So what are you plainning on doing to your max in 2005?
I hope to be boosted (priority); maybe if I'm lucky have some thinga done in the looks department.

 

99 steering rack swap, new control arms , new drive axles, new front wheel bearings

Nick.

 

retard the timing and use 87 octane.

 

im following the 3.5/3.0 hybrids and swaps/drops, i want to do something like this. but for starters i would like to just get my maxima back its been months

 

From everything I read I thought the earlier 4th gen SE's already had the better steering racks and boost. Can one tell by trim and mfg date if the older steering exists or not?

 

Just the K&N filter and take good care of her!

Hopefully I can get 30,000 or more out of those Goodyears. Besides that just a lot of happy miles!

 

More power.

 

get rid of it

 

Keep it running tip-top and then do whatever I have money to do...

Would like to finish my brake set up and get the new motor done.

 

fineee tuning

 

Full 3.5 swap w/bolt-ons... paint job. Then I'll be broke

 

97 bumper and grill . cefieros, h+rs with gr2s, paint job sitllen kit, new system, well just an new amp and sub, new interior. thats about it for now, since i got my new job i should be getting this in about 4 months

 

Yes I've been saying this all along. A bunch of people are going to throw away money based on misinformation. If you're a 97-98 SE owner don't replace the rack for a "99 SE" rack unless your rack is really fcked because you are swapping out the SAME RACK.

Part #s.
95-96 SE + 95-99 GXE/GLE MAXIMAS 49001-40U05
97-99 SE: 49001-0L701

Confirm these steering gear part #s with your own local dealer.
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As for my plans this year:

Install Energy Suspension motor mounts and LCA bushings
Buy New tires.
Lighter front seats (Corbeau TRS or A4?).
Cheapo CF hood painted body color.
BBK
3.5 shortblock

 

Reapir windshield,Good fluids all around, new axles, new bushings, 5th gen tranny, 5th gen clutch, Agx and spring combo,

97 Front bumper + Stillen Lip.
97 Trunk Lid + GenIIs

Y pipe
Greddy SP2 . . . Yea I'm saving up

 

my plans are as follows:
1. not wrap it around a tree
2. not blow up the motor
3. motor mounts and other bushings
4. see what SR20 said above
5. SAFC-2(maybe)
6. Stickys for the track
7. did i mention that I'm not going to wrap it around a tree
8. oh and a metric ton of seafoam

 

im going to turbo it soon and cf hood 96 lip kit with updated auto

 

I love these threads. I highly doubt all this will be done by 2006 but I can dream can't I. My next mods are going to be exterior because I'm pushing to win a show in August.

-Big Brake Kit(Probably AP Racing)
-JWT ECU/Or Zemulator if it comes out for the 4th gen.
-Homemade Grounding System
-Re-cover seat w/ Tan leather.
-Paint back of seat body color.
-Going boosted w/ a 3.125 pulley on a V2 kit.
-Hydro-electric power steering.
-CF hood
-CF body kit
-Warpspeed SFC's(Stage 1&2)
-Lower Tie Bar
-A tasteful aftermarket steering wheel.
-Kumho MX tires in 235/45/17
-Extrude Honed USIM.

 

Complete the frozen air intake project
Corbeau Forza seat(s)
ES Subframe bushings
Cattman trailing arm, and front caster bushings
Try out some 245 rubber on RX-7 rims
Maybe - foamfill the rails or add Stage 1 LTB, new Cattman Catalytic

 

Boost either a S/C or Turbo, or a 3.5 Hybrid...we'll see...need more powah

 

well, if the steering part numbers are the same for 97 and 99 what changes Nissan did to give the 99 much firmer and tighter steering feel?

Nick.

[QUOTE=VeeQueue]Yes I've been saying this all along. A bunch of people are going to throw away money based on misinformation. If you're a 97-98 SE owner don't replace the rack for a "99 SE" rack unless your rack is really fcked because you are swapping out the SAME RACK.

Part #s.
95-96 SE + 95-99 GXE/GLE MAXIMAS 49001-40U05
97-99 SE: 49001-0L701

Confirm these steering gear part #s with your own local dealer.

 

install my headers, de-k manifold, progress springs, cold-air intake, and strut bar, and get my car running correctly.

 

Catback, SFC, Projectors, and a new paint job.

 

And get a bimmer!

 

JIC Magic FLTA2s- on their way,
Nogaro Blue BASF paint job.
Volk TE37 18x8.5" wheels.
GT35R where the battery used to sit.
Bride BrinxII seats.
Bride rear seats.

 

Retrofit, Rims, Maybe 5 speed. plans are subject to change.

 

Clear Corners New Tires and hopefully some kind of performance upgrade.

 

what he said. n/a style.

 

I guess you dont believe me. THE PART NUMBERS ARE THE SAME. Its not just the steering rack. They did not change anything to the 99 SE steering or suspension system vs a 97/98 SE, because the change was already made on the 97 SE Maximas.

If you drove a 99 and it felt tighter then there are many variables to consider. It could be due to the fact that its newer. Are the balljoints (lca balljoint, tie rod end) tight? Are the bushings undamaged? What kind of tires is the other car running? Is the Alignment correct? Tires and especially alignment can cause steering feel to feel nice and tight or very loose. My steering is very tight but recently my clutch and axles were replaced so I haven't had the chance for an alignment and the toe's way off so it feels a bit squirrely.

Just call the dealer and ask for the part # for a 97 SE rack and call another one for a 99 SE rack part #. Its going to be the part # I provided. I already compared the part #s with a Nissan parts guy I know a few years back because I was preparing for a complete suspension overhaul when I lowered my car so thats why I am 100% certain the 97, 98, 99 SE steering and suspension parts are the same.

If after calling the dealer to confirm the part #s and you still dont believe the parts are the same then I don't know what to tell you. Enjoy spending the $1,000 on the new rack.

[QUOTE=nick]well, if the steering part numbers are the same for 97 and 99 what changes Nissan did to give the 99 much firmer and tighter steering feel?

Nick.

 

Thank You , now do 97-99 SE have speed variable steering ? I have looked under my car and i didn't see and wires or plugs coming out of the rack, somebody here have swapped one from inffinity and that one had variable speed steering. I need to find me a 99 Maxima on stock SE rims and and from 95 and compare those two.


Nick.

 

No.

Ok, this part I am basing off memory because I did a half-assed look into it. The variable rack were available on some 96-97 I30s equipped with traction control and those cars had a variable rack. The local Infiniti dealers here are aholes so they wont' confirm anything for me so I can be totally wrong on this one (the traction controlled cars).

 

I plan on driving it

 

i have a few ideas about this year for my max. i've taken a 2 yr hiatus. it just turned 70,000mi by the way: 1. upgrade the brake pads to axis ultimates and SS lines. 2. time for new tires again. last set was dunlop A2 (good all around tire). new lightweight 16s aren't out of the question for summer. 3. replace the trans fluid and sparks before summer; coolant before fall. 4. fix my exhaust issues. perhaps switch to the quietest setup while losing no gains. 5. if nothing else brakes (ie clutch) then a full coilover suspension tuned for the street especially since some of them are becoming proven among maxima drivers. OR i might end up selling it and trading for an STI, G35, Z33 - something more glamorous and refined while i still can. i guess i'm hitting a sort of post adolescent crisis lol. however, something inside me is still a maxima fan. my 4th gen is truly capable of holding it's own even as it turns 8yrs old. it's a factory freak. it's almost becoming the AE86 of midsize sedans. an overachiever. it's actually lighter than other cars of today. would anyone else agree? someone please encourage me to buy a new car or keep this one. i like conversation...

 

Lots of plan for the max in 2005 as this car is now officially my personal toy since I recently bought a 2004 Murano. I want to push this car into the 300-350 HP.

The parts I already have:

D2 Coilover
Lower Tie Bar Stage 2
Energy Suspension Bushing kit with motor mounts
ABS Front & Rear Lips & Stillen side
Carbon Fiber mirror covers & door pilars
2k2 HID with DDE

What I want for 2005

Stillen S/C and or a 50-75 shots
Big brake kit
E-manage
Wallbro fuel pump
New injectors ( not shure about 370cc or 550cc )
Z32 maf
Cattman Headers & muffler
New wheels & shoes
VB recal ( tranny swap for fall 2005 )
Russell SS hoses ( radiator and others )
Subframe connector
Custom freak paint jobs ( fall 2005 )

That's about what I can think for now but I'm shure I must have forget few things.

Cheers and happy new year to all.

AA

 

hmmm...

drop it.
spoiler.
rims.
body kit.

 

-Swapping Eibach Springs to Ground Controls (because I cannot afford real coilovers)
-installing Stillen front lip
-Budget B Pipe
-Budget Y Pipe
-aftermarket muffler
-new front wheel bearings
-Brembo slotted rotors all around
-axis mm pads infront
-SS clutch line

 

Finish up with this damn 5-speed swap, T-belt soon, exhaust manifold studs, ball joints, keep her running.

 

Make boosted cars look stupid

 

Sell it in the next week to two weeks and move on to a G35 sedan.

 

You're going to run 12.2s@122mph!!!!!! Watch out Neal and Mike :

 

Wow wheres the thread where they ran those times?
And actually my plans are to run et's in that range but my traps will be much lower But i would love to go to Jupiter