2004 Nissan Max steep driveway

[MangoSmoothie16]

why have it so damn low?

[chernmax]

@MangoSmoothie16 My car was a test fit for the new RLM front bumper, my sponsor paid for it and as a result of such testing (steep driveways, etc) we modified it! BUT, my driveway is still steep and any car will scrape if you hit it at the wrong angle!

[MangoSmoothie16]

@chernmax Oohh. I see. It looks f***ing sweet but I guess thats the price you pay haha.

[chernmax]

@MangoSmoothie16 check out my home page of the new video with the car now Turboed, front bumper shaved, new paint, new rims, BBK, and coilovers...

[Jhonnyblaze28]

I'm a hardcore Nissan enthusiast, I have a Altima 3.5 SE V6 with Automanual and I was wondering what turbo you put in that thing? Your Maxima looks badass I like it. All I have is a Magnaflow exhaust and a cold air intake, I took it to the track and it did a surprising 5.9 secs 0-60 (14.1 sec 1/4 mile at 98mph). I def need more low end torque though.

[chernmax]

@Jhonnyblaze28 Check your mail!

[Jhonnyblaze28]

Your front passenger tire is low dude

[chernmax]

@Jhonnyblaze28 LOL, the video is 5 years old, now u tell me!!!

[maciasx010x]

NIC3!!! did you do that install that low suspenion kit by yourself or did you have help???

ps i too have a modified suspension on my 1995 mitsubishi eclipse...not as low as your 2004 nissan maxima though.....

ok thank you

bye

[chernmax]

@maciasx010x I did my lowering springs myself and when I switched over to Coilovers I took it to a friend that owns a garage and he helped me do it.  The car has 5" clearence up front

[specialk18701]

i am pretty sure you got a flat tire.

[chernmax]

@specialk18701 Ah no...

[newyorkkid786]

ha haa 3 wheelin

[funguy7979]

i like the setup. it's not something that everyone thinks of. To me it looks really clean.

[chernmax]

click on my user name and see the updated video of the steep driveway! Car looks different!

[pbbmxer]

surely u have scraped sumthing before right? lol sick car man =)

[chernmax]

Oh yeah, I have since had the front bumper shaved and reinforced about and inch and adjusted my coilovers. I went from 4" up front to 5-1/2"

[camvvti]

nice man!!, whats the worse that has ever happened to the bumper? i dont believe you if you say nothin rather then a silly scrape has happened to it lol

sick car man, gonna take me a long ass time to get mine to look half as decent as yours :)

[chernmax]

Worse that has happened was bad scraping and chipping on the bottom when the clearance was 4 inches. I have since shaved the front bumper 1 inch and when I installed my D2 coilovers I adjusted the suspension so that the front now has 5-1/2" of clearance. No problems ever since!!!

[camvvti]

how bad of scrape? lol

[chernmax]

Nothing that required body work or paint and most of the scrapping was underneath the bumper so not really visible.

[gnammour]

Hey chern, i got a very important question for you.....where in the world can i get that front bumper? To tell you the truth i think its hot and i've been searching everywhere for it. I know its called the redline max front bumper but every search i have leave me with nothing. If you could let me know where to get one or maybe how much it is thank man

[chernmax]

Your in luck bro, check out the web site w w w(dot)Bodykits(dot)com

Good luck!!!

[tsd1217]

IVe got to do the same with my altima...it teter-toters on my driveway appron due to very large trainhorns and a 2" lowering kit

[sterlingnobles]

LOL i could just see the VDC light blinking

[chernmax]

2004 Maxima doesn't have VDC...

[sterlingnobles]

My cousin owns a 04 max. and it has vdc

[chernmax]

Sorry yes, later model 04's came with VDC, I purchased mine in Aug of 2003, so mine did not come with it. Actually since I race my maxima It's recommended VDC be turned off...

[sterlingnobles]

yea he chiped his so that it stays off

[sterlingnobles]

Wait so if you dont have VDC do u at least have traction control?

[chernmax]

No this is an early model 04 that did not come with either. And if I did have it I would turn both off during spirited driving or when on the track!

[sterlingnobles]

O okay lol

[mikenyesi123]

wats the name of ur rims? i already asked u in the other video but i wanna kno the name to these too and hopeflly u already answered the question i had from the other vid

[chernmax]

TENZO-Racing

Actually these are my old rims, I now have O.Z. lightweight racing rims

[mikenyesi123]

wat size r ur new racing rims and du u have a vid with them? r they lighter then stock rims? and r the rims u have in this vid 4 racing too? or they are just reagular heavy rims lol?

[chernmax]

Yeah bro, click on my user name "Chernmax" and check out my other VIDs with my new custom Turbo, my new rims are lightweight, black 5 star and only weigh 19.5 pounds each. OEM are about 25-28lbs

[mikenyesi123]

damn bad ass i noticed ur tires r kinda weird lol there kinda like roundish on the sides, they dont look like low pro wat tires u use?

[chernmax]

BF Goodrich G-Force KDW-II Ultra high performance tires. 255/45 ZR 18-99Y, rated for 200mph. I stayed with bigger side walls to offset my racing suspension's harder ride which including D2 Coilovers, modifed F/R anti-sway bars, STILLEN front upper tower brace, F/R Racingline endlinks. These tires stick like rails to the pavement (not very good in snow though) but I also have an SUV!!!

[jastej0grewal]

it looked liek ur front tires were low on air

[chernmax]

Maybe but I have all new rims and tires now. The real point of the VID was to show how low the new front bumper was in relationship to my steep driveway and LOL watch how the rear wheel lifts off the ground.

[uknomee]

I saw that, does it make going over railroad tracks etc. difficult?

[ALTN8NRG]

On glide path...over landing threshold, cleared to land. I don't know how many times I've hit wrong angels on unusual slopes. :-( Then the cussin' starts! :-) Nice!

[chernmax]

Yeah I hear you, have to learn a whole new way to drive!!!

[04maxSE]

ure car lifted up lol

[chris507npowell]

Did you lower the ride height?

[chernmax]

Yes, at first with an Eibach Pro street lowering kit, I'm now running on D2 Coilovers but I had my front bumper shaved over 1" so my front clearance is about 5"

So to answer your question, I'm 2" lower up front and 1" lower in the rear verse stock...

[chris507npowell]

Look Out for the Pot holes, I bent the left lower control arm on my Maxima the other day after hitting a deep pot hole.

[chernmax]

With coilovers I'm always watching for pot holes and thats why I maintain my stock tire size. Coilovers and low profile tires = crunch central!!!

[jaymes7872]

ur car is sick.

[wakeboarder3780]

hey chern, did you lower it at all or is that JUST from the Redlinemax front bumper you've got on it? I was thinking about getting that kit, but I have to drive it in winter so if it is that low just from the kit there is no way I am plowing through the snow with that bad boy on it :( Thanks man, btw if you havent seen my plastering of your car on my cardomain page, I hope its cool with you. Take it easy.

[chernmax]

No I was lowered on Eibach for this VID so I had 4" of clearance up front, without a drop it would be 6 inches. I have since installed D2 coilovers, and shave the redlinemax bumper an inch so my new front clearance is now 5-1/2" I hear you on the snow, my concern also but if it does get to bad I have an SUV. Check out my cardomain page, I have lots of updated pics with the new paint and Turbo...

[scarynoudlechubby]

Looks nice, but why didn't you just get a 350?

[chernmax]

I have a family...

[copious2010]

Why didn't you get a 350?

Answer: I have a family.

Chern, the wife asked me when I was about to get a convertible Z "where does the car seat go?". We walked over the maximas. My heart was broken until I drove the maxima. This makes my third. I had a 1st gen, 5th and now the 6th.

[sickmax02]

haha i can do the 3 wheel too

[braxmed]

siiiiiick! love it!

[ruzhdiasani]

nice not bad

[ruzhdiasani]

the rear tire was lifted off the ground lol, sweet ride though, ive also seen it on car domain

[chernmax]

LOL, tell me abaout it!!!

[ruzhdiasani]

I dont know what to tell you hahaha LOL, other than to raise it a bit, just enough to keep the wheels on the ground lol

[ruzhdiasani]

Btw how much horse power does ur car have, and have u ever had it at the track

[chernmax]

Dyno tuned to about 315hp at the crank and my best 1/4 mile time is 13.8 and 99.7mph

[goryl911]

i like your car so much can you tell me where did you get the nismo logo on the front grill

[aplejoe]

I love your car. What body kit is that?

[chernmax]

It's a RedLineMax front bumper with Stillen sides and rear...

[ura718]

approach all steep roads like that? lol nice car

[chernmax]

I had to relearn how to drive the car!!!