Interested to see the drop, love those headlights

 

Install set for This up coming Friday, i caved haha

 

She is in the shop getting install, will have pictures shortly

 

boss josh.

 

Here is a little tease . Very pleased with the drop, especially for being just springs. This shall do for now, will eventually follow the same path as I did with my IS350 and upgrade to coils in the future...

Thanks for the install Speed Element

Before:



After:

 

nice, Josh... the drop looks perfect.

 

Sitting Perfectly indeed

 

Thank you so much I wish the front was ~ 1/8" - 1/4" lower though...

Also please note the Lexus GS350, like the ISx50 is a victim of the "Lexus Lean" (passenger side sits 1/8" higher then driver side)

 

Nice look sir! Something about the Neb Gray at night!! Love the new stance, I cannot wait to have my super downs installed, hopefully in the next week. Like you say for SPRINGS these things provide a legit drop and look. Keep the updates coming. Please let me (us) know if any minor issues arise post-drop.

 

Looks good. What springs did you use? What will the coils do for you? I have a request if possible. Can you take a picture with your camera at the level of the center of the wheels and about 20 feet away? Thanks.

 

Please note that the stock electronic dampening is not just set and forget but it does "intelligent" continuous adjustments according to the road conditions. It even does uneven stiffening of the shocks ( left versus right side) when the car turns a corner in order to simulate an adjustable anti-roll bar effect. This achieves flatter cornering stance and reduces body roll when cornering.

I understand the need for lowering springs as it improves the look of the car but coilovers may actually adversely affect the handling of the car instead of improving it since all the above dynamic adjustments are lost.

lowering springs = preserve handling/ride + improve looks
coilovers = worsen handling/ride + improve looks + added cost

 

Great update to the new suspension fo rthe 4th gen GS. So you can lower with spring but loose everything for comfort when you take the stock sturts out?

Car is looking good Josh really like the small mods you have done.

 

mighty nice.

 

wow love the new build..can't wait to see more

 

As of right now no issues, been on the springs for 5 days now.

As of right now I am on RSR* Super Down springs. Coilovers would help me achieve that perfect stance I, along with many fellow car enthusiast strive to achieve.

Here are the level pictures you asked for





**was squating for this picture haha, pretty much no gap drop, though the front seems to sit just a tad bit higher about half a finger id say, maybe less **



Very true, there are talks of a coilover being created to work with the oem electronic dampening. When and if this comes out, say before the end of the year or so I will most likely be switching over. If not I will most likely make the switch to coilovers anyway later on just due to the fact that I strive for that perfect stance for the car. I know it may slightly* impact the performance of the car, but coming from a highly modified 2IS point of view, I actually prefer a stiffer ride.

On a side note, when I had KW v3's properly adjusted (car was tucking tire aswell) on my IS350 the car handled like a dream. It was like apples to oranges when comparing it to stock.







This is how she sits now all on accuair + function form prototype air bags


Thanks Mike, slowly but surely. This will be a simple build

Thank you!

Thanks Will post more pictures if requested and or when I get new mods, whichever comes first haha