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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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Hey guys. finally got the coilovers installed today at dynocomp in Scottdale. She looks amazing in my book. The stance really set the car off. I am loving it. The car rides great. I am not sure what the drop is, but its less than a finger width and hasnt settled yet. I will probably have them raise the car .25" front and rear once it settles. I just took my wife for a ride and had the shocks set to zero, and she said it felt really nice, similar to the tein H techs I had before the CST coilovers. I cant believe that the car rides as well as it does as low as it is and with such a low profile tire (30). I had the edfc mounted in the console to be hidden. I am currntly crusing around at the shocks set to 1 and it feels very very comfortable. I have ti admit that when you stiffen it up the change is nothing insanely drastic, I just feel more of the cracks in the road surface. All in all the set up cost $1590 for the coilovers, $399 for the edfc, $400 for coilover install,$196 for edfc install and wiring, and $125 for alignment. After everything was said and done it cost just under 3k after taxes. I know it sounds really high for you cali guys , but I still think it was a great deal. All went smooth with the install other than the shop needing to keep the car overnight and me having to rent a car to get home, and I took today off . All in all I am happy I did it, and I would recommend this set up to any member who wants to really drop your car while maintaining solid comfort and drivability . It passed the wife test. She was happy with the ride quality . When I asked what she thought of the stance she said it looked a little aggressive, but to leave it the way it was. I will probably burn up this set of falkens before I raise her up slightly.
When I had my G35 I used to walk up to the car and sometimes think to myself " god I cant believe thats my car" because she looked so damn good. Now I feel that way about my lexus. Now when I am rolling around she really turns heads. I will be entering Hot Import Nights in Phoenix this year with the car looking a little lower because of settling. After the show I will probably raise her up a little. I am loving the flexibility that the coilovers give.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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looking good mang!
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Looks Great!

Yeah if you change it to 16 and your on the highway those slight bumps become nothing but mine are set to 0-0!

Post some more pics of it!

Wait it will go a bit lower once the springs settle in!

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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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the car looks sweet man!!

any rubbing issues?
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Hers another pic. i will post some pics of the car with the tein h techs so you can see the difference
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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heres another picture
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heres another picture++++++
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I have a few more

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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by valgs350
Looks Great!

Yeah if you change it to 16 and your on the highway those slight bumps become nothing but mine are set to 0-0!

Post some more pics of it!

Wait it will go a bit lower once the springs settle in!
I am totally content to leave it at 0. Seriously I just cruise in this car. I will store in some higher settings but I am going to leave it on the lower side of the spectrum. No track days in this big girl. I am wondering what shell look like when she settles. I am liking the look, but I dont want to scrape the lip on steep driveways, or dips at moderate speed.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 07350FROST
the car looks sweet man!!

any rubbing issues?
No rubbing at all. I have a 245/30 up front so it should be ok even if I slam her. Plus I have a more conservative offset in the rear. My wheel guy shaved off 5mm to change the offset in case I slammed the car or loaded it with large passengers. I am really happy with it . If I have some rubbing issues in the future after she settles I will raise her up a little. again a huge advantage to the coilovers . When you factor in the edfc and the flexibility it provides this car can really suit the needs of any kind of driver
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looks really good
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Originally Posted by milky
looks really good
Thanks man. I will post some pics in a couple of weeks when she settles totally. I am really happy with the ride and the new stance. She looks hardcore now . lol
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