mikeho

Thanks for the info! I'm looking into it as well. Trying to see if my local dealership can give me a better price than Sewell. I don't think I have the patience or the time to install it myself, but we'll see.

chuckler

here's another tip...if you do decide to do it yourself:

1) to get the boot on really easy, put it on inside out and roll it over once you have it on the control shaft. spray silicone will help too. slips on like a glove.

2) when its time to tighten the socket bolts, have a friend hold the shifter in reverse. this will give you lots of space to get the torque wrench in there and really crank it down.

hope this helps.

kiddolay

those tips would have been nice when i was installing it :P

charliea42

Far be it for me to tell folks what they should do, but unless you have a lot of money you don't really need you might want to reconsider holding off on the shocks. The man hours to replace the shocks is essentially the same as for the springs, you could save yourself a great deal of labor costs by doing them together. Not to mention having to do an alignment twice instead of once.

BTW I had both springs and shocks done on my car and I'm quite happy with the results. The ride is not any rougher than with the stock items, but it feels a lot more responsive to steering input. Quite honestly I'm not an expert in these matters, but I suspect the springs are more for looks than performance. The car does look much better 1" lower, and a lower CG can't hurt. I suspect most of the improvement came from the shocks.

AndyL

Charliea42,

When you said the ride is not any rougher than with the stock items, do you mean the ride quality and the ability to cope with potholes and such?

I have the stock suspension, too and want to improve the cornering and reduce the body roll without sacrificing the ride quality and the pothole coping ability that come with the stock suspension.

Sewell

iTrader: (9)

Here are the latest labor times we have for the various F-Sport components. Be mindful, this is only a guide and labor times may not be guaranteed at your local installation facility.

VikH

iTrader: (5)

I wish you guys where in Chicago. I got quoted for Shocks/Springs install $720 and $972 at 2 different dealerships. Do you know if its Lexus policy to reduce the labor cost if it takes less than the quoted time to install?

Sewell

iTrader: (9)

Note for AWD drive owners - due to vehicle fitment challenges, the 19" F-Sport Wheel and Shock Set are not compatible with the IS 250 AWD. Several countermeasures have been explored and tested without success.

Additional analysis is being conducted on developing a new Shock Set to determine if a new product can mitigate the fitment challenge. As soon as more information is available, we will provide you with an update.

This post will be posted in the various IS F-Sport threads to insure every IS AWD owner is aware of this recent development.

Darrel

AndyL

Darrel,

Thanks for the chart. It is a good reference.

pisaykotik

Thanks for sharing this chart, it is very helpful.

chums

iTrader: (3)

CF shift **** eh? more of maybe whats to come?

myculito

iTrader: (1)

Damn, didn't even notice that....

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

the alignment should be done a week or two after the install so it can settle first

hapaboy

anyone know if the parts have to be installed at the dealership to 'not void' the warranty? not that i'm interesting in not voiding the warranty, but it's good to know.

VikH

iTrader: (5)

If you install it at a dealer, the warranty of the parts installed is the remaining warranty on your car. If you get the parts installed somewhere else, the warranty is 12 months.