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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 03:32 PM
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What should I do next to my 2006 TP [1g1] grey interior IS350 Luxury Package. 58k miles

Mods so far
19" Volk SF Winnings
JoeZ CAI
Tanabe NF210 springs
Tanabe Medallion exhaust
ha tinted 35 all around
red out on the tails.


Front GFX kit?
Fsport rear sway bar?
something else?
sport pedals?
roof spoiler?

And this is my dd so i'm not going to be dropping 3k tomorrow on mods.


guess i'm really balancing the sway bar vs the gfx kit

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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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rear sway bar, or start piecing together some shocks
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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gfx front and rear, avs visors, ebay roof spoiler ,tint the windows, and red outs for the tails .
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 04:02 PM
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Sway bars... should've been the first thing ya did... they're that much better.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Sway bars... should've been the first thing ya did... they're that much better.
should i do the whole kit? i hear the rears are the only ones worth doing. can't justify $200 for a 1% difference for the front?
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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For the IS350 do just the rear.

If you had a 250, then the set would be worth it ...
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
For the IS350 do just the rear.

If you had a 250, then the set would be worth it ...
why is that?
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Lip kit!
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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the gfx sides, only a 2IS otaku can really tell the difference, normal 2IS owners/other ppl wont be able to tell, if it came with the car = great, if it didn't = spend money elsewhere.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by kingluis6
why is that?
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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Guess imma have to do both. rear sway and gfx

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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cdeeznuts
should i do the whole kit? i hear the rears are the only ones worth doing. can't justify $200 for a 1% difference for the front?

The picture you posted is the original numbers, which aren't what fsport.com lists anymore

It's 6% if you believe the original figures they posted.

The (likely wrong) figures they currently have up has it at 42.6% which obviously would be a big deal.

Simple logic suggests someone reversed the front-350 number and the rear-250 number... because if the current numbers were right the F-sport bars would cause the IS250 to suck instead of improving it.


I did both myself, figuring the engineers who designed the kit probably had some idea what they were doing... but many folks have been happy with just the rear on the 350.

The good news if you only do the rear is it takes about 10-15 minutes to install yourself with a buddy helping.

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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Kurtz
The picture you posted is the original numbers, which aren't what fsport.com lists anymore

It's 6% if you believe the original figures they posted.

The (likely wrong) figures they currently have up has it at 42.6% which obviously would be a big deal.

Simple logic suggests someone reversed the front-350 number and the rear-250 number... because if the current numbers were right the F-sport bars would cause the IS250 to suck instead of improving it.


I did both myself, figuring the engineers who designed the kit probably had some idea what they were doing... but many folks have been happy with just the rear on the 350.

The good news if you only do the rear is it takes about 10-15 minutes to install yourself with a buddy helping.
ROFL, I saw that too and thought why would they put that.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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go with sway bars.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Hey looks like i have the rear sway that bends for the full size spare, i'm i screwed? what should i do?
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