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Old 05-18-13, 11:04 AM
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From what I read on this forum most ppl advocate for coilovers over springs to have that option but many besides the more hardcore ppl actually set them and forget them. I need to find someone to roll my fenders also since I'm not confident enough in trying it myself.
Old 05-18-13, 12:55 PM
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im going to cancel my orders for the struts and springs, and just go the route of getting some megan lp coilovers. if imma do it right, might as well do it right the first time. by the way, how does on know how to set up coilovers once theyre installed?
Old 05-26-13, 01:58 PM
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so i decided to not get the coilovers, and purchased the kyb gr2 struts and tanabe df210 springs. and used the extra cash for new rotors and pads. i can live with a fixed ride height, as long as my ls400 doesnt look like a 4x4 anymore. so i was reading some of the old threads on here, and came across one that stated to order new rubber spring insulators/seats. especially since im sure that my struts are the factory ones. but does anyone know the part numbers for the front and rear rubber springs?
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Are you talking about the strut mounts? Here is an example of the ride height.

http://www.stockwiseauto.com/product...ource/googleps
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Old 05-26-13, 04:35 PM
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im not entirely sure, this was the thread i looked at...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=284338
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Originally Posted by MValentine
im not entirely sure, this was the thread i looked at...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=284338
I did my front strut mounts only but I only had 76,000 on the oem suspension. Even though I had such low mileage my struts were shot from spending all its life in PR. Really bad roads... Also, the height has settled slightly after 3,000 miles.
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