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Old 04-11-11, 03:35 PM
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Pictures are of IS250 AWD lowered to approximately 25" (ground to fender) up on one of those "drive onto" garage lifts. Meaning all the weight of the car is on the suspension same as on ground.

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Old 04-11-11, 03:47 PM
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Welcome! Car is looking clean and should be even more clean with your mods.
Old 04-11-11, 04:54 PM
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Thanks a lot everyone! I know with AWD you have to keep the drop even between F&R as much as possible. So, today I maxed out the rears. The car sits 23.75" in Front (ground to fender) and 24" in the Rear. And these should settle a little more in the next few weeks. The vibration surprisingly is not as bad as it was with the rears set higher.

For now I'm waiting to get my wheels so I can go get an alignment.
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^^^ That's a proper drop! I don't have the ballz for that on my AWD. Looks damn good mang. When are the wheelz comin'?
Old 04-11-11, 06:32 PM
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WOW WOW there .... buddy do i smell that i gotta go lower =( ...... BAGS it IS!!! lol jk

Acingteam .. me u n bounce should have a shoot when u get ur wheels
I still wanna sell or trade my wheels =(
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Originally Posted by BounceNY
^^^ That's a proper drop! I don't have the ballz for that on my AWD. Looks damn good mang. When are the wheelz comin'?
Thanks! I went to a car meet today (exit 8 off of i-84) and got a lot of attention there... more than I expected. Coilovers and tints are the only mods so far, yet a few kids were taking pictures! haha

The wheels are actually coming this Wednesday... I can't wait!

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WOW WOW there .... buddy do i smell that i gotta go lower =( ...... BAGS it IS!!! lol jk

Acingteam .. me u n bounce should have a shoot when u get ur wheels
I still wanna sell or trade my wheels =(
haha dooooo it!!!

Yeah we should. We should have a mini-meet... or roll in to one of the meets together, VIP style! haha
Old 04-11-11, 10:55 PM
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Haha we will b def some sort of VIP with having our AWDs so freakin low on jus coils .... no bags thats for wifey n her suv lol

Bro come through Friday night with me to Rutgers University for a lexus meet
Old 04-12-11, 03:13 AM
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CT KREW! FTW...haha...
Old 04-12-11, 09:18 AM
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Basically there is only 4 of us ..... keeping the community private lol
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Originally Posted by Imnutz4jdm
Bro come through Friday night with me to Rutgers University for a lexus meet
What time is it? And where exactly is it? I have to work till 7:30pm that day. I don't want to drive too far before I get an alignment, so we'll see.

You guys should come to exit 8 (off of i-84) meet on Thursday night. PM me if you guys want details!
Old 04-12-11, 01:31 PM
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Looks MUCH better without the side moldings and drop
Old 04-12-11, 06:28 PM
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Yea.... thats a epic drive ..... i mma pass ... btw going lower on thursday =) 23 off the ground?
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Originally Posted by CCM03
Looks MUCH better without the side moldings and drop
Thanks! I got a lot of criticism when I first joined haha! A previous owner definitely drove it in NYC... :/

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Yea.... thats a epic drive ..... i mma pass ... btw going lower on thursday =) 23 off the ground?
You better not! lol. I can't go any lower unless I mess with the preload, which I'm not doing. haha Wheels are in tomorrow, will try to take quick pics if it's not too late and/or raining!
Old 04-12-11, 09:53 PM
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i will b at 23 fo sho =) .... i m sorry lol
bro i need a photoshoot
Old 04-13-11, 11:58 AM
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looks great, miss how it looks on stockies, keep up the great work


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