silentbuzz

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Is this a good combo for the 5th Gen? How stiff is it over stock SE model?

Thanks.

the paragon

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I plan on purchasing this combo as well. Aren't H&R's ride supposedly better and smoother than Eibachs?

20thdriven

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My setup:

-Tokico/H&R
-Stillen FSTB, RSB
-Stock p.o.s. tires

Stance is slightly lower (~1.4inch drop)
Ride is similar to stock, bumps more noticable.
Huge body roll improvement in hard turns maintaining reasonable comfort around town. 90% of the body roll is from those sh**** tires,

wish i had 18" OZ F1 cups wrapped in 40 series Pzero's. no $$$$$

Tokico/H&R.....thumbs up!

the paragon

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Did your car ever scrap the ground after you lowered it? Like potholes, or dips?

20thdriven

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check out other members with H&R's or Eibachs it's not much lower than stock. unless you have a body kit, your stock bumbers/fenders will not come close to most curbs/potholes etc. but be cautious of parking blocks. i live in the Chicagoland area notorious for bad road, i never bottom out, even in parking garages. going too fast over any dip will bottom out an SUV. drive carefully.

the paragon

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sounds good to me. now, i feel more relaxed.

silentbuzz

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Yes, good to know.

acMAX

where can I get tokico's at a good price?

they used to be on custommmaxima.com at a really good price but they don't seem to be available now.

anyone know where I can find them relatively cheap?

MichaelAE

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I think it is a great setup. Only been on the new springs/struts for a few days, but I like it so far. Bumps are more noticeable, but they are more solid, if that makes sense. You feel a "bump" but not a "bang." In addition, you don't bounce back up uncomfortably, the bumps are "handled" better by the suspension.

With the AE body kit, the drop is perfect but no scraping at all on the ground...and I have to drive down a steep incline to a level street when coming out of my garage and the front spoiler on the kit doesn't touch. The wheel gap is reduced to "just right."

I will post pictures later this afternoon of the drop for comparison to the "before" pictures currently on my site.

"Did anybody notice how many quotes I used in my reply?"

silentbuzz

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please post asap...how much u pay for tokico's?

Hotnicks

Is it an equal drop all around?
I would like to drop my front like and extra inch than my rear.
Is this possible with this set-up (or any set-up for that matter)?

For some reason stock Max's have a larger gap up front

MichaelAE

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$328 from Shox.com for all four...ordered them with the H&R's for $239.

I'll post this afternoon and start a "new pictures" thread.

silentbuzz

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Ouch, shocks are to expensive.

MichaelAE

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The H&R's drop 1.4" in the front and 1.3" in the rear. The Eibach's provide the greatest difference with 1.3" in the front and 1" in the rear. However, if you added another inch to the front drop, I think scraping in the wheel well would be likely.

The only solution to accomplish what you want is to get a coil-over kit that allows you to adjust the drop yourself. These are a significantly larger investment...the Cattman kit goes for $1,800 which is Eibach ERS springs with the KYB AGX struts.

Paul D.

I found the drop with H&Rs to be closer to 1.0" and 1.1" based on measuring from the ground to the fender lip before and after. I measured the "after" again when a month or so had passed and saw no change. Haven't measured it recently though.

silentbuzz

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Hey guys, when you installed yours, was there anything tricky or out of the ordinary?

20thdriven

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with the RIGHT tools, it's straight forward and simple. quality SPRING COMPRESSORS are ESSENTIAL!!! other wise save 5 hours and a few bloody knouckles and go to a shop, ~$220 install.

the paragon

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would there possibly be a GD for tokicos?

silentbuzz

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I'm waiting for pricing here int Toronto Canada for Tokico's. I'm also worried about the job being doen properly, even though my springs are being done by a performance shop.

MichaelAE

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Read my post at the end of this page of the How To sticky. It is punkdork's install write-up plus my comments. Feel free to PM me about this...just did the install this past weekend so it is still very fresh in my head.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....3&pagenumber=4

MichaelAE

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With two people and two sets of spring compressors, you could cut down on install time considerably. One person could be compressing and removing the old spring while another is compressing/preparing the new spring for installation. The compressing and decompressing is the longest part of the installation and you have to do it eight times...once for each spring, new and old. Sears sells compressors sets for $39.