How to make the ride better?
#1
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How to make the ride better?
I have a GS 350 Luxury Edition 2013 AWD.
I have installed the Tanabe Strut Bar.
I would like to do other mods that make a difference in the ride. I used to own a fully modded G35 two-door (which I still love).
What can I do to make the ride better? Please provide suggestion. I am looking into RIM and BBK, but cannot make the car into rice rocket, since I am a professional.
Thanks.
I have installed the Tanabe Strut Bar.
I would like to do other mods that make a difference in the ride. I used to own a fully modded G35 two-door (which I still love).
What can I do to make the ride better? Please provide suggestion. I am looking into RIM and BBK, but cannot make the car into rice rocket, since I am a professional.
Thanks.
#2
Sounds like you're talking strictly performance handling....rather than comfort?
The AWD model, from what I hear, is at the most disadvantage in terms of successfully converting it into a tighter performance vehicle. Any reason why you didn't look into an F-Sport model to begin with?
I also lol-ed at the rice rocket comment. Do many people even go that route with the GS350?!!
The AWD model, from what I hear, is at the most disadvantage in terms of successfully converting it into a tighter performance vehicle. Any reason why you didn't look into an F-Sport model to begin with?
I also lol-ed at the rice rocket comment. Do many people even go that route with the GS350?!!
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Tires and possibly springs. Lot of my customers say that Swift Springs improve their ride..
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#8
Sorry but you have a GS. Not ES. Not LS. It's not a grocery getter. Talking more nimble, more performance. I expect the ride to be more connected to the asphalt and if that involves "feeling" a little more ( a lot on sport+) than that is what I believe it should. If you wanted a floater or something with a nicer...sorry "better" ride, why did you get a GS? Did you test drive it?
For all the trouble of getting more rims, tires, or trading up the suspension and shocks, just go get a Lincoln town car.
For all the trouble of getting more rims, tires, or trading up the suspension and shocks, just go get a Lincoln town car.
#9
Sorry but you have a GS. Not ES. Not LS. It's not a grocery getter. Talking more nimble, more performance. I expect the ride to be more connected to the asphalt and if that involves "feeling" a little more ( a lot on sport+) than that is what I believe it should. If you wanted a floater or something with a nicer...sorry "better" ride, why did you get a GS? Did you test drive it?
For all the trouble of getting more rims, tires, or trading up the suspension and shocks, just go get a Lincoln town car.
For all the trouble of getting more rims, tires, or trading up the suspension and shocks, just go get a Lincoln town car.
#10
OP or anyone else who can chime in:
is the Tanabe strut bar worth it? Did you notice any difference?
One of my big gripes with my GS350 is this: I am sitting still in traffic, low speeds such as 0-10mph. I would like to change lanes: peek at my side mirrors for the blind check, and commit to making a sharp lane change turn. When i do this, the car's "steering input" and feel just seems to be...lethargic. Coming from Acura, i remember that turn feel at low speeds was immediate. The car seems to have a delayed feel in these situations.
is the Tanabe strut bar worth it? Did you notice any difference?
One of my big gripes with my GS350 is this: I am sitting still in traffic, low speeds such as 0-10mph. I would like to change lanes: peek at my side mirrors for the blind check, and commit to making a sharp lane change turn. When i do this, the car's "steering input" and feel just seems to be...lethargic. Coming from Acura, i remember that turn feel at low speeds was immediate. The car seems to have a delayed feel in these situations.
#11
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I am running BC racing coilovers and megan front and rear sways. I have my dampening on pretty stiff, with the sways the ride just got even stiffer. Handling feels A LOT better. 2015 RWD F-SPORT here
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#13
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One of my big gripes with my GS350 is this: I am sitting still in traffic, low speeds such as 0-10mph. I would like to change lanes: peek at my side mirrors for the blind check, and commit to making a sharp lane change turn. When i do this, the car's "steering input" and feel just seems to be...lethargic. Coming from Acura, i remember that turn feel at low speeds was immediate. The car seems to have a delayed feel in these situations.
Systems like the Q50's drive by wire seeks to address this limitation by disconnecting the steering wheel and letting computers do all the work. With this set up, you could have a really sharp car that only requires maybe 2.1 turns lock to lock at lower speeds, then expand that to 2.5 or higher for highway cruising while increasing steering weight. Modes can be flipped through so you can choose on the fly.
Like anything else with engineering, there's always a trade off.