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Old 11-20-06, 10:01 AM
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Default Newly Lowered GS300AWD

Well, I finally got the new springs on and wanted to post a couple pictures to show the results. Next up are some new wheels. Can't Wait!!! ;-)
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Here's another one
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Old 11-20-06, 12:23 PM
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nice pics,is that the san andes mountians on the 2nd shot?
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Nice pics, great background, its prime for the wheels.

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Lookin' good
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Nice pics. What springs did you go with?
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I have the NF210's and will be getting the wheels mounted tommorrow. Hopefully I'll have pics up this weekend.
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Looks good. What wheels are you putting on it?
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Originally Posted by jokie
nice pics,is that the san andes mountians on the 2nd shot?
Don't know what the name of it is but these were taken just northeast of Phoenix. It's called the McDowell mountains but I don't know the individual names ;-)
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Originally Posted by sbrown02
Looks good. What wheels are you putting on it?
I'm putting on MRR GT1's in the 19x8.5 size. I'll post pics when done.
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How did you do that I just talked to Tanabe and they said that kit would not work on the AWD car? I just got some 20" Kranze Bazerias and I need to close the fender gap!
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I called the local Tanabe dealer and they told me the same thing. But I took a page from my fellows here on CL and did it anyways with the NF210 and they work just fine on our cars (AWD). I would have held out for coilovers but the wheel gap was killing me and I figured this was a low cost interm solution until coil overs come out for the AWD. I say use the NF210s if you want to get rid of the gap and when the coil overs come out we get a group buy together to get them cheaper ;-)
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Originally Posted by planoag
I called the local Tanabe dealer and they told me the same thing. But I took a page from my fellows here on CL and did it anyways with the NF210 and they work just fine on our cars (AWD). I would have held out for coilovers but the wheel gap was killing me and I figured this was a low cost interm solution until coil overs come out for the AWD. I say use the NF210s if you want to get rid of the gap and when the coil overs come out we get a group buy together to get them cheaper ;-)
Don't hold your breath. Every manufacturer I've spoken with stated that they have no plans to make coilovers for the AWD. Guess we're SOL.
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Does anyone out there know if the Tanabe NF210 will work on a 2007 GS350 AWD? I spoke with Tanabe yesterday and they could not confirm and recommended I turn to the forum. Their website for 06 recommends NF112 for the GS430 & GS300. Planoag, does your GS300 sag lower in the back or is it pretty even? I can't really tell much by the photos.

Thanks
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Originally Posted by GS350AWD
Does anyone out there know if the Tanabe NF210 will work on a 2007 GS350 AWD? I spoke with Tanabe yesterday and they could not confirm and recommended I turn to the forum. Their website for 06 recommends NF112 for the GS430 & GS300. Planoag, does your GS300 sag lower in the back or is it pretty even? I can't really tell much by the photos.

Thanks
The 350 and 300 AWD suspension specifications should be identical. If you really want to dig deeper to feel more comfortable, grab the technical information (http://techinfo.toyota.com/).


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