Well I guess it will be awhile until I have the moolah for this stuff... but I will probably be very interested when they come along..

Keep us posted brostepher.

 

3rd gen - 2 off. You know I will buy a set.

 

much cheaper doing a retrofit

 

I would rather have a full tubular LCA.

 

none of you guys will regret purchasing one, whether it be full tubular, fully adjustable full swing caster and camber adjustment.. etc etc etc. or the retrofit.

Car handles like a civic. (1995 Nissan Altima)

 

only problem with those is lack of adjustment. fine if all you're trying to do is space out the spindle and get rid of the bumpsteer, but at that point it wouldn't hurt to add some caster adjustment too.

Also.. Did you have to modify the knuckle for that ball joint adapter, or does it have the proper Nissan taper built into it? I've been looking for some BJAs that fit our cars on and off for months. Fortunately it's the same pitch and diameter for Maxima, 240SX, and Altima. probably Z32 as well.

 

I have no available caster modification on the camber plate... so right now even though I have caster angle, which I love, the front wheels are pushed up 1/2".
Further caster adjustment will be made once the strut towers are reinforced in the future with 3/4" plate, allowing for caster movement equivalent of what has been done to the control arm, therefore, my current caster is fixed, but is at correct specification for a road car.

The Monoball studs are from coleman racing, 19.85 each and have a Chevy/nascar intended taper, so I remachined a 10 degree taper.

 

Okay, thanks... I'm trying to get away from requiring everyone that wants these to cut a 10* taper onto their knuckles. I'm trying to make it backwards compatible with stock.... For a track car or a 1-off job, cutting a 10* taper is fine though.

What you've done looks good for a single-purpose thing, but I'm hoping to use a larger ball joint and such since road cars can be subjected to a lot more force if they hit a pothole on the road with a loaded car. and then suppose the car is in heavy traffic when it happens. DOH! now there's some liability if it breaks!!! Trying to make sure that never happens.

 

My car as well as others who have done this application are road cars as well as track cars. I've had no issues driving this setup on the road. My D2's are on 9k and 7k springs, so even though the ride is very firm, its negotiable through bums and rough terrain. My car isn't significantly lighter than the 4th gen maxima stock, I have yet to corner balance and weigh the vehicle but I've done a fair amount of weight reduction to the vehicle, and I'm presuming a ballpark weight of about 2850lb-2900lb with the driver in the vehicle *farbin fibered fenders, trunk, hood, removal of sound dampening material, new carpet etc.* and I weigh about 155.

3/4" rod end is pretty standard but if you can find bigger and stronger at an economical price, then by all means. About the monoball stud with a Nissan taper, PLEASE let me know if and when you find it, or if you go custom? throughout my own search, as well as others, we have had no luck.

 

I've found a source for them, but they're custom made in a batch for him, so I'm waiting to hear back if he'll make me a pile of them when he does the next round.
I'll post/PM you if or when I hear back.

 

what is the material of the piece?

 

I dunno. same as what they use on every other ball joint. Hardened tool steel or chromemoly or whatever. the guy I'm buying them from makes some of the best Z/G/S-chassis parts out there.

 

I actually do have a concern though, Rod ends only have a life span of 2-3 years before the teflon starts wearing out and then you have fear of binding. I bought 4 extra rod ends just in case, bring them out to the track, etc.

 

Matt, I see you posted recently. Is there any progress/news on this? I know you are a busy man, but some of us still have hope for this.

 

no progress on these. I'm trying to get rear BBKs back up and running. that's proving to be more of a pain than I thought.

also lots of stuff going on at home with medical issues with wife and dogs and parents. eveyrone's fine, but my time is needed elsewhere taking care of stuff. it'll get there one of these years.

 

Fully understood.

 

I'm gonna take it that there wasn't enough interest in these. I'd be interested in the adjustable ones for the 4th gen.

 

Oh, I think there's enough interest. See a couple posts above why Matt doesn't have the time to make these at the moment.



Damn tease!! Stop posting and don't come back until you have the prototype done Matt!!lol

 

I think I'm going to start on a S14 set first. They look easier and I have a parts car sitting in the driveway I can play with and fiddle with the camber curves on without FUBARing someone's DD.

Once I get the process/theory down on the S14, I'll throw them on my track car and make sure they can survive a beating. Then I'll move on to a Maxima application.

Stay tuned. they'll come eventually. I just need to get about 500 other things off my to-do list. when you have a wife and a dog that both need $$$$surgery$$$ and a house that needs $25,000 in repairs, spending money on building car parts is just not high on my priority list!

 

Subscribing just in case these come to fruition, but family and home always come first so if they get done great if not I understand.

Picked up a stage 1 Blehmco today so just happened to run across this thread looking at Blehmco threads.

 

+1 on 3rd gen interest for the $500 non adjustables......there are alot of 3rd genz out there that are having their control arms replaced and their isn't alot of options for suspension mods out there

how would these rank up against your other 3rd gen mods in terms of cost vs. performance?

 

+1 for fully adjustable 4th gen set...and will to offer up the i30 if you need a car to work on!


And i'm still in for rear bbk

 

There would be no questions asked. If these become a reality I will be all over them.

 

Will this work for 6th Gens?

 

The first set has never been made yet.....for any generation AFAIK.....1.5 years later.

I'm afraid this will never become a reality.

 

so sad...

 

and we fail !!

 

Sorry guys.. There's just not enough interest in ane one product to justify the development time and costs. Not to mention the fact I simply don't have time to do it. I'm doing everything I can to keep my house and day job running right now. Working 60+ hours a week sux.

 

damn Matt

 

Well this sucks

 

gaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy

 

YOU build 'em and I'll think about buying a set.
I want them fully adjustable, zinc plated then powdercoated hot pink. And I want custom Aurora bearings, not that cheap crap. And I'm not going to pay over $350 for them. But I'll say I'm willing to pay $1000 for them up front just so someone else makes them.

There's the reality of what I see AFTER I make custom oddball parts....

 

Sorry to hear Matt. I would have been down for a set, but I understand as I have been working 50 to 96 hours per week (yes I said 96).

If you ever do find the time and desire to make these babies let me know.

 

GAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY



It's ok for me as I've got a nimble ego mobile, but you were the only hope for 4th gens to handle decently.

Thanks for tryin' bud.

 

I don't understand why you said what you did when you already know how the general population thinks/then acts here on the org. Also, for the price you're talking about, what did you really expect, honestly?? 25+ solid orders?? And it seems to me you've been busy forever and ever, so this endeavor wasn't realistic anyway. Life can be busy/hectic; I know and fully understand.

Only a very small group of us can appreciate and afford these custom parts, so I'm a little surprised to read what you wrote, that's all. These parts aren't for the masses, they're for the true enthusiasts.

"Build it, and they will come" !!!

 

Honestly, I didn't expect it to happen at all, simply due to demand. That's proved by the fact this thread has been up for a year and a half and only 24 people across 4 generations of Maximas interested in it at all. 6000 views and 150 posts, but only 24 willing to even voice an opinion.

That's simply not smart business to build a product that will take 30-40 hours per model to develop (At $65/hr development cost), and the parts cost will be ~75% of realistic sale price. With that kind of up front investment on my end, that kind of ROI, and this little potential future interest, I'm not willing to give up what little free time I have to make something that will sit on the shelf for the next 5 years--- Like my 2-pc brake rotors that I still have 4 sets out of the original 12set purchase 4 years ago....

 

All hope is not lost. As I informed Matt earlier this year, another source is considering developing a non-adjustable solution for our rides. As of last week they said we're still 2-3 months away from a finished product. Their primary focus is on other Nissan's and Infiniti's but cross compatibility sounds positive.

 

Nissan's front end geometry is basically the same on every FWD they made from 85 to about 03. There's some size differences between models for differences in wheel size, brakes, weight, and suspension travel... but the basic design is all the same.

Thus if someone made a control arm for an Altima, the design is done for the Maxima. They'd just have to make a new jig for a slightly larger arm. Of course making the jig is the hard part...

I still might do something for these cars, but I'm not going to make it a priority. Getting my track car done and getting my racing license (and maybe some of the trickle-down effects of that for the 240 crowd) takes precedence over me making parts that will probably not sell quickly, if at all.

Then again, I have no problem building stuff. I like doing it. I just don't like to pay to modify other people's cars for them...

 

I'm in. I'm looking to start doing time trials, and Time Attacks.

 

Any update on this? I totally see where Matt's coming from and I cant blame him. I reallllllyyy would like a set of these if there are any available tho..

Grant