Eibachs and KYB AGX's in 1 hour 45 mins

the only problems we ran into is that they sent him the wrong rear shocks

Car rides sweet.. i don't know how people say that Eibachs are stiff

maybe its becuase i am riding on sprints.. but then again he was going from OEM to Eibachs and he said they were fine also

 

took you long enough






and i bet is was nice to use your compressor

 

I did

i am hoping to do 30 mins when i change mine again

 

wait wait hold up, 30 mins like me sweet I can do it about that time frame or less.


Eibachs ride just fine I use to have them. but the hour and 45mins thats all four sides or just the front?

I just did this guys car took me 2hrs 15mins with 30mins worth of serious trouble since the 19MM nut was really torqued on there.

 

All 4 for 1hr 45 mins

reason i am going to do 30 mins on all 4's for my next setup is because i am going Coilovers

 

remove whole strut assembly, replace with a new strut assembly..


28.2 minutes.. will be your time

 

ooooh yeah I got you!


Rice boy

but I am still lost though is the rebound adjustable thats my question?

 

not sure about the rebound

you know you wanna come over on the coilover side if you are interested, pm me

 

it took me like 6 hours because i broke all my tools twice.

 

It takes me 4hrs with out air tools and not breaking 1/2 sockets and breaker bars

 

So, how much for Coilovers D? YOu gots the AIM Jay, want to install them?

 

bring em, to me I will take my time though

 

stop asking me questions to answers you already have

 

Doug's taking over my position.



I have to agree with you on the Eibach ride, I don't understand why people say there stiff? Every install I've done rides awsome! Makes me rethink putting my H&R's in. The H&R's are kind of bouncy, where as the Eibachs ride like a stock SE with AGX's in - nice and firm.

Decisions decisions......

The only thing I do like is the H&R drop, it's perfect on my car.

 

im planning on ordering the eibach prokit springs for my 97 MAxima SE ... is their not a difference from my stock springs as for as the ride is concerned ? am i making a mistake then ? im teaming them up with kyb agx's ...holla back at me

 

I don't see how you can say Eibachs aren't that firm Tom. My first setup was Eibach/AGX and I had those on for about 3 months. I got tired of the stiff ride quality so I switched to the highly-acclaimed H&R's. When I switched I immediately fell in love with them because they didn't give me that firm up and down jerk and the ride was a lot more tolerable over road imperfections. Eibach's are a good bit stiffer than H&R's.

As far as bounciness goes..you have to set the AGX's to at least 2/4 in the warm weather or the H&R's can get a little bouncy on ya. If the AGX's are set high enough than the ride's great.

Btw: I had stock 16's w/oem tires and Motivational mounts with both setups.

 

 

maybe it feels good because the fronts are on aftermarket struts and the rears are on OEM?? Your opinion might change when you change the rears possibly? (I myself rode in toylets car a few times, and I loved the eibachs)

 

Anyone want to help me install my AGX and not sure what springs combo ? Ok fine fine Jeff here I come.

 

I find it strange that some springs or cars ride completely different then others with the same setups. The last Eibach / AGX install I did suprised me. They were new Eibachs and the ride was absolutely great. Not stiff at all, felt like a stock ride with the added handling and stability. I even put a set of Eibachs on stock struts for a guy and was even more suprised at that ride. Felt like there was no change in the car's ride except on larger bumps and dips.

H&R's ride pretty good with 16" tires. Alomst like a stock max. Maybe it's the AGX's that are really giving the bouncy ride that gets annoying with some springs, it's hard to say.

So now do I switch to Eibachs or keep the H&R's? Get a set of Tok. Blue's for the front? Spring for Lllumina's or leave the damn car with AGX's at stock ride height? Damn Nissan for that gap!

 

What coilovers are you getting and how much?

 

fi dolla

 

Cattman Progress Coilovers GD going on now $1330, check the GD forum.. i should tell Jane

 

That aint no deal. Just got an email from Brian Catts and it goes as follows:

Not sure if the GD includes the camber kit or not.

 

Retail price is $1350 and GD price is $1175.

 

your sh!tting me more money for me

 

NO

 

YES

 

you must pay retail

 

you must lick the right nut and make the left one jealous

 

 

I have Eibach springs with AGX struts. The ride was pretty stiff for awhile. I tried all sort of settings for the AGXs. Now I have the front and rear at 1. The ride is much better, not stiff anymore.

 

Tom,

-The only thing I dislike about my ride quality is that you can feel more of the little dips in the road that you couldn't even feel at stock ride height. This is due to the stiff valving of the AGX's. Even when setting them to 1/1, the compression harldy changes at all (adjusting changes rebound) meaning you'll still feel all the tiny imperfections in the road. The H&R's do make those imperfections a lot softer than the Eibachs, but you still feel them.

-I want a shock that has more compression than the AGX's, that can still handle the higher spring rates of a lowering spring.

-I think the smoother Tokicos up front along with the stiffer AGX's in the rear would be a great combo. Only thing is I've heard that the Tokico Blues don't last that long. I also think the Tokico Illuminas, which adjust both rebound AND compression, would ride great when paired with the H&R's. Another option that hasn't been tried by too many members is the Motivational shortened KONI's up front. The jury is still out on those.

-We're in the same boat Tom as far as searching to find the best ride quality on a lowered car, lol. I think Illuminas will fit the bill.


Jonathan

 

difinetly not

 

I agree with you totally here. There are two things that concern me. One being the fact that the Toks don't last that long when coupled with sport springs and the second is the cost of the Llluminas vers the possibility that they too will not last and they cost a small fortune! I've very tempted to buy a set of Blues up front and keep my AGX's in the rear when I drop the car.

One thing I'll give the KYB AGX strut credit for, couple them with stock springs and you get one hell of a nice ride with awsome handling. I get compliments all the time when guys ride in my car when I'm at stock ride height. My current setup is 16" Dunlop A2's, stock springs, AGX's set on 2 & 3 Addco bar in the rear and a FSTB. My car is solid as a rock and rides like glass. You can't even come close to that ride when you put sport springs in. I really hate to give that up this summer just for looks. I also don't want to spend any more cash on suspension stuff.

The guy downstairs from me just picked up an Audi S4. Hot car, best is you can lower the car on the stock springs. Bilstein has struts with lower spring perches. Drops the car about 1" but the ride stays the same because the springs don't change. If only we had something like that available for the Max I'd be a very happy man.

 

If the ride is so great with stock springs then why hasn't anybody thought of lowering springs with the same spring rate as stock SE springs? Would you bottom out all the time or something?

Anyway, keep us updated on what you do Tom. I think I may just keep the AGX's since I'm getting SFC's and because of the fact that the ride is a good bit better in the warm weather.

 

Never mind, Just noticed the price. If I were to get some springs for a good price, it could be considered.