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New wheels and F-sport springs installed

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Old 05-30-13, 11:27 AM
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Default New wheels and F-sport springs installed

After keeping the car stock for 2 years, the mod bug kicked in.
Got got F-sport springs installed , yes it wobbles and vibrates. I does ride better though, however it does suck that even after drop springs the car still sits higher then some other cars at stock height (bmw, benz, etc)
19" Roderick RW3 Wheel w/ Conti extreme tires. I wanted 20s but living on MASS roads suck.

Old 05-30-13, 11:38 AM
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wasted your money on those springs, look stock height to me.....
Old 05-30-13, 11:54 AM
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Looks good bro! Love the wheels. How long have you had the springs on? They may need time to settle.
Old 05-30-13, 11:55 AM
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Springs when in yesterday
Old 05-30-13, 12:10 PM
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don't worry about spring, it takes about a week or 2 to settle, it will go slightly lower soon
Old 05-30-13, 01:41 PM
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Ahhhh Roderick RW3 are sexxxyyy!! Clean whip boss!
Old 05-30-13, 02:37 PM
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Looks good but I hope those springs settle a bit. It looks a hair lower than stock. reminds me of my Tein H techs that I took off when I had my GS. I ended up with Tein CST coil overs with EDFC. I lived in Boston for 4 years and remember how bad the roads are.
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So the car wobbles and vibrates? That's normal.?
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Maybe try a small RCA spacer in the front to even it out? Reduce wobble slightly?
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I'm not happy with my F Sport Springs. Mine have been on since March and haven't settled enough and were slightly higher on one side vs the other too. Just got it back from Lexus today. Tanabe NF 210 I believe are the way to go as it was perfect on GS 430.
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The Tanabe NF210 springs are great they give the GS a 1.1" drop on the front and 1.2" drop on the rear also the Eibach Pro Kit springs are great made in Germany with good quality material. The Eibach springs give the GS 1.3" in the front and 1.2" on the rear.
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looks good, but still a little gap up front. i have a set of rca blocks 30mm i'm selling. going coil overs.
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I think the car looks pretty damn good.

The springs will settle a little. I have the same springs + the f sport shocks and it lowered the car pretty good. Its slightly lower in the front than the rear tho but I suspect that is because the rear has yet to settle all the way (has only been on for about 3 weeks).

Do the wobbles only happen with AWD? I have no wobbles on my RWD GS460.
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Originally Posted by bobbyt01nc
I'm not happy with my F Sport Springs. Mine have been on since March and haven't settled enough and were slightly higher on one side vs the other too. Just got it back from Lexus today. Tanabe NF 210 I believe are the way to go as it was perfect on GS 430.

I had Tanabe NF210 on my G35 and they sagged on side
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
I had Tanabe NF210 on my G35 and they sagged on side
Whats up guys my name is paul from Need 4 Speed

The sagging also depends on your shocks... But sometimes there is a possibility that you will have sagging either

A: from a bad product
B: from your stock suspension parts


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