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Calling anyone with experience using lowering springs on their LC500s.
To my knowledge the two most popular options are RSR and Tein. RSR lowering the car 1.2 inch on the front and 1.0 inch on the rear, while tein is the other way around, at -1.2 front and -1.0 rear
I personally lean heavily to the Tein because I prefer the low front high rear stance and I reverse park 99% of the time so I need the rear diffuser to clear the parking blocks moreso than the front
Regardless, I was hoping I could get some opinions from long term users of these springs from either of these brands (or even other ones if they exist) on their LC500s specifically regarding how much of a difference it made to your ride comfort and just as importantly how long your stock dampers lasted?
Feel free to throw in pics of your rides lowered on these springs as well! Particularly of the teins, those seem to be pretty rare and not many have them on their LC500s
thankfully that LC on bags is definitely not the look i was going for lol. I think closing the fender gap with a nice set of springs is a good way to go, ride comfort and damper life permitting
I like my Tiens. They're just as comfy as stock, but a bit lower. I also added 20mm spacers all around.
Nice to finally hear from a tien user! The drop looks really good. Is it really indistinguishable from stock in terms of comfort? Have you had any scrapes or ground clearance issues? Also wondering what the mileage is on your dampers or if you changed them out and if so, how long they lasted on those springs?
Mine is a 2018 so I felt no difference in comfort. It might be a little more noticeable on a later model year since they made some tweaks to the suspension to make it more comfortable. I installed them around 48k mi on the same OEM struts now at 54k mi. I have scraped a bit because I'm not careful enough - especially in the front corners under the bumper. We have some bad roads here in the San Francisco bay area, but after I installed my front camera and angling on steep declines, I'm able to avoid most scrapes.
The spacers push the wheels out a bit to sit more flush to the body.
Mine is a 2018 so I felt no difference in comfort. It might be a little more noticeable on a later model year since they made some tweaks to the suspension to make it more comfortable. I installed them around 48k mi on the same OEM struts now at 54k mi. I have scraped a bit because I'm not careful enough - especially in the front corners under the bumper. We have some bad roads here in the San Francisco bay area, but after I installed my front camera and angling on steep declines, I'm able to avoid most scrapes.
The spacers push the wheels out a bit to sit more flush to the body.
RSR springs on mine. I find that the springs arent quite stiff enough but its still trying to hold onto the quality ride a bit. I prefer a little less drift when I go over a speed bump. I had tein coils on my old nissan Z but no other experience with them.
As long as you know your roads, dropping lower in the front will work. Obviously the "raked" look is far better than the alternative.
Lowering springs discussion
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