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Old 04-20-15, 07:44 PM
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Default Lowering IS250 F-sport

Hello everyone..

I'am new to this but I was wondering if anyone can help me.. I want to lower my car but DO NOT want to slam it. Just want to cover the ugly gap between the wheels. I do not want to use coils, just springs. I will also be using spacers to make the look as clean and flush as possible. Stock shocks and rims as well. Thank you all
Old 04-20-15, 08:56 PM
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Look into the Sage RCA lowering kit. If you go with the 30mm option you will lower the car enough to get rid of a good amount of fender gap but will by no means be "slammed". Do some research, there is mountains of info on this forum.
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F-sport is out of the question since they discontinued them. Besides I heard they were on the stiff side. I'm installing Swift springs on my 350 which lower the car only a tad 1 inch. I'm the same as you. Don't want to slam it. They are linear so the ride quality will not suffer, but pushed will perform better than stock.
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Road Magnet springs are your best bet, 2" drop all around will be enough to get rid of that gap
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H&R are another good option. Good quality German made spring.
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Be prepared to change your shocks after 10k lol
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How many miles on your shock? I know u don't want coilover but if ur shocks have some miles already mind as well buy coilover because you will have to replace ur shocks soon anyway especially after installed springs on oem shocks. It go bad fairly quickly lol just buy a set of megan if ur on budget it's not that much difference in price or look for a set of used bc coilover
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I would suggest swiftsprings they ride like stock with a tad bit of performance when needed, here is how the drop looks like




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Originally Posted by metaleckz
Be prepared to change your shocks after 10k lol
if he has a fsport package then his shocks should be the sport shocks, should be able to last pretty long with after market springs since they are stiffer than the normal ones

h&r would be a pretty good look, here are a few examples





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I finally got my suspension mods done. Loving my Swift springs and Tokico shock combo. Plus F-sport sways. Ride quality is amazingly like stock and handles so much better. Reduced body roll and flatter cornering. BTW I'm on 19s. Can't wait to take it to autocross.
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^ Looks great. What wheels are those 19's?
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swifts are a great choice for a minimalist drop 1'' while maintaining a stock like ride with cornering performance
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Originally Posted by IS-SV
^ Looks great. What wheels are those 19's?
Thank you! They are Vossen CVTs in their new Gloss Graphite finish.
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Originally Posted by ISPearl08
I finally got my suspension mods done. Loving my Swift springs and Tokico shock combo. Plus F-sport sways. Ride quality is amazingly like stock and handles so much better. Reduced body roll and flatter cornering. BTW I'm on 19s. Can't wait to take it to autocross.
Which tokico shocks did you go with?
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