i am in the looks for a new set of shocks my ride has gotten worse.I have tokico shocks and weapon r coilovers (3"drop). the ride is very very very bouncy and i feel every little bump so what i want to find out is what shock can handle my 3 inch drop? o yea riding on 215/40ZR17 dunlop 9000.

 

i belive the correct sidewall hieght for 17s is 45...that could bewhy?

 

get 45's and invest in some koni's or agx's

 

i dont think sidewall has anything to do with the ride and if it does its probably not a big difference

ya i would go with the agx. im riding on a 3 inch drop and the ride is not that bad

oh and im also on 235/40/17

 

the instructions that came with my AGXw said the warranty will be void if you drop any more than 1.5 inches.. So I dunno if they can handle that kind of drop

 

sidewall really does matter

 

how can you say sidewall does not matter? running 35 opposed to 55 on a wheel will make a hell of a difference. the lower the sidewall, the smallder the width, the less air you've got between you and the road.

 

that's true, but when we are taking a 20 size difference and a 5 size difference, there is a different difference

but umm, yeah, 40 is too low for a 17" rim for a Maxima.. it should be 45..... 40 is the proper size for an 18" rim. The speedometer is also off....

But, isn't all coilover ride quality in general ****ty?

Maybe Koni's could hold up?
A lot of people complain about Tokico's anyways....

 

40 is too low for a 17 inch wheel, so see all these guys telling you to up to 45 they are correct. About tokicos I read that they dont last that long, so not a good investment, so if I was all you guys I d invest just $200 extra more dollars and get the konis, if your going to go with a coilovers. I did cut my springs so I am most likely about a 2 inch drop and the konis really help out alot and my ride is not bouncy at all. This summer I will try those weapon R coilovers with my konis and Ill get back to everyone here about it and Ill attempt to have other maxima.org members take a spin on my car and they can give you their opinions since everyone always has a different opinion about certain things and also complain about harshness in a ride.

 

who the hell gave you instructions on what tires to buy?.. your grandmother? you should be 235/45

https://maxima.org/maxfaqs/sub_tires...#TiresWheels_2

 

they work at any stroke

 

they work at any stroke according to their website.

 

hehehaha

but yea, you really should be running 235/45/17

the 40/45 number is percent of the 215/235
so if you running 215/40/17 then thats 40 percent of 215. You are running too skinny sidewalls mannn
get some 235/45/17, youll get better performance anyways. ALso if you have ABS it wont perform like its suppose to.
215/40/17 are mainly used by smaller cars like Civics/Integras and others.

 

it does matter even a 5 size difference will help prevent from denting the shat out of your rims

 

I can't believe everyone has looked this over, but the reason your ride is crap and bouncy is because you're riding on the bump stops and the springs are at full compression. There are no aftermarket struts/shocks available for the Maxima that can take a 3" drop. A 3" drop is dramatic. The reason the 4th/5th gen Maximas ride so high is because they have very little suspension travel to begin with therefore the car has to ride higher to add travel. When you lower the car, you loose suspension travel. Taking out 3" of suspension travel pretty much removes 80% of the travel. With my Intrax springs (~2" drop), I can look in the wheel wells and see that I only have about 2" of wheel travel. Contrary to popular Honda belief, extremely low is not better. Bouncy and riding on the bump stops is not safe and handling will be mediocore at best. Ever watched a slammed Honda go over a bump in the highway at 70mph? Ever see the rear tires ACTUALLY comoe off the ground? Does that seem safe?

The ONLY coilovers that are worth anything are what is called short housing threaded shocks/struts. With these you can still have the stock wheel travel and go pretty low. Using these short housings is how BMW gets away with low cars with smooth rides from the factory. Sleeved coilovers like the Weapon Rs and GCs aren't an effective or safe way to dramatically lower a car.


Dave

 

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