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Old 09-16-16, 05:09 PM
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Hey! My name is Kevin. I'm new to Club Lexus as well as Lexus/Toyota in general ... some what lol.
I am part of AZ Lexus.Club, if you're in AZ and you're not a member yet you should stop by and join the family!
I own a white 3rd Gen GS300 which I love dearly for few months now.

I've done some hard cornering on the stock suspension and it's been really nice so far. I do have an idea what the stock suspension from a 3rd gen gs can do and it's very capable but it is time to lower it and give it some character.
These are Cxracing coilovers that I bought for $565.00 on ebay. Why? why not. As far as I'm concern if anything bad or good happens to this I will be able to help others in their decision.
Specs; 16K Front, 14K Back and 32 way adjustable.

For fit and finish I am temped to say it's perfect like the HKS Hypermax III that I bought for my subie.
You can decide for yourself by judging these "ok" pics. Taken with a 70D, 100mm Macro lense, iso 3200-5000 and 1/80.







There are many little blemishes on the coilovers but nothing major as expected from aluminum other than that Kudos to Cxracing for the built quality.
I did just move to AZ not too long ago, living in an apt so I'll be installing them next month as soon as my tools comes in.
Hopefully things work out! I'm really excited to go on this adventure with Lexus and Cxracing so stay tune!

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Old 10-02-16, 03:26 PM
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nicee id like to see pics when installed pls
Old 10-20-16, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by screwduppp
nicee id like to see pics when installed pls
Definitely! Sorry for the late reply, been busy with work.
I've lowered the car 2 weeks ago and tomorrow is photoshoot day so I should get some decent pictures uploaded tomorrow.
I will be having a video coming soon so watch out for that too!
Actually I do have pictures I just don't like them but here you go.





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Old 10-20-16, 07:11 PM
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Here's some night shots. I was just playing around with the camera, lighting and location so these are all jpeg not raw so I didn't even bother with any color correction.


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Congrats on your new whip and suspension. I was thinking CX too but got one he'll of a deal on my BC. How's the ride quality so far compared to the HKS?
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Originally Posted by YxUxMADDDD
Congrats on your new whip and suspension. I was thinking CX too but got one he'll of a deal on my BC. How's the ride quality so far compared to the HKS?
Thanks MAN! It's really smooth. 16K front, 14K back isn't as bad as some people think. I know some stance individual that are static is using 32k springs LOL!!!!
Any person who ask me how the ride quality is in person always gets to drive the car because the only way to justify how nice these coils are is to experience it first hand.
Ride quality is on par with my HKS Hypermax III that I use for the Rex ... BEST! $565 I've ever spent!
Hope people tune into this project cause this isn't your normal VIP/Stance build.
It is more. Way way much more
Old 10-26-16, 09:20 AM
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nice start
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Originally Posted by Skylar978
nice start
Thanks man! Still waiting on for the reps to come in so I can put them on HAHA!!!!
Can't have nice things in the ghetto then again I am driving a Lexus.

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Today is my birthday and it so happens that my wheels came in. They're not Work Meister S1 3P that I wanted but it'll do for now.
These are Zedd SL5 that I bought on ebay for $522.49. Specs are 18x10.5 +25 on all 4 corner. It is going to be a square setup so that I can rotate them.


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LOL! Test fit before I buy tires and do some fender rolling!


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Wheels been on for a while, never got the time to took photos until now.
Don't like editing my pictures but I wanted to do something different LOL.


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Good looking car!
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Nice look with those wheels. can't wait to put these on during the spring.
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Originally Posted by Fjpanda
Good looking car!
Thanks man. A lot more to come.
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Originally Posted by DEONDRE
Nice look with those wheels. can't wait to put these on during the spring.
Thanks, those are some badass wheels tho!!
Can't wait for mine to come, still waiting for them.
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