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Old 03-31-11, 08:39 PM
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Freaking beautiful!!!
Old 03-31-11, 09:24 PM
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Nice...looking forward to a side shot next.
Old 04-01-11, 12:06 AM
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nice!! looking good
Old 04-01-11, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Nat
Freaking beautiful!!!
Originally Posted by I8ABMR
nice!! looking good
thanks guys!!!

Originally Posted by RA40
Nice...looking forward to a side shot next.
took some in the parking lot...




the leveling sensors were kind of a pain... i'll take more pics of those later... but the e-level works pretty good

the ride is pretty stiff... i like my coilovers better... prob going to change the bags/shocks/struts next...
Old 04-01-11, 08:43 PM
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I'm getting air sick haha!
Old 04-01-11, 11:14 PM
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I am surprised to hear that you like the Megan coilovers more than the air set up. I was under the impression that the air set up was going to be the smoothest
Old 04-02-11, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 2turbo4u
I'm getting air sick haha!
haha... i'm kind of getting air sick too...

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I am surprised to hear that you like the Megan coilovers more than the air set up. I was under the impression that the air set up was going to be the smoothest
the bags i have are a prototype set so they're not optimized
i'm going to swap them out for a new prototype... i'll keep you informed about how they are...
Old 04-02-11, 11:58 AM
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pppssshhhhhhh...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebBSca-V_cw
Old 04-02-11, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by HyperMKIV
haha... i'm kind of getting air sick too...



the bags i have are a prototype set so they're not optimized
i'm going to swap them out for a new prototype... i'll keep you informed about how they are...
I am still constantly thinking about dropping my LS. I went into discount tire yesterday to get the tire pressure dropped a little bec the temperatures are climbing already and the tech there was warning me that when you drop a car as heavy as the LS you will run through tires like crazy. I am happy that I found these continentals with a 5400 tread wear rating though
Old 04-04-11, 12:26 AM
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on the way to san fran this morning:





at the JRG show:






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Just as I thought...

How stiff is the LS on bags compared to the stock IS-F suspension?
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Originally Posted by RA40
Just as I thought...

How stiff is the LS on bags compared to the stock IS-F suspension?
thanks!!!

it's pretty stiff!!!

my coilovers were much much better... so i'm going to try bags over coilovers soon...
Old 04-04-11, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
the tech there was warning me that when you drop a car as heavy as the LS you will run through tires like crazy
i don't think it's about the weight of the car; i would imagine it's more about the lack of adjustability with the stock suspension and the inability to get toe spot on when slammed. my old infiniti had -9* camber in the rear and i still got almost 10k miles before i had to flip the tires, because toe was spot on (and i was running heim joints in the rear -- the toe never changed because there was no deflection from rubber bushings). that car was only 200 pounds lighter than a SWB ls460
Old 04-04-11, 05:49 PM
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Just went through this build thread Cary, awesome work!
Old 04-05-11, 08:13 PM
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looks great Cary....awesome bro....


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