You mean like this? (had to)

 

I'm a big fan of shoes that are too big. When I lose one, no problem, I put both my feet in the remaining shoe and hop away.

I feel good too, because I figure a peg leg pirate with a single size 18 foot stole my shoe, and now is happily stomping around somewhere.

makes me feel almost as good as seeing a Q45 on rubber bands

 

Found the site from my neighbor...
Im the owner of the Q, I read all the posts and dont take any offense to the comments but I find majority of you on here rather amusing. And no my car does not ride like poop . The suspension on the Q is adjustable and makes it possible to run bigger rims withouth sacrificing ride so no compromise there.... honestly cannot tell the difference between stock and the 22's other then when I hit potholes.

The car is still stock height and is slightly taller due to the extra inch in wheel diameter. I will be dropping it around 2 inches and adding a JP kit and brembs in the coming months. I'm just contemplating if I should do an air runnner suspension or not so I got more researching to do. More things to but thats a secret for now.

You guys have a great site.. keep up the good work.

 

Well in your opinion it looks weird.. .maybe because its not a lexus but why would anyone expect anything else on a Lexus board. . Well I'll say it apparently doesnt look to weird to a few big name Motorsport companies who approached me about putting my Q in their magazines because they liked my 2005 that much. I dont want to have any pictures taken until I get my Brembos and JP kit so they'll have to hold off. I just find it funny for some and YOU to criticize someone's ride you have no clue about and assume the person slapped on some rims and called it a day. I dont know... maybe your a rookie moderator since I find some of the comments to be expected from an average poster but not from a moderator. It's obvious your taste buds are bland for the Q mentioning it's discontinued because its not pretty to look at- I had no clue...I'll make sure I call up Infiniti to confirm this tomorrow


Just a side note.. I understand your devoted passion and enthusiasm for your Lexus cars being a moderator and all but for future NON LEXUS NEWBEE's you might be a little less subjective in the future so you wont steer off new posters in the wrong direction.

If anyone has any information as far as pro's and cons with air runner suspensions and so forth I'd like to hear. Much Appreciated in advance.

Great site by the way mods

 

My friend as the same generation Q45 like you have and is also silver like yours. He has the full Junctihon Produce kit, grill, front hood spoiler, and is on air runner suspension. He is only on 20" rims, but the car looks great. With your planned mods I'm sure it will come out awsome. I highly suggest the air runner suspension though.

PS. As another moderator of Club Lexus I suggest if you don't like what others have to say just ignore them moderator or not. The fastest way for a thread to go downhill is when people react to what others posts in a negative manner. Just explain yourself but leave the personal comments out even if others made personal comments about you. No sense in getting into an internet war and getting banned. Enjoy yourself here on the forums and don't take things personally

 

Q45th - welcome! And thanks for your non-incendiary comments.

Good luck with all the car mods!

 

 

Your car rides relatively smooth, not because of the 22" wheels or the rubber-band tires, but primarily because of the long Q45 wheelbase and adjustable shock damping. Ordinarily, on most cars, tires and wheels like these will give a bucking-bronco ride ( and quicker steering response, of course ).
You mention hitting potholes. Be CAREFUL. Smooth ride or not, hitting potholes with a tire-wheel combination like this is just asking for damage. There simply isn't much tire sidewall or cushion to absorb the impact....and that impact is transmitted right through to the wheel rim.
Also, with larger-than-standard wheels / tires like these, depending on the total outside diameter of the package, it can make the speedometer and odometer read low by lowering the rotational speed of the wheels in relation to the car's true speed. A low-reading speedometer can get you speeding tickets and a low-reading odometer can void the car's warranty by altering the car's true mileage. .

 

I agree, thanks for the comments guys. So as far as air runner suspension why would you recommend it. It rides so great now I dont want to compromise the ride quality but I would like to make the ride height adjustable. Can I have both coil and air setup or just the one?

Also do you know where your friend imported his JP kit from. I finding a little difficulty trying get this thing imported.

 

ROFL, post of the month Paul!!!

 

Thanks Richie - guess only you and I found it funny.

 

I like the Air Runners for the ease of adjusting the ride height. Literally hitting a switch. At shows he drops it all the way down. During daily driving he raises it a little lower than what you have right now. If he comes up to a steep driveway he can raise it even higher. All without getting out of the car. Coil overs will handle better period, but to make adjustments takes time. The Air suspension are not really made for handling corners, but they do ride real nice and smooth. There will be body roll around corners, but most people who get air do not drive their cars really agressively especially with the 20 or 22" rims. I'm not sure how my friend got the JP kit, I'll have to ask. I know it took a long time to arrive though.

Chris

 

Welcome to Clublexus. Let me tell you a rule bub, you post pics on the interent, its fair game. U see the pic bitkauna posted making fun of me, its fair game. You have someone post pics of your car ON THE INTERNET, don't expect everyone to give you a high five and kudos, you will hear good things, bad things, smart things, funny things, etc

I find it AMUSING out of everyone, you decided to quote me, who has been a super-moderator for what 3 years, a moderator for 4, runs a seperate website and has thrown very successful multi-car shows, now track meets and has helped lead Lexus owners to victory at the NOPI Nationals year after year. I know a "little" about the industry and what people want. Just a little

So, don't get your panties in a bunch if I don't think your execution is glorious, sorry. I've had things done to my car that had people do this

I surely can appreciate you taking the time to join here but I don't appreciate you trying to call me out, because you will lose badly.

We don't take offense to your posts and some of us find the car amusing
THIS PIC IS HILARIOUS!! Right click, save as....

 

I was laughing my *** off too!! Nice pic Sic!!!

 

Air runner sounds like the way to go but the car rides so perfect now I'm afraid it might make the car's suspension like honda or something. Yeh, see if you can find out from your friend where he got it from... it would be much appreciative. Im guessing they run around 3k? Any local socal spots that do a good install? Thanks for the help Lawman and CK6speed.