aiite, guys i need sum help ...i was talkn to my dad bout lowering my car and he's like hell no...but he doesnt know how the max looks lowered...hes assuming they drop the level of Kev's car...he started giving me some stats on how lowered cars r more likely to get tickets and stuff......so i need to show him a pic of max w/ H&R's installed so i can show him it doesnt make it that low....even a pic w/ eibachs would be coo....i juss need like a side view thats kinda big...no kits preferably....thanks
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can i append to this.....i have FINALLY graduated to Maxima Enthusiast; been a while as a newbie. So many ppl to thank...

 

Take a look at my sig. That's lowered with eibachs. If you want a bigger version see my page.

 

hey thank punkdork...appreciate it...
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Lowered with Eibachs

http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~chin/...biles/max.html

 

Just wanted to say "hey" since this is my first post. I saw your car at Maxima Day and you have a sweeet ride.

But my question is the specs show that the eibach pro-kits don't lower the max as much as the HRs. Is that true? and are the pro-kits any good? Thanx.

 

You can see mine at http://www.fourthrock.com/maxima/mymaxima.html

 

The drop with H&R's is lower than the Eibachs. However the Eibachs are more performance oriented in comparison to the H&R's. The Eibachs are stiffer while the H&R's ride kind of like the stock springs from what I hear.

 

Having been in cars with both... yes, the Eibachs are MUCH stiffer.

[edited to correct my stupidity]

 

H&R's are stiffer or Eibachs are stiffer?

do you have them reversed?

 

mdeal & anyone else who installed H&R/shocks

1) did you cut off your bumpstops on your H&R springs?

2) did you get an alignment after installing shocks/springs

i'm STILL waiting to install my springs/shocks b/c i STILL cant find a good alignment shop here!

 

Answers:
1) Yes, one "round" of bump stop was removed.
2) Yes, I got an alignment. The car will drive fine, giving a false impression. The toe was out of whack on mine. I got the alignment to save my tires. I also threw on some Tokico's at the same time as the springs.

 

mdeal: thanks... it looks tight. how much did the HR drop your max by and is a camber kit needed? i used to drive an integra gsr with progress springs. dropped the car about 2.5". that was too much for me.

UMD_MaxSe: thanks too... even though the Eibachs don't drop as much, they are better performance than HRs? so lower does not equal better performance? if so, i might get the eibachs then.

One more thing, are they both progressive type springs. i'm getting confused with the eibach saying it's progressive in their ads but from what i recall, they were linear type springs before.

 

Shinnjee, the drop was pretty much as advertised. The car rides BETTER than my SE did stock. I believe the H&R springs made the car lower, but the combination of H&R springs and Tokico's shocks made for a better ride, plus the handling characterists improved.

 

Interesting observation. I notice no-one has bothered to comment on this aspect of lowering their cars. And while I haven't personally read any stats on this, I'll bet it's true.

See if you can find out where your dad got his info from and let us know. Thanks.

 

WHOA!!! yeah... Eibachs are stiffer... I must've been smoking crack.

 

thats a bad habit......you know you should quit