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Old 03-22-10, 10:40 AM
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Hi Guys, Was seeing if you guys can steer me towards the right coilovers for my 04 LS430? Any recommendations and/or experience on any? Please share. Any info is greatly appreciated. I'm basically looking for a great ride quality, I guess you can say the same as stock or some where near along those lines. I heard the Tein CS is very good and comfortable? That's what I heard though. I Look forward to hearing back from you guys.
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Depends how low you want to go. JIC coilovers are very good, slams your car very low. I have an 04 UL and my Megan coilovers just came in today, I am swapping out my air suspension out and putting the Megan coilovers in hopefully this weekend. I will let you know how the ride is. People who have megans on their car says it rides pretty smooth.
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I got the Tein CS. Doesn't drop low but the ride is pretty much the same as stock.

No complaints here...other than it can't drop super low.
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You can almost never tell if you took a ride in my car... TEIN CS are the best out there as far as ride comfort goes.
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Originally Posted by teamplayer
I got the Tein CS. Doesn't drop low but the ride is pretty much the same as stock.

No complaints here...other than it can't drop super low.
How low would you say? Thinking about pickin' up some 20's and would want my ride to at least tuck. Any pics of your ride with the setup?
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Originally Posted by JDMUSCLE
You can almost never tell if you took a ride in my car... TEIN CS are the best out there as far as ride comfort goes.
Thanks for chiming in. Any pics with the setup as well?
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If you want tuck, stay FAR away from Tein CS, otherwise you'll be really disappointed.


The 1st pic is with 20's with Tein CS (fully cranked all the way down) and YouZealand SS kit (extra 1" drop blocks).




Second pic is with 20's but without the SS kit (fully crank all the way down).

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Originally Posted by teamplayer
If you want tuck, stay FAR away from Tein CS, otherwise you'll be really disappointed.


The 1st pic is with 20's with Tein CS (fully cranked all the way down) and YouZealand SS kit (extra 1" drop blocks).




Second pic is with 20's but without the SS kit (fully crank all the way down).

Appreciate the pics. The Tein CS doesn't look bad at all in either pic. Looks just right! Thanks for sharing.
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BC Racing Coilovers... Front is close to half way down Rear is probably 4 to 5 turns past half way... sitting on 19in Rims... I have no complaints on the ride... To me its, very smooth and comfortable...



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Damn Jremz. I don't know how you drive that low. If it were my car, my bumper would have been shredded by now.
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Here are some pics.... Please note that the car can go another solid inch n a half in the front and 2 inches in the rear.... you can have the car slammed with these.
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are you guys still running stock shocks? also what is the inch drop at? im looking to do the same. i have 20's and i want no gap i just want a very nice and simple tuck. what would i need to do to have that. also i dont want to kill the ride of the car i want it to be as much as possible to stock. sorry to high jack your thread
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Originally Posted by jdbinspire
BC Racing Coilovers... Front is close to half way down Rear is probably 4 to 5 turns past half way... sitting on 19in Rims... I have no complaints on the ride... To me its, very smooth and comfortable...



Thanks for sharing! Your ride looks great!
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BC coilovers for the win


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