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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 01:45 AM
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I wanna be a part of this cause i have a 2011 GS 350 AWD and am lowered on BC racing coils with Vossen wheels and am facing the issue with the vibrations and wobble on my car.
You need to look in the phone book for a metal fabrication shop. Give them the specs and they will make the spacers for you. A lot of shops have a minimum rate 50-75 bucks is what they would probably charge

Once you have them made pop off the front axles and install them, can all be done in one day.

But I read you have to make sure the spacers are properly centered and maybe even glued. to the axle.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ibidu1
You need to look in the phone book for a metal fabrication shop. Give them the specs and they will make the spacers for you. A lot of shops have a minimum rate 50-75 bucks is what they would probably charge

Once you have them made pop off the front axles and install them, can all be done in one day.

But I read you have to make sure the spacers are properly centered and maybe even glued. to the axle.
not glued but they do need to be temporarily held centered on the axle prior to reinstalling the axle through the hub. once the axle is reinstalled, the pressure keeps it centered.
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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 04:31 PM
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Tried this... no solution whats so ever. Still wobble present.
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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by msequence
Tried this... no solution whats so ever. Still wobble present.
How low are you?
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by msequence
Tried this... no solution whats so ever. Still wobble present.
hmmm it took care of my wobble and i was tucking tires all around
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
hmmm it took care of my wobble and i was tucking tires all around
Perhaps I may have another issue, however I was lowered about 2 inches and it still wobbled. I had these machined as well. Than I got air hahahah :P
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 07:11 AM
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Finally found a permanent solution. Traded car into BMW dealership.
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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Will it cause damage if I just leave it. And let it wobble like that.
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by adrianwong
Finally found a permanent solution. Traded car into BMW dealership.
Im pretty good now on bags. I just air up to stock height .. wobble poof!
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 09:31 PM
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i thought about air for a long time now.
afraid of reliability. and cost alot.
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 03:11 AM
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air has seemed to be the way to go for most as all the people ive heard about on air had no issues.

reliability imo is not an issue. i was on bags before (not in my lexus, different car) and i used to daily drive it for years about 80 miles round trip with no problems. just have to make sure you do the proper maintenance on the system every once and a while
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 3gs350awd
Will it cause damage if I just leave it. And let it wobble like that.
I drove it for years like that with no issues, but it did bother me ALOT.....tried absolutely everything including changing out axles, balancing driveshaft, axles spacers, multiple alignments, hubs and even transmission and engine mounts.

When i finally decided to trade in the vehicle and returned in stock.......the ride was heavenly....it had been so long that i forgot what the Lexus was supposed to feel like......
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 08:53 AM
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must have been an extreme drop you did Adrian.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by adrianwong
I drove it for years like that with no issues, but it did bother me ALOT.....tried absolutely everything including changing out axles, balancing driveshaft, axles spacers, multiple alignments, hubs and even transmission and engine mounts.

When i finally decided to trade in the vehicle and returned in stock.......the ride was heavenly....it had been so long that i forgot what the Lexus was supposed to feel like......
I've changed back to stock suspension twice now. I totally know what you mean.

Glad u mentioned all that. Pretty much answered all my curious questions I had. I'm just gonna ride low till I trade it in.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by XxGoKoUxX
must have been an extreme drop you did Adrian.
No wheel gap is more than enough wobble and vibration. I saw his car featured on vossen. I would say we have the same ride height.
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