View Poll Results: Do you like it hard or soft
Oh yea, I like it hard
37
57.81%
I'm on the softer side for comfort
27
42.19%
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Do you like your suspension hard or soft?
05-06-2005, 05:12 PM
#12
Invalid poll 
I will say I like a firm, controlled ride, but not the slammed feeling. I certainly can't stand stock softness levels....but with things like SFCs and a LTB, a harsh suspension sure is less annoying
I will say I like a firm, controlled ride, but not the slammed feeling. I certainly can't stand stock softness levels....but with things like SFCs and a LTB, a harsh suspension sure is less annoying
05-06-2005, 06:06 PM
#16
My suspension is on the hard side. Even if I put the struts to the softest settings it will still be stiff, just not as controlled. Someday I will get some Illuminas and then it should be a little softer . For right now I just enjoy taking those sharp turns, to make me forget about the pothole ridden streets here in San Diego that I just went through.
. For right now I just enjoy taking those sharp turns, to make me forget about the pothole ridden streets here in San Diego that I just went through.
05-06-2005, 10:19 PM
#20
I am on stock SE springs with Tokico Hp's up front, and SE shocks in rear , rolling on 16" SE rims wrapped in smooth and comfy Yokohama Avid V4S tires , the ride is soft and floaty but its is all for the sake of my newborn son , I can't stand going over bumps and seeing the infant car seat shake and wiggle. I drive slow and really carefull now !!!
So , yes i like the soft side.
Nick.
So , yes i like the soft side.
Nick.
05-06-2005, 11:25 PM
#21
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i wish somehow there were springs that are really soft given a very comfortable ride but then hard enough to make turns like a F1 racing car. I personally think that my set-up is too hard, D2's with 9/7 spring rate. If i dont have my seatbelt on, i dunno how many times my head woulda hit the ceiling
05-07-2005, 06:42 AM
#23
well she likes it soft in teh begeningin then likes it hard rough and wild..... ohh.. suspension.... ahhh...
i like it a bit stiff.. cause other wise the car feels all bouncy.. and jsut no stable.. my brohters galant is soft .. i mean soft suspensioin.. i hate going on highways.. and stuff cuase u feel like its all loooose and weird....
i like it a bit stiff.. cause other wise the car feels all bouncy.. and jsut no stable.. my brohters galant is soft .. i mean soft suspensioin.. i hate going on highways.. and stuff cuase u feel like its all loooose and weird....
05-07-2005, 08:46 PM
#29
BOTH!! isnt that why we bought adjustable shocks? It depends on where im gonna be driving. If i know im gonna be going downtown where they are ripping up the pavement, i go as soft as i can. If im going somewhere i know its not bad, i go with 3front/6rear. I love the stiff ride but if i know the road is bad i try and be easy on her.
05-08-2005, 07:21 PM
#34
I like it soft. My illuminas are set to 1 all around and it's comfortable enough for me. I'm not racing so I have no need to set it any higher and besides, I can't stand a rough suspension.
05-08-2005, 07:35 PM
#35
I have a B&G/AGX setup that I like. On the highway it's perfect, but when I get into the city (San Francisco) it gets annoying fast because a lot of the streets here are really bad. If I could do it again I'd get Illuminas since people seem to be a lot happier with the ride comfort.
05-09-2005, 10:58 AM
#37
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The stock setup, in my mind, is the worst of both worlds......When I take a turn fast, the car leans ,so anything in the passenger seat(CD's,Books, Etc. )and the center console flies off into the footwell. When I go over bumps , the Bose CD skips, its that jarring. Im putting a rear stabilizer bar , so at least if its hard, it'll corner without unintended transit of internal cargo. That said, It's light-years better than most other cars, including my Dad's 1993 Cadillac SDV . That car is a floaty, dead steering , and impossible to park land yacht. Abandon all hope, ye who turns a 12 year old Cadillac.
I wonder... when that trick Bose active suspension's coming out? That would put all those suspension companies out of business.
I wonder... when that trick Bose active suspension's coming out? That would put all those suspension companies out of business.
05-09-2005, 11:23 AM
#39
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Originally Posted by rmurdoch
Maybe my vote doesn't count, but I voted for hard. I have the stock SE 4x4 look on my 95SE and I intend to keep it that way. Perhaps a disgrace to the Maxima community, but I don't care.
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Join Date: May 2004
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I dont blame him ^^^
.... j/k