Suneet

I thought my LS handled pretty well... it certainly handles a LOT better than when it was stock. But last night when I was driving with 4 passengers in the car, I noticed how differently the car handles with a full passenger load.. All of a sudden every bump made the car bounce like I was on worn stock struts. Even when just taking freeway turns at 75 mph the car leaned so much more..

How do your setups handle with a lot of people? I'm pretty satisfied with how my LS handles when I'm by myself.. its loads better than what it was like stock.. but I find that I have a lot of people in my car quite often, so I'm thinking about going to a stiffer setup.

omarg

i noticed the same thing in my 93. I think i have work shocks so that may explain why it leans even more but, even with just two passengers in the back my car looks taxed(dropped) on the outside. Not too bad though.

Jasbmo

but having a V8 is def a perk, much better than people in the back of my e46 3 series.

TJW98LS

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The more wieght you have on a car will effect the stopping distance too. What I really hate about it is that it feels so heavy with a carload if people.

steveski

Mine with 4 people handled more sloppy but since the sway bar and strut bar it is more controlled.

Kansas

There is a big difference in how the early and later LS400s handle a full load.

My 90 LS400, even when new, handled much worse with four adults inside and a trunk full of luggage and acceleration felt sluggish. When fully loaded, the headlights were useless except for illuminating the treetops - I had to drive with the foglights on and the glare from the headlights pissed off oncoming drivers.

My 00 LS400 is relatively unfazed by a full load. The rear suspension of the 00 LS doesn't compress nearly as much as did the rear suspension of my 90 LS and the auto-leveling headlights keep the beams on the road where they belong. 50 extra horses under the hood helps immensely.