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03-07-13, 10:58 PM
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This is torture...
I am buying a new IS350 f sport when it is released, the wait is killing me. Now somebody hurry up and come out with a quality set of coilovers as that is going to be my first mod, asidie from ceramic tint and my Valentine 1
03-08-13, 11:25 AM
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^^ ask the boys over in the 4GS section. To be honest if you want to go lower you have no choice. Lowering on coils and just using Sport will be the same as if you turned it to Sport + which stiffens the strut (which your coils already are stiffer).
Not many have thought this ahead but the 3IS will be a bit of a pain to mod especially lowered.
This is why:
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Anybody who's dropped their car in the past knows all too well about bumper tabs and the bumper alignment issues when lowering unless they do a bumper tab relocation. Let the good times roll hah
Not many have thought this ahead but the 3IS will be a bit of a pain to mod especially lowered.
This is why:
Separate LED
Anybody who's dropped their car in the past knows all too well about bumper tabs and the bumper alignment issues when lowering unless they do a bumper tab relocation. Let the good times roll hah
03-08-13, 04:59 PM
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I also know KW makes an application for the audis where you put on an adjustable collar on the front shocks and rear has similar setup you can adjust like a coilover system.
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03-08-13, 08:53 PM
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03-08-13, 09:15 PM
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Don't forget that the adjustable dampers on the GS/IS aren't just fixed mode settings but are "intelligent" ie there is a central CPU brain that continuously detects changes in road conditions/vehicle yaw rates and is constantly adjusting the shocks in response.
Just to give an example, if a GS350 F-Sport takes a sharp right hand corner, the dampers on the left of the car will stiffen up more than the dampers on the right in an effort to combat the tendency of the car to roll to the left.This simulates an adjustable sway bar effect, resulting in less body roll and flatter cornering.
You will lose all those benefits going the coilover route. Lowering springs and calling it a day is probably a better idea as the intelligent adaptive function of the suspension is preserved.
Just to give an example, if a GS350 F-Sport takes a sharp right hand corner, the dampers on the left of the car will stiffen up more than the dampers on the right in an effort to combat the tendency of the car to roll to the left.This simulates an adjustable sway bar effect, resulting in less body roll and flatter cornering.
You will lose all those benefits going the coilover route. Lowering springs and calling it a day is probably a better idea as the intelligent adaptive function of the suspension is preserved.
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Don't forget that the adjustable dampers on the GS/IS aren't just fixed mode settings but are "intelligent" ie there is a central CPU brain that continuously detects changes in road conditions/vehicle yaw rates and is constantly adjusting the shocks in response.
Just to give an example, if a GS350 F-Sport takes a sharp right hand corner, the dampers on the left of the car will stiffen up more than the dampers on the right in an effort to combat the tendency of the car to roll to the left.This simulates an adjustable sway bar effect, resulting in less body roll and flatter cornering.
You will lose all those benefits going the coilover route. Lowering springs and calling it a day is probably a better idea as the intelligent adaptive function of the suspension is preserved.
Just to give an example, if a GS350 F-Sport takes a sharp right hand corner, the dampers on the left of the car will stiffen up more than the dampers on the right in an effort to combat the tendency of the car to roll to the left.This simulates an adjustable sway bar effect, resulting in less body roll and flatter cornering.
You will lose all those benefits going the coilover route. Lowering springs and calling it a day is probably a better idea as the intelligent adaptive function of the suspension is preserved.
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