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My GS on 370z wheels,LS400 Brakes, Teins & SAGE RCA

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Old 01-10-11, 09:29 AM
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looks good man i have the same suspension setup right now.
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Originally Posted by aka paco
looks good man i have the same suspension setup right now.
Thanks bro! How does your car drive with the setup?
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Originally Posted by 2jzgttegs
Thanks bro! How does your car drive with the setup?
Great man, i'm really pleased with the ride quality, It rides just about as good as my 01 GS430 i had that was stock.

I've never had a spring strut combo, all my cars have had coilovers, but i was real happy this combo felt near stock...

I actually missed the part about your RCA's, and noticed after i already posted, I do not have those, but definetly will be looking into them..


Did you do your suspension all at once? or RCA's after? if so, did you notice a big difference in ride?

You have me wanting to do a brake upgrade now, I've had either full TT brakes, or LS400/TT brakes on all 3 of my SC300's and loved them.
Old 01-10-11, 10:51 AM
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i actually like the rims....looking good
Old 01-10-11, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by aka paco
Great man, i'm really pleased with the ride quality, It rides just about as good as my 01 GS430 i had that was stock.

I've never had a spring strut combo, all my cars have had coilovers, but i was real happy this combo felt near stock...

I actually missed the part about your RCA's, and noticed after i already posted, I do not have those, but definetly will be looking into them..


Did you do your suspension all at once? or RCA's after? if so, did you notice a big difference in ride?

You have me wanting to do a brake upgrade now, I've had either full TT brakes, or LS400/TT brakes on all 3 of my SC300's and loved them.
No I did Eibach springs & shocks first and the ride was like stock until I notice that the driver side rear was lower than the passenger rear. So the shop that put in my springs replaced it with Tein STech & the ride is a bit stiff which I like. Overall it handles good but I think with tokico shocks, bilsteins or coilovers would be better choice
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Car looks good.... Can you explain the sage RCA to me and how much they cost
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Originally Posted by myis300a
Car looks good.... Can you explain the sage RCA to me and how much they cost
SAGE Front RCA (30mm). Comes with hardware...drops car 30mm (1.1 inches)....with coilovers, raise the car back up to preferred height, thus allowing shocks more travel....and correcting negative camber issue.

Also known as Super Stroke Kit (SS Kit) * Relieves stress on the Lower Ball Joints when 2GS is lowered * Extends life to your shocks, adds more travel distance, and prevents bottoming out (with height adjustable coilovers) * Corrects negative front camber issues (with height adjustable coilovers) * Lower your ride even more by 30mm /1.1 inches (spring/shocks or air setup)
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I like the set up, but I feel like those rims are too sporty. Maybe that's my taste, but I really like what you've done so far. Just a quick question though, how difficult was it to install the LS400 brakes, cause I'm thinking of doing that.
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Originally Posted by fuzzzz
I like the set up, but I feel like those rims are too sporty. Maybe that's my taste, but I really like what you've done so far. Just a quick question though, how difficult was it to install the LS400 brakes, cause I'm thinking of doing that.
It's like changing brakes it's really easy. But you will need the RCA kit to do the upgrade.
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nice
could you put up some front and rear pics for me. there are a few oem 18" and 19" wheels by me locally and i would like to see the offset.
thanks
Old 01-14-11, 12:50 AM
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nice setup bro!! if you put the rca kit on a stock height 2gs, will it still lower the vehicle 1.1 in? and does that mess with anything short term or long term? is the ride quality still the same?
Old 01-14-11, 12:57 AM
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WOW. i like how you convert the LS brake to a GS. that just hella nice. i feel the drop and brake.
Im not really feeling for the rims. kinda off as other said.
overall. looking good
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Looks great!

(Those wheels on a graphite gray SportDesign would be SWEET as well!)
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Old 01-14-11, 01:46 PM
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Those wheels would look great on a black car.

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