MyownNismo

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what are the pros and cons of the ground control coilover kit. Whould I be able to use them on my 2000 maxima.

Greg's2kGLE

If you slam it or lower it 2" or lower, the ride is going to be really crappy.

asu174

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I have them and it is slammed all the way up front. On the other hand, the rear is almost all the way up (see pic in sig). The advantage is that you can get rid of the awkward gap in the front wheel well, while maintaining some balance in the rear. I love having the control to be able to make the wheel well gaps the EXACT same.

As far as the ride goes, if you keep the 17"s, or even 18"s, it is very tight. I wouldn't say rough or bumpy, but you are basically glued to the road. I had 19"s before and it was too rough for my liking...

yes it will fir the 2K. That is what I have. I highly recommend it and have been extremely pleased with my results.

MyownNismo

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Well I am getting 19's. I want to lower the car to height of lowering springs but when I put my car in car shows I want to slam it. Do you think I would have a problem.

MyownNismo

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anybody else have any comments.

Triple8Sol

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I was thinking of getting the GC coilovers too. I can only dream of having the JIC coilovers! I think you have to get a camber kit if you get the Ground Controls. Who makes the camber kits besides Stillen? Aren't the suspension pieces the same for all 5th gens?

rob van dam

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would the tokicos and ground controls ride good on my car?..i have stock AE 17" rims but i want to get 18's soon

thanks

Keh mon

I don't think too many people like the tokico's. I've heard they're only marginally better than the stock struts. If one is getting much stiffer springs, a better choice would be to get koni's or agx's. But I'm not too sure about fittment issue's with 5th gen and gc's.

MyownNismo

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Well I just want to put them on my stock struts and shocks. Can you feel the bumps more.

Keh mon

I only have regular eibach springs... no coilovers. I can feel the bumps more with these springs, but the handling outweighs the increase in bumps.

I'm not sure how long your struts will last with coilovers, but if you're like me and want to wait on struts cause the current ones are fine, then go for it.

asu174

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I had 19"s before with the GC kit- I had to get rid of them because once the tires start to wear down, the ride is pretty rough. I have been fine thus far with 18"s and 17"s.

MyownNismo

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So since I am getting 19's I shouldn't get them.

rob van dam

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What do you think ground controls and tokicos would be like?...or ride and handle like?.....do i need a camber kit???
thanks
cya

Keh mon

You could always get a softer spring rate, but then that might make the struts bottom out more often.

MyownNismo

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I know Y2Kevse has them where's his input.

asu174

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The tires were in terrible shape when I had them on. But I drove it back from Cali to AZ with the 19"s and the ride was REALLY rough. I threw up like 5 times when I got home. I wouldn't go with 19"s again- even with stock suspension. But the GC kit has been nothing short of awesome.

MyownNismo

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But I want 19's I picked out my wheel and I also want GC's.

Triple8Sol

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I want 19's and I've got em picked out too! I am pretty set on getting the GC too. But not sure which struts to go with though.

MyownNismo

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Here's a concept that could work. Say I got my GC's and keep my stock 17's. And when KYB makes the AGX's for the 5th gen in 2003. I get those then my 19's. do you think that would solve my problem.

Triple8Sol

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I don't have a Maxima just yet, so maybe I'm totally wrong. Just from what I know of Ground Control coilover sleeves from other cars, you definitely need to get aftermarket struts. Your stock struts are not going to last very long, depending on how much you drop it, and how much you drive. In my experience, the GC usually blows your stock struts within a few months. As for getting the 19's, nothing wrong with that as long as it doesn't rub.
Asu: did yours rub when you had the car slammed w/19's?

MyownNismo

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I just want to lower it to lowering spring height for driving and slam it for car shows.

Triple8Sol

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That's exactly what I would do. Like Asu said, it's nice to be able to get rid of the uneven wheel gap b/w fron&back. Do you know what the max drop on the GC kit is?

maxxxed out

mine runs great with 18's and drop all the way in the front. the only thing i dont like is it makes noise in the back, noise like ur goin over a bridge. also the front is not low enuff, i want it to sit rite on top of the tire.

asu174

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Agreed. I want to cut my springs a little more. Like another half inch would be perfect.

MyownNismo

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they say 0 to 3 inches. Don't they make different springs. Asu are you running on stock struts and springs

asu174

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Yes, stock....... 3 inches my ***. More like 1 1/2.

MyownNismo

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so it wouldn't lower more then lowering springs.

And here is a pic of YK2evse's car with GC's.
http://images.cardomain.com/installs...81_33_full.jpg

asu174

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Check out my homepage. Mine is slammed all the way down in the front and lifted all the way up in the rear.......