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Old 08-21-17, 02:55 PM
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What's up my brothers and sisters in the club Lexus world. Just gave my car a refresh look & I want to know what you guys think. This is before picture
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Old 08-21-17, 03:08 PM
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After. What do you guys think?
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Upgrades include: LS400 brake upgrade painted black with white Lexus logo on Front and rear calipers. Sage 30mm front & 40mm rear rca kit, figs caster kit, new shocks & struts. 19" powder chrome GS F rims with 9H ceramic coating on the wheels. 245/35/19 front & 255/35/19 rear Michelin pilot 3+ tires.
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More pics for you guys. Trying to upload more
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nice progress and some great parts.
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Nice upgrades the car is looking good with those wheels.. Did you reuse the oem springs with the new shocks/struts?
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Yes I did. I bought new factory shocks and struts right before my tags expired on my car last year and my car been sitting ever since. So I just switched the springs and strut mounts over.
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Your car looks great! Just curious, why did you go back to stock struts, shocks and springs?
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Sage RCA kit 30mm front and 40mm rear gave the car a 1" drop all the way around. Still wanted the comfortable ride with the mild drop.
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Any regrets going back to stock suspension and RCAs vs. lowering springs? Any handling or stability issues especially at high speed on your setup? Did you need the Figs Caster Kit to maintain OEM alignment specs with RCAs or was there another reason?

Thanks.....
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Looks nice. Been thinking about lowering mine. Did you do the work yourself? If so, how difficult?
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Originally Posted by Neil64
Any regrets going back to stock suspension and RCAs vs. lowering springs? Any handling or stability issues especially at high speed on your setup? Did you need the Figs Caster Kit to maintain OEM alignment specs with RCAs or was there another reason?

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Most guys get the RCA's to fit the LS400 calipers without any modding, the mild drop is a sweet bi-product of them.
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I did everything myself in my driveway. A few hrs. The fronts were easy. Had to play with the rear shocks to come out
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