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When i cut the wheel all the way in either direction it makes a bad grinding noise... i have stock suspnesion wheels and tires.......no i dea what it is
Take one of your front wheels off. Look behind the rotor. You will see a metal peg with a little plastic cap on the end of it. Chances are your plastic cap has hole worn in the end of it. Hence your metal on metal grinding noise. This is probably the same on the other side if you are getting the noise when you turn the wheel both ways. You need to replace those plastic caps.
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Toyo Proxes 4 Tires on Silver TSW Vortex 18x8 Wheels (Warm Weather) | Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 Tires on GLE Wheels (Winter) | H&R 15mm Rear Spacers | Brembo Blank Rotors - Painted Black | Hawk HPS Pads | G2 Black Painted Calipers | De-pinstriped | 35% Tint | Stillen Classic Front Lip, Side Skirts & Rear Valance | GReddy EVO2 Exhaust | Injen Black CAI | Tokico Illumina Struts | Tein H-tech Springs – Front | H&R Springs - Rear | Progress RSB | Stillen FSTB & Battery Tie-down | Grounding Kit | Blacked Out Headlights & Cleared Turn Signals | Blacked Out Clear Side Markers w/ Amber & Red 5-LED Bulbs | PIAA Xtreme White Bulbs in Fogs, Dome, Doors & License Plate | Fujita Oil Cap | AE Door Sills | AE Pedals | Momo Raptor Black Leather Shift Knob | Maglite Mount | Pioneer AVH-P4100DVD 7” Touch-screen Head Unit | Rainbow SLC 265 6.5” Component Front Speakers | Alpine Type-R 5.25” Coaxial Rear Speakers | 2 JL 10W3V3 Subs | JL Audio Slash v2 500/1v2 Subwoofer Amp | JL Audio RBC-1 Bass Remote | Alpine PDX-4.100 Speaker Amp | PAC Steering Wheel Control Adapter | Damplifier on Rear Deck | Dynamat Xtreme Trunk Kit
fking turning radius on my 3rd gen killed me twice lately
first i drove a girl at work home because it was cold out and she had to walk, i missed her turnoff and went to make a U-turn to a side road. barely made it because of the turning radius, it wasnt a tight turn even, pretty embarassing
number 2, my uncles Grand Prix got hit a few days ago and will most likely be a writeoff so i drove him to all the dealerships today, drove around instead of walking because of the snow, of course its a tight fit and it was a bish having to reverse on lots of turns turning to go from each row of cars
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1992 GXE l 414,000km on original tranny and original VG30E l Pioneer Premier 12" 3500w subwoofer l 600w amp l JVC H/U l aftermarket fog lights l 2.5" Magnaflow catback exhaust l Momo summer rims l Stock winter rims l Sparco Sprint driver/passenger seat w/drivers 6 point harness l Sparco Volanti steering wheel l Castrol Syntec oil/premium Vpower gas
Future mods- 5spd swap, Z31 turbo w/intercooler
This winters mods- Z31 hood scoop, digital cluster swap, lowering springs
Well, my first 03 GLE I bought new, and I hated the huge turn radius, solid rear axle, underpowered brakes, and slushy trans. Traded her in 2006. I missed the Max so much, just bought an 03 SE last week. She has miles, and I still hate the wide turns, solid axle, weak brakes, slushy trans.
New Guy Here Be gentle,
1.Seats aren't quite big enough for a big guy.
2. Can't quite reach stereo knobs when driving.
Added a set of Yokohamas sure do like the ride of them.
Other than that cannot complain.Oh yea its my wifes car, dont get to drive enough.
1. brakes make noise in the rain
2. theres like ten different color whites, from the spoiler, to the lip, to the front bumber, etc.
3. that its siting on 04 350z rims, while i have 06-07 350z rims in my attic.
4. bose headunit sucks
5. i only got 2 pedals
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95' GLE 4SP AT
97' Pickup XE 5SP MT
My mom owns a loaded 96 Maxima SE purchased new and to this day only has about 50k on it. She didn't like the Bridgestone Potenza's that it came with (bad in the snow) and she had an ABS light come on but other than that, the car has not had one single major issue in over 10 years!
My wife and I just purchased a 06 Maxima 3.5 SE a week or two ago. It's as loaded as it gets, but I already can tell the gas mileage is going to hurt compared to our 08 Mazda3S. The V6 and the roomy interior w/ all the amenities was worth it though in my mind
I have noticed that the ride is rather firm w/ the 18" wheels and I get a rather annoying rattle in the drivers front pillar it seems like when I hit bumps or rough patches of road. I will also agree w/ those who commented about the turning radius as well... definitely a bit frustrating but it is a pretty long vehicle.
The only thing this vehicle doesn't do that I wish it did was support MP3 or at least AUX for an iPod.
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2006 Maxima 3.5 SE | Onyx/Black | 5-Spd Auto | Driver Preferred Pkg. | Sensory Pkg. | Premium Audio Pkg. | Pwr Sunroof | Bluetooth | Tint | Stock for now
I missed the Max so much, just bought an 03 SE last week. She has miles, and I still hate the wide turns, solid axle, weak brakes, slushy trans.
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