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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Thankyou everyone for the kind words. I am planning to slam it more and do a little fender work. I will post more pics when it is lowered more and a few more mods.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 06:16 PM
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wow the drop looks perfect, and its nice to see who bought that LA wheel guy's car!
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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this is the car from another member here before right?
Yes, I bought it from CL member LA Wheels last year.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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car looks good
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Old May 6, 2010 | 06:04 PM
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seems like a few of the UL owners have switched to coilovers, including me. I have seen a few post about swapping oem air suspension to coilovers last month and this month. I wonder how many UL owners have switched to coilovers? does anyone have a roof spoiler they want to sale?
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Old May 6, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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i know.. even i have a UL and confused whether to go with DSC or switch out to coilover... cup / air is little out my budget for now...
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Old May 7, 2010 | 04:43 AM
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since the controllers aren't that expensive and you can sell them for basically what you bought them for i vote for getting the controller and using it till you have to put in coilovers anyways then you can have the best of both worlds..... ^ ^ ^ btw i am selling an SS kit that would go very well with your car.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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looks sick man! saving up for a ls. kinda wananget out of a gs and onto soemthing bigger and better haha
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Old May 9, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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looks sick man! saving up for a ls. kinda wananget out of a gs and onto soemthing bigger and better haha
Thanks for the compliment. When you do get an LS, you not regret it. I am very satisfy with LS. I think it is one of the best car out there, that's my opinion.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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Your car looks great! How do you like the Megan coilovers? I have a LS 430 UL and was thinking about switching over to coilovers. Is the ride way more bumpy compared to the factory air sus? Dose the springs clunk or make any noise when you go over speed bumps or go up driveways?

Sorry for the newby questions. I'm new to fixing stuff.

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Old May 9, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by kmaracing
Your car looks great! How do you like the Megan coilovers? I have a LS 430 UL and was thinking about switching over to coilovers. Is the ride way more bumpy compared to the factory air sus? Dose the springs clunk or make any noise when you go over speed bumps or go up driveways?

Sorry for the newby questions. I'm new to fixing stuff.

Thanks,

Scott
Thanks, I am very satisfied with the coilovers. The ride is comfortable but can not compare to the factory air ride but is still smooth, more harsh and sporty feel. The handling and cornering on coilovers is far more better than the factory air ride. On the coilovers you can control how soft and firm you want but as I stated, nothing can compare to oem. When I go over bumps or dips, there is no noise from the coilovers.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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Thank you for the information. Still trying to figure this suspension out. I wonder if the ride get more harsh when people lower the factory UL suspension with that data system and the ss kit?
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Old May 10, 2010 | 02:10 AM
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Clean LS
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Old May 10, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kmaracing
Thank you for the information. Still trying to figure this suspension out. I wonder if the ride get more harsh when people lower the factory UL suspension with that data system and the ss kit?
i guess you don't know what the ss kit is, but yes when you lower with the controller it does make the car more harsh. the ss kit allows you to lower your car 1.2 inches without changing the suspension at all. the ss kit just makes the position of your wheels 1.2 inches higher into the wheel well, similar to how spacers make your wheels stick out further the ss kit makes your wheels stick up further. if you put in the ss kit (i am selling one btw) on then you can raise up your controller some thus releaving added stress on the parts and making the susp even softer on the feel.
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Old May 11, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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What is the easiest way to pull my front fender?
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