bkw52392

Hi there! I've been lurking for a while, but this is my first time posting. I have a '98 Lexus GS300 that I bought recently, and I absolutely love it. It has about 200k, and I'm planning on driving it for at least another 100k.

I have a bit of a unique occupation; I'm a touring musician. So, I'm always hauling lots and lots of gear with me. PA equipment, amps, guitars, merch, luggage, etc. As you can imagine, the rear end starts to sag pretty good with all that stuff loaded into the trunk and backseat area. I'm trying to figure out what the best option would be to level it out a bit. I've searched and read through a bunch of threads here, and can't seem to figure it out.

I don't want to spend tons of money on an air ride system; to be blunt, I drive 70k+ per year, so my cars are pretty well devalued after a couple of years of driving. Is there anything I can do that wouldn't be a hugely expensive fix? Thanks so much! I love reading the forums. (PS. The photo below doesn't show the sag. Just wanted to add a picture of the old girl.)

marshun

unless youre changing springs or anything along those lines, youre not going to get away from the rear getting low when its loaded up.

shwalker07

I dont know any GS owners using them but maybe you should look into the rubber coil spring spacers. Maybe take a ride height measurement of you GS fully loaded to see what size you would need. This may be what you are looking for.

Alphaman19

How bout just adding a trailer hitch and pulling your gear around?

baddis es

iTrader: (3)

The rubber spacers are probably your best best....I've used them on a SportCross before when transporting house party sets and worked wonders in avoiding the sag


A hitch & trailer will have the back sagging too