Hey, I'm thinking about slamming my maxima on some 19's but I haven't seen anybody with one yet. What brand of coilovers/springs will give me that slammed look, I want it to slightly tuck front and rear. If anybody has any pics let me know. I was thinking about getting the k-sport but I don't want a bumpy ride. I love the way oem drives but I guess I can't achieve that when dropping. Let me know.

 

I'm slammed on 20x8.5's. Rides kind of bumpy with K-sports but I like the dumpt look.

 

wow, that is exactly how I want my max to look. how much did you drop it? how bad is the ride compared to stock? Do you think I can achieve this drop with springs? any pics of the rear? sorry for all the questions

 

i've got k-sport also, it's a bumpy ride for me because they're stiff, the body of the car goes into potholes instead of the coilovers expanding which is great, i love em, just get them and ride on soft

 

when you have coilovers, it's hard to tell your exact drop, you just keep adjusting for desired height

 

theres an actual k-sport thread under advanced suspension

 

i wanna copycat those rims but 19's.....looks very sick

 

You can't control the rebound and compression with the K-sports?

 

yeah, but with a significant drop, you will never be close to oem ride, so no point of taking away from it's sportiness, might as well get s-techs (which is nice)

 

The front: is almost set all the way down. If I adjust it all the way down it'll probably be another 1/2 inch lower than the pic but then I cant even turn - literally. I think you should be safer with 19's - 20's on the max rub too easily if you slam it. I don't have pics of the rear but it's even with the front. The ride is alot more bumpy than stock riding at this height. Yeah you can slam it on springs, ur going to have to cut them and who knows how thats going to ride especially if your still on your stock struts. Ask chern how the D2 coilovers ride slammed.

 

idk just puttin my .02 in it but from what i've seen+heard with 19's not many ppl are having issues with rubbin so for whoever wants to drop there max 19's or 18's would be the best to go with. if all goes well by next month i'll have the rest of the money i need for the megan coilovers im goin with and from what i've heard there better then tein

 

and K-sport and D2 is better than both tien and megan, check it out

 

This is an informative post. I was seriously considering going to K-sports since they've a GD for $795 bucks.... The slammed looks like awesome. I am just affraid I'be boucing in the car like a popcorn....

 

then dont lowering it as much and ride on it's softest setting

 

Thanks for the info. How close to the oem ride is the softest setting?

 

I use my 00 as a daily driver and from the day i lowered my car which was about 3-4 months ago and i've never wanted to ride with the setting on it's softest and never did, i knew before i bought them it was going to be a stiffer (not bouncy) ride, sure it felt different and very slightly bugging, but after a while it became the norm, my girlfriend even drives in it and never complained.

 

no prob, but to answer, not too close but thats every coilover, it's a little stiffer than eibach's... if you look at why coilovers are made then you would understand why its not, but they're great, no matter what lowering springs you get it is a noticable difference from stock

 

yea, I think I'll make the jump to coils but i'll look to buy the coils from a vendor that has a friendly return policy in case I find the ride too bumpy!

 

if your not looking for a real sporty ride then you might want to go with a spring/shock setup... if you ever get the chance to look at someone with coilovers installed, try to have them jack the car up, you will notice, the springs will not expand as much as spring/shock setup, hence causing a stiffer ride, (bouncy to some) coilovers were made for added traction and stiffer ride.... COMPARISON- if two alike cars, one with spring/shock and the other with coilovers should hit a deep pothole, the spring/shock is more likely to lose control, because spring expand, causing the wheel to drop into the pothole thus lessen the cars balance, coilovers on the other hand has the whole car keeping its center of gravity going into the potholes (called bouncy)

 

your going to at first, so dont waste your time, just get s-techs, nice lowered look, dont know the drop for 6th gen

 

I've been researching coilovers like a mad man and these are the best. Fully adjustable ride height and dampening.

http://www.jic-magic.com/ViewProduct...art=1#AppChart

 

so is k-sport, JIC's are over priced, and they're not the best, well not for maxima's IMO

 

wow, this thread got a lot bigger than I thought it would. Very informative. Does anybody know if ground control makes a coilover set for our cars? I really liked my last set on my civic. If they do then I'll just get aftermarket shocks and struts to go with them. I mean, they run on a eibach spring so the ride is pretty good. It's either that or k-sport

 

I want to achieve the VIP look like this lexus. I fell in love with this car:





Those are the stock 19" G35 sport wheels that I want to get too. And a Greddy Sp2 Exhaust.

 

I have the K-Sports as well and while it is bumpy, it looks sweet. I've always been told that Tein is the best but when I got mine they didn't make them. And FTR K-sport's and D2's are made in the same factory...

 

hey jsmithsole, how much lower can your car drop? Also, how much lower is that rlm bumper than the rest of the car? I was thinking of getting one.

 

ok, so there is this 350z parked in our parking lot everyday that is literally slammed. He has like 1-2" clearance from the ground. I finally talked to the guy and he said he had full k-sport coilovers and from what he said they ride almost like stock... He wouldn't let me drive his car but I find this hard to believe. Even on the softest setting and lowered all the way wouldn't give you this type of ride right? I'm soo confused right now.

 

a 350z stock is not going to ride like a maxima sedan stock. Huge difference. keep that in mind.

 

Well, I know a lot of folks here aren't big fans of 22s.
But my 22x8.5 Wheels are slammed on Intrax Suspension
Springs an the ride is spectacular. Also, I definitely advise
upgrading your suspension components as well if you
want to achieve the Luxury/Race feeling. Koni Adj. Struts
help dominate the front end, an Kyb Agx Adj. Shocks definitely
cover the cushioning/handling in the rear. There's tons more that
I enhanced to achieve the insane drop along along with the performance/
luxury quality. I just purchased a new set of 22s that will be applied
onto my ride either today or tomorrow. Pics belong show my old 22s
that I sold to a member over @ the other "Org"(6thgenmaxima.org) about 3
weeks ago.

 

The overall diameter of the tire + wheel from 19's to 20's with the tires on the 19's being 245/40, and the tires on the 20's being 245/35 ARE THE SAME!

Therefore 19's are not going to allow you to go any lower than the 20's. Only if you go with a lower profile tire such as a 35 profile on 19's will you get any lower. But if you do that, be prepared for a stiffer ride than the 20's due to a smaller diameter wheel with the same tire sidewall as 20's. Trust me, if you care at all about ride quality this will be painful.

The biggest factor in determining how much rubbing will be the offset of the wheel plus the diameter of the wheel. Followed by the width of the tire and profile of the tire.

Bottom line, if your speedo stays true, no matter what size wheel you have you're going to rub if you go lower than "outlawd" already is.

One other thing, on 19's if you go to a 245/35 tire, then the lowest portion of your car (exhaust pipes & front suspension) will more easily rub driveways, speedbumps, and anything else that sticks up.

 

i recommend ksport coilovers... have them on all my cars. good for the price. i can get you a good deal if you want a price let me know.

 

thanks for all the replies. How much can you get them for?

Also, if I did get k-sport and I don't end up liking the ride. Couldn't I just put the stock springs/struts/shocks back on to have the same ride again? or will it affect everything?

 

What exactly did you do to your suspension again. I think you've told me once before. Is it pricey? Do you rub when you turn?

 

The Front end consist of a Racingline FSTB, Front End Links, Stronger Bushing, Intrax Suspension Springs, Nissan SE-R Anti-Stabilizer Bar, Replaced Strut Bearings[very important that these aren't worn or damaged]. An F.Y.I... the only place you really experience scrubbing with 22x8.0 or 22x8.5 is the splash guard, which can be pushed forward from underneath then clamped off. Or just remove the splash guard completely off the vehicle an file it down with sand paper in two particular areas. When every someones talks about scrubbing it's usually just the wheel actually scuffing the plastic wheel well cover. That's nothing.... because beyond the covering there's so much space up underneath there. Now, if your going 22x9.0 or larger your going to run into a few more problems that deal with possible fender or quarter panel rubbing if your trying to slam it with tucked wheels. So you'll probably have to bow everything out for more wheel flare so that you can tuck or slam the ride. The Rear end consist of Kyb Agx Adj. Shocks, Racingline V2 Endlinks, Intrax Springs, Progress Stabilizer Bar etc....


OH! A small percentage of coil was shaving off the rear springs to drop the ride just a tad more.
I know there tons of critics that say never do that, an I agree if you don't get chop chop crazy an remove to much. Never more then 1/2 to 1 coil depending on the spring size.

 

Sorry, I wasn't more detailed. I always run 35 series tires on my rims so I didn't mention the specifics of tire side wall sizes.

 

not sure but believe me GC is a lot worst on a maxima, nice on civics but not so good, for a car that weight

 

thats tight as a mothertrucker lol, but k-sport can do the same, according to most JIC's are more comfortable

 

they wont, but remember 350's can drop 1.7" and be slammed thats why he may have better ride comfort, maxima's in the other hand has to be lowered approx. 2. something to tuck, so yeah on the softest setting it's ok but i wont exaggerate and say it's like stock

 

nothing at all

 

thx for the replies, I think I'm going to get them, sell my 22's, buy some 19's, and slam it on the softest setting. oh and of course get the greddy sp2 exhaust. I read in the other thread that somebody got it for $300, where can I get it for that much?