Does anyone know how much the replacment struts cost for our cars? I am thinking about getting the Eibachs but I want to know how much I could expect to pay if the struts go.

Thanx in advance...

 

what i did was go to google and search the year and make of the car and the type of struts you want i used tokico om my 03 max and no problems so far
i hope that help's

 

thanks for the effort but unfortunately there are no other companies out there that make aftermarket struts for the 7th Gen. Maximas so I would need to know the price of the OEM ones.

 

Front: $132/ea.
http://www.courtesyparts.com/kb_sear....php?keywords=[54302K]+\(a35&cPath=8300_8308_8375_8377

Rear: $116/ea.
http://www.courtesyparts.com/56210k-...-p-607494.html

Hopefully by the time our shocks wear out there will be more options out there. I expect that to be the case.

 

Wow if I got everything right plus install and what not the who replacement charge will be around $600... I don't know if that makes it worth it to even lower my car, lol.

Thanx for that information though very useful...Hopefully they do come out with some kind of aftermarket struts soon, lol.

 

Keep in mind that the odds of your shox failing due to the springs is VERY slim. I'd just go for it, lol.

 

Really? Even though you are lowering the cars center of gravity its not going to put any more strain on the struts and cause them to fail?

My buddy who is a Nissan Master Tech told me to not even do it but I never asked him how much the replacement parts would cost.

 

I was looking around today and found some adjustable coilovers by D2 Racing for the max. they are a bit pricey @ $1400, but they are another option. They are also on Ebay for like $900. Here is the info from their site.
RS Coilover System [ View Applications | Hide Applications ]

The RS coilover system is a 36 way dampner and rebound adjustable monotube full coilover system. The setup has seperate height and preload adjustments allowing for optimal adjustment and allowing full strut travel at all times along with pillowball upper mounts or top mounts*. Mounts are constructed of 6061 powder coated aluminum. Threads are teflon coated to prevent rust. Rebuildable and serviceable in the US.

http://d2racing.com/content/products/RS_coilovers

 

It's not that the lower stiffer springs are likely to cause immediate failure of the struts/shocks (barring the possibility of damage from bottomming, which the bump stops should preclude). More that since the stiffer springs will result in slightly higher suspension velocities, you can expect increases in such less desirable things as wear rates, hysteresis, likelihood of cavitation, etc. Think shorter life and less control of suspension motion.

There is something called "percent of critical damping" that you should perhaps be aware of, and it's a SQRT(Stiffness * Mass) sort of thing. At roughly 15% critical damping is where best ride quality generally falls, with best performance coming in up around 45% or so. Still higher percentages can be used to tune vehicle transient response (maybe think in terms of shifting the "turn-in" cornering response toward either more or less understeer here).

Anyway, while the OE damping may be appropriate for the OE springs and the OE preference in the above ride vs handling spectrum, it will not be in the same place on that spectrum when stiffer springs are swapped in. Basically, keeping the same amount of damping with stiffer springs (car mass and its distribution remaining essentially constant) results in the damping getting pushed down more toward comfort and away from performance, which is sort of opposite to one of the main claimed reasons for swapping springs in the first place.

When I say oriented more toward comfort here, I am assuming that the reduced percent of critical damping does not result in other undesired behaviors. Pitch behavior and flat ride speed will change slightly.


Killa - I'd at the very least want to find out who makes Eibach's struts - I rather doubt that they actually make their own.


Norm

 

Hey man; ya Eibach dosnt even make struts for the 09-10' Maximaand I have pretty much rules springs out of the question. I am looking at D2 Clilovers now. Do you have any input about coilovers or even D2's coilovers in general? My car is a daily drive year round and I live in CT and we get some snow here. I'm new to coilovers so I'm not sure what kinda maitenence has to be done to them if any. Any information would be greatly appreciated I has atight time frame to make my mind up about the coilovers. Thanx in advance!

 

I doubt that Eibach makes any of their own shocks or struts at all for anybody, just sell repackaged parts built by somebody else.

For coilovers on a DD, you might want to know approximately what spring stiffnesses are involved and about what the OE rates are. 25% - 50% stiffer than stock is probably something most folks can at least "live with". More than double. not so many folks.

I don't know of any maintenance involved with coilovers, but for best results you might want to get the car cornerweighted.


Norm

 

Norm you got it wrong with Eibach, they aren't some small aftermarket outfitter, Eibach manufactures their own products, they produce OEM suspension components for all of the German OEM car manufacturers, they are in 80 countries around the world. Factories in China, Germany, South Africa, etc.

 

So what exactly is better that will have a lesser chance of screwing something up; coilovers (D2 Racing), or Eibach Springs? I plan on ordering one or the other on Monday since that's the last day I have to choose.

 

I know they aren't a small outfit and I'm sure that they do make their own springs. What I don't know is whether they build their own dampers or what their input might be if somebody else actually builds them under contract. I know I've seen this discussion elsewhere, where one of the participants is somebody who knows a thing or two about shocks and struts, but I haven't been able to find it yet. Reading from their website, I do have to wonder what compromises were made in the dampers for the Sportline product line which features excessive lowering for appearance sake.


Norm