jleonard71

Nope, haven't had a chance to install them yet....because I don't have them yet! Although I did get an email on Friday that they had finally shipped out and they will be here tomorrow. In the meantime I have started on a massive garage reorganization project, so it might be a week or two before I can put them on.

Zelfiris

Hey jleonard71, have you installed them yet?

jleonard71

Not yet. Since my last post I bought a new car for my wife (a Tesla! ) so I've been working on getting her FX50S ready to sell - changing fluids, cleaning up the engine bay, detailing in & out. My ISF is next in the work bay after I'm finished with hers.

Atrain302

I also ordered these shocks and plan on getting them installed soon. I'm wondering though if I should order new bump stops, spring insulators, and etc. and just have everything changed out. My rear shocks are making all kinds of noises and I have a feeling that thanks to the terrible roads I drive on the other components are probably worn too. Do you plan on replacing anything else other than just the shocks?

jleonard71

I'm also going to swap springs to Eibachs, and new coil insulators probably isn't a bad idea since they're pretty cheap (under $7/ea lower and $8/ea upper). As for new bump stops, I can't imagine that being necessary since I've never bottomed out my ISF even once so could probably do without them entirely! LOL. The only other parts I'm planning to replace at the same time are totally unrelated to the shocks, and that would be front sway bar bushings and end links (I have a relatively new Sikky sway bar in back). Here in AZ rubber bushings dry out and harden pretty quick, so even though I only have 78k miles I think they're probably due being that it's an 8 year old car.

EDIT: I found the P/N's for the coil insulators, 4815830020 lower and 4825730070 upper (4 of each needed). So about $70 delivered for the set of 8 insulators.

MileHIFcar

Updated below:

Found a better link on these

flowrider

iTrader: (9)

^^^^

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...r-2013-oe.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...on-2008-a.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...on-2008-a.html

Lou

MileHIFcar

Yea, I was just going to post about some more threads I found on them, including one I was actively posting on like this one here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...2013-oe-4.html

So disregard this thread as this one above is more active

Thx

davinadze

I posted this same info in tread above.............
Im one of the only ones using Bilstein b6 on Swift springs for about 5 monts now. Can't compare to stock ride on my 08, because I bought mine with tein comfort coilovers, witch were softer on pot holes but bumpier ride on softest settings. But I love how b6/swift handle at high speeds, at least compared to teins with soft settings. Mine were on back custom order. I ordered anyways and they arrived in a good time order.

b6/swift is kinda rough on sharp pot holes at low speeds. Im using kyb new top mounts. Maybe I will try 31 psi in front 255/35/19 dws tires, like one of the members mentioned earlier, hopefully that will eliminate the sharp tump in front. I also have Figs lower and upper front control arm bushings.