LS 460L on 20's

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01-06-10, 03:11 PM

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im looking at a new 2010 ls460l and was wondering can u drop them? coilovers? i wanna do rims but dont wanna have huge gaps above tires. i will probably go with vellano wheels in 22"

if the ls460l has air suspension, then you can get air controller to lower it

if not (on the rare side), you can probably get the tanabe springs. i am not 100% if it's only for swb or not

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01-06-10, 03:13 PM

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I think optical illusion has A LOT to do with whether the wheels look big enough on the car.

With wheels that have prominent lips, which most people in this forum seem to prefer, I agree that 22", or at least 21" is the way to go.
The lips tend to make the wheels look smaller on the car due to optical illusion.

But with wheels with no lips, I think 20" already look big enough on the car, even a LS460L.

lowering will also help. wheel gap will make wheels look smaller. once lowered, illusion will make the wheels look larger

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01-06-10, 03:58 PM

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The pics of the car in this thread only verifies what we already knew.....22's or go home!

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01-06-10, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rominl

if the ls460l has air suspension, then you can get air controller to lower it

if not (on the rare side), you can probably get the tanabe springs. i am not 100% if it's only for swb or not

the one im looking at does have air. is the controller hard to find, work, etc?

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01-06-10, 05:44 PM

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the one im looking at does have air. is the controller hard to find, work, etc?

The R-Spec/Datasystems controller is the unit to look for. Rominl can assist you with this as he had this on his previous LS460L.

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01-06-10, 08:50 PM

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the one im looking at does have air. is the controller hard to find, work, etc?

nah, it's not too hard to find, price is pretty reasonable as well. good thing is it comes with a digital controller so you can adjust the height of the car from right inside the cabin. had it in my ls460l and i loved it. the control is pretty easy to use as well. i installed it in less than an hour.

you can email chung@prestigioussociety.com for more info, that's where i got mine from

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03-06-10, 12:22 PM

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Hey BSIMS_01, you never responded to the question about your switching back to stock. Why did you revert?

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03-07-10, 04:57 AM

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The air controller is not yet available for the 2010 model. The 2009 controller will not work. I was told it should be soon. Cost will be around $1200

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03-07-10, 11:49 AM

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Call me old fashioned, but I love that look! The 20's look very nice. I understand that 22's lowered looks amazing, but it's simply not feasible for everyday driving. I bet the wheels are much truer with this added pothole buffer too!

Why isn't 22's feasible for everyday driving. My car has 245-30-20 and 275-30-20 and it rides smooth.
The LS should be able to handle the same 245-30 and 275-30 profiles on 22's. It's the tire choice that will make this work. An all-season high performance tire will profile a smooth ride in every size it comes in. My Conti DWS ride like a charm.

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03-07-10, 12:21 PM

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I have been considering and re-considering this decision. I have a 2008 LS460L and really want to go 20" because I think I can maintain the awesome ride (I have the adjustable dampening feature) and still have get a bit better handling and it will look much better. My stock wheels are 18's so they look wimpy. I keep going back and forth between the 20" and the 22" because my gut tells me that the bigger more massive wheels will look really cool but could easily turn my 85k cruiser into a tuner - which I don't want. The 20's will keep the car stylish and mature - and less ghetto.