hpl912

Bought Racingline springs (installed yesterday) because i wanted the even wheel gap. but it looks like it didn't...

I've also had Racingline springs on my Altima and it has even wheelgaps.
Anyone else on Racinglines on their max not having same wheelgap front and rear?

here's a pic.

ChrisMan287

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The rears of these cars just naturally sag but it doesn't look bad.

Would it be even with stock springs in the rear?

Icons04SilverMax

Oh man don't worry, they will go lower . You gotta ride on em for a while.

twentyeggs

if your wheel gaps are equal.. you will look like a srt-4 with you a$$ in the air...

dodge srt-4 are one of the ugliest cars known to man, don't try and mimic it. The point of lowering springs is to reduce the front gap to an acceptable level, not to flush it up with the rear. And performance. It looks good, it looks level doesn't it? do you want to be nosing into the ground?

Rods03Max619

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Looks good.....

hpl912

em... actually it does look good imo with even wheel gaps, as this picture from racingline website:



I didn't put only the front springs as i'm afraid the handling will be crap with non-matched pair of springs front and back..

Rods03Max619

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Maybe they will settle after a little, but the advertise pic is FTW...

mrjasonlyrics

What's the specs on those springs?

ShocknAwe

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They should sell stiffer springs for the rear do they not? That way it will level out and you wont have so much lift on take-off. Tell them your issue and ask them if they have stiffer springs for the rear or go back to stock in the rear. It will be fine with different spring rates and it is actually odd to have both front and year the same

hpl912

i don't know the specs on these springs.. and i just went and measured, i have 27 inches from ground to fender for front and 26 inches at the back so that explains it... maybe they sent me altima v6 springs i'll contact racingline for this.

it is safe to go with stock rear springs then (wouldn't it be too soft compared to front)? i think if i put that one back i'll see a more even wheelgap...

sensfan1111

I would put the stock rear springs back in and see what you think. This is how I'm running on Canuck Motorsports Springs, only the front is lowered. Here is the thread.

http://forums.maxima.org/6th-generat...s-springs.html

And it does NOT look like an SRT-4...

ShocknAwe

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It will be fine dont worry. Dont use measurement to the fender either as they can be off slightly. Use a fixed point on the undercarriage to see what each corners height is from the pavement. I did the same thing you did, got my CO's perfectly matched on each corner via fender height measurements and it through my alignment all off because the fender is not reliable

hpl912

your car looks great and they have even fender gaps.

how many inches are your front springs lowered? since you have all wheels 27.25" evenly from the ground to the fender arch.

the Racinglines are claimed to lower 1.9". and i measured from ground to fender arch 27"... so i suppose i'm going to end up 0.25" higher in the back if i go with stock springs...

the mostly i'm concerned about the ride quality, don't know if those stocks are too soft compared to the lowerered front resulting in a crappy handling. Guess i'll have to try it out. and btw i don't take the car to tracks but just a grocery getter :P

hpl912

Thanks for the tip, you mean it will be fine going with stock springs at the rear with lowered (assuming stiffer) front springs combination?

i'll measure tonight from ground to the jack points at 4 corners and crossing fingers, hope it's leveled...

sensfan1111

My stock fender arch up front was 29" so the springs lowered it 1.75". This is exactly what I wanted, to even out the gap with the back. If it's just a grocery getter then you will be fine with the handling. My car handles better now than it ever did.

ShocknAwe

iTrader: (3)

It will be fine. What you can do is just say you are unhappy with the current springs, return them, and buy only front springs. You can have Eibach make you custom rate springs which is what I did, they already have the measurements as they make springs for your year max already

AscendantMax

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give some time for the springs to settle. i'm on progress springs and the car dropped a bit more after driving it around town for a few days.

hpl912

thanks all for the useful info.

i've contacted Racingline but still no reply from them after 2 days, they don't have an actual contact number but only email. this would be my last time purchase from them if that's their customer support when we need it.

i've actually measured the height from ground to the jack points under the car, the rear actually is at approximately 1 inch higher than the front jack point... but anyhow the springs does not result as advertised as per Racingline's website.

I'll wait another week, the springs might settle down but if the front settles, i'd expect the rear to settle as well resulting still in the bigger front wheel gap.

question, do you guys think it still looks odd as if the rear end is lower than the front? considering the rear wheel fender arch is smaller than the front? if not i think i'll just leave it as is...

06BlckMax

It looks good man you need to get coilovers if you want the "pefect" drop

And yes Racingline is slow on responding its not just you

hpl912

thnx.
you're dropped on what? your max on your sig looks pretty nice and looks pretty even gaps.

ttap97

I think it looks pretty nice

06BlckMax

Progress

7speed

Same as me FTW.

But your car looks nice as is. But I probably would do as some have suggested and go back to stock rear. Since the front gap of stock MAX is what looks throwed.

hpl912

back to stock springs at the back.
kinda feel soft at the back when accelerating but anyways now i have a more even wheel gap approx 2 fingers front and rear.

should have went with canuck springs as sensfan1111 did since the Racinglines does not give the results as advertised so i basically wasted the rear springs. my initial intention is to have a stiffer rear end as front but even wheel gaps.

So ppl, do not buy Racingline springs for your maxima if you're looking for even wheel gaps. They are NOT as advertised. And by the way, i still did not receive any answer from them!

Pic:

7speed

Looks much better.

Well try to sell the rear springs locally or on the classified section. You never know someone might need the rears.

Rods03Max619

iTrader: (5)

Looks better, Damn False advertising.....

smittybizzle

Don't forget Tein I have a nice even drop and the ride is still good even with 20s .

sensfan1111

looks much better with stock in the rear.

I went to their website and read up on their springs. Everything that they claim is actually total opposite of the results you got...

http://racinglineperformance.com/sho...&idcategory=25

Not trying to rub it in but you would have saved about 50-60 bucks with CM springs. It sucks that they haven't even responded to you yet.

hpl912

It indeed looks better now

but not really happy with the softer rear stock end though. it handled better with the "lower" stiffer racinglines at the back.
I paid this for a better handling in addition to the stance as per advertisedon Racingline but not

ah well, i'm not tracking this car so i can still live with it.
I've also considered teins but they are like doubled the price, and i thought i didn't need to pay the doubled price if Racinglines can give the about same stance and that I was satisfied with them (stance and performance) on my Altima.

Any moderators can modify the title of this thread for potential buyers to be aware of Racingline springs on their Maxima. If not, i think i should start a new thread with the proper title so there will be no other victims.

on a side note, still didn't hear a word from their customer support.

TheAsset

Ill be buying the full set of springs for the Maxima from Canuck. Finally!