-=Lowering The Max=-

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02-15-2005, 08:13 AM

TheGAMEGUNIT05

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-=Lowering The Max=-

Sup people, this weekend Im gettin the max lowered. I want it to look real good, and am asking for some suggestions on how low the back and front should be lowered. The huge gap in the front bothers me, it looks like its 3 inches higher then the back. I want it to look flush, I was thinking droppin the front 1 1/2"s, and the back 3/4's.. Can someone who has lowered their max post some pics so I can determine what it'll look like before I have it done. I got a really good deal, a good friend of mine is hooking me up, gonna lower the car, dynomatt the entire trunk and slap on a CAI for 350.00 plus installation.

02-15-2005, 10:30 AM

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I lowered mine with the Eibach's. No real choice as to how low. It lowers the front a little more than the back, but the back is still lower then the front. The ride is awesome though, I just have to wait for struts to come out to REALLY feel it

02-15-2005, 12:32 PM

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struts are here:

front: http://www.activetuning.com/products...MX-04KONISTRT/

rear: http://www.activetuning.com/products...-MX-04KYBRSHX/

02-15-2005, 05:59 PM

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I don't think you have much choice on "how" much you lower it, unless you're going ghetto style and cutting springs which I (and everyone else on the org) would not recommend.
Here's my car stock with Eibach's:

And then with wheels and settled springs:

02-15-2005, 10:48 PM

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does your max make any noise when you go over bumps? if you do, please specify.

02-16-2005, 12:53 PM

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I've seen those struts on activetuning before, just received the shcks today actually, but what about all those warnings they have on their site? About spring noise when turning the wheel? Does anyone have the front konis and if so- do you have any problems with them?

Don't mean to infect the thread, sorry GUNIT

02-16-2005, 05:29 PM

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does your max make any noise when you go over bumps? if you do, please specify.

Nope, stock struts and quiet as can be. Why what are you hearing?

02-16-2005, 05:32 PM

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Nope, stock struts and quiet as can be. Why what are you hearing?

i hear clunking sound when i'm going over bumps. i'm thinking about getting the air bag suspension right now....

02-16-2005, 05:44 PM

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Sounds like a bad strut...

02-16-2005, 05:55 PM

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it's not because of that; although i think one of my konis are blown. i think 04maxse's having the same problem. if you set the konis all the way to soft, the clunking noise gets louder.

02-17-2005, 06:41 AM

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TheGAMEGUNIT05

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Whats the problem with Just Eibachs? Jsmithsole said he got none, whats with the struts and all that non-sense, why are people buying struts too? better ride? better handling?.. I just wanna lower the car so the front dont look like its 5 inches higher then the back..lol Im having the Eibachs installed on saturday, we'll see how it goes.