Illuminas Installed
#1
Illuminas Installed
Holy Crap the Maxima feels entirely different. I decided to leave the Eibachs on the car and it seems to be a good move. Both front and rear set on 3 and the car is firm but no longer harsh like it was with the worn out stock shocks.
#5
Yeah I'm really impressed with the way they cleaned up the ride on my car. Before the Illuminas my car had the Eibachs on the stock shocks. The rid was Harsh, easily unsettled by poor road conditions and would frequently bottom out on bumps it shouldnt. Now the Ride quality is firm without any of the harshness and has yet to bottom out even over speed bumps.
Heres a quick pic i snapped with my Cellphone
Heres a quick pic i snapped with my Cellphone
#7
well from what i read when i was deciding what shocks to buy, over all the Illuminas were considered to be stiffer than the blues, but very few people had gone from the blues to the Illuminas or visa versa.
#9
Dampening is adjustable from a soft to stiff in 5 setting graduations...1 being the softest, 2 being firmer/stiffer than 1, 3 being firmer/stiffer than 2, 4 being firmer/stiffer than 3, 5 being the stiffest/ most firm.....Get it?
#12
both of my front struts were blown on my 02 GLE and the ride was terrible. So bouncy and uncontrolled, and it felt like a boat when turning. I put H&R springs in the front along with Illuminas and it's like a whole new car! Even though I still have the stock springs/struts in the rear (i ordered rear illuminas to go with my rear H&R's just to even it out). I notice especially when i'm pulling into/out of my driveway the difference in stiffness between the front and the rear. I'd say keep em all the same. I was very impressed when I replaced my front blown struts with the new springs and struts and really can't wait to replace the rears
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I'm looking forward to the transformation myself. I have an 01 with 80k and H&R's on the stock struts and it's about that time, and after countless threads about the Illuminas I think it's my best choice. So I'm looking this week to grab a set for the for all four corners than comes the brakes before winter.. Glad to see generally positive feedback that these usually work great for different applications...Any good hooks right now on the Illumias anywhere?
#21
Thanks I try
#23
Im not so interested in doing a sway bar since this is my DD and have no intention of building something that's great at carving corners. I do want to do the end links and I'm kinda wishing I spent the money on new top mounts for the fronts. However as I've already noted I've picked my money tree fairly bare
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