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Old 06-24-04, 09:32 AM
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Question drop with 16" wheel

Anyone had suspension drop with shock/spring and 16" wheel? I'm curious how is the look and driving/handling characteristic with this combination. Picture would be nice. I have 16" platinum edition wheels and thinking about getting eibach pro/l-tuned shock. I'm driving to DC often and the load condition is pretty bad for anything bigger than 17" in my opinion.
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Additionaly, I installed TRD STB, LCB, and l-tuned steering ECU. I'm mainly trying to get advice on how much it will improve the handling and whether the conform level would be maintained. And of course I want to make sure that this setup would look bad since 16" looks small with GS.
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i remember seeing someone with a kit and a drop with the stock 16" IMO it looked pretty cool like a drift car
i cant recall if this is the pix i was refering to but heres a pix i found of a gs with stock 16's with drop

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Old 06-24-04, 10:51 AM
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Im thinking of doing the same...is there a reason why you are going with the Eibach springs rather than the L-Tuned springs? Thanks.
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here is a pic of my GS with drop(tein coils and EDFC) but on 17's

RAISED UP HIGHER

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Old 06-25-04, 12:39 PM
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rollseven,

L-tuned spring are made by Eibach, and I have heard that Eibach pro kit is better than l-tuned spring.
Also, Eibach pro can be had a little cheaper based on what I found.
For the shock, I'm also considering Blistein but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra cost over l-tuned made by KYB.
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bumping a 3 year old thread for more pic requests...sorry, I searched, but can't find any good threads.
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Here is one with 16 inch wheels.
Attached Thumbnails drop with 16" wheel-c0c8.jpg  
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Not shock/spring but here's my bro's car before the transformation

JIC FLT-A2 coilovers

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Here's mine with the Eibach pro kit. Very minor appearance change, major handling improvement. Lexus if you're listening, this is your target spring for the GS460.
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