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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Is there anyone riding on 18s or 19s at stock height? I just want to see what it looks like. I plan on getting some new rims soon, and was just wondering what they would look like at stock height.
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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i'm sure it will look really high.. i would get the suspensions first
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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its looks fine....sorta lol my buddy has 19's on his 400 and it doesnt look bad!
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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i got the ray forged 19s on stock height. it looks ok. but it need some sort of drop lol
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LexusK
Is there anyone riding on 18s or 19s at stock height?
I sincerely hope not...

My car was stock height for 48 hours.

Seriously- springs are like, what, $200?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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I would at least invest in lowering springs
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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it looks bad. get some tanabes or tein springs and lower it at least a little
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:36 PM
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The search function is your friend

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...+height&page=2
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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ive heard that just springs are not good for the suspension. I was told that:

"our shocks were not designed to handle lowering springs and so because of the mismatched spring rates, when pairing oem shocks w/ aftermarket springs, your ride quality will suffer. you'll encounter a lot more bounce in your ride, and this will wear you your shocks sooner."
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by LexusK
ive heard that just springs are not good for the suspension. I was told that:

"our shocks were not designed to handle lowering springs and so because of the mismatched spring rates, when pairing oem shocks w/ aftermarket springs, your ride quality will suffer. you'll encounter a lot more bounce in your ride, and this will wear you your shocks sooner."
go buy coilovers
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 02:01 AM
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could someone please explain coilovers? whats the difference b/t them and springs?

sorry im a noob at this, but gotta start somewhere. thanks.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by LexusK
could someone please explain coilovers? whats the difference b/t them and springs?

sorry im a noob at this, but gotta start somewhere. thanks.
coilovers are shock absorber with a coil spring encircling it that's adjustable, you can adjust your ride height

while just lowering springs, you're stuck at the height the spring will offer

coilovers will give you a lower stance than just lowering springs
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 08:17 AM
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THEY right skip the springs and save up for the coilovers! MUCH better ride anyways!
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 08:59 AM
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yeah it is bad especially on 18"s

here i am at stock wheels stock height



18"s and stock height



20"s and stock height



20"s and kyb shocks with eibach pro kit



20"s and k-sport coilovers

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