Let's call this an "opportunity notice" rather than a sales pitch, and hopefully I won't run afoul of the solicitation rules...

Just wanted to let the 6th gen Maxima community know that the springs we've developed with Progress Technology (the ones that DeusMaxima tried out on his car) will be available in about one week, exclusively from Cattman Performance.

They are excellent performers, lowering about 1.7" in the front and .7" in the rear which I think is the perfect height for sport springs on this car. This spacing avoids the issues that have come up with some of the other springs for the 6th gen Max.

Best of all, the Progress springs includes a pair of shortened polyurethane front bumpstops to prevent unnecessary bottoming out. No other brand of 6th gen springs includes this critical feature!

To avoid making this an outright sales pitch, I won't say anything more about prices or ordering. I'll put up another thread on the group deals page for that.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance
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Cattmobile: 02 6M Maxima w/ Cattman Performance (CP) combo intake, CP headers/y-pipe, CP FastCat, 2.5" CP catback, CP short shift kit, Energy Suspension shifter bushings, CP coilovers, CP FSTB, Progress RSB, 245.45.18 Toyo Proxes4 tires, 18x8 ROH Drift R rims

 

i dont see anything in the group deals yet!!!

 

Its there now, thanks for checking!

BCC

 

free bump for Mr Catts

here is the link for the GB:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=427797

 

noice. if only i had any $$.

I'm still waiting on a Progress/Cattman FSTB! RSB is perfect, but still a lil roll up front...

 

yea that will be cool..... thats what I need now is a FSTB, and if the front sway bar can be done also, i would get it..

 

hey do you have any pics of the lowered car? Is the front gap even with the rear or does it sit the same as the eibachs?

 

^^^^^What he said^^^^^

 

DEUS has them....


pm DeusExMaxima for a bigger pic.....

 

Here is a bigger pic. Note the little tape marks at the edge of each fender well to clearly show the distance between the tire edge and fenderwell edge. The gap is virtually even and the springs ride great. The ride is slightly firmer, but the handling is imrproved a lot, when combined with the RSB. Great product and you wont be disappointed. Very neutral handling. I have thrown my car into a turn and it is neutral. Amaze your passengers with a large car that handles great.

 

By the way, please note that my tires are 245 40 18. With teh lower profile, teh gap is slightly larger. So if you have stock rims and tires, the gap is smaller. You definitely do NOT want to lower the car more than this.

 

Those springs apear to sit lower than the eibachs in the front but its hard to tell.

 

Very nice. If i had any money to spare i'd be all over this. Maybe in the spring or next summer if things finally work out.

 

I was waiting for thease to come out, I like what Deus said about his tires and how the gap will be smaller on the stocks. Plus he drives his car at rallies and stuff so I guess he knows the handling of the ride.

If they ship regular USPS not UPS..... to Canada.

I'm in with Sway Bar

Kam

 

We're using DHL more than UPS now, but I prefer sending to Canada via USPS so that's definitely no problem. Just remember that there's no tracking # this way.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

Just ordered my springs and RSB!!!!

Can't wait!

-MO-

 

i have progress springs on my 4th gen and the ride quality is great

 

Looks good!

 

You say the ride is firmer and you have the SE, so if I switched to those from the SL I would be in for a really big change, right?

 

That would assume that there's a significant difference between the springs that Nissan puts on an SE vs an SL...

I'm not as intimately familiar with the 6th gen as you guys are, but over the years I've NEVER seen what I would consider to be a significant difference between the "comfort" and "sport" suspensions on a car like the Maxima.

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

I agree. The ride difference between the SL and SE is probably not that much. These are what should have originally been on the car.

 

Well, at least on the SE...

BCC

 

I drove both before I bought mine. And the SL, which I have, seemed to be softer. At the time, that is one of the reasons why I bought the SL. I am starting to regret it.

 

but i think the 17" wheels and higher profile tires affect the ride difference more than anything. My research showed me the springs were the exact same part # on both models. there are different strut #s but certain SE versions share the smae strut as all SL models

So the only difference is the wheels.

 

This pretty much would answer the question I asked a while back, which is what is the difference in the suspensions. Maybe I didn't put the SE through the apex enough, but I could have sworn the SE had a stiffer suspension.

The struts could still be the difference then according to what you are saying assuming I test drove two vehicles with different strut profiles.

 

That's a useful observation, and it reinforces the fact that both the SE and SL will benefit enormously from the Progress springs. I'll also mention the universal benefit of the Progress rear swaybar (now on sale if purchased with a set of the new springs, check out the thread in the group deal forum).

Brian C Catts
Cattman Performance

 

you forgot to mention the "progress" on the FSTB....

 

Any Pops, rattles, or noise with these deus? Like Eibach? That turned me off.

 

NO noise at all from the springs. My struts are blown so I hear a clunk from that only.

 

get that ish replace mang or buy the active tuning ones, or both

 

IS THAT A RESULT OF THE SPRINGS? How in the F()()K do struts blow in brand new cars like the 6th gen max? My mother has been driving her Pontiac Boneville for 6 years now with over 250K km or 190,000 miles and her struts are just fine. WTF is nissan doing with thease mexican made parts? For crying outloud, this is a japanese company with Ford Quality.

OMFG, pardon my rant, had a long day at the stealership. They wrote up a nine page repair summary and after all that the car is still a noise making lemon. O well, I ordered the springs, and sway bar. Maybe with some better handling ill end up falling in love with this ride once again. Time will tell.

Peace,

Kam

 

THats good to know, I don't know why I even entertain these thoughts living in buffalo, Id turn my max into an ice scraper/snowplow. But it still looks damn nice, you seemed to mention blown struts as an afterthought lol.

 

calm down sparky.

McPherson made the struts which last I checked are not some unknown Mexican company. some were made poorly, so Nissan had them redesigned and will replace them when needed. check the Sticky.

 

Dude, you have to remember that the struts in the car wern't designed to have a smaller drop spring either, that inch or so might have a impact on how it operates.. they might be compressing too much now and the result is a blown strut..

thats why we say, buy springs you will need struts sooner or later....

 

If I remember right, Deus had a blown strut before the springs. Also, Cattman designed the springs to work with stock struts for that very issue if I am not mistaken.

But like you said, lowering springs can cause struts to fail if they go beyond factory tolerances.

 

My strut was blown before springs were installed.

 

I read the sticky "You Cockaroach!" :P

that was just my rant............ long day etc......

still, new cars with blown struts?

Deus just got his Cat Springs recently and his strut blew before that. Just goes to show how much penny pinching nissan is doing. I ordered the springs from Cattman because I need to start enjoying this car, plus the Catt setup comes with "bumpstops" so that should save my strutts just in case..... I think.

Anywho, my name is not Sparky.

Cheers,

Kam

 

you're sparky when you get all excited cussin and hollering. yeah, car makers have tight budgets, but my point was that Nissan didn't make or order crap struts, they unknowingly received them. it's been thoroughly discussed how long term testing on cars are unrealistic before their debut.
It's not like Nissan ignored this issue. if you hear a noise, they replace both struts with a new one.
yes some blew after lowering, but like said, Nissan ordered them w. spec for their springs, not everyone elses. if this was not at all common, Koni and KYB would never started making aftermarket struts or shocks.

either way, I hope your Progress ones prevent any issues.

 

hot diggy darn uhc yuk...

yes i know, Nissan didnt get them intentionally but they got them. I trust mine should be fine for a while yet with stock or lowered catty springs.

Did the 5.5 gen Max have as many issues as the 6th? I have to review some 5.5 threads because it seems unlikeley.

I guess also when you move a production line a lot of little details will get lost in translation. After all we all bought this car and not a domestic thing like a G6 or GTP or 300M or the Ford 500, i wanted japanese quality i guess i didnt get it.

What can u do.......

I ordered the springs from Brian Catts, with his shift kit and a sway bar. After the new year ill try to get some Willwoods on the front and back with some decent rotors and rims. Maybe ill learn to enjoy this car.

Peace,

Kam

 

I didnt know Wilwood sold calipers for the 6th gen. Where do u get them? Are they 4 piston?