Ok, to make sure...when I have the car up, wheel off, only on one side, will the strut be at full length? If so then its easy for me to measure preload...

 

I called them up about 3 hours ago and they are sending me out a set of these. I just had to pay shipping because my Ksports are over a year old. They are free if you can prove you've had them for less than a year. I paid 9 bucks for shipping.

 

The above is a VERY inaccurate way of measuring how the car will sit evenly. There are a couple factors that can change that as far as i know. How the car is jacked up and the height its jacked up to plays a role. Also the piston in the strut will have to be basically in the same position on both sides. you have to set the preload to do that which is very hard to make even. how the front sits will also affect the rear height. i have tried to make them even and some how it still didn't sit level. i think it has something do to with the compression of the strut piston.

 

How far off are you? Its weird, if I need to adjust it by say 1/4 inch, and I move the bottom mount up 1/4 in on the threads, it will turn out different...its weird.

Thanks for the help, I figured it wasn't the best way. I just was trying to make sure that (a) my preload was the same and (b) the collars were in the same/similar position, giving me same height.

 

What I like to do after I adjust the height is to push down on that corner of the car because I feel everything settle after i do that. or you could take it for a drive because when you adjust the hieght it will settle down like 1/8 of an inch more. are you near CT at all i can help you adjust them. I get pissed off if each side is 1/16" off from each other. it's basically trial and error -get a pump jack

 

CT?...let me call my agent, Ill get the cargo jet ready. How's 10 am tomorrow for you sound? With a 600 mi range on it, I could stop in NC, and be there by morning. While Im coming up, Ill bring the 3.5 and 5speed so we can swap that in too, ok?

Yeah, I get mad when Im off by any too. Damn OCD...

 

Sorry i didn't know. the locations are not loaded back up. but 10 am for for me tomorrow i just dont do big swaps hahaha

 

Haha man, I was just havin fun. Oh, sorry, I didnt realize the locations didnt back up :\

Ill guess Ill be workin on it tonight I think...Im not sure how low I want to go(re: destroying things...) Anybody know the stock height? Im probably going to be at 25.5f and 25.75r when all is said and done.

 

sweet, good deal. i'll prob install mine sometime next weekend, since i won't have my car back until next wednesday

 

sighh.... i need to readjust mine as well, kinda wanna go 1/2 inch lower though.
but driving really low in downtown columbia is really scary so i'm gonna keep it as is.

 

oh sir, you need a new exhaust! like yeh.... lol

 

believe it or not.... those are your strut bearings

 

I'll do a thorough inspection of these once I get mine...

 

Go down lower than 25.5"!!!!!!!!!!!! I would like to get into the 23" but the struts are hitting the axle boots in front. I'm at 24" dead on right now...

 

G4nismo, I need one? Not my pic, FYI, but yeah, I do...haha.

5speed...DUDE! 25.75 is 2" down(from what I was told)...thats a big drop. Im thinking 25.5" all around. I already have a worsening CV, I would rather it stay alive a bit longer...

 

Fawk CVs....hahaha

 

Hmmm...2 CVs = what, 200? Im getting my 00vi for that(well, 200+s/h+rpm switch)...haha.

Hey did you do the 97 front end conversion or just a 95-96 grille?

 

hahah yehhh....
i would go lower if it didn't effect anything.....hahha

 

ok, i thought it was your pic.

 

good, i'm also prob gonna ask them if i should lube up any of the isolators....
should you though?

 

IMO, it depends. First off, I'd say yes, but make sure that the lube doesn't harm/deteriorate the rubber at all...

Oh, 985speed, you said theyre free if they're les than a year old, but if theyre older then we only have to pay for shipping? Mine are old, just used very little...

 

Haha, nah I just used Mr Ducks from the frist page(hope he doesnt mind). It was much easier than goin out and takin one...

Oh, and yeah...exhaust eventually.

 

disassembling the shocks takes awhlie. Especially if you dont adjust them often, sometimes the collars are really stuck on a certain position. I've had to use my vice for alot of that ****.
I might try to get a set of these, but i dont really get any noises so i'm not too worried about it.

 

i didnt care about the $9. just email them proof of when you bought them.

 

Umm...I bought them used(3k miles). I mean, I dont mind payin for them some. Maybe I can get proof from the original owner.

 

yeh, when i called k-sport, i told them my last name so they could look up the records i guess. try to get the guys info and call k-sport.

 

just tell them that you bought them over a year ago and you don't mind paying shipping...

 

That is my old Maxima. I did a 97-99 front bumper and tried the 96 grille on for size.

 

Those new parts look like spring isolators.

 

Ok, quick Q. What does the strut oil look like? Is it almost a diluted Soy sauce color?

 

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yea it's kinda brown i think and smells funny. basically if you have any type of oil/liquid around the shock that is not good. lift up the rubber dust boot and if there is oil underneath it call up ksport. the shock oil also collects dirt, you will notice a working shock will be mad clean. here are a couple pictures of blown shocks:

 

hahahahaha are they metal or rubber?

 

Ok, yeah mine is DEFINITELY not that bad. Its a little dirt and oil in the threads, a bit on the boot, nothing leaking on the floor or anything. I do think it's wearing/goin bad. I heard $120 for a rebuilt correct?

Oh, thanks for the pics BTW!

 

^^^ ewww stay away please, i don't like oil leaks...

 

there carbon fiber!


nah the black ones are rubber, silver ones are steel.
you get yours yet? when are you gonna install them?

 

Yea $120 or something like that...

 

I will install them probably the day I get them, which will be later this week.

 

alright, let me know when you do them

 

I called k-sport and told the rep about this and he took all of my info and said i should receive them in a couple of days. The guy didnt even charge me for shipping