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Old 09-21-13, 05:36 AM
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Looking sweet now the pic is just missing you! Too bad you can't take it in the mud any more!
Old 09-21-13, 06:16 AM
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Like I said earlier, clean car! I'm still debating between the IS250 F Sport or the 2014 ES350 (sometime in Oct.)...sighs lol
Old 09-21-13, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by hangandrew
like i said earlier, clean car! I'm still debating between the is250 f sport or the 2014 es350 (sometime in oct.)...sighs lol
is ftw!
Old 09-22-13, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by F350
awesome ! now time to black out those chrome trims on the doors. Really makes a big difference !
Haha I know, I really need to get on that!

Originally Posted by Skinnyfats
Looking sweet now the pic is just missing you! Too bad you can't take it in the mud any more!
Haha no no, my car wouldn't want mud on her paint even if she were still 4x4ing haha

Originally Posted by hangandrew
Like I said earlier, clean car! I'm still debating between the IS250 F Sport or the 2014 ES350 (sometime in Oct.)...sighs lol
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is ftw!
I agree- IS all the way
Old 09-22-13, 08:19 PM
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Here's my car in her current state, on RS*R Down Lowering Springs









The original setup was on a different set of RS*R lowering springs which dropped the car much lower and completely got rid of the wheel gap. It looked fabulous, but unfortunately my wheel/tire setup in the rear is too aggressive and I would not have been able to drive home like that

Even with rolling the fenders/rear bumper I would probably still have rubbing issues. So, we went with the Down Lowering springs instead, which to my understanding drops the car 28mm up front and 14mm in the rear.

My wheel setup is in the rear is 19x9.5 with an offset of +32 and 265/30 tires. As you can see in the pictures, the wheel sticks out a bit, and with that fender curving inward, a lower drop would chew up my sidewalls

As the car sits now, I am quite happy though The ride is great, and even on dips and over speed bumps, there is no rubbing in the rear.
Old 09-23-13, 01:44 AM
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So now, with the RS*R, you can actually see over the car?
Old 09-23-13, 06:50 AM
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If you had smaller tires you could have fit that with no problem, i'm also on springs you would think its coils and i'm running 19x10+25 in the rear.....
Old 09-23-13, 07:24 AM
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Looking good J, keep on killin em
Old 09-23-13, 11:09 AM
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With wheel gap:

Old 09-23-13, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by IntegresS
Here's my car in her current state, on RS*R Down Lowering Springs









The original setup was on a different set of RS*R lowering springs which dropped the car much lower and completely got rid of the wheel gap. It looked fabulous, but unfortunately my wheel/tire setup in the rear is too aggressive and I would not have been able to drive home like that

Even with rolling the fenders/rear bumper I would probably still have rubbing issues. So, we went with the Down Lowering springs instead, which to my understanding drops the car 28mm up front and 14mm in the rear.

My wheel setup is in the rear is 19x9.5 with an offset of +32 and 265/30 tires. As you can see in the pictures, the wheel sticks out a bit, and with that fender curving inward, a lower drop would chew up my sidewalls

As the car sits now, I am quite happy though The ride is great, and even on dips and over speed bumps, there is no rubbing in the rear.

Looks great at that lowered height. Thanks to your pics, it's what I'm thinking of doing. You mentioned the ride is good - is it the same as stock or a little firmer still? Where does one get RSR springs and what was the cost? Thanks!
Old 09-24-13, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by juvi22003
If you had smaller tires you could have fit that with no problem, i'm also on springs you would think its coils and i'm running 19x10+25 in the rear.....
Really? Interesting! You had to roll the fenders though right?

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Looking good J, keep on killin em
Thank you, thank you

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With wheel gap:

Hahaha thank you for showing the 4x4 to compare it to hehe

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Looks great at that lowered height. Thanks to your pics, it's what I'm thinking of doing. You mentioned the ride is good - is it the same as stock or a little firmer still? Where does one get RSR springs and what was the cost? Thanks!
Thank you

I'll make a thread specifically about the springs in just a moment, showing the difference between and drop on the Super Down springs and the Down springs on my car. The ride feels great to me-- slightly stiffer than stock, but not a drastic change. It's still a very comfortable ride And no rubbing!!
Old 09-25-13, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by IntegresS
Really? Interesting! You had to roll the fenders though right?



Thank you, thank you



Hahaha thank you for showing the 4x4 to compare it to hehe



Thank you

I'll make a thread specifically about the springs in just a moment, showing the difference between and drop on the Super Down springs and the Down springs on my car. The ride feels great to me-- slightly stiffer than stock, but not a drastic change. It's still a very comfortable ride And no rubbing!!
They come flat but i still had them rolled, u probably don't even have to because ur specs are not aggressive just need to change your size tires
Old 09-25-13, 01:23 PM
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Old 09-25-13, 01:44 PM
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looking really nice!
Old 09-26-13, 06:21 AM
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Beautiful car Jen, I enjoyed reading through this thread... Keep the updates coming...


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