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I am in the process of installing air suspension on my LC500. Wanted to know if anyone has experience with how this affects camber? Also, I wanted to know if T-Demand alignment parts are necessary, if so what parts would I need to buy to achieve cambering out to the lowest possible height when airing out the car.
I do not want to drive while cambered, maybe a slight camber for better corner control but nothing stanced(I would like to get the maximum life out of my tires). Ideally just want it to camber out while parked and lowered.
This is the look I want to achieve while parked.
Last edited by drutyper; Sep 24, 2023 at 09:39 AM.
If you’re going to “camber” an LC, you should look into frenching, bullnosing, chopping and channeling, adding skirts and Lakes pipes and throwing on some cherry bombs for that GREAT sound.
If you’re going to “camber” an LC, you should look into frenching, bullnosing, chopping and channeling, adding skirts and Lakes pipes and throwing on some cherry bombs for that GREAT sound.
I have no idea what any of those terms are. Did you read the entire post? I said I only want to camber when parked NOT when driving.
Just of my curiosity, when you put your car on a belly when parked you want to achieve which goal? The look, hard to steal, hard to tow or something else? Don’t get me wrong, it is your car you do what you want, I just interested why you doing so. I was thinking to add side skirts and front splitter just for look, but still can’t find any product which would satisfy my taste.
All the terms I mentioned come from the vocabulary of custom car builders back in the Fifties. I will admit to a certain level of sarcasm: making an SC look like a huge rock fell on its roof — even when it’s parked — struck me as … peculiar. The SC looks spectacular in its standard form, but looking great is the least of all the things it does brilliantly. I don’t understand why anyone would mutilate it this way.
Just of my curiosity, when you put your car on a belly when parked you want to achieve which goal? The look, hard to steal, hard to tow or something else? Don’t get me wrong, it is your car you do what you want, I just interested why you doing so. I was thinking to add side skirts and front splitter just for look, but still can’t find any product which would satisfy my taste.
One of the reasons is because its a great look when parked. I think what people mis-understand about this look is when you have air suspension, you can lift it right back up to its normal ride height. You don't have to ride stanced or cambered if you don't want to. Also, it makes it harder to steal the vehicle because there is no way you're fitting anything underneath the car if its laying frame on the ground.
Here is a video of the vehicle in motion and airing up and down.
You never modified the cars you owned back in the 50s til now? Never wanted to make a car more aerodynamic, like a Porsche, Ferrari or Lambo? All those car companies lower their cars nearly an 1/2 inch off the ground. This is the same concept. People do this to get better aero or need the camber to take corners better ie. drifting.
IMO cars look better slammed, who you should ask is the people running static coil overs. They lower the car and have to dodge road debris, scraping on speed bumps and not making it up a driveway if its at a steep angle.
Air suspension allows me to lift it right back up to ride height where you couldn't even tell it was on air.
NONE of those reasons Why To IMO make Any Sense to replace a state of the art suspension with a semi truck suspension.
and, I'm already well versed in semi truck suspensions.
Bruce in Fl
NONE of those reasons Why To IMO make Any Sense to replace a state of the art suspension with a semi truck suspension.
and, I'm already well versed in semi truck suspensions.
Bruce in Fl
Bruce I get it, you don't want people modifying the LC. But you stuck on fake air vents on your LC! Unfortunetly, that makes your entire argument/opinion invalid
You are just completely, totally wrong.
In principle, I have no real issues with modding a LC.
I do however have A Major Issue with replacing a state of the art Anything with a new made from sticks and rocks addition.
Re; non suspension "mods", most look like they came from AutoZone or Walmart. Any of That on a $100,000 car is pretty asinine IMO.
To translate into Southernese, the LC is so well done it doesn't have much broke that needs fixin.
'Sides, I was too busy stealing those wheels to notice the fake scoops.
Bruce in Fl
You are just completely, totally wrong.
In principle, I have no real issues with modding a LC.
I do however have A Major Issue with replacing a state of the art Anything with a new made from sticks and rocks addition.
Re; non suspension "mods", most look like they came from AutoZone or Walmart. Any of That on a $100,000 car is pretty asinine IMO.
To translate into Southernese, the LC is so well done it doesn't have much broke that needs fixin.
'Sides, I was too busy stealing those wheels to notice the fake scoops.
Bruce in Fl
See that's where you're wrong. You assume I'm replacing the "state of the art" suspension on the LC but I am keeping the OEM struts. Please ask before you go on some blind rant about how perfect the suspension is on the LC. Lexus has made countless adjustments to the 18' through 24' models on the suspension alone. Your fake air scoops are from AutoZone.
How to camber wheels while aired out?
