement parts in exchange for my broken parts (my fault)! How many big tuner companys will do that in today's world? Exactly NONE! Don't ask me about my experience with Stillen and their lifetime warranty on their aero parts! Larry's customer service and his warranty are as good as gold. He is a pleasure to work with and is one of the most fair business people I have worked with...I would buy anything he was selling based on my experiences with him over the last 3 years! Larry is one of the few who put his money and mouth were it counts and actually produced a top quality product for us...it's worth the money. You get what you pay for in this situation! I had 4 different combos on my max and none of them even close to B/C. If you're on the fence about doing business with Larry...take it from NIKE...JUST DO IT!
#102
meh, mine leak oil at all 4 corners and clunk like theyre about to fall apart. i plan to ride em until they run outa oil and then put the stockers back on. they still handl relatively well and the handling was great for the first several months.
#103
PS: its not cause im slammed or running super stiff, im dropped about h-techs level and running more preload on springs and less shock rebound (dial full stiff and then dial out 17 clicks out of something like 25 total available)
#104
#106
I'm quite happy with mine although I haven't put many miles on them. Larry hasn't been around the Org for quite some time. I heard he was out of the country for a while and it seems he isn't doing side projects like the BC coilovers anymore.
#108
For those looking...there is a company called BC racing...they are out of FL and they make a set for the maxima with pillowball top mounts and similar design philosophy...but they are not Boss Chen's. I sent them my spare and their parts won't fit...I was hoping I could buy their cartridges and replace mine...they are leaking now too. Apparently the north east was not where these should have been used! I am still happy with them, just unhappy I can't get parts/replacement stuff. Now I am looking at a whole new suspension...probably from BC. Call them and ask for Tristan...he's a good guy and he can direct you to one of their distributers. Tell him Cale sent you.
Go Badgers!
Go Badgers!
#109
I dont know why anyone who doesnt want to SLAM their car doesnt just use the same eibach springs with a set of ground control coilovers and get konis custom valved to match the spring rates. Konis are at least a lot less likely to blow and you'll know the struts are valved correctly.
Would be cheaper, have the exact same performance and more reliable, plus easily rebuildable if something did happen
Would be cheaper, have the exact same performance and more reliable, plus easily rebuildable if something did happen
#110
Sciff, where do you get Konis custom valved? With three different parts from three different companies, it sounds like more hassle than buying a coilover package. If you buy TEIN Basics, you have a reputable company behind your dampers if you have problems.
Cale, how many miles did you have on your BCs before they blew? What setting did you have the dampers on during winter driving? I drove on mine this winter, including some extremely cold days, but I had them all set to full soft. Hopefully they won't start leaking anytime soon.
Cale, how many miles did you have on your BCs before they blew? What setting did you have the dampers on during winter driving? I drove on mine this winter, including some extremely cold days, but I had them all set to full soft. Hopefully they won't start leaking anytime soon.
#111
Koni's are arguably the best street performance shock anywhere. Tein is good but nowhere in the same league as shops and support behind Koni. Lots of local shops can do them. Koni in KY or TrueChoice in OH are some of the best. Approx $100 per unit but leadtimes depends on busy season (now-Oct).
#112
Sciff, where do you get Konis custom valved? With three different parts from three different companies, it sounds like more hassle than buying a coilover package. If you buy TEIN Basics, you have a reputable company behind your dampers if you have problems.
Cale, how many miles did you have on your BCs before they blew? What setting did you have the dampers on during winter driving? I drove on mine this winter, including some extremely cold days, but I had them all set to full soft. Hopefully they won't start leaking anytime soon.
Cale, how many miles did you have on your BCs before they blew? What setting did you have the dampers on during winter driving? I drove on mine this winter, including some extremely cold days, but I had them all set to full soft. Hopefully they won't start leaking anytime soon.
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