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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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ok guys im been very busy pass few days but last night i finally had time to put on the coil over well just the rear will do the front 2morrow


Here a morning shot
this morning i just raised the height(no pic yet ) so i can drive to work (oh yeah i was working in the rain ) . The funny thing is i can drive it like that but the muffler was scrapping ,beside that they was a lot room in fender no rubbing .i'll you guys know how the back feel soon as i get to work .
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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dude i hate to burst your bubble, but i found this about these NEX coilovers
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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wow mines look notthing like that , well like i siad im take the bullet if anything i wanted to try sumthing new , and i have warrantty if anything goes wrong anyway
and he said it not a year on it but thats a lor of rust on there for not a year
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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Wow, those go low. Hope they don't snap in half on you.
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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Those do go low. looks like it's on airs...lol
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ElitistK
dude i hate to burst your bubble, but i found this about these NEX coilovers
i dont trust vwvortex at all though. they **** on every product they find just about except those made specifically for vw's. Not to mention the fact that they drive like asshats at impossibly low ride heights ALL THE TIME. They actually have recently began ****ting all over the XSPower product lines.

I mean you do get what you pay for, but I really don't see how a coilover snapping in half can be anything outside of a random extenuating catastrophic failure.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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They slam in the rear, what about up front that cant be all the way down
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by G2low
They slam in the rear, what about up front that cant be all the way down
if you read a little closer he says he only got the rears on in that picture.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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The front coilovers can lower the car to the point where the bumper is below ground level.

Here is a picture with the car almost on the ground. There were still about 20-30 threads left on the coilover.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by whazzzzuup
The front coilovers can lower the car to the point where the bumper is below ground level.

Here is a picture with the car almost on the ground. There were still about 20-30 threads left on the coilover.
i was just wondering what your review on the coilovers were, how long have you had them on for? how do they ride etc
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jcat_GS3
if you read a little closer he says he only got the rears on in that picture.
I didnt even see there was writing at the top of the page

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Anyways what are the spring rates? are they comfortable?

^20 to 30 threads left
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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I absolutely love them. I could not believe how well they ride. I am not sure about the spring rates, but I believe they are 9k and 7k. They actually ride better at the height I am at now, than my Eibach springs on stock struts. I have the shocks set at the 2 setting. It handles like it's on rails. Here is a picture of the coilovers. The very last picture is of my car at its present height. It is slightly lower after settling (picture was taken about 2 months ago).
















Here are some newer pictures: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...res-804kb.html

Sorry for all the picture whoring!
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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come to life thread, due to some questions!


how are these coilovers holding up still? for the guys that are rocking these. are these worth getting? they do go low, but hows the shock travel on them? is it a good amount ?
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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i have these coilovers and they do really go low...loved the fact that i was tucking and hadd way more left.tho i am no suspension expert recently from all the potholes i have been hitting lately there are squeaking noises everytime i hit a bump or sumthing from my front 2 coilovers..any help on that?
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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idk why ppl here get so surprise on how low coilovers get??? all coilovers allow tremendous tuck... i know of someone on the maxima forum with nex coilovers going on to a year now and is running fine... the Vdub forum was BS, something else took place for a coilover to break like that... the thing with slamming your car on coils like that is just a matter of how long will it last, yes it will feel good an all but you also shorten the life expectancy... i've had my maxima so low on my k-sport, that the thread came through the underneath of the coilover and sat in my axle boot, almost causing me to crash when it ripped my boot open and tore the rubber up, so when i see ppl posting these bs about broken coilovers i just dont even reply (not to mention, volkswagon hatch- 2800lb to a 3300lb maxima with axle sittin in boot) oh and to add, i was on 16's and was so slammed i couldnt fully turn... only lasted a yr though lol...
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