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View Poll Results: who wants lowering options for AWD RC350 all wheel drive
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Old 04-08-15, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by corradoMR2
LRCSALES, thanks for the pic. So, from the pic above, to be clear, the drop is at the front only and rear is stock height? if so, looks good and already even. I question the need to even drop the rear which may otherwise make the front look higher again relative to the rear.
just lowered the front with the tf210 tanabes may leave it like this rides like stock. although sometimes the car feels pitched forward
Old 04-11-15, 05:42 PM
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A question for all you lowering vets, do you go to the dealer or do you use a performance shop to do your spring? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Twong13
A question for all you lowering vets, do you go to the dealer or do you use a performance shop to do your spring? Thanks!
Dealer cost too much for labor. Best option is find someone who works at dealer to do it after work. There are many shops that have extensive experience lowering cars and there's no worries. At least in my area.
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update still only have the front lowered I may keep it this way.
Old 04-22-15, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by LRCSALES
update still only have the front lowered I may keep it this way.
The back is perfectly fine the way it is now. It loooks so much meaner when its even imo. I am going to lower the front of mine asapppp
Old 04-26-15, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LRCSALES
update still only have the front lowered I may keep it this way.
Hey, I just want to confirm before i am ordering the springs. so you got the TNF170 (GS350 f-sport RWD) Springs rite? and your RC is AWD?

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TNF170 will work on AWD and RWD RC I believe
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TNF170 will work on AWD and RWD RC I believe
Yes, they have been "confirmed" to fit both AWD & RWD cars 😀
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So TNF170 are GS350 RWD springs. They state a 1.0" front drop and 1.1" rear drop. RS-R GS350 RWD springs state 1.0" to 1.2" front drop and 1.2" to 1.4" rear drop. Has anyone tried these yet? Do they really sit lower? I want to go with lowering springs for the price but I'd like a solid drop. Not sure these above are doing it for me.
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Originally Posted by pvo
I got the springs installed on my AWD too. I do notice that the right sides are roughly 1/4 inch higher than the left, both front and back. Are they like that on your car too? Anyway we can make them all even, or as close as possible?
Did you ever get this fixed? I think I have the same problem on mine
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Originally Posted by cobbyy
Did you ever get this fixed? I think I have the same problem on mine
No. They checked everything again and couldn't find anything wrong. I'm actually a little surprised that other members said that it's all even on their cars. I do recall now that when I had coilovers on my LS430, I had to adjust all 4 corners quite a bit to make the corners even. If you search on the forum, you will find tons of threads about 4 corners not even when installing springs.
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Originally Posted by pvo
No. They checked everything again and couldn't find anything wrong. I'm actually a little surprised that other members said that it's all even on their cars. I do recall now that when I had coilovers on my LS430, I had to adjust all 4 corners quite a bit to make the corners even. If you search on the forum, you will find tons of threads about 4 corners not even when installing springs.
Yeh, I'm guessing some people just don't notice the difference with their naked eyes.
Did you get your car aligned after spring install?
It could be the alignment
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Originally Posted by cobbyy
Yeh, I'm guessing some people just don't notice the difference with their naked eyes.
Did you get your car aligned after spring install?
It could be the alignment
Yes, I have it aligned but that didn't help.
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I'm still waiting for AWD springs for us... But man its been so long i might have to go the GS springs route... PLZ RS-R! My car needs to stop looking like a Jeep in the front! ><

(RS-R drop so far my favorite in rwd form)

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Just saw this on the Tanabe site. http://www.tanabe-usa.com/nf210.asp?id=2

It lists the RC 350 AWD version as the TNF 182. Which i find interesting since that's the exact same as the RWD version and not the tnf170 (the gs 350 AWD version)

I would think they know what they are doing right?

Thoughts?


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