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Just Lowered AWD and put on front lip! (Pic)

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Old 12-04-07, 07:59 AM
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I just got my car finally lowered. I put in the Eibach springs for the IS250. They fit fine on my IS250 AWD. Its the perfect amount of drop for me. I just threw the 20"s back on to see how it will look this spring/summer/fall. Im gonna put the stocks back on now. Also i put on the GFX lip last nite too. The car had a pretty big transformation in one day. I still need to put on my roof spoiler and rear trunk lip but its too cold and the 3M tape will not adhere correctly. But i just jacked up the heat in the garage so maybe later. Heres a quick pic i snapped with my phone. The car is filthy with salt because we just had a storm. Heres the pic neways.....
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looks good... make sure you get your alignment done if not done already
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looks good... make sure you get your alignment done if not done already
Ur supposed to wait a few hundred miles before doing the alignment so the springs settle first. Im definitly gonna have it done then though.
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Perfect!
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Originally Posted by ReLexin
I just got my car finally lowered. I put in the Eibach springs for the IS250. They fit fine on my IS250 AWD. Its the perfect amount of drop for me. I just threw the 20"s back on to see how it will look this spring/summer/fall. Im gonna put the stocks back on now. Also i put on the GFX lip last nite too. The car had a pretty big transformation in one day. I still need to put on my roof spoiler and rear trunk lip but its too cold and the 3M tape will not adhere correctly. But i just jacked up the heat in the garage so maybe later. Heres a quick pic i snapped with my phone. The car is filthy with salt because we just had a storm. Heres the pic neways.....
How long does it take you to install the front lip? Do you need to jack up the car for installation? I'm asking because I want to install mine this weekend. Thanks.
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Looks good dude.
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Looks good, but not the best timing. You may want to consider returning it to stock height for the winter. The 1st 6+ inch snow and that pretty lip is going to be used for a plow.
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Nice drop and lip.
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Originally Posted by AWD_IS
How long does it take you to install the front lip? Do you need to jack up the car for installation? I'm asking because I want to install mine this weekend. Thanks.
It took me about 30mins to install the front lip. I didn't use a jack for the installation although it would have been easier to see if it was up on the ramps. Its easy to do! Good luck.
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Originally Posted by Olu
Looks good, but not the best timing. You may want to consider returning it to stock height for the winter. The 1st 6+ inch snow and that pretty lip is going to be used for a plow.
Ill take off the lip if i have to go out in a blizzard;which i never do. Its 9 bolts and 2 push pins. Simple uninstall. the drops not too low when its on the stock rims there is plenty of ground clearance. I hope this winter mimics the past two, we didn't get much snow at all last year.
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Looks good, any rubbing with the tires? What tire size are you using?
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Looks good, any rubbing with the tires? What tire size are you using?
No rubbing issues, heat gun trick solved it. Im running 245/35/20 Falken 452's all around. the rears have a slight stretch. I think my front offset is 34, and my rear is 36. Im happy with the combo. the tire fits the fender well perfect to my liking.
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Cool, thanks!
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another pic from my phone.... i need to find my digital camera!
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another one at the Shell station when i picked it up from getting lowered. this was before the lip.
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