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RX350 Coilovers, Springs, Shocks?

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Old 07-01-10, 04:03 PM
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is there any springs out there that gives a firmer ride but retain the stock ride height? I think our cars look like minivans once you lower them, but thats my personal opinion. They could however use a firmer springrate
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There is a company in Japan that has a coilover set up for the RX330-350. They have been making them since 2004 I believe.

As for a stiffer ride and same height, look for shocks with adjustable dampening.
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Originally Posted by 240harrier
From my experience, I'm on more than 2" drop on both F&R and I'm on Tanabe NF210 with stock shocks/dampers. The ride quality is.. I'd say... is still nice, not bouncy but definately stiffer than the stock ride. I trimmed the front stoppers too...
on the Tanabe site there are no NF or DF 210's listed for the RX at all. Can you clarify what set your using? Tanabe is a great company.
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This is driving me nuts. I really want to get the drop out of the way so I can measure the clearance for my new wheels. I so far have not found any springs that are over 1.5" drop. Most I have actually found are 1.3 Grrrrr

Anyone!??!
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Originally Posted by iKon_RX
There is a company in Japan that has a coilover set up for the RX330-350. They have been making them since 2004 I believe.

As for a stiffer ride and same height, look for shocks with adjustable dampening.
Can you give us more details.....website, product description or model part #
Old 07-06-10, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rocsrx350
i have 22 on my with a 35 series trk tire, ride is factory, and u cant tell, handles a hell of a lot better with wider tires on it too
did you find your braking/acceleration/gas mileage go downhill after the 22"? Im looking to upgrade to 20". My friend upgraded to 22" on his FX and he said all those 3 got noticeably worse.
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+1 For H&R's bout to order a set from tirerack.com
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Originally Posted by infinirx
This is driving me nuts. I really want to get the drop out of the way so I can measure the clearance for my new wheels. I so far have not found any springs that are over 1.5" drop. Most I have actually found are 1.3 Grrrrr

Anyone!??!
I think H&R lowers about 1.5"

Originally Posted by action
did you find your braking/acceleration/gas mileage go downhill after the 22"? Im looking to upgrade to 20". My friend upgraded to 22" on his FX and he said all those 3 got noticeably worse.
Speaking from experience, yes on two of them (braking/acceleration), but not enough for me to remove the 22" wheels. My prior 22" wheels were heavy, so wheel weight will come into play in the overall picture of things.

However, my new 22" wheels are much lighter than the prior one so I'm curious to see how the overall feel is going to be once I install them.

I didn't notice any loss in gas mileage comparing OEM wheels to the 22".
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Am I the only one...but I didn't notice any difference in ride height when I got my eibachs installed. I've had them for 7 months and was hoping they would settle. I measured ground clearance compared to my neighbors stock ride and it was same as mine!!!
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Application: H&R Sport Springs Lexus RX330 2003-2006

Front Lowering (inch) 1.3
Rear Lowering (inch) 1.2

Eibach Pro Kit Lowering Spring Lexus RX 330 2003-2005 has the following features:

FRONT REAR
Ride Height Drop (inch) 1.2 1.2
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I found These coils on Ebay Look legit in the pics but not enough specs on the for me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KIDO-...item3cac669bb5
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Well I really needed to make a move on this so I bought the H&R springs. It's a start until I can find out more.
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Let us know how it goes. Take some before/after pictures so we can see if there's a difference.
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Originally Posted by veleno
Let us know how it goes. Take some before/after pictures so we can see if there's a difference.
Will do. But at a 1.2 R and 1.3 F it will not be a huge diff. But something.
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Originally Posted by infinirx
Will do. But at a 1.2 R and 1.3 F it will not be a huge diff. But something.
I know but it's always good to have pictures for comparison between oem setup.


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