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Old 06-28-08, 02:54 PM
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Just lowered my car yesterday and here's the pics!!!






let me know what you guys think....

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Old 06-28-08, 03:24 PM
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Nice drop!!! all you need now is a little tint, and VIP styled wheel's and you my friend are good to go!!
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Nice drop! I'm green with envy.

...you have an ES250, and I've never been able to locate one. Now you not only have one, but you have a lowered one. And now it's on its way to looking niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

Can you tell us what struts and springs you went with and how it rides now? After she settles a bit more, get us some whole-car pics so we can get an idea of the stance, etc.

Congrats...I hate you
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ooh, someone finally did it! nice job. i'm with the others... what's under there now? how's the ride?

ps, we've got our alternate es250 wheels up for sale if ya want some shiny 17s
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Thanks...kyb gr2 shocks and struts,intrax springs [1.75] front [1.75] rear. but the front is too heavy because of the v6 engine on it sooo i'm guessing it went down to 2 inches.With a lot of research coz the springs are for camry and nobody try it yet on a lexus, I took a chance..lol(no return policy on the springs).
It rides good and not that bumpy, I like it a lot, not like my other car too bouncy....pics will be posted soon, need to wash it..
I'm thinking of putting a sportmax 504 wheels on it, what you guys think?
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Thanks...kyb gr2 shocks and struts,intrax springs [1.75] front [1.75] rear. but the front is too heavy because of the v6 engine on it sooo i'm guessing it went down to 2 inches.With a lot of research coz the springs are for camry and nobody try it yet on a lexus, I took a chance..lol(no return policy on the springs).
It rides good and not that bumpy, I like it a lot, not like my other car too bouncy....pics will be posted soon, need to wash it..
I'm thinking of putting a sportmax 504 wheels on it, what you guys think?
So the Intrax springs are for the 4-cylinder Camry eh? You've lucked out if you're not having any problems. I wonder if the extra weight will compress them too much and/or cause them to wear more quickly. Can't wait to see how this works.

Interesting. SportMax is now XXR Wheels... Perhaps a name change with all the SportMax haters out there (who seem to think, unless you've spent $2k+, you're buying garbage ). I put their 962s on my SC and they rarely fail to get compliments at the car meets and on the street. They're advertising the 504s as a VIP look, so if that's the look you're going for, you're right on track. I'm curious to see how such a wheel would look on that older style body. You might post a side view of your ES and a side view of the wheel in the Photoshop forum; someone will certainly Photochop it for you.
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I'm going to be following this project with so much anticipation! You don't have any rubbing, do you? It looks great and i love what you're doing.
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Thanks..
the intrax springs are for 4 cylinder...i hope the gr2s could handle it,but if not i might go with agx. But for now I'll stick with the gr2s and hope it could handle all the weight.Right now i dont have any issues with it, I just change the axles,and strut mount yesterday and as for the rubbing, no problem at all. I could still make u turns without hitting the fenders or rubbing.
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what kind of bodykit is this?

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slooooooow this what's gonna looks like with the 504's. What you guys think?

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Very good looking ES 250 you got there. Don't see to many of them which makes them rare. Take real good care of her and happy driving...
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those wheels look hoootttt on the 250...NICE!!!!
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Originally Posted by DCes250
slooooooow this what's gonna looks like with the 504's. What you guys think?
Wow! I think I like 'em. Waaaaaay better than stock. It's just going to be a touchy process finding wheels that compliment that boxier body style, but I think you might've found the right ones on your first try!
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i like how your es sits. you know anyone else thats modifying an es. haven't found any others on the web yet. just wanna see other ppls ideas on they would modify this car wondering if you would know anywhere you could pick up vista emblem? thank you for taking time out of your day to read this.
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just wondering about how much miles to a gallon do you get with your es?


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