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Old 09-10-15, 07:04 AM
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Car: 98 LS400

Anyone using these exact springs? They say a 1" Front and rear drop. How accurate is this? I dont want to go any lower than 1" in the Front & rear. Anyone have pics of these on a 98-00 LS400.

H&R 95-00 Lexus LS400 Sport Lowering Springs 52426

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i honestly think it might be slightly more than 1 inch after everything settles but i've had no issues

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thanks for the response. Car looks good. Did you install them yourself ? if so how difficult is it to do? How much should i pay to have someone install these for me.
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thanks. nah i had them installed, it's no more difficult than installing any other type of spring. the shocks need to be removed but that's standard
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what spacer thickness are you running for your Trak+ ??? 5mm, 15mm, 20mm

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10mm in front 20mm in back. one "issue" (more just a slight annoyance) is that after lowering it the back wheels got a bit more negative camber than i'd like so i may be looking for a camber bolt. with the 245 wheels, 20 mm spacers and 1" drop there's like less than an inch of wheel clearance
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Overall, the H&R seems to lower about 1.25".
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
10mm in front 20mm in back. one "issue" (more just a slight annoyance) is that after lowering it the back wheels got a bit more negative camber than i'd like so i may be looking for a camber bolt. with the 245 wheels, 20 mm spacers and 1" drop there's like less than an inch of wheel clearance
You DID get an alignment after the suspension change, right?
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Originally Posted by Daspyda
You DID get an alignment after the suspension change, right?
yeah i did don't worry lol

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the factory camber adjustment should be able to compensate for the 1" drop.

Camber bolts don't work properly on multi-link rear suspensions.
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
the factory camber adjustment should be able to compensate for the 1" drop.

Camber bolts don't work properly on multi-link rear suspensions.
so the LS does have a factory camber adjustment? how much range is there, i'm only looking for a few degrees of positive camber to make it match the front, and there also seems to be less grip on the inside wheel in turns. does adjusting the camber affect ride height? if anything i'm hoping it'll raise the back up ever so slightly, otherwise i might have to go to a slightly smaller spacer to avoid that lip on the inside of the back fender that the front doesn't have for some reason
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