my first pic thread. it was raining a lot last week, so the car could use a wash, but the bright sunlight made the car look clean Also, if this is the wrong forum to post pics in, please feel free to move it.

 

a few more. i love this car

 

Welcome to the CL and AWD member car looks nice but you know you got to drop it. i like the 09 front bumper

 

Looking good bro!!

 

sweet ride. love the wheels, but yah get some springs or coilovers to drop it a bit. is that painted calipers or did u upgrade the brakes too ?

 

love the ride man. congrats on the awd and welcome to CL

 

as others said welcome to CL...for sure invest in coils since your AWD to get a nice drop.

 

sick ride bro!

 

seems like its already dropped slightly... theres no why thats stock height on the AWD

what are you on??

btw looking good with the F-Sport

 

Are they 225s front and rear? 19s?

 

Nice AWD IS! Is that the fabled 18" F-sport wheels for AWD? I've never seen those before

 

Nice IS. What sort of F-Sport goodies do you have on there?

 

Nice to see other Newbies....

Is there any major difference between an 07 and 09?

 

Welcome to CL and the IS family. Nice looking rims and brakes. Is that the F-Sport exhaust?

 

thanks everyone for the welcome and comments

painted for now a BBK upgrade is planned for down the road. as for springs/coilovers, see below

you're correct. F-Sport springs, which actually came out better than i expected. Stock height was considerably higher. I know i woulda liked the H&R drop more, but it's all good. I have plans to upgrade the shocks down the road, and when the time comes, i might consider getting coilovers like others have suggested.

they are 225s, but not 19s. These are 18's. I'll eventually get some 19's. These 18's came from the dealership for free (they're on the car already, but not on the sticker, so the dealership didn't charge us). Can't complain about that

yes thanks!

so far i have the wheels and exhaust (both came with the car). added the springs and intake ourselves. oh also the shift ****. planning to get some sway bars later. i have a couple videos with the F-Sport exhaust/intake sound, it's sweet. i'll post them up as soon as i figure out how to edit the video clips.

thanks. i know the front bumper area and the grille is different. other than that, i think it's just minor differences, like the tail lights, side mirrors.

thanks! just painted calipers for now. BBK down the road. And yes it is.

i have more mods in mind, both small and big (i.e. BBK, 19" wheels, Wald kit, shocks or coilovers). it'll take a while, and the list doesn't seem to end