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New owner of 08 IS350!

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Old 04-05-12, 09:07 PM
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Hello all,
I am a new member to CL and just bought a used 08 IS350 SGM. The more I drive the car the more I like it! The only complaints I have is the light steering and the mpg (I’m use to getting in the 30s).
Mods wise, I currently have a Wald front lip and the F Sport intake

Any suggestions on what to do next? I am thinking…
-F Sport rear sway bar
-19” Rays off a G35
-Eibach Pro-Kit?

Old 04-05-12, 09:11 PM
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Congrats!! Get the sway bars, best upgrade for the $.
Old 04-05-12, 09:18 PM
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Congrads and I say get coil to drop it.
Old 04-05-12, 09:19 PM
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welcome and congrats!! sway bars!!
Old 04-05-12, 09:21 PM
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gratz man! welcome to the club!
Old 04-05-12, 10:38 PM
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LED HEADLIGHTS =)

Welcome!!!
Old 04-05-12, 10:44 PM
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Coilovers and wheels get my vote.
Old 04-05-12, 10:45 PM
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Congrats nice color I say get wheels first
Old 04-05-12, 11:13 PM
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congrats and welcome to cl! coilovers are definitely a must before wheels
Old 04-05-12, 11:53 PM
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Good Choice in Car and Color and welcome to CL
Old 04-06-12, 04:30 AM
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Welcome to the fun club...the best solution to ur LIGHT STEERING feeling is get the IS-F steering damper and then sway bars....and of course lower her
Old 04-06-12, 04:58 AM
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Congrats on the new ride. Get coils and sways. I wouldn't get the g35 wheels. I think our stocks look better than theirs even tho theirs are 19's.
Old 04-06-12, 05:07 AM
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Nice ride!! Congrats and welcome
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To save you some money, you only need to replace the REAR sway bar on the IS350's. I did the rear sway and F-Sport springs on mine and it made a WORLD of difference. Just about can't get that thing to lose it in a turn. I love running around on interstate onramps
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Originally Posted by Lil4cyl
To save you some money, you only need to replace the REAR sway bar on the IS350's.
This simply isn't true.


Every single person on here who has done just the rear, and then later added the front, has said that both were significant improvements. The rear was a larger one, but the front was a noticable improvement as well.

So OP, save yourself some time from getting the car in the air twice, buy both bars and put em on at the same time. Both are important and significant improvements- and the single best one you can make to the handling of the car IMHO.


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