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air bag suspension for 2014 is 350 f sport awd?

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Old 08-11-17, 09:46 AM
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Default air bag suspension for 2014 is 350 f sport awd?

Interested in lowering my Lexus is 350 awd. I asked around and heard its bad to lower the car on bags because its an awd. I want to lower it but dont want to loose the smooth ride. Options and opinions, please?
Old 08-11-17, 12:16 PM
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I have bags on my Subaru, it drives just fine. The compressor gets a little annoying but other than that, it's nice.
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no difference if you lower a lot using coilovers, or bags
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do you have a brand to recommend for bags suspension?
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I've got a RWD but I have Air Force struts with Airlift 3P
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I only have experience with airlift struts. With nothing else to compare it to, I can't say whether it's any better than others. As for the management system, I have accuair. Didn't go with airlift because at the time, they did not have the fancy pressure and height thing. Only pressure based. As well as going off the recommendation of my installer. They have the same management system on their daily, so I figured it'll be just fine for me.
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Airlift doesn't make struts for our cars, atleast that's what multiple dealers told me. Air Force is pretty big with the 3IS. A lot of people on IG have them, no complaints that I know of.
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Running UAS bags + BC coils on my 2016 IS300 AWD

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I have Accuair eLevel and wish I had Airlift 3H now that it is out. If your height sensors aren't hooked up or don't work you don't have presets with Accuair and that really bothers me. Airlift is really the way to go. As for the suspension I have had TruHart and D2 Racing and have really been happy with both.
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Aite coo, thanks for your guys feed back. I'll definitely look into AIRLIFT, UAS, and AIR FORCE.
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The presets with the Airlift kits and think someone else does it also is super important. God forbid a sensor goes bad you need a flat bed to get home. With pre-sets you can still make your way home or to the shop to fix the broken sensor.
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When I contacted AccuAir about my 2015 IS250 AWD, they recommended I go with the UAS air spring kit specific to my car and the e-Level system from them for the presets.

"For the 2015 IS250, we recommend the air spring kit from Universal Air Suspension which we have had lots of customers pair with our e-Level management for great results. A complete vehicle package will range from about $2900 to $4200 depending on options in this case."
-AccuAir rep.


It seems like a solid choice but after reading about the AirLift system, I have some thinking to do.
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Get preset from AIRLIFT, and look into UAS, and AIRLIFT.
Question
for the owners of the same car as mine 2014 is 350 awd
after lowering your car with bags or springs would you say its worth it and do you still have the smooth ride?
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Originally Posted by is35Oawd
Get preset from AIRLIFT, and look into UAS, and AIRLIFT.
Question
for the owners of the same car as mine 2014 is 350 awd
after lowering your car with bags or springs would you say its worth it and do you still have the smooth ride?
Even tho im running a simple set up compared to the rest of the guys here I can safely say that I love my set up. It's comfy when I want it to be and I love have the ability to change settings on the fly.
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I'm running Airrunner with Airlift 3P management.

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Old 08-16-17, 08:20 PM
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That's nice.. but are you AWD?


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