My dad isn't very happy with the ride and handling quality of his 04' max he's had from brand new. After having the dealer R&R blown front struts that only had 6000 miles on them he still isn't happy. He came to me with this, so I did some research and came up with the following solution.
Front shortened Koni's - only found them on activetuning.com
Rear AGX's shocks
Rear Progress swaybar - got one on my sentra, so I figured it's gotta be good for the max.
Front Stillen strut bar - only decent one I could find made for 6th gens.
Better tires, those stock RSA's suck ***** - I recommended the following: BF Goodrich G-sport; Kumho ASX's; Kumho SPT KU31 and TOYO Proxes4.

Please feel free to criticize or make better suggestions to this setup. All this would be done on the stock springs. It's an 04 Max SE with chrome factory 18's.

 

I can vouch for the Koni's and AGX's. I've got them and haven't had any issues.

 

Progress RSB is a good upgrade. Stillen FSTB is the only one available, could be better.

 

Uhmmmm.......

Skip the gadgets, get Cattman RSB and Spring kit, all made by Progress.

We have DEUSexMaxima who rips around tracks in his setup and he seems pretty happy.

I went from sloppy stock to Cattman awesomeness and couldnt be happier. Highways, offramps, onramps, city, country all roads are just awesome with this setup!

If your going for a total setup, get the TEIN, its a full setup already predesigned for the maxima and ready to be installed, plus its adjustable.

Get rid of the stock springs, the car looks stupid with them on it.

http://www.watsonsglen.com/Kam/Maxima/loweringkit/

Good Luck Amigo,

Kam

 

i have stillen strut brace bar and rear sway bar , it feels great with the stock springs , the konis and kybs is for lowering springs , as for tires i always run toyos the proxes 4 is a excellent tire upgrade for the max

 

Thanks for the respsonse guys. Keep them coming. My dad has made it clear he doesn't want to drop it nor is he interested in coilovers that's why I think the Koni's & AGX should suit his needs. He soften or firm them up as he sees fit.

 

Any other feedback folks?

 

Well I don't know what your pops is going to do, but after reading the responses in the thread I ordered my cattman springs today (I already have the rsb).

 

I don't know what his issue is with the stock setup, except maybe that it's a little firm for some street driving. I personally think it's spot on for street.

But if you go with any of the track-oriented stuff he isn't going to be happy, since it'll tighten up the bump response more than stock ...