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Old 01-07-13, 07:45 AM
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Question IS300 front end Bottoms out

My front end is so low it seems to bottom out over ever little Hump-seems like it needs 1 inch of height added-any such thing as higher struts or coils:
Old 01-07-13, 07:39 PM
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You might be the first person on the IS boards to ever want their car higher than it is, lol...

Unfortunately aside from going with a very expensive aftermarket coil over suspension setup, it will not be easily doable... Might be worth it to measure fender height and compare to another stock IS and see if you have something wrong, but, in general, the cars are relatively low from the factory...
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i never have heard of a complain from the is being to low. lol i have to take bombs, railroad tracks, driveways, actually anything but a road at a angle. lol pull in at about 45 degrees and see if it helps. your probably already doing this but just making sure. lol
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You shouldnt off road your IS...
Old 01-09-13, 07:46 AM
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maybe u have blown shocks if ur suspension is stock. do u bounce alot after goin over a bump? or listen to him dont off road ur is lol
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Thanks for the replies,although it is strange to want to lift this vehicle it would be nice to be able to adjust it up even if was temporary, drive ability is important to me, vulnerability to damage is not were I want to be.Maybe that is why latter technologies solves this problem.
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