remykins

I wanted to see if anyone else had experienced this??
I was driving earlier with 3 friends in my 2k2 SE. Every time I hit a dip in the road the back of my car would bottom out. It has never done this before and now I am worried. Im going to contact the dealer in the morning about this. I think the suspension should be a lot stiffer than this that it will bottom out under normal driving conditions(it happened while doing 45 down a local road as well as on the GSP).
Now Im gonna worry every time someone gets in my car.

KLOOGY

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Ive had my Maxspeed springs on for a full week, and I have yet to bottom out. I have yet to put more than 2 people in the max at one time since I bought it.... My wife and I are the usual passengers. There has got to be a problem. Then again Southern Calif roads are pretty good..GSP ? is that the Garden state pkwy.. I was born and raised in NY...

2002 Max SE

I have a rental '02 SE right now while my clutch is replaced and the shocks on the rental feel MUCH softer than my own '02SE. I have bottomed out in the rental on a slight hill. The struts sound like the are squeaking when I go over bumps, also.

Brendan

SptBiz

The suspension and ride in my ' 02 SE is very firm. But, I have spoken to a couple of ' 02 SE owners with a more recent production date that call the suspension spongy. The complaint used to be that the SE suspension was too stiff. Do you think that maybe Nissan softened the suspension in the later production SEs ?

remykins

The production date on mine is 9/01. Probably right about the start of the 6 speed production. I have noticed a lot of bounce in my ride that didnt seem to be there before. Either that or I was blocking it out. I thought the suspension in the SEs was supposed to be stiffer and that is part of the reason it was an SE. It almost feels like the struts are bad or something. When I blew the struts in my Escort it used to bounce a lot like my Max is. I will see what the dealer has to say. If I can I would rather have them put a stiffer suspension in.
On a lighter note, coming home at 1 this morning there was a riced out civic that thought he was tough. I blew past him in 6th with 3 people in the car...haha. Silly little boys, when will they learn?

Dany

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2002 SE suspension is alittle softer compared to 2000-2001 SE. Nissan changed the shocks on 2002 SE to be softer on intial compression, but as compression rise, they become stiffer.
I used to have 2000 SE and now 2002 SE and I can feel that my 2000 SE was stiffer.

There was a thread about it about a week or two ago.

remykins

Im fine with a little softer, but bottoming out 10 times in one night with a 4 month old car does not sit right with me.

Dany

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Yeah, I hear you.

hmm, strange.. mine does not bottom out, but I noticed the rear of the car not as tight as it used to be on my 2000 SE.

Check to see if your shocks have some liquid on them, maybe they are leaking.

Also, have you tried the press on the corner test? When I press on any corner of the car on my 2002 SE, it doesn't move at all.

remykins

I just noticed it last night so I didnt have much of a chance to test it out. I will try after work today, if it ever stops raining!!
Goes into Nissan next Monday.

maxman00

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It is not your car bottoming out, but rather the mounting bracket on your RSB is hitting the arm on top of your rear axel housing. What you need to do, is move the passengers side bracket a little to the left, or grind the bracket down a little.

I went through the same thing and had to listen to my sh**bag friends sh*t on my max

remykins

Ill definitely take a look at that. The way I have the brackets on there now they arent at the edges. I have them in about 2 inches on each side. Should I still move them in further?

maxman00

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You only need to move the passengers side braket, and yes you still need to move it more. You will see what I am talking about when you get under the car.

remykins

I looked under the car when I got home and I saw a nice little gash in my passenger side bracket. I know what you meant. Ill have to adjust it tomorrow.

remykins

hey Maxman, one more question. If I move the bracket out to the bend will it avoid where it is hitting?

ABS

I have a problem like this too. I am bringing the car into the dealer next week because the driver's side rear feels much softer than the passenger rear. It is obvious when I go over speed bumps and the passenger side pops over the bump, and the drivers side sort of sags over the bump. I think I've got a bad strut back there.

As a side note, I've also heard the clunking of the rear sway bar on the passenger rear. Should I be moving the bracket further out, toward the wheel, or further in, toward the center of the car? Thanks!

maxman00

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Good question, I really don't know?? I was told to move it to the left and from what I saw that made the most sense. However, one might argue that the bar would perform better if the brackets were further apart....
I was thinking about trying it, but at the time had enough of the clunking sh*t to last a while. If you try it out, keep me posted.

remykins

Maxman I saw what you meant with that bracket. My bracket was hitting the bolt that held it in place. I was going to move it out but there is a lip like 1/2 inch above the bolt and I didnt want to worry about hitting that bracket. I dont want any more of that clanking noise either!!! I have the brackets 3 inches in on both sides and it looks like it should clear that bracket just fine. Lets hope for the best.
Oh, putting out at the edge wont work because of that lip on the bracket. Moving it in is really the only option so you avoid the bar completely.

bootone

I am experiencing the same thing with my 2k2 auto. Did not notice it before, but the right rear does a bit of bouncing when going over bumps. My understanding from reading the posts is that this could be the mounting brackets on my RSB? hmmm. Has anyone got the dealer to make any adjustments ? I have tried adjusting air pressure etc but the damn thing still sags like a boat anchor on the rear.

I am gonna take it to the dealer to see what the deal is ?

woreyah

I have a 2k2 Max and I noticed the rear is a little loose. I know there's aftermarket parts for this but I should have to rush out an buy stiffer springs on a new car.

Audtatious

I just installed my Addco RSB this weekend and am having the same issue. I was thinking about moving the brackets in more and this thread has justified that action.

Thanks guys!