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My super-secret method for making your maxima handle like a BMW!!!

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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 05:53 AM
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im going to have to do this great mod haha
Old Apr 13, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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this thread made me laugh pretty hard cause, i just bought me a heep!




and ur sooo dead on the money!
Old Apr 17, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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hey irish will this jeep work?
Old Apr 19, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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How bout either of these? How come alot of org members seem to have a Jeep as well as their Max? Weird.
Old Apr 19, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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I will probably be buying a jeep cause there is one down the street for 800...but anything cheap will be good right now with the maxima going the garage for a tear down and rebuild

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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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So how to make your BMW handle like a Maxima? Buy a GT3 RS?
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by toyick
this thread made me laugh pretty hard cause, i just bought me a heep!




Wow! When did Best Buy start selling Jeeps? LOL World domination...
Old Apr 21, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Broaner
Wow! When did Best Buy start selling Jeeps? LOL World domination...
that was 30 mins after i bought the thing, i then spent another 1500 bucks an got a new stereo for it...

Old Apr 22, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by toyick
that was 30 mins after i bought the thing, i then spent another 1500 bucks an got a new stereo for it...

the system I have in mine sucks..

The XJ is looking a bit different these days, though it still handles poorly

Old Jun 4, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Broaner
Awesome!


Also, if you don't like Chrysler products, a Ford Ranger is an excellent substitute. I swear that frame has sections made of jello.

x2

my 99 ranger with 285/70/16 BFG ALL TERRAIN T/A TKO's handles like a boat, its slow, rough, ugly interior, ugly exterior, the shifter is longer then my leg, the clutch pedal has no feel, the p/s pump whines like every other ford..

it makes my maxima seem like a M5. but then again, when i test drove an E39 M5, i almost felt like crying when i got back into my car lol..
Old Jun 26, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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yea i drove my buddies turbo rsx with a 6 puck clutch in it yesturday.....then i jumped into my car, and i couldnt feel my clutch at all....felt like i was stepping on air....and my 1st 2nd gears felt like his 5th and 6th....bleh =/
Old Jul 15, 2008 | 06:24 AM
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lmao!

damned good one irish
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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how too

Originally Posted by liqidvenom
pass her onto 300 of your closest friends and when you get her back she will handle like a pro.
LOL....

Originally Posted by jonmandude
Drink better cognac. I prefer Remy Martin XO...and I heat the snifter.
I will try the heated snifter this week...

BTW
Hennessy Pure White (hard to get) but taste good...
Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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After driving the Frontier all week, I pulled the maxima out for a drive and you are right this method works. The handling and braking feel soo much better now.
Old Aug 1, 2008 | 04:34 AM
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Awesome write-up! I just did this mod and was amazed at the results, it is simply amazing how much better it corners! One little trick I figured out along the way though is I've found that it is helpful to reduce the tire pressures on one front and the opposite rear tire on the jeep
Old Aug 4, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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LOL...........By the thread title, I thought someone had put first generation rear suspension into a late model maxima.
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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so i am going to vouch for this mod, i bought a cherokee, i hated the cherokee, well i loved and hated it, but i sold it and got back into a 5sp 4thgen and gosh i miss it!
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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Awesome!!
That works with girlfriends too.
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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sooo i totally made my car handle awsome again!



drive the jeep daily, then get in the max maybe twice aweek and its on rails!
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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remove the sway bars from the Jeep and really improve the Maxima's handling
Old Jan 11, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by jonmandude
remove the sway bars from the Jeep and really improve the Maxima's handling
drove it from winslow arizona...to redwood city ca...like 850 miles...i dont even know where the sway bar is at son!
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