I have a suspension question. I have a 95 nissan Maxima. When I am driving if I hit a bump I notice that the front right wheel sound like there is a suspension problem. It makes a thunk sound which does not sound good. Anyone have any suggestions..

Thanks!

 

sounds like the strut is blown ...



time for new struts..

 

When I am on the highway the car rides like a champion. So you believe there is a strut issue. I was looking at getting some springs and shocks. Do you think I should just do everything at once??

 

if you are going to replace everything at once. it will save on labor since you will be installin once instead of 2 different times.

 

So should I go with a normal strut or are there better ones that I can purchase. I am going to get performance springs and shocks.

 

well you have a lot of different choises... if you are going aftermarket performance..

KYB agx's are direct replcement shock/struts and are adjustable

are you going any lower?

h & r's are a good choice. they keep the ride comfort and lower the car a lilttle bit
eibach's are more sporty

here are some other springs
b & g
maxspeed
sprint


do a search for theres items.. there is a lot of usefull info here

 

There could be any number of things causing a thunk. You can't just immediately say it is suspension.

Brake pad/caliper can be mis-seated, strut tower bolts may need to be tightened, may need a new strut tower spacer.

 

Before running the same old questions like , what about these struts/springs etc. Try reading this and see if it helps.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....tions+answered

SuDZ

 

So all I need is Strut and springs.. No shock needed due to spring and sturt???

 

struts are one the front of the car and springs are in the rear..

 

It might not be your struts at all....Mine made "thud" noises at acceleration, deceleration, and over bumps--turned out to be upper/lower control arms and some other components. I'd get it looked at by a shop before getting springs and struts, just to find out later that the problem is still there. I'm still on the original struts/springs, going on 107K miles.....

 

wth are you saying? Springs are all around. Shocks in rear, struts in front. It's a MacPherson style suspension.