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UL on Tanabe NF210, 15mm/25mm spacers with OEM chrome 18s

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Old 05-24-09, 02:31 PM
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Ok cool, so you feel the road more vs the floating feel before the springs. When i took off the OEM 18's for the 20's it was the same thing, still Lexus LS ride with no floating. The ride is as you said more solid and comfy.
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Originally Posted by Tee
Ok cool, so you feel the road more vs the floating feel before the springs. When i took off the OEM 18's for the 20's it was the same thing, still Lexus LS ride with no floating. The ride is as you said more solid and comfy.
Yes, reducing tire's side wall height have similar effect
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my ride is pretty the same as yours...lowered on oem 18s...would you recommend 15mm on the front or 20mm spacers because I want 25mm spacers for the rear too?
Old 05-26-09, 09:15 AM
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That looks sweet, the NF210 springs do look a little higher in the front compared to the Eibach (but hardly noticeable). Overall, I really like the white on ecru and the fishbowl look. I am seriously considering removing the tint on my ride too, I'm just concerned about the heat with a black car. Nice job, I give it two thumbs up!
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Originally Posted by BNR34
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looking clean might wanna get those spacers for my ls but from you side view the car looks a little high must be some freash springs
Old 05-27-09, 01:28 PM
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I have the GS wheels on my car. an 18X8 rim vs the stock 18X7, what would I need on the rear to make it sit flush like his?
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let me know if you got the ss kit route, this is one of my recent mod interests... lookin so fresh and so clean by the way...!!
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Originally Posted by TJW98LS
I have the GS wheels on my car. an 18X8 rim vs the stock 18X7, what would I need on the rear to make it sit flush like his?
1st of all, stock LS430's 18s are 18x7.5, so if you use the same spacers on your 18x8 GS wheels, your wheels would stick out another 0.25". It might be sticking out a bit too much. If I am on GS wheels, I would do 10mm on the front and 20mm on the rear.
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Originally Posted by sojah
let me know if you got the ss kit route, this is one of my recent mod interests... lookin so fresh and so clean by the way...!!
I sure will let everyone knows if I lower it some more
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Originally Posted by G_ride
my ride is pretty the same as yours...lowered on oem 18s...would you recommend 15mm on the front or 20mm spacers because I want 25mm spacers for the rear too?
I love my set up, 15 front and 25 rear, you see how my car looks, go bigger or smaller spacers according to your taste

But you have to roll your rear fenders on anything bigger then 25mm, or get some smaller tires.
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Originally Posted by 04_LS_430R
That looks sweet, the NF210 springs do look a little higher in the front compared to the Eibach (but hardly noticeable). Overall, I really like the white on ecru and the fishbowl look. I am seriously considering removing the tint on my ride too, I'm just concerned about the heat with a black car. Nice job, I give it two thumbs up!
Hey thanks for the compliments

Yeah your Eibach does look lower, I am kind of bum about that, but my NF210 don't look too bad, I am pretty happy about them.

I had my dark tint days, my 1st car had limo tint on all the windows except the windshield, the windshield has a light tint too, it was crazy dark! Now I just want all my windows nice and clear, white car don't get that hot
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Originally Posted by Swagga82
looking clean might wanna get those spacers for my ls but from you side view the car looks a little high must be some freash springs
The springs aren't that fresh, is been over a month.......I hope it will settle down more though, it is still a tad high
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For whatever it's worth, I've had the springs on my car for about 2 months now and it still seems to be dropping a bit. I would guess that the springs will break in for about the first 3 months from how it seems... you may still see some drop coming.
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Originally Posted by 04_LS_430R
For whatever it's worth, I've had the springs on my car for about 2 months now and it still seems to be dropping a bit. I would guess that the springs will break in for about the first 3 months from how it seems... you may still see some drop coming.
I hope so, I just want a little more, .25"~.5", then I would be perfectly satisfied!

I don't really want to get the SS kit.
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Leave your car with out the tint out here in NYC we call that "fish bowling" gives your car a nice cleaner look..

Question I have the same stocks on my 2001 I want to just add spacer like a 5mm thick how u think it would look. In the front or back also which spacer can I user where I wouldnt have do add new studs or anything extra don't even want bad tire wear..?????

Like ur look can't go wrong with white or silver love it

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