Kit Includes: (1) Rear Driver Side Strut & Spring Assembly (1) Rear Passenger Side Strut & Spring Assembly
Specification
Side Location
Driver & Passenger Side
Location
Rear
TRQ fully loaded shocks and struts are manufactured using premium raw materials and calibrated to restore original ride comfort. TRQ shocks are fully loaded featuring a pre-loaded bearing plate, upper and lower spring isolator, upper spring seat, coil spring, boot kit, and premium strut. TRQ recommends replacing your shocks or struts in pairs to ensure even wear of components and improved ride comfort. All products are fit and road-tested in our Massachusetts R&D facility to ensure we deliver on our promise of Trusted Reliable Quality.
Product Features
Loaded Struts: Pre-assembled application specific design
Application Specific Design: No modifications necessary
Matched Pair: Improved comfort and extended service life
Restored Performance: Reduced body sway and vibration
Replacing struts used to require specialized tools to compress, remove, and transfer the old spring and mount. Our Pre-assembled, complete strut & spring assemblies come with all new parts and make the job much quicker and easier for the do-it-yourself mechanic.
Strut & spring assembly contains:
Upper Strut Mount
Strut Bearing
Coil Spring
Boot & Bumper Kit
Gas-charged Strut
Item Condition:New
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How to Replace Strut Spring Assembly 2000-03 Nissan Maxima
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Tools used
21mm Socket
Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Torque Wrench
14mm Socket
Pry Bar
17mm Socket
Ratchet
1/2 Inch Breaker Bar
1. Remove the top of the strut
Pop the trunk and move the carpeting out of the way
Pry up the clip securing the trunk trim and pull it up.
Unbolt the 14 mm bolts at the top of the strut.
2. Remove the wheel
Loosen the lug nuts
Raise and secure the vehicle
Remove the lug nuts and wheel.
3. Remove the bottom of the strut
Use a breaker bar and penetrating oil to unbolt the 17 mm strut bolts on the bottom
Pull the strut down and out.
4. Install the new strut
Bolt the strut back in, torquing your 14 mm bolts to 20-30 ft lbs
Insert your spindle to the lower end of the strut and raise your control arm until the bolt holes line up.
Torque the bottom 17 mm nut to 75 ft lbs
5. Replace the wheel
Put the wheel on and hand tighten the lug nuts.
Lower the vehicle and torque the lug nuts to 100 ft lbs
Brought to you by 1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet. Hi, I'm Don from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out and the next time you need a part for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
In this video, we're going to show you rear strut replacement on this 2003 Nissan Maxima. Procedure's basically the same for any 2000-2003 Maxima as well as the Infinity I30. We're going to show you the right hand side. The left hand side is basically the same procedure. You'll need new struts, a pair of new struts from 1AAuto.com. We always recommend doing these in pairs. A jack and jack stand, 17 and 21 mm sockets with your ratchet and you'll either probably need a breaker bar or a pipe for some extra leverage. You'll need a 14 mm socket with a smaller 1/4 in drive ratchet, couple of the bolts are hard to get to, kind of tight, and then you'll also want a flat blade screw driver.
Starting in the trunk, take the trunk mat, flip it over, get it out of your way, as well as the spare tire cover. We've got one connector there. Using a flat blade screwdriver, you're going to find the indent, which happens to be right there. Pry it. What should happen is that it will lift out and come out. Next, you're going to see a trim piece around the rear carpet area and if you can just see the carpet pads and pull it out of the way, you'll find your nuts for the top of your strut mount.
The first one that you can see pretty easily comes out easily with a 14 mm socket and a 3/8 ratchet. The second one, the one that's not so easy to see or get to, the best bet is a 14 mm socket again, but you want a 1/4 drive ratchet, which is a much smaller length ratchet and you can see Don contorting himself into the trunk and getting to it there. Okay, you'll want to remove the rear wheel. If you don't have the benefit of air tools, you'll probably want to loosen the lug nuts while the vehicle's on the ground, then jack up and then secure the vehicle and jack stands. Remove the lug nuts, which are 21 mm and remove the wheel and tire.
Using a 17 mm socket, 1/2 in breaker bar, remove the lower strut bolt and using our pipe over our handle, get a little extra leverage and apply smooth pressure. While we're removing the screw, we want to make a note of the placement of the bottom of the coil spring. It's facing the front of the car. Okay, just fast forward as Don takes that bolt the rest of the way out. Sometimes, kind of pulling up or down on the suspension while you're pulling this bolt out helps get it out a little quicker. Important to note while that bolt is coming out, the body of the car is supported and the rear suspension is hanging free.
We've got the old strut, torn up boot. The exact same replacement part from 1A Auto, new boot, new mounting hardware, and new strut mount. Should go in exactly the way as the old one came out. We've got the new strut ready to go in. Make sure you remove the nuts and remember your placement on the bottom coil, facing the front of the car. Sometimes as you find it necessary, apply pressure the lower control arm. Okay and we'll speed up while Don's putting that bolt in and as you saw I just came in there, pulled down on the suspension, made it a little easier for Don to be able to wind up that lower bolt hole. You want to torque to 75 foot pounds.
Okay and put the top bolts in. You see Don just folds both seats down in the back and can reach right in and get that first bolt in nice and easy. The second bolt though is a more of a challenge. You can see the only way to really do it is get right in the trunk again and use your left hand, curl it in there and start it on and then use your 1/4 in drive and 14 mm socket and just tighten it up as best you can. The torque specs on these are probably about 20-25 foot pounds. As long as you get it in there and basically as tight as you can with that 1/4 in drive ratchet, you should be all set.
Okay, and just fast forward. Make sure you put the trim back in place and then the one clip that fastens in place to hold it. Keeping the fast forward going here. Put your tire back in place, start the lug nuts by hand, make sure they don't cross thread, then tighten them up preliminarily. With the vehicle back on the ground, tighten or torque your lug nuts to a hundred foot pounds and use a star pattern to tighten them.
We hope this helps you out. Brought to you by www.1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet. Please feel free to call us toll free 888-844-3393. We're the company that's here for you on the Internet and in person.
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Great Price fast delivery
James
June 24, 2017
parts arrived on time very impressed with quality and price no complaints. I will be ordering again in the future
Very fast shipping and easy to install
D
December 17, 2018
Reliable and fast shipping as usual. The on line installation video made this an un-daunting replacement. Very easy to install and fits perfect. These struts work great.
All Parts for last 4 years.
Charles
June 11, 2019
I have ordered parts for 4 of my automobiles, from 1A and every part was a perfect fit, never had to send not one part back. Delivery time Great, Perfect parts and prices. don't waste time and money @ the part store, choose 1A- Auto and keep riding. Pastor Charles Butler.
All in all good
Sherod
October 24, 2020
The installation oft the struts was straight forward with the video. The only small problem I ran into was when I tried to tighten the new screws on top. They were 15mm instead of 14mm that I took off. Also it was like a locking nut which made it hard to put on the far nut. I just use my old nut for the far nut because it was a locking nut and was easy to start with my hand all the way down. The new was use on the other.
Great Struts
Jeff
July 20, 2022
They work great and were easy to install.
Great Struts
David
October 22, 2023
Perfect fit and an awesome video that helped with install! Car drives smooth and solid again!
2000 Maxima Lives On
Brian
January 28, 2024
Parts came quickly and were of good quality. They installed as expected. 1A-Auto's YouTube video on the installation was really good and helpful. My 2000 Maxima has 210K on it but still goes strong!
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