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02-28-2013, 05:00 PM
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Howzit PPL...am new here on this website...my brother just gave me his 2000 Maxima...and i have some reg plans...drop about 1.5" some rims...wondering if u guys could help me find a nice drop for 18" rims...
02-28-2013, 05:18 PM
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This place is full of useful information. I was searching on here for months before I joined. The above link was one of the useful things I came across before deciding on a set of lowering springs. Also a great how-to on that site for install! From one noob to another... the search bar is your friend
02-28-2013, 05:39 PM
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http://www.shiftice.com/spring_strut_decision.html
This place is full of useful information. I was searching on here for months before I joined. The above link was one of the useful things I came across before deciding on a set of lowering springs. Also a great how-to on that site for install! From one noob to another... the search bar is your friend
This place is full of useful information. I was searching on here for months before I joined. The above link was one of the useful things I came across before deciding on a set of lowering springs. Also a great how-to on that site for install! From one noob to another... the search bar is your friend
02-28-2013, 06:43 PM
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How it looks right now
02-28-2013, 06:45 PM
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Si mang, we are truly nice well meaning peoplez,
just do yourself the favor and try to understand what you are asking before you ask it, this is most commonly done by searching to see what information is out there... i.e.
Bad: "YO, wat modz should I do to my max to get moar powah?"
Good: "So I see that the nwp spacing kit seems to be one of the first mods that alot of people on here do, is there a difference between the 3 piece and the 5 piece?"
and since we are chatting
OP, what are your feelings on bacon?
welcome to the org.
02-28-2013, 06:48 PM
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02-28-2013, 06:50 PM
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02-28-2013, 06:50 PM
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herrrmmmm
this is what a normal max looks like...up on stilts....
yours looks smaller, but honestly that picture is blurry and the wheelgap is very hard to distinguish, but it looks like you may be down 1/2 an inch or so all around, so that is a very mild drop.
Wat you thinkin about?
wanna go strut/spring combo?
coilovers?
what width tire you wanna run?
do you like your axles? (as in don't want to replace them yearly)
are you a fan of fender rolling?
take all these answers and you should have a pretty good idea of what you wanna do to your car.
this is what a normal max looks like...up on stilts....
yours looks smaller, but honestly that picture is blurry and the wheelgap is very hard to distinguish, but it looks like you may be down 1/2 an inch or so all around, so that is a very mild drop.
Wat you thinkin about?
wanna go strut/spring combo?
coilovers?
what width tire you wanna run?
do you like your axles? (as in don't want to replace them yearly)
are you a fan of fender rolling?
take all these answers and you should have a pretty good idea of what you wanna do to your car.
02-28-2013, 07:22 PM
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I wasn't insinuating anything. However, there for awhile it seemed the first response to anyone asking a question was "!@#!@# SEARCH". While I was not berated in this manner when I joined, I did feel a little bad for some of the newbies whom received that treatment on first contact. (I'll admit the last couple of weeks it has improved greatly. Maybe somebody was whipped and beaten or something?)
02-28-2013, 07:24 PM
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I wasn't insinuating anything. However, there for awhile it seemed the first response to anyone asking a question was "!@#!@# SEARCH". While I was not berated in this manner when I joined, I did feel a little bad for some of the newbies whom received that treatment on first contact. (I'll admit the last couple of weeks it has improved greatly. Maybe somebody was whipped and beaten or something?)
Hand warmed raspberry preserves and me in a lavender banana hammock have some amazing effects on people....
Image...Do NOT Want! lol
02-28-2013, 07:33 PM
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dis why people search, otherwise I show up and paint the word "search" on them with a sponge brush being held in my teeth... while doing "the party boy" on them... dey get the message quick...
then we send in s&a to clean em up, with his hands zip tied behind his back and a piece of angel food cake in his mouth
then we send in s&a to clean em up, with his hands zip tied behind his back and a piece of angel food cake in his mouth
02-28-2013, 07:45 PM
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Oh i just gonna paint you all up with it and leave....
its the guy who comes to finish ya up that is the real worry...
and we could arrange for it to happen in the back of an eg....
we could zip tie you back there spread eagle like
02-28-2013, 07:47 PM
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02-28-2013, 08:08 PM
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lol, it is a small car.....
yeah, I could feel that one building up.... and like that scene from hancock....
"that ain't fair to nobody."
so it must be fair to a eg...
and I hear the protein in it gives a glossy shine once it is buffed out....
02-28-2013, 08:10 PM
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I'll just have to take your word on that one. I love my car but not quite that much.
02-28-2013, 08:18 PM
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OP: I'm not certain you are lowered. I'd think your brother should be able to tell you the name of the drop springs. Maybe he told you it was lowered so you wouldn't start messing with it? Brotherly love and all.
I thought Eibach was the most conservative. Shiftice's has great images comparing, but I'll post a couple of mine. Main reason I'm posting, whether you're lowered or not, I think if you go with a nice 18" rim with 35 offset and good width tire, it will really fill in that fender gap. Here is a comparison of my Eibach drop with 17" rims (stock offset and tire size) and then with 350z rims and 35 offset and wide tire.
I thought Eibach was the most conservative. Shiftice's has great images comparing, but I'll post a couple of mine. Main reason I'm posting, whether you're lowered or not, I think if you go with a nice 18" rim with 35 offset and good width tire, it will really fill in that fender gap. Here is a comparison of my Eibach drop with 17" rims (stock offset and tire size) and then with 350z rims and 35 offset and wide tire.
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02-28-2013, 09:18 PM
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OP: I'm not certain you are lowered. I'd think your brother should be able to tell you the name of the drop springs. Maybe he told you it was lowered so you wouldn't start messing with it? Brotherly love and all.
I thought Eibach was the most conservative. Shiftice's has great images comparing, but I'll post a couple of mine. Main reason I'm posting, whether you're lowered or not, I think if you go with a nice 18" rim with 35 offset and good width tire, it will really fill in that fender gap. Here is a comparison of my Eibach drop with 17" rims (stock offset and tire size) and then with 350z rims and 35 offset and wide tire.
I thought Eibach was the most conservative. Shiftice's has great images comparing, but I'll post a couple of mine. Main reason I'm posting, whether you're lowered or not, I think if you go with a nice 18" rim with 35 offset and good width tire, it will really fill in that fender gap. Here is a comparison of my Eibach drop with 17" rims (stock offset and tire size) and then with 350z rims and 35 offset and wide tire.
Dam nice looking ride. I think the 18" r perfect. Okay I think I should just buy some eBay lowering spring like 1.7" or close to that. Do u know anything about that eBay stuff any good
02-28-2013, 10:15 PM
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There's a subforum dedicated to suspension and only suspension...OP please find it and start reading.
Start by going to the top of ths page, click where it says 5th generation maxima, then scroll to all the threads that start with the words HOW TO, curl up and begin your epic journey
Start by going to the top of ths page, click where it says 5th generation maxima, then scroll to all the threads that start with the words HOW TO, curl up and begin your epic journey
03-01-2013, 10:05 AM
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03-01-2013, 10:56 AM
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There's a subforum dedicated to suspension and only suspension...OP please find it and start reading.
Start by going to the top of ths page, click where it says 5th generation maxima, then scroll to all the threads that start with the words HOW TO, curl up and begin your epic journey
Start by going to the top of ths page, click where it says 5th generation maxima, then scroll to all the threads that start with the words HOW TO, curl up and begin your epic journey
thanks bruddah...am new so thanks for leading me into the right direction
03-01-2013, 07:21 PM
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Here's a thread that should give you great insight about some different options ... thread by "djfestyl" http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...cks%2C+springs
03-01-2013, 07:37 PM
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Thanks bruddah....
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