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Mar 31, 2011 | 08:39 PM

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Nat

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Freaking beautiful!!!

Mar 31, 2011 | 09:24 PM

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Nice...looking forward to a side shot next.

Apr 1, 2011 | 12:06 AM

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nice!! looking good

Apr 1, 2011 | 01:55 AM

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Quote:

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Freaking beautiful!!!

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Originally Posted by I8ABMR

nice!! looking good

thanks guys!!!

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Nice...looking forward to a side shot next.

took some in the parking lot...

the leveling sensors were kind of a pain... i'll take more pics of those later... but the e-level works pretty good

the ride is pretty stiff... i like my coilovers better... prob going to change the bags/shocks/struts next...

Apr 1, 2011 | 08:43 PM

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2turbo4u

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I'm getting air sick haha!

Apr 1, 2011 | 11:14 PM

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I am surprised to hear that you like the Megan coilovers more than the air set up. I was under the impression that the air set up was going to be the smoothest

Apr 2, 2011 | 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 2turbo4u

I'm getting air sick haha!

haha... i'm kind of getting air sick too...

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I am surprised to hear that you like the Megan coilovers more than the air set up. I was under the impression that the air set up was going to be the smoothest

the bags i have are a prototype set so they're not optimized
i'm going to swap them out for a new prototype... i'll keep you informed about how they are...

Apr 2, 2011 | 11:58 AM

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pppssshhhhhhh...

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Apr 2, 2011 | 12:20 PM

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I8ABMR

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haha... i'm kind of getting air sick too...

the bags i have are a prototype set so they're not optimized
i'm going to swap them out for a new prototype... i'll keep you informed about how they are...

I am still constantly thinking about dropping my LS. I went into discount tire yesterday to get the tire pressure dropped a little bec the temperatures are climbing already and the tech there was warning me that when you drop a car as heavy as the LS you will run through tires like crazy. I am happy that I found these continentals with a 5400 tread wear rating though

Apr 4, 2011 | 12:26 AM

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HyperMKIV

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on the way to san fran this morning:

at the JRG show:

Apr 4, 2011 | 12:40 AM

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Just as I thought...

How stiff is the LS on bags compared to the stock IS-F suspension?

Apr 4, 2011 | 01:06 AM

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Just as I thought...

How stiff is the LS on bags compared to the stock IS-F suspension?

thanks!!!

it's pretty stiff!!!

my coilovers were much much better... so i'm going to try bags over coilovers soon...

Apr 4, 2011 | 08:35 AM

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cheez80

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the tech there was warning me that when you drop a car as heavy as the LS you will run through tires like crazy

i don't think it's about the weight of the car; i would imagine it's more about the lack of adjustability with the stock suspension and the inability to get toe spot on when slammed. my old infiniti had -9* camber in the rear and i still got almost 10k miles before i had to flip the tires, because toe was spot on (and i was running heim joints in the rear -- the toe never changed because there was no deflection from rubber bushings). that car was only 200 pounds lighter than a SWB ls460

Apr 4, 2011 | 05:49 PM

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brociouz

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Just went through this build thread Cary, awesome work!

Apr 5, 2011 | 08:13 PM

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looks great Cary....awesome bro....