there are a few guys with 5th gens that have em, no one with 4th gens on the org so far.... mine will be in on thursday, i know some guys who live closer to arizona have theirs already

 

sweet then why arent they all over this thread posting comments?!?! but seriously i would like to know their thoughts, and yours especially man when u get them on, keep us/ME updated!

-Brendan

 

Maybe they're to busy driving.

tho. Reviews are key.

 

Just recieved my ksports.. A DAY EARLY!!! hahahahahaha yay!!!! so i will be able to install them tomarrow after my last final... what a nice way to finish off the semseter no? Reviews will come directly after

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=403079

 

Payment sent.
Ohh.. can't wait to get my hands on this set.

 

how long will this deal last? deadline? etc?

-Brendan

 

only untill the end of may

 

Just came home from work and found my Ksports waiting for me. I can't wait until after work tomorrow to install them.

 

Please take detailed picks of the install.

 

And post up a review. Ride comfort, Noise issues, adjustability, fitment etc...

 

In the description it says: "Monotube High Pressure Design reduces oil leakage".

Is this a gas-shock? Or an oil-shock? Or is that refering to the lubricants in the tube?

 

oil shock.

 

heh, alright, i saw that in the original thread, but was more looking for a defined date, May 31? or is it just towards the end of may. basically im curious to when exactly my LAST MINUTE is to order.

-Brendan

 

31st is the last day u can get for this price.

 

What is the drop range with these coilovers?

 

ksport are oil/nitrogen shocks.
the drop range on average is 0" - 3" .

 

Well, just got home after installing. It took me about 2.5 hours to install and adjust the ride height. Tomorrow I will tweak the damping (the front is a little bouncy), and do an alignment. So far I haven't noticed any noises on bumps or turns, but time will tell. The only picture I have was taken with a phone and I don't know how to post it. Any tips?

 

Send them to me, I will post them.

 

Same here, took about 2 hours, most time was adjusting ride height, dont notice any weird noises anywhere, nismotek, did you take anything off of the stock suspension and put it on the coiloverS? i remember reading somewhere about some rubber thing, i have no idea... haha mines a lil bouncy too, i think we just gotta let it sit for a bit ya know?

i will be posting some pictures, and a more thorough review sometime this weekend when i have time, i gotta adjust the ride heigh a lil more tomarrow, im SLAMED in the front, and the back is still a lil too high, so im gonna raise it in the front a bit, and lower it in the back a bit. so yea, final review and stuff will be coming when i get the time, im going to bed..

 

don't be a ***** and start turning that damping dial UP! when your car feeling bouncy that when you know ur damping is softer than the springs. SO BUMP IT UP!

 

The ride is softer? Please explain, if these are indeed softer than OEM SE springs i don't see how they can handle that great? What settings are you using to get it that soft? What's the total suspension travel with these coilovers?


LEMAR

 

Well harshness doesn't equal good handling necessarily. A well matched spring rate and damper with good valving will have a stiff ride but ride smoothly. For a good example, Illuminas aren't as harsh as AGX's, yet it still provides the same amount of damping due to superior valving.

 

+1 Correct.

 

wtf crawled up your ***?

 

lol, I am just saying that you might wanna try to bump up your damping as most ppl with ksport did it and solved th boncyness. So try it out and see if it helps u.

 

yea, i know but like i said in my previous post, i wanted to let it settle a bit before, i figured it was too soft, but i have it smack in the middle of the H and the S, i counted how many full turns it was, and just put it in the middle... and if i need to i will bump it up.

 

I had to take the upper rubber mount off the OE rear struts. After the suspension settled both the front and rear were slammed. I set the front a little higher, aligned the car, and set the front damping to full hard. It's still a little bouncy, but it's not harsh so I can deal with it. Still no noises and the handling is amazing, I love these ksports. I will have pictures soon (a co-worker took some and I am waiting for him to get them to me).

 

glad u love them and have no noise issues. We love nothing more than satisfied customers. Hope you willl come to us again for all your performance needs.

 

and for ppl who ordered and have not yet received the kit or gonna order please give me your phone number as well as it helps DHL to speedup the delivery process.

 

Is anyone going to do a write up with pics or what?

 

hey, for the 4th gens, its a DIRECT swap, you take your old ones off, and put the new ones in, VERY EASY the front strut has a total of 4 bolts, the rear struts only have 3 bolts, all your doing is taking off each wheel, taking all the bolts off, slidint the old ones out, and putting the new ones in.

i upped the dampening on the front, and its not as bouncy, but i can feel that my rear struts are not stiff enough, but they are harder to get to, so i will be doing that tomarrow after work.

 

^PICS



dots in wheel well represent the top of the tire, means nothing really since drop can me changed but it's just for reference.

 

 

Any more comments about handling and ride quality?

If people are having to use full damping to match the 9/6 springs, I'm starting to wonder if getting 7/5 or 7/6 springs would be a better match for lower damping and a softer ride...

 

Thanks for the info, I just thought that one or two parts needed to be swapped over.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that all you have to do is follow the writeup on Maxima.org about the Tokico Illumina suspension kit install, and just pretend there aren't any springs involved.

Link: https://maxima.org/modules.php?name=TISI

The stock struts and shocks will come out with the springs on them, held on by the strut mounts. You don't even have to take those apart. Just unbolt, remove, put in, bolt up, and you're done.

It's the settings that's the hard part.

 

exactly doodfood you got it right on the dot. Thanks dave for posting the pics, im still not done adjusting em.... lol gotta go back to daves to day to drop the rear end a bit more.

 

Mr.Duck, can you snap a picture of the upper strut mount where the camber plate is? Thanks!

 

will do today, i also wanted to say, that there is absolutely NO noise coming from my suspension, and i am VERY happy with my ksports. people do not miss this opportunity to buy a quality coilover set for such a low price.

 

Would anybody else care to comment on this. It seems like d00df00d has a good point. I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but you shouldn't have to crank the dampening all the way up to control the spring properly, right? I think somebody had already asked this, but does having the dampening turned all the way up cut down on the life span of the strut?