3 bolts in the front, 2 bolts in the back. also have to worry about lower mounting.

i would say they will not fit. do 4th gen strut bars fit a 3rd gen?

 

i just replaced my two blown shocks in the rear tonight, the car rides soooo much better!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ksport sent me 2 shocks for free hahaha

 

Hey, how interested would you guys be in the ability to change the damper setting from inside the car while driving? Ive got an idea and think I might make a few models and sell a few. Price would maybe be about $80 for all four corners, with each one on a switch to go hard or soft from inside the car. Price may be lower, not sure the production costs yet...but anyone interested?

 

http://www.prostreetonline.com/x/tein-edfc.asp

dunno how your going to sell it for $80 as tein's retail for about $380
but if you do, thatd be awesome

 

adjusting it while driving is not that important to me. if you could figure out how to make the shocks more reliable (not blowing quickly) for $80 then i would be interested. i just keep all 4 on full soft and call it a year.

 

It wouldnt be that complex. I think it will probably just be turn ****, 1 per corner. Turn it from 1 to 4 and it turns the adjusters. Its much simpler, cheaper, lighter and works just as well...

Haha, better shocks? That would require engineering...maybe for a final exam.

 

Dont slam the car and get proper springs.
they blow because the springs are too stiff. shock cannot dampen it. Swtich to a softer sping and turn up the dampening

 

Well the top could be redrilled if need be, So how do the 4th gen mount on the bottom?

 

The front has a braket that has 2 bolts....the rear is a ball sorta thing that has 1 bolt....

 

Do you know what your talking about? The coilovers are only available in two spring rates and the softer ones are still pretty stiff. How does increasing the dampening make the shocks less prone to blowing?

 

proper springs? blow b/c springs are too stiff?
what would be considered proper?
and pretty much all coilovers are gonna have a stiff spring rate and they don't just blow b/c there stiff. you don't know what your talking about

 

i agree with you g4nismo

also ShiftVQ35, you dont know what your talking about when you say raising the car will help not blow ksport shocks. the height adjustment has nothing to do with the shocks. i agree that having a softer spring rate will help, but you NEED stiff springs with coilovers. the shocks need to be built to last, but how to accomplish that i have no idea...

 

So, when I order new struts, Ill have to cut these open to get a cutaway view. Then maybe we can see why they're blowing so quickly. But, I cant imagine Ksport hasn't tried to do this already...

Has anyone blown a "new" set(after the 'remake')?

 

so it might take some work with a mill and such or theres allways your Quote

 

Depending on when the new shocks were circulated, but I might have. I was sent a rear replacement in August of 2006 and it blew in July of 2007. But I would go by the results people are getting with the coilovers they receive today. Ok they have a one year warranty, but I bet most of them will blow after the warranty is over.

 

I dont know how many times they've upgraded the seals or whatever it is they upgrade..but I got a supposed "better" one, at least better than the originals. It hasn't blown on me yet KNOCK ON ****ING WOOD. I have one original left and its my rear. I cant remember how long ago I got it...let me see if i can find out.
I would like to see a correlation between sidewall size and frequency of blown shocks, I just got a larger tire/smaller wheel hoping it would relieve the shock and absorb some of the harshness on the road.
I keep my rears on full stiff and the fronts on full soft, works out decent.


edit- It looks like I replaced one of the fronts in October of last year, and then the other one blew out/replaced late January. Supposedly if you drive around on a blown one it will be more likely that your other one blows on that side (Front/back i guess) and thats what happened to me SUPPOSEDLY. so this means, if one blows and they will replace that one, they should replace both.

 

I agree.

 

thats not just me saying that, Nick from Autoline told me that on the phone...which is the only reason i got my strut replaced after warranty expired

 

oh thats cool maybe thats why they replaced two shocks on mine at the same time too

 

I wonder what they'll do if I let them know that my left two are blown? Not in warranty though, so I doubt anything...I want this 00vi in so parts for it are being bought instead of new struts... :/

 

I would buy new shocks instead of a intake manifold because the car rides so much different with brand new shocks. im more relaxed when i am driving. blow shocks are horrible

 

Ahh, its already bought. Just the RPM switch, some hoses, clamps, etc, are all I need.

Christmas time is when my new shocks will come. I only drive my car 2 days a week.

 

hey i remember reading a few weeks back but i cant find it..that ksport is offering a new spacer kit to get rid of some of the freaking noise...is this still true???

 

So my rear pass side one is stuck....I mean the other 3 I can easily turn to lower or raise it but the last one I cant turn at all...I tried wd40 but It didnt work...anyone have any ideas? Oh and the damn POS bolt is stripped too so I cant take it out and turn the bottom part.....GHEY.

 

the very bottom collar screw? well the thread on mine melted somehow when it was loose. i have yet to report it to ksport cause i'm lazy.

 

Nope not that one...I got that one loose okie dokie...the bolt that secures the strut to car...that one is now stripped so I cant take off the strut to fix it....anyone have a problemo like mine???

 

Is the nut turning in the lower mount in the rear? If it is, jam a screw driver down there or vice grip the crap out of it. then you should be able to remove the bolt. def replace the nut.

get a huge screw driver and bang the crap out of the stuck collar with a hammer

 

Vice Grips FTW. Rubber mallets also work well.

So, would anyone be interested in the remote damper switches?

 

naaa not really

 

Oh what I ment was turning the actual cylindar....the way to change the height without having to take out the strut...I am just trying to raise it up but the damn thing would turn to go back up...

 

i think i lost you...

 

hey i remember reading a few weeks back but i cant find it..that ksport is offering a new spacer kit to get rid of some of the freaking noise...is this still true???

 

Yeah you have to Contact Ksport either via email or call them up .. They asked for a copy of the receipt a picture of one coil over and what the problem is..

Hopefully that helps ya out..

 

i had a thread in this section all about it w/ pics but dunno where it is now.

 

Cant post up a new thread on the for sale section, and didnt know how else or where else to go. I got a new set of ksport GT pros, rear ones never used, front ones have about 300 miles on them. Getting a new car so i dont need them anymore . Id like to get at least $900 seeing as i paid $1200 for em brand new and they still pretty much are brand new. Sorry to post this here !!! didnt know what else to do....

 

G4nismo, the thread got merged with this one, IIRC.


Raffe, you best bet is to make 15 posts, and then post in the FS forum.

 

What year Maxima are they for? And where did you buy them?

 

I have a 2002, says they'll fit 2000-03 but im not sure, can someone clear that up for me so ill at least know for a later posting in the FS forum... Got em from sport compact only.
Thanx for the help

 

SCO seems to be pretty good, so I would say their description is accurate. I'm pretty sure thats right too.

 

That's accurate Raffe74.

MOHF don't adjust the height without take the stur off the car and loosening the collars. it well mess up the preload i think.