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Old 05-29-07, 04:10 PM
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I'm starting to realize that I don't like the suspension on my '07 IS 250. All the potholes and uneven pavement in the metropolitan New York area make driving a pretty unpleasant experience for me. Is it possible to convert a sport suspension to the luxury suspension?
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Yup - just buy the OEM coilover assembly and swap them out. Very simple.

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the sport suspension is just a 10mm-ish drop, the spring rate/shocks are exactly the same, the 'sport' part is just that the shocks are under the smallish drop compression of the shocks only. So if you change it non-sport i dont think it'll really make that much of a diff.
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Originally Posted by mjc68
I'm starting to realize that I don't like the suspension on my '07 IS 250. All the potholes and uneven pavement in the metropolitan New York area make driving a pretty unpleasant experience for me. Is it possible to convert a sport suspension to the luxury suspension?
Wait, so the Luxury Package has its own suspension? I thought there was only two: sports suspension (via sports package) and regular suspsension (through all other packages)
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Originally Posted by mjc68
I'm starting to realize that I don't like the suspension on my '07 IS 250. All the potholes and uneven pavement in the metropolitan New York area make driving a pretty unpleasant experience for me. Is it possible to convert a sport suspension to the luxury suspension?
Like everyone said, it won't make a difference. If it is really that bad you can change to 17" wheels with a thicker tire.
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Originally Posted by iskcon
Wait, so the Luxury Package has its own suspension? I thought there was only two: sports suspension (via sports package) and regular suspsension (through all other packages)
I don't know, I guess I'm referring to regular or non-sport suspension.
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Originally Posted by VikDiddy
Like everyone said, it won't make a difference. If it is really that bad you can change to 17" wheels with a thicker tire.
OK. Thanks.
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There is no "luxury" suspension - only the OEM and sports suspension.

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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
the sport suspension is just a 10mm-ish drop, the spring rate/shocks are exactly the same, the 'sport' part is just that the shocks are under the smallish drop compression of the shocks only. So if you change it non-sport i dont think it'll really make that much of a diff.
The sport suspension shocks are different from those that come with the regular suspension.

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Let me know if you'd like to sell me your setup, once you take it off!
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Same here!!! Im interested too!
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