hello all!

extreme newbie here. i have a bone stock '06 IS350 and i wonder if i'm missing something.

i see that many here have lowered their cars. what's the reason for that? excuse my ignorance, but i have no idea. is it to make it more aerodynamic? is it for better handling? is it to adjust to a specific modification? is it for cosmetic reasons?

again, excuse my ignorance. i did a search and i didn't find anything and i would love to know the answer.

thanks in advance for your response.

 

For the stance of course.

 

Click on this link for a detailed explaination

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NkgiFHEm0Y

 

Looks, handling (lower center of gravity)

 

what's a stance? i'm sorry but i have no idea what a "stance" is. i'm trying to educate myself on the things outside the owner's manual as well as inside.

any help would be much appreciated.

 

Nuckingfut, thanks for the video.

Hoovey2411, ohhhh….that makes sense. thanks

 

mainly for the actual "look" of the vehicle. For performance, lowering the car will give the car better handling going around corners and such.

 

How the car sits, pretty much. The gap between the wheel/tire and the fender, how high the car sits off the ground, etc...

 

Because the bottom picture looks wayyyy better than the top.
Thats why

 

It'll also help you get the ladies, kind of like AXE but better.

In scenario A:
You meet a hot chick at the bar, about to take her home when her fat friend decided to I need a ride home!

Hot chick's friend: Hiiii can I get a ride home?
You: Sorry Rosie, my ride will scrape if I take you too. *takes hot chick away, win*

 

Here is benefit of lower your car:
1. better handling (at corner and late break)
2. Stop your car sooner (someone correct me if i was wrong)
3. Mainly reason to lower your car is LOOKS WAY BETTER

 

Sdothunter, I see your point.

Kumquatism, thanks, but on some cars that have been lowered, I see very little gap between the tire and the fender. Does that cause problems? I would imagine you would have to handle speed bumps very carefully.

CMM03, maybe it’s just me, but your car looks beautiful both ways.

Aznxenon, since I’m a hot chick, I need to know scenario B. "how pick up a hot guy." *sultry wink*

Whtebeast, thanks, your car is beautiful too.

 

HAHAHA I keep telling CCM03 slam his ride.. He said naw and then he did.. Im glad he listen to me.. NOw he love it!!!!

 

i do it purely for looks cuz form > function!

 

Driving at stock height was very bland, especially coming from a BMW. After lowering it (even conservatively), it was fun to drive aggressive again.