xcantuaj

I drive alot of miles....would like to drop car...but is it a good idea?

ptran

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Yes it is!

I mean nothing to do with milage but to drop a car for look and handling improve then why not?

509IS350

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If drive alot. I'm mean long trips get coilovers if just around town then springs would do IMO

xcantuaj

I thought people were having problems with tire wear after installing springs.........i dont want to change tires every 10k miles....

funnie

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u would have bad tire wear if you drop your car really really low and as a result u will start to have negative camber. tires will wear out faster due to really bad camber.

if you drop your car just make sure you get an alignment to help with the camber problem.

but yah, lowering the car does improve on the handling. I mean the f-sport springs is a good place to start. it is a conservative drop. some people on CL dont even consider f-sport springs as a drop, but there is a difference. plus going the springs route is a good economical decision if you dont want to spend a lot on getting your car lowered.

GSteg

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If you go for a mild drop like the F-sport springs, then you'll be okay. If you want to drive low, then you'll be spending more on tires.

Phresh2010

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id reccomend the tein htech springs over the fsport springs, it retains more ride quality and im sure it is cheaper, just my two cents, same amount of drop almost fsport 1' all around vs tein htech 1' in front and .6 in the rear for a more aggressive look

mahcah

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And fixing the camber would require a camber kit right? such as the IS300 SPC front camber kit fabricated to the ISX50?

funnie

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hey mahcah, you may not need it. if your not going to slam it, the alignment place should be able to set your wheels back to factory specs. i am confident if you take it to an alignment place that does a good job, they should have no issues doing it.

mahcah

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my left is -1.9 and right is -2.3 camber. toe is set but still pulls to the right.

Just put on some T1R's and seeing SOME wearing on inside. Man I dont want these tires to go out so quick

lobuxracer

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Is this on the front? If it is, your subframe needs to be adjusted to the right a little to balance out the camber. Once this is done, you'll need to adjust the toe, and you'll likely not have any wear issues. Saying camber is a primary reason for inside edge wear is usually wrong.

mahcah

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Yes its the front. If I understand correctly, the toe would be the bigger reason for inside edge wear no?

So should I ditch my IS300 front camber kits? or keep them to get my camber "green?"

BTW my toe is at .03 (l) and.02(r) which is spec range. So if I decide to return the camber kit, I'll have my alignment person to adjust the subframe and re adjust the toe then.

lobuxracer

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Yes, exactly.

Take a look at this thread too:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...alignment.html

mahcah

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Very interesting thread. Thanks lobux

I guess I can sell the camber kit

mahcah

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Wait, if I am not mistaken (based on my camber specs I mentioned) shouldnt the subframe need to be adjusted to the left (toward driver side)? Or am I missing something?