the cattman is solid, he wants to know if the stillen is also....



the cattman has to be diffrent if it fits both the 04 and 05...

 

I'm in for a group buy.

 

Hey speaking of sway bars. I have an 04 6 spd. Maxima. It seems to jerk side to side under heavy accelaration. It especially jerks when I am cornering at speed and go to accelerate, The car seeps to lunge in to the turn almost feeling like its gonna skidd out because it tightens the turn. I was wondering if anyone knows why it does this.

 

this is called *****, 265 of them.....

 

Front wheel drive car + 265 horse power = sloppy torque stear. You know the AWD drive Max has to come soon.

 

Count me in, too.

 

2-3 weeks falls right by my bday. No matter what I'm in but maybe someone will save me the money

 

The Stillen is solid and only fits the 04

 

I'm in for the group buy also... Hope they don't charge me more on shipping than the actual cost of the part....

 

How is the rear suspension different from the 04 and the 05??

-MO-

 

If the group buy happens, let me know! I'm in.

 

from a stop = torque steer. just hold on.

corners = understeer. It's a 3500 lb FWD sedan, you are taking them too fast. the RSB should help w/ that, but if you still go too fast, you may experience oversteer (rear end sliding out).

 

keeping this thread alive.....this is my next mod....

 

Progress has informed me that these are scheduled to arrive at our warehouse around 18 May, which is a little more than the 2-3 week estimate.

Its possible that they'll arrive sooner, but that's what they could commit to.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

The suspension itself is basically identical, but for some reason Nissan used different diameter bars on the 04 and 05.

BCC

 

1. Our bar is solid steel, the only practical way to adequately increase stiffness without making the diameter of the bar too large.
2. It fits both the 04 and 05.
3. It will be LESS EXPENSIVE (maybe that should be #1)

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

How do I get one from this first batch? Can I order it now and wait? or do I need to wait for it to come in?

 

count me in on the group buy as well..

 

Good question. No reason to wait, and I'll encourage that by offering a 10% discount for early orders (discounted price is $135). Part # is CRSB-G6.

Give us a call to order at 520.730.9309 (Cattman office, 9-6 Pacific Time, M-F) or 800.759.9920 (warehouse and ordering service, 8-5 Pacific Time, M-F). CCs won't be charged until the bars are ready. PayPal is fine too, email or PM me for the payment address.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

just phoned my order in. hope to see a FSTB soon.

 

RSB ordered! Thanks Brian!

 

Ill be calling tomorrow to pre order mine.....thanks for the chance to pre order

 

Sounds good. Does this include shipping cost, or is that extra?

 

shipping is extra. is was $18 to ship it from CA to PA for me.

I very excited about this. I'm sure the 05 owners are as much so. 1 large reason is that w/ Stillen you must use your oem rubber bushings. they may sell you the G35 Urethane ones if they become available again.

A solid powdercoated bar with Urethane bushings ofr $135/150 + shipping?

 

Just preordered mine as well. I like tha attitude of Brian...really down to earth and friendly. Hope to see more prodcuts for the 04 in the future so I can buy from them. Thanks again for the preorder option.

 

I just contacted Brian to Pre-Order, but main question for when we have the RSB will be, Does Brian includes the instructions on how to install it? I'm referring to adjusting it, how much torque?

 

he had told me that Progressive usually includes good instructions along with their items. He did say though we have to wait and see though. He sounded positive about it though that they would include them

 

I think its like any other sway bar. You dont want to pre-load it. I understand its not adjustable. I can tell you that you wont be disappointed in the perfromance. i have the prototype on my car, and its 2 mm smaller in urethane bushings and it handles GREAT!

 

Just to pin this down a little better, Progress always provides instructions and they do a reasonably good job of putting them together. The bars come to us pre-packaged, so those will already be included in the box. Any additional input we get during the first month or so is then incorporated into a revised version.

As someone noted, these are not adjustable, but of course you'd want to know the torque settings for the frame brackets and end links. FWIW, these #s should already be in the FSM because in all cases you'll be using existing hardware and the torque settings will remain the same.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

Sounds good Catt - count me in when they are ready.

Do you need any special tools to install, such as a torque wrench?

Is this something you can install in your driveway, or do you need to raise the hind end to do the swap, such as putting it on ramps?

Thanks.

 

Great questions, I want to know also.

 

No special tool. Pretty easy actually. There is no pressure to deal with if the whole rear end is lifted to install.

 

There's no need for any special tools. Though I consider a torque wrench to be "basic equipment", you could probably get by without one if you're just sensible about not tightening them too much, but I've asked Progress to look up and include the Nissan torque specs from the FSM.

You can certainly do this on a relatively level driveway or garage. The rear of the car needs to be put on jackstands, and those go under the chassis not the axle - when installing this type of RSB, the back suspension should be at full droop. You have to remove one tire to snake the stock one out and the new one in.

Be safe, don't use stuff like concrete blocks (they shatter EASILY) or any kind of hydraulic jack to hold the car up while working unless you want to die early, you're going to have to get under the car to unbolt the frame brackets/bushings. Only use a sturdy pair of jackstands, or just run it up a lift (but it has to be the kind that lifts the car by the chassis, not the tires).

Progress actually has completed the instructions and is sending a copy to me via email so I can pass that along to anyone who's interested - just shoot me an email and I'll send back with the instructions attached.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

I want one bad, theres this long winding road that i take on my way to work every day that really makes the car lean side to side, hopefully this mod will help.

 

No need to "hope" because this will make the car handle MUCH better than stock. I have done amateur racing for 20 years and I know when a mod makes a change, believe me.

 

Where do you live and more importantly, WHERE IS THIS ROAD??? I may change my commute route to work!!!



-MO-

 

The road is called Flair Dr, its in the city of El Monte, close to the 10 fwy and rosemead. Twists and turns like it should be in a commercial or something.

 

Im only 20 min from El Monte. Maybe we can have some So Cal Maxima owners meet there and have some fun.

 

If I understand this correctly,

The aftermarket RSB's increase the handling of the car by being "stiffer". Does this mean that the stock RSB bends? If so, why would you want a RSB that bends?? Wouldnt it eventually fail?

-MO-

 

RSBs are designed to "twist" The less the bar twists the more effective, this is by design.

Ride quality with RSBs are not effected meaning the car will ride just as smooth/soft.