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Old 03-06-15, 07:19 AM
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Thanks guys...specs below :

20x9 +32 235/45/20
20x10.5 +45 285/30/20

Tanabe NF210 springs for the GS
Old 03-06-15, 09:42 AM
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Can't wait to see this on the road!!! Soooo sick!!
Old 03-06-15, 10:49 AM
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very very nice! I love how you parked your car SO FAR AWAY from the sidewalk. LOL
Old 03-06-15, 11:56 AM
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Silly question. Will lowering (springs) like this change anything when selecting the various suspension modes?
Old 03-06-15, 12:06 PM
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Lookin' good
Old 03-06-15, 04:20 PM
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Just called Tanabe. The NF210 for the RC350 won't be available until June. I asked about the ones for the GS and the guy told me not to do that.
Looking at their website, I can see the spring rates are a little different and the height a little different as well.
Old 03-06-15, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ice350
Just called Tanabe. The NF210 for the RC350 won't be available until June. I asked about the ones for the GS and the guy told me not to do that.
Looking at their website, I can see the spring rates are a little different and the height a little different as well.
They are fine. Mine rides perfect and has for 4000 miles
Old 03-07-15, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by sajonf
They are fine. Mine rides perfect and has for 4000 miles
Yup she rides perfect for me as well so far
Old 03-07-15, 10:16 AM
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Spring rates are probably the main difference, I'm thinking this will be the same thing for the RC-F vs RC350 suspension. I could be wrong though.
Old 03-07-15, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by FrogBreath
Spring rates are probably the main difference, I'm thinking this will be the same thing for the RC-F vs RC350 suspension. I could be wrong though.
The spring rates are a little different. The height is a little different too. The rear is only 0.6 for the ones for the RC.
Old 03-10-15, 02:49 PM
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What offsets are your wheels?
I was gonna put the wheels on from my GS but the wheel shop guy said the offsets wouldn't work. What do you have?

Edit: Sorry, just saw the offsets on another post.
Judging by those numbers, my wheels will work. The wheel shop guy said I would need 25 offsets to work.

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Old 03-15-15, 06:15 AM
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Stunning car. USB 2.0 pops and what a difference a drop makes.
Old 03-15-15, 12:08 PM
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Based on the 2 guys vouch, I ordered the springs for the GS. They are already here. Will be on the car in a couple days.
Wheels will follow. Still trying to decide between something new or the ones I had on the GS.
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Originally Posted by unc879wins
Silly question. Will lowering (springs) like this change anything when selecting the various suspension modes?
No springs don't control the S+MODE. that's controlled by the strut itself. changing over to a full coilover system would do away with the the suspension tune since the strut would change. however you would still get the more reactive tuned ecu
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Originally Posted by RamiRom
Thanks guys...specs below :

20x9 +32 235/45/20
20x10.5 +45 285/30/20

Tanabe NF210 springs for the GS

Tire size: Do you mean 234/35/20? You typed 245/45/20. Let me know? Thanks!



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