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23usb500 - Looks great and you have done some cool mods!! Given that you are nearby, I may have to dig out my passport and go check it out - Answer lives nearby too, seems like we need to find an excuse to go to Maine (lol)
Haha I don’t no how nearby u are. I’m at the very south of maine. North Berwick.
Quick update - swapped on my VMR V710FF wheels 10mm front / 15mm rear more offset than OEM and Michelin AS4 (10mm wider) tires. Absolutely love the look.
A few hundred miles driven and a full day of autocross and sliding (my oem rear tires that were new are out of tread and chunked now), the springs are good match for the car.
quick update - swapped on my vmr v710ff wheels 10mm front / 15mm rear more offset than oem and michelin as4 (10mm wider) tires. Absolutely love the look.
A few hundred miles driven and a full day of autocross and sliding (my oem rear tires that were new are out of tread and chunked now), the springs are good match for the car.
looks fantastic! Mine are getting installed tmrw!!
Quick update - swapped on my VMR V710FF wheels 10mm front / 15mm rear more offset than OEM and Michelin AS4 (10mm wider) tires. Absolutely love the look.
A few hundred miles driven and a full day of autocross and sliding (my oem rear tires that were new are out of tread and chunked now), the springs are good match for the car.
Nice set up. I noticed you have mud flaps on the car. Is that OEM? Where did you get them?
Nice set up. I noticed you have mud flaps on the car. Is that OEM? Where did you get them?
Thanks. I was one of the owners who helped them fine tune the guards but I did pay for mine (not sponsored or partnered) https://www.carbonguards.com/product...f-4-high-gloss
FYI with more offset than OEM, the tires are going to poke out past the guards and there can be water/debris that the guards will not block. One of the early designs would have blocked just about anything, but looked comical (like rally flaps) and were way overkill for the OEM setup. I'd argue it's still too much for flush/poke fitments on the IS500 in terms of aesthetics.
Quick update - swapped on my VMR V710FF wheels 10mm front / 15mm rear more offset than OEM and Michelin AS4 (10mm wider) tires. Absolutely love the look.
A few hundred miles driven and a full day of autocross and sliding (my oem rear tires that were new are out of tread and chunked now), the springs are good match for the car.
Beautiful. Literally perfect. Perfect height, rake, offset, etc.
With the adjustable suspension in sport mode, etc. any issues or no since that’s just damper settings (I’m guessing?)
Beautiful. Literally perfect. Perfect height, rake, offset, etc.
With the adjustable suspension in sport mode, etc. any issues or no since that’s just damper settings (I’m guessing?)
Thanks. The sport/normal still makes the same subtle difference as it did before.
At the end of the day, springs alone can only do so much. You can see there's still a decent amount of body motion. https://streamable.com/3iw7qa
Thanks. I was one of the owners who helped them fine tune the guards but I did pay for mine (not sponsored or partnered) https://www.carbonguards.com/product...f-4-high-gloss
FYI with more offset than OEM, the tires are going to poke out past the guards and there can be water/debris that the guards will not block. One of the early designs would have blocked just about anything, but looked comical (like rally flaps) and were way overkill for the OEM setup. I'd argue it's still too much for flush/poke fitments on the IS500 in terms of aesthetics.
I think it looks good and just the right amount of protection for +offset poke
Does anyone know how much shorter these are compared to stocks? Just curious how much less compression the stock dampers will have.
*Waiting for an expert to chime in
If someone has their new swift springs not installed on the car yet, they could measure, and those of us with the oem springs out of the car could measure the factory springs.
05-15-23, 06:28 AM
