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Old 08-28-07, 12:14 PM
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<<~~~~ air suspension ....
Old 08-28-07, 12:27 PM
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what's air suspension? ive learned of some new parts...struts, shocks, coilovers, etc. all parts of the suspension i think (right?). what do i need to replace to get less body roll, squating, and nose diving while improving handle (especially around corners)
Old 08-28-07, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by jg 368 48
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1. less body roll, squating, and nose diving
2. not to be able to notice a difference

does this mean springs in my case? or is there something to reach this goal better? i know about sway bars, but that's out of the question because they don't exist. so all in all, what's my best option, best brand + model + any specification i can get to achieve my goal
Spring is meant to support the weight of the car, if you want better handling, coilover is the better choice especially you have EDFC (Tein). Google around if you need to find out what EDFC is.
Old 08-28-07, 02:09 PM
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i thought that coilovers were only for fwd only? i have awd (at least that's what i think i keep reading)
Old 08-28-07, 03:48 PM
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In the US, there is no coilover for AWD, Lexmex shared with me coilovers from Japan, but they are expensive.
Old 08-28-07, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by pinoyballa
anyone got pics of a lowered rx300? im curious to see how it looks like.
Pare! You gotta come down to EOS this September and check us out!
Old 08-28-07, 09:29 PM
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so what should i get/do?
Old 08-28-07, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jg 368 48
so what should i get/do?
Lowering springs and call it a day, see how you like it. Replacing the shocks wont be necessary for any of the listed lowering springs (TTE/H&R/Eibach/Intrax) but if your shocks have 100K miles on them then just grab some KYB GR-2 from www.tirerack.com
Old 08-28-07, 10:15 PM
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im having trouble locating them on the website. i entered 99 rx300 and said no results for shocks. i did a google for them on tirerack and got this.

is that them?

here's what i got when i searched, but then again i dont know what they look like
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Originally Posted by sgv_bum
<<~~~~ air suspension ....
god. i hate you sgv_bum!! haha jk. maybe i should of gotten that instead of my audio system. :sigh:
Old 08-29-07, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bloo1987
god. i hate you sgv_bum!! haha jk. maybe i should of gotten that instead of my audio system. :sigh:

man after looking at your system .. i should have got my system done first ...
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