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Old 12-10-15, 11:24 PM
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so i have a 06 is250 awd. and car is bottoming out especially on the rear. i know car have tokico and i dont know the lowering sprngs on it. all i know is it's color red. i got the car like that. im thinking to get kyb strut/shocks and a new lowering springs. any suggestion on springs? any suggestion for struts/shocks spings combination?

thinking of coils too. but budget is low, thinking megan ez if i go coils. good choice?
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Originally Posted by jdIS250
so i have a 06 is250 awd. and car is bottoming out especially on the rear. i know car have tokico and i dont know the lowering sprngs on it. all i know is it's color red. i got the car like that. im thinking to get kyb strut/shocks and a new lowering springs. any suggestion on springs? any suggestion for struts/shocks spings combination?

thinking of coils too. but budget is low, thinking megan ez if i go coils. good choice?
Lowering springs IMO often blow the shocks. Do you
want to lower your car at all? If so, how low? It looks like Megan EZ are a common setup here. Personally I've had bad experience with Megans, but just my opinion. I dumped my car on BC Racing and have no complaints
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yes i want to lower my car, but as i said my budget for now and for few years is limited.
i had ksport on my tC2 before and i liked it, but compared to ksport for our car pricewise, damn it's too much for me.
so for now, since new struts + new springs will cost me $700(DIY)-$1000?(with labor). but probabl i do DIY.what coiloers is equivalent to that price range? and i want comfortable coils, like for daily/street, not for racing.
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Originally Posted by jdIS250
yes i want to lower my car, but as i said my budget for now and for few years is limited.
i had ksport on my tC2 before and i liked it, but compared to ksport for our car pricewise, damn it's too much for me.
so for now, since new struts + new springs will cost me $700(DIY)-$1000?(with labor). but probabl i do DIY.what coiloers is equivalent to that price range? and i want comfortable coils, like for daily/street, not for racing.
I would say tein or megan as a start without going into off brands and keep in mind you will need the front and rear camber kits. If you don't slam it too much you shouldn't bottom out but as far as pricing goes, id say coils over spring and strut combos
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fasho... much appreciate for your input sir...
as for cheaper coils, im leaning towards megan than tein.
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fasho... much appreciate for your input sir...
as for cheaper coils, im leaning towards megan than tein.
Good luck man! Only hard part I had was installing the front camber kit. it was a *****
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do i need a camber kits with strut/shocks and lowering springs?
if i go coilovers, do i really need it too?
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ok, so on january i get money for shocks. what shocks is better for 06 awd is250, tokico or kyb or any other brand?? why? this will be for Daily car. any suggestions? and where can i get one for the cheapest price?

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Old 12-28-15, 10:53 PM
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either F-sport shocks (made by: bilstein) or the Tokico HTS shots would be good on a lowered ride height
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Personally if you keep the spring/shock setup (I'm guessing tanabe springs being red?) Go with f sport shocks. If u go coilovers get BC.
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