SUSPENSION
Note: Some pictures may be blurry, but will become more clear when enlarged.
I chose the Stillen Front Strut Tower Brace because I liked the look of the bar. I installed this the same time as the Stillen Rear Sway Bar and really felt a big difference in handling.
The Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace didn't really improve handling during normal driving, but does help a bit during high speed sweeping turns. I wanted this mod to complete my suspension setup.
The Stillen Rear Sway Bar should probably be everyone's first suspension mod because it reduces body roll quite a bit. The FSTB plus this makes a great suspension combination.
I had the Eibach Pro-kit springs and Tokico Blues struts before switching over to Ground Control Coilovers and Koni Adjustable struts. I decided to go with 6" springs all around with a 500 lbs. spring rate for the fronts and 375 lbs. spring rate for the rears. This is a picture of the front strut assembled with the sleeve and spring of the coilover.
Here is a picture of the rear GC + Koni setup. I wanted the GC's after sitting in Turbo95Max's car while he performed a high speed turn... there was barely any body roll. The Ground Control Coilovers are actually for the 4th generation Maxima.
On the left is the Ground Control Coilover and Koni installed my car (front). On the right is the rear setup.
On the left is the amount of clearance I have with the Stillen front lip spoiler... 3.25" On the right is the amount of clearance I have with the Stillen side rocker panel at the front of the car... 4.00"
On the left is the amount of clearance I have with the Stillen side rocker panel at the rear of the car... 4.25" On the right is the amount of clearance I have with the Stillen rear valence... 4.75"
On the left is the amount of wheel gap I have in the front. On the right is the amount of wheel gap I have in the rear.
On the left is the car's front. On the right is the car's rear.
Turbo95Max and I did the install.
These are only some of the pictures I've selected from my site for this page. You can go to my other site to see more pictures.
Questions? Comments? Email me at kevin@maxima.org
