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01-31-10, 07:28 PM
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Take a look tell me what you think of this look my first ls
there are some real helpful heads in this family of ls430 owners had it since sept 09 just getting started tell me what you feel about these rims on the flagship and will i have to remove my fender liners if I lower her on tanabes dont want the rub and lastly why is it that nice cars seem to be magnets for vandals makes me want to drive it less than I already do thanks for your comments glad to be a new member (can I go mobile with this site on my blackberry and recieve,send and navigate posts like FB)
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Welcome to the list. Car looks clean. '05 with only 37K miles, good find.
Need to see additional pics to give you comment on the wheel set up. Your front definitely needs a drop. What are your wheel and tire specs to get a better feel if you will need to roll your fender.
Need to see additional pics to give you comment on the wheel set up. Your front definitely needs a drop. What are your wheel and tire specs to get a better feel if you will need to roll your fender.
02-01-10, 10:21 PM
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Welcome to the list. Car looks clean. '05 with only 37K miles, good find.
Need to see additional pics to give you comment on the wheel set up. Your front definitely needs a drop. What are your wheel and tire specs to get a better feel if you will need to roll your fender.
Need to see additional pics to give you comment on the wheel set up. Your front definitely needs a drop. What are your wheel and tire specs to get a better feel if you will need to roll your fender.
02-02-10, 05:04 AM
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Welcome! The car looks great. Nice cars will always be targets for vandals. Around here, vandalism against nice foreign cars is even higher. Heck, even old pickups have the tailgates stolen for scrap metal. I see you've already been the target of vandals - someone stole all of your punctuation marks. 
02-02-10, 11:02 AM
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gjw510, your car looks sweet! How do you like the ride quality of the wheel and Yoko S.drive tire upgrade? I have a 99 LS and when I did my wheel and tire upgrade I got 20/9 front and 20/10.5 out back with the same tire and sizes as you, and was impressed with the ride quality. In some aspects these tires rode even better than stock with the exception of the roughest road imperfections. I have Megan coilovers and still get compliments on the ride quality, even by my father who has the same car as me and is very particular about ride quality.
If I were you I would save a little longer and get some coilovers. You can set up the ride quality and height the way you want it. You may not be satisfied with just the spring upgrade and there is no adjustment options. From my own personal experience I would recommend Megan coilovers. I have about 24k miles on mine and they feel great still. Most people that are getting coilovers for their first or second gen LS are choosing Megan's and everyone likes them. They are very inexpensive as far as coilovers go and I have yet to hear of any problems from any LS owners. You can spend $1,700 on some Tein CS but why? I hope this helps you out buddy!
If I were you I would save a little longer and get some coilovers. You can set up the ride quality and height the way you want it. You may not be satisfied with just the spring upgrade and there is no adjustment options. From my own personal experience I would recommend Megan coilovers. I have about 24k miles on mine and they feel great still. Most people that are getting coilovers for their first or second gen LS are choosing Megan's and everyone likes them. They are very inexpensive as far as coilovers go and I have yet to hear of any problems from any LS owners. You can spend $1,700 on some Tein CS but why? I hope this helps you out buddy!
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gjw510, your car looks sweet! How do you like the ride quality of the wheel and Yoko S.drive tire upgrade? I have a 99 LS and when I did my wheel and tire upgrade I got 20/9 front and 20/10.5 out back with the same tire and sizes as you, and was impressed with the ride quality. In some aspects these tires rode even better than stock with the exception of the roughest road imperfections. I have Megan coilovers and still get compliments on the ride quality, even by my father who has the same car as me and is very particular about ride quality.
If I were you I would save a little longer and get some coilovers. You can set up the ride quality and height the way you want it. You may not be satisfied with just the spring upgrade and there is no adjustment options. From my own personal experience I would recommend Megan coilovers. I have about 24k miles on mine and they feel great still. Most people that are getting coilovers for their first or second gen LS are choosing Megan's and everyone likes them. They are very inexpensive as far as coilovers go and I have yet to hear of any problems from any LS owners. You can spend $1,700 on some Tein CS but why? I hope this helps you out buddy!
If I were you I would save a little longer and get some coilovers. You can set up the ride quality and height the way you want it. You may not be satisfied with just the spring upgrade and there is no adjustment options. From my own personal experience I would recommend Megan coilovers. I have about 24k miles on mine and they feel great still. Most people that are getting coilovers for their first or second gen LS are choosing Megan's and everyone likes them. They are very inexpensive as far as coilovers go and I have yet to hear of any problems from any LS owners. You can spend $1,700 on some Tein CS but why? I hope this helps you out buddy!
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Btw, I forgot to compliment about the tint. What % is it? Also what psi are you running the tires at? I'm running 45 psi since it feels sporty and I feel that my wheels are a little safer. 40 psi is real smooth but starts to feel slightly too soft for my needs but is still good.
I went to a tire shop to get them balanced and the guy adjusted it to 35 psi and man they felt like they were almost flat lol. If you look on the sidewall they have one of the widest ranges I have seen for the psi recommendations on a tire.
I went to a tire shop to get them balanced and the guy adjusted it to 35 psi and man they felt like they were almost flat lol. If you look on the sidewall they have one of the widest ranges I have seen for the psi recommendations on a tire.
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