Allb18c

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Hey all,

There has been plenty of threads about dropping AWD and perceived issues around it. I'll say I've been rolling around for the last 2 days without ANY vibration. I'd say whatever drivetrain changes done on the 4th Gen GS drivetrain is lowering friendly. This supports the other thread where another AWD owner dropped with Tanabe Springs.

Via the RSR group buy I purchased the RSR AWD coilovers.

Here they are in a box:


Here they are out of the box:


Installing the fronts are fairly easy. You need to pop the steering and upper control arm knuckles. You then need to remove the folk bolt with a 19mm. After removing the 3 top bolts then you will be able to remove the stock stock out. I apologize for the lack of pictures, just too anxious to get them in.

Shock is gone!


RSR shock in!


With the rears I didn't have any experience with this setup because the spring is on a separate perch than where the shock mounts. My mechanic buddy showed up and got all the stock parts out real quick. Its just like as stated with jscgs350 thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...-your-own.html. Remove the stabilizer bolt, the shock bolt and also the outer most bolt. In addition we had to loosen up the inner most bolt that connects the lower control arm to the frame so we could take the stock spring out. Other than that it wasn't too hard at all. Just make sure you pre-load the suspension before you tie everything back up. Sorry no pics here.

Here are some various shots of how the car looks now.

AWD FTW:












So you guys/gals with AWD dont hesitate anymore and purchase whatever spring/coilover you want to use. I'll roll like this for 2 weeks then get an aligment and then put my new shoes on

sydtoosic

Nice drop... Was the AVS deleted? I assume it was.

k20eg

I'd like to know as well, I went with springs to keep the AVS but the drop isn't enough. I want to drop it another inch or 1 1/2

endo022

did you have to re-adjust the head light leveling?

how low did you do the drop for front and back?

Brian@Vossen

Awesome!!! Glad it worked out!

-mike-

hksboost

Awesome drop

Allb18c

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Yes the AVS is gone. To tell you the truth, I found it annoying to use because if you want to go Sport + mode you have to always hit the **** twice. Now I have 36 way adjustable shocks and right now I have it set right in the middle and I can tell you the way the car drives is night and day. The car feels much more planted now and it carves through the turns like butter, even with the crappy OEM tires! Additionally, I have the Apexi throttle controller so the change in shift points is mimicked with the aftermarket controller.

I haven't. It might be slightly lower than it was before but nothing worth mucking with it.

I estimate the drop is about 1.5 inches across the board. At first I was scared that it was too low but after driving it there isn't a need to. Once I get an alignment I'll check the camber numbers to make sure I don't go through a full set of tires in 4 months.

Thanks Mike - I didn't get any 5HP stickers but oh well..

Thanks!

JoshIS408

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AVS is totally gone or just the sport + mode? Is eco mode, and sport still selectable?

Allb18c

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You can still pick any of the 3 modes if you want to. The Sport + mode also tunes the stock shocks to dampen harder.

If you installed these coilovers you can still use Sport +, it just won't change the shocks, but you won't need to after you tune/adjust your coilovers.

SNiiP3R

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Are you able to go lower ? or is this pretty much maxed out ?

Allb18c

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Nope I can literary slam this car if I wanted to. At least another inch.

JoshIS408

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Ah I see, so eco mode and Sport still function the same except for the shock dampening, which I dont really care about haha? Really just like the fact that the steering wheel tightens up and the gears shift harsher in sport.

1320Video

Hows the ride quality? I love how smooth the ride is, trying to figure out if it's worth giving up a little of that for a better look.

Who coordinated the group buy? I assume all of them are spoken for

Thank you for the detailed write-up

0mghi2u

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any updates on wheel alignment specs? were you able to get them in spec without any negative camber? any updates on coilovers on if there are any vibrations or clunking noise?

Diego@Vossen

Great setup. Congrats.