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Mar 12, 2009 | 05:12 PM

3rdelement

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Some quick help here. just curious about something

ok, so yesterday i got a couple shots of my car here at the garden of the gods park in colorado. i was editing the colors in the pics today and noticed something.

was my car lowered before i purchased it last year?
here is my picture:

here is a new members car who just posted pics:

hmmm

Mar 12, 2009 | 07:58 PM

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Hey that's my car LOL. Either yours been lowered or mines been raised.

How do you like the exhaust/dp combo? Do you have a video of your car so I can hear what it sounds like?

Mar 12, 2009 | 08:04 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4pSEnHhpL0

the car seems to scrape on speed bumps and seems much lower than my previous car(which was on eibachs and tokicos)

hmmm.

Mar 12, 2009 | 08:16 PM

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Damn that sounds nice, I need to start modding my IS.

Mar 12, 2009 | 09:00 PM

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Take the wheels off and take some pics of the suspension..

Mar 12, 2009 | 09:01 PM

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Have you looked at your springs?

OEM springs/shocks:

Mar 12, 2009 | 10:19 PM

3rdelement

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i never thought to check if there were aftermarket suspension on it when the wheels were off. just saw that pic today and made me wonder.

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Mar 13, 2009 | 11:34 AM

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Hey, 3rdelment what kane suspension your IS have,how many inches drop ,rear,front, i like how the looks with stock rims

Mar 13, 2009 | 11:37 AM

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i dont know. i bought the care partially modified, so im still figuring out what parts the previous owner installed. i just noticed yesterday that it sat lower than a stock is300, thus i posed the question here.

Mar 13, 2009 | 04:04 PM

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lol ... I always thought you knew your car was lowered ... & I always liked it haha :thumbsup:

When you figure out what it is ... let us know

Mar 13, 2009 | 05:03 PM

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it looks like mine did. i didnt think about mine til about two weeks after i got it, and realized it, my springs were h & r springs and they looked stock but wasnt. but it looks exactly like mine. so yea its dropped about 1.5-1.7 i'd say. looks good tho man

Mar 14, 2009 | 12:04 AM

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3rdelement

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lol thanks for the help guys.

i looked under the car today the shocks are black with a pink stripe along the bottom of the unit. the springs are black...didnt see any logos.

but how fun! it looks like i did get a good deal...first i figure out i have the LSD now the lowering!