3GS appreciation to suspension mods
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3GS appreciation to suspension mods
Just wanted to share my rant with my fellow 3GS owners. I'm a victim of the engine rattle during intermittent starts in my 07 3GS...something to do the factory cam specs not torqued enough, according to my Lexus service rep.
Anyway, they're working on it today (under warranty thanks goodness) and gave me another 3GS as a loaner. OMG what a difference in feel. My 07 is sitting on F-sport sways, 2 inch Megan EZ street coilover drop, 275/30/20's in the rear. I recently added the sways, but didn't notice much difference, until now. I took the loaner on couple of hard turns on my usual route to work and geez, the body roll can spill a cup of coffee! So for all the 3GS owners who enjoys the occasional hard turn, is on the fence about suspension upgrades.....stop thinking my friend and bite the bullet. You won't regret it. I have a new found appreciation for my GS. See you soon homie!
Anyway, they're working on it today (under warranty thanks goodness) and gave me another 3GS as a loaner. OMG what a difference in feel. My 07 is sitting on F-sport sways, 2 inch Megan EZ street coilover drop, 275/30/20's in the rear. I recently added the sways, but didn't notice much difference, until now. I took the loaner on couple of hard turns on my usual route to work and geez, the body roll can spill a cup of coffee! So for all the 3GS owners who enjoys the occasional hard turn, is on the fence about suspension upgrades.....stop thinking my friend and bite the bullet. You won't regret it. I have a new found appreciation for my GS. See you soon homie!
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Looking at how low your car is....it may not matter much. My drop is only 2 inches with oversized tires which is really only about a 1 inch drop. My coils are set at 7 out of 10, so the sways made a huge reduction on body roll for me.
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of course, i can't speak for the 3gs fsport sways for sure, never had them. but i am saying from a modification point of view, coilovers, sways, braces, bushings, etc... sways is most of the time high up on the list
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Biggest difference/improvement I saw was when I first installed the F Sport sways. The F Sport Springs and shocks helped and made the ride a little more stiff but the sways made all the difference in taking turns at high speed.
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I love how my car rides ('06 3GS, stock, 17"). However i do hate that gigantic gap on the front fenders. I had my 2GS400 dropped but it started bottom out hard. I'd like to avoid that with this car and that's why i appreciate this suspension so much - it's firm yet comfy. I am considering the 'sport' springs by TTE from Sewell. Does anyone have any experience with these or better yet, pics showing the drop?
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lol sorry i mean coilover.. i thought of putting tanabe NF or DF?? spring but i had experience with lowering spring killing my stock shocks too quick so maybe i might go with coilover for overall handling and comfort, and my past experience with Blistein PSS9 on my Benz it was like a spanking to my *** 24/7
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lol sorry i mean coilover.. i thought of putting tanabe NF or DF?? spring but i had experience with lowering spring killing my stock shocks too quick so maybe i might go with coilover for overall handling and comfort, and my past experience with Blistein PSS9 on my Benz it was like a spanking to my *** 24/7