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Old 03-07-12, 01:50 PM
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whats a good amount to lower your 250 on stock rims and drives aggressive. have an intake and planning on getting the exhaust soon. then want to work on sway bars and under chassis brace.
its my every day driver and drive her hard and fast, (no pun intended) lol and come accross people that think because im in a lexo that im fast, well not yet at least but will get there.

any info, feed back and suggestions will be much appreciated!

Jesse

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Old 03-07-12, 05:51 PM
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Depends, are you gonna get coilovers or springs?

Here's my 350 lowered 2.5" over the stock ride height on OE wheels :

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Here's mine on stock 18s

Old 03-07-12, 06:33 PM
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I have mine lowered as far as it'll go on Tein Superstreet Coilovers, it's my daily driver, just be careful and you can look fly all year round
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Get the f-sport sway bars. Since you drive it hard and fast, these will make a big improvement in handling. If you can't afford both, get the rear first and the front later. I have the rear one now and it makes a big difference cornering.

On a 270 degree freeway interchange, I was turning with an older LS400. He may have had suspension work done but not by the way his tail end wiggled exiting the turn. My IS was stuck to the road and no tire squealing like it usually does on that turn. Body lean was dramatically reduced.

Springs are next for me. But the sway bars I would highly recommend. Good luck!
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id say get some coilovers that way you can adjust either to a softer or harder ride. and of course adjust the height if you desire to go lower or raise it up if its too low for your taste.
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awesome thank for all of you input! i think im going to for the springs and sway bars first since they're on the cheaper side!
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