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Old Jan 31, 2024 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by lwphat66
I measured about a 1 inch increase at all four wheel well gaps.
Lexus says 20mm. 20x .03937= .78”.
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Old Feb 6, 2024 | 12:43 AM
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I'm cruising around in my 460 for almost a year now and I gave up on the idea that there is any notable difference when driving with comfort or sport. Should the 20mm difference mentioned here really make a change and if so, what should it be?
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It’s not just the height it’s the damping that’s different.
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Old Feb 6, 2024 | 06:50 AM
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I've been driving along and thought, "I can feel the ripples too much." Some thought like that. And then I remember about the ride control adjustability, and I look on the cluster, and sure enough when I was fiddling with the seat heater button, or maybe the rear side window shades button, I evidently bumped the ride control from comfort to sport. I always ride in comfort mode. Why in the heck would I want to ride in sport mode ... on the street ... in a 4,500+ pound land yacht? Having a sport mode in the car is sort of silly to begin with (IMO). The settings should be standard, soft, and cloud 9. Or just standard and cloud 9.

If I were going to do a track day with it (which is kind of silly), I would probably switch it to sport.
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Old Feb 6, 2024 | 07:24 AM
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On an AWD f sport there is little difference between comfort and sport, sport plus firms it up noticeably. That could be due to the extra weight of the front axles/transfer case etc...not sure about that though.
My car is lowered mechanically with the links and I use this in the city, I use height high on the highway which brings it up to near oem normal height. The high setting is softer of course.



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