Well last time I was here was November 06...I gave my 93 Max to my bro and the transmission gave out on him 2 months later (I swear if i was driving it, it would have lasted another year haha) at 240*** miles on the tranny...well i'm getting it back and im gonna replace the transmission, struts/springs, and hopefully the exhaust...wish me luck...glad to be back on this forum...i had a 7th gen civic, well i still do but i hate the honda forums...

 

Welcome back bernie..

 

just couldn't stay away could ya.

 

Is it just me, or does Maxima.org just seem to be the best forum around? I'm not sure I'm not biased or anything...

Oh, and welcome back, Bernie

 

A cut above the rest.

 

Sooooo brian..when are you going to get another 3rd gen?

 

so yeah i couldnt stay away...i see there are alot of new people...this great...so start with the tranny right? what would be next on your list if you were me?

 

Just worry about the trans right now,that is a very expensive hurdle to jump.

 

yeah i know...its gonna suck...whats the most you think i should spend on that?

 

i agree with everybody on the forum saying that it is a cut above the rest. i am new but before i joined i read allot on this forum and was very impressed . keep it up. i plan on hanging on to both of my fourth gen's and learning allot from everybody here.

 

thanks for the welcome back...and yes this is the best forum around, hands down

 

Transmission rebuilds prices vary by the region of the country you live in,but a rough estimate would be in the $1000-$1500 range..

Another option would be swapping in a ready to go remanufactured unit,or a used unit from a salvage yard<-- be cautious of this avenue though,as you may very well be in the same boat again in 5-10 thousand miles with a used unit..

and the final solution would be to swap in a manual transmission,but this solution would be very expensive if you have a shop do the labor on it.

 

would rebuilding my tranny be better or would a remanufactured tranny last longer?

thanks for all your feedback by the way

 

Well,in the end remanufactured/vs./rebuilding your current trans would be the same thing.The only difference with a reman unit is your downtime would be a fraction of what it would be vs. waiting on a transmission shop to rebuild your existing transmission.

 

well thanks again...aight, next subject...struts....i saw the kyb deal in the Group deal forum...thumbs up or down? i think im gonna go eibachs for springs, but im not sure yet...but yea, the deal, good?

 

when i find a running A/T that doesn't need a trans for $500 or less.

i may get another legacy though...

 

i was on the Camry forums looking for mod info for my brother's 93, and they didn't even have their stuff separated by generation. I couldn't find anything. I went there about 3 times and gave up.

 

QFT!!

when I had 1 I tried to use it, but it sucked monkey *****

 

yours was body color trunk finisher or red taillight-lens-style trunk finisher?

yeah seriously I can't believe that any upstart car forum site wouldn't use us as the standard of excellence. I mean someone is always going to flame the noobtards (as i was just a few months ago) but most people are very helpful, funny, and dedicated to their rides

 

Eibachs are a good choice for springs,but i do not have any experience with kyb's personally,I have heard they are kinda soft though.

Koni struts are by far the best mate for eibach or any other aftermarket spring out there for these cars.,but they are kinda pricey(around $500)

I personally have a tokico struts mated with B&G springs (1.6 inch drop) these two together provide a pretty decent ride for a progressive drop spring.,though a little on the stiff side.

If you don't want to pay the price for koni's,then eibach/w tokico would be a good match imo.

 

I JUST did a transmission swap for about $1100...and thats for a VE swap into a GXE. Price includes axles, linkage, pedals, replacing broken parts and everything. I bought the parts from nismosleeper but many of the parts came broken, or missing. All together a hub was scored beyond use from a bad bearing, the support rod was bent terribly, there wasn't all the trans mounts, the shifter mounting assembly was missing, the wrong axle was sent, and the position sensor was also broken, and other stuff I can't remember at the moment...so that $1100 includes replacing all those parts and getting nuts and bolts and things. I ended up filing a paypal dispute, and he said he'd refund some money for the broken parts, but ended up never sending the cash. Turns out there's nothing I can do now......

oh sorry, I had to rant about that and didn't feel like making a dedicated post just to knock on nismosleeper. I'm still a little rough on it though.... Basically what I'm saying is just get a parts car if you're doing a trans swap....if you're keeping it as an auto, then any junkyard trans should be just fine and is pretty easy to replace. Just look for a car that was hit...if it's in good shape body-wise than you know either the transmission or the engine went. Why else would it be there?

 

I had the taillight finisher

 

the ones near here always have a label in the window.

http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=IMG_2268.jpg
http://s164.photobucket.com/albums/u.../wrecked%20VG/ more pics

 

 

AMEN, same here when I was looking for PS rack replacement write up but nooo, they suck. All they do there is praise their cars for going over 200k, 300k, and 400k. Yes get to the point already! how do you change the rack

 

This place is indeed the greatest!!! I think its the people on here and their love and dedication towards their car(s) and also towards helping other people who also love their car(s)! So basically its a brotherhood!!!

 

word...haha...thanks for the feed back to all of you...cant wait to get back into the maxima...ive missed it for too long....the civic ride was/is nothing compared to the max...

 

Are the B&G springs cheaper than the eibachs? nevermind i can look around...so tokico/b&G set, best bang for the buck?

 

Not much differnce in price from one to the other,maybe $25 more for eibach.

Actually,i would recommend going with a eibach/tokico setup,eibachs are better all the way around from a comfort/performance standpoint. Just not much of a drop with eibach(about 1 inch)

 

do you think that .6 inches will make much of a difference in terms of how "good" it looks?

 

which is more important to you, looks or ride?

 

ride definitely...but is the .6 inches really that noticeable?

 

Well,spring choice comes down to personal taste,it's pretty standard though..The lower you go,the rougher the ride..