baddis es

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I picked up my 2GS in March this year, and until this past week, I haven't done much modding. Was primarily taking care of the important issues, like maintenance and such.

During that time, however, I laid the goals for the ride and here is how she sits now after getting thru some...






-Tanabe DF210 (V8 spec springs which gives a little bit of a lower drop)
--Stock Struts
-18% tints all around
-GS400 17's on 225/45/17 tires (anyone have center caps?)

overall, it rides great...the tires do suck though and I think I'm starting to hear the bearings on the driver side, which will be the next thing to address along with stiffening up the suspension some more

car should go a little lower since the springs still need to settle some...very pleased with the look these springs gave


what do you all think...

veritek

Looks good. Congrats on the new ride. You should post in the WTB (want to buy) section for the center caps. I'm sure there are tons of sets available.

Infamous 1

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Very nice! Glad you took care of the maintenance before you started modding. And your stance looks pretty good too.

Chumacher

Looks good. You should get wider tires tho. I have 245/45/17 on mine.

fenderzig

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Real nice...I know for a fact there was at least one person trying to offload a set of center caps in the Wheels and Tires Classifieds forum. I can't remember the guy's name but I almost bought them just to have them around. Nice car and good luck with the mods!

baddis es

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thx...yeah, maintenance is always my first intention with any car I purchase. makes no sense to star modding if the car isn't running right IMO

i got these tires at a real good price when I purchased, i did venture into 235/45 and 245/45 but the price difference where about $15-20 per tire. the 225/45 setup isn't to bad, its just the unexpected road noise that came with these specific tires. plus I intend to get some better aftermarket, really made no sense for me to jump on more expensive tires when these wheels won't be on for long.

but for stock wheels with this tire setup, they look good and hopefully I'm able to get some aftermarket ones really soon. i already have my mind zoned in on a set

thx...yeah, i'll set up one now

thx

Infamous 1

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Factory tire size on those wheels are 235/45/17. Also 245/40/17 is another option.

jonathan7

got any pic son how ypur car looks now ?

baddis es

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not much has changed other than settling about .5"...i'll snap some pix and post

btw, if I come across some pro-kits...these may be up for sale

wcgorillaz

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Nice ride bro just dump it now

PHML

iTrader: (33)

Nice start. I'd recommend you get some sport shocks....cuz oem shocks aren't intended for lowering springs. Bilsteins and Kyb are the popular choices.

Btw...eibachs prokits are good...but dont the rears tend to sit lower than the fronts?

gslexs

baddis es,
Which df210s did you buy? I've been trying to find out if i could use the ones that are refrenced for the gs400 since they give you more of a drop. Is that what you did?

veritek

This is the truth!!! The stock shocks will blow out soon after you get lowering springs, especially with cars as heavy as ours. Eibachs do tend to sit lower in the rear. Bilsteins will give you a great ride in my experience, but in the end, if you go with Bilsteins and Eibachs, you are not too far off from the price of coilovers I think.

iRyan

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im liking the minor progress so far...car looks good and remember no rush...step by step until satisfied

LuxuryGS3

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Overall I love how it's starting and looks great.

Just a tad bit of my 2 cents though and opinion.. You should have just gone with coilovers over the spring/strut combo. In the end they will cost about the same, so it's usually more efficient on your pocket and time (maybe not now, but in the long run) to just get coilovers from the start.

Either way good start and keep it up.