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please help me choose!! (tein cs or the SS)

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Old 06-25-08, 12:11 AM
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I need the people votes to decide to go with the tein cs or the SS. i know the SS gonna save me about 500 buck. i have 03 ls430 non ultra lux. it will be city driving not for long distance. so help me pick. thx all oh can someone photoshop this wheels on a black 03 ls430 for me ? i dont have the skill

rims http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

any feed back on those rims? anyone know how much they go for? a cheap place to get them? thx
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really? thats why i want it photoshop that the only way to find out, i want a full face style but keep it under budget i dont care wat brand just as long that it look good, any suggestion?
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get the Tein CS, much better ride quality, on't regret later.
LS is all about comfort.
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Originally Posted by i3leusky
I need the people votes to decide to go with the tein cs or the SS. i know the SS gonna save me about 500 buck. i have 03 ls430 non ultra lux. it will be city driving not for long distance. so help me pick. thx all oh can someone photoshop this wheels on a black 03 ls430 for me ? i dont have the skill



any feed back on those rims? anyone know how much they go for? a cheap place to get them? thx
Nice wheel, i think it will look sick on the 03 LS!
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wheels look OK to me, just make sure you get the right offset and width, hopefully they will have good fitment.
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they don't make SS for your LS430
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Do it mang those wheels will look hot on your ride especially black
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Originally Posted by mikemareen
they don't make SS for your LS430
actually, they do make an ss kit by you zealand. i have one on my 03 ls430 non ultra. here's someone else from the forums and from hawaii also that put on the kit.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=336962
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Oh ya the SS youzealand, I thought he meant the Tein SS.



Originally Posted by eyft23
actually, they do make an ss kit by you zealand. i have one on my 03 ls430 non ultra. here's someone else from the forums and from hawaii also that put on the kit.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=336962
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ill sell you rims and coilovers for 800 bucks together!
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yea i already saw your post im not feeling your rims it just me, and your tein the grove mark is mess up i dont know if i want it thx though, and thx everyone else for the support on the rims i will get those as soon as i figure out which offset ill go with
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Originally Posted by anotherLS
ill sell you rims and coilovers for 800 bucks together!
there you go!
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Originally Posted by i3leusky
yea i already saw your post im not feeling your rims it just me, and your tein the grove mark is mess up i dont know if i want it thx though, and thx everyone else for the support on the rims i will get those as soon as i figure out which offset ill go with
the grooves on the coilovers were from the frozen collars...they work fine, still can adjust height and dampening
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to be honest im really temp to buy those coil how is the gas inside? does it need re-gas? any oil leaks? i also heard cs wont go that low so how low did u slam your car? how low is the lowest setting? any pictures of the car?
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