oddjob142

When I bought my GS400, I was under the impression that the suspension would be more aggressive and lower. Is that true?

Looking at some pictures on edmunds.com, i hoped my car would look like the pictures, but it doesnt.
http://www.edmunds.com/used/1999/lex...29/photos.html
Look at the red car, was there an optional suspension on the GS's that not all GS400 had? Or is this picture just a prototype of something...?

There is another picture (the blue GS) on edmunds.com, which looks more like my car. I have noticed that my car would look so much better if i lowered her about 1.5". I really do not want to drop the car, b/c i do not want to sacrifice the smooth and plush stock ride. Are there any good cheaper solutions than a coilover set up that will have a soft ride? Thanks guys...

Adam2562

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that red one definetly has had sum sorta suspension lowering lol the blue one is how GS' s are stock

oddjob142

ok thanks. i really thought those pics were of stock cars. I'm glad I am not the only one...

JeffTsai

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There was the L-Tuned package. Side skirts, exhaust, and lower spring/shocks. I think it was like a 3-4K option. Maybe thats what the red one had?

chuckb

Lexus has a sneaky habit of making their display cars much lower than the actual production models.

JeffTsai

iTrader: (1)

There is no doubt a lowered car is much prettier, obviously the downside is that the car is tougher to drive around cities. Most new cars now have a small wheelgap, but still maintain a decent ground clearance. Or some others have small wheelgap, lower ground clearance, but the front bumper cover is angled in sharply. Thus to avoid breaking/scraping the bumper when parking too close to the curb.