preemoguru

quick question, i have a 01' GS300 and it's my daily but now want to make it more enjoyable to drive it's plane jane (stock af). I was told to shorten the spindles but is that necessary if im going with a flush setup on 18's?? also i saw a few kits via ebay/amazon. Are their suspension kits worth getting?? also any coilovers people recommend as welll as decent sping rates? i don't mind the bouncy coilovers but also im not sold on 3-400 dollar ebay coilovers. any info is appreciated.

Scigheras

All depends on what you are looking for exactly in the car and how it drives. Just saying "more enjoyable" can mean anything so we can't help you like that.

Julius071

You have 18's flush fitment with stock suspension? I heard bc racing are good with custom spring rates of your choice. I dont have personal experience with bc racing as I am bagged with airrunners and tdemand arms.

firelizard

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Who told you to shorten the spindles? Stop listening to them.
BC or TEIN are the cheapest coilovers worth considering.

preemoguru

true i guess i should have been more descriptive, but just a more sports feel to the car, it has old factory shocks/springs, stock 16's and sits way too high. Definitely want to stiffen up the ride more, i already have a street/drift car but the daily deserves better haha.

I heard teins or bc's were a good choice, definitely don't want to break the bank but i can't settle for those ebay 3-400 dollar coilovers.

preemoguru

oh no, i was saying someone had told me to shorten the spindles (30mm) if and when i decide to get coilovers and get 18's. I want to get 18's eventually and get a good flush look to the car right now the wheel gap looks terrible haha. I just wanted to check with people here before doing so. The guy that told me that drifts his car so maybe that suggestion was specific to drift setups? im not sure.

preemoguru

I mean there's videos on it, i seen people mention it before, granted i haven't done a single "mod" to this car yet so i was seeing if it was necessary or if it was more for a drift car/angle kit reason.

firelizard

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You only need to shorten the spindles if you want to be belly-scraping slammed and your upper control arms are hitting the body. It's not a first mod or a necessary mod to moderately lower your car.

preemoguru

dope thanks for the info, i just wanted to make sure before i start ordering parts. I definitely want to lower the car but it doesn't need to be frame scraping on the ground low. Just a nice/flush street look that's still daily-able.


also, are those kits that have all the parts for the front suspension worth buying? i see them on ebay/amazon. Usually has tie rods and basically everything up front. Wondering if anyone here has run that stuff

https://www.am-autoparts.com/year-mo...%20Group%20One

KyleH

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Lots of counterfeit stuff out there these days. I'd go with a known retailer such as RockAuto and select a quality manufacturer if you need to save some money. Lexus / Toyota OEM if you can afford it.

preemoguru

Roger that, good to know. Yea definitely dont want to go too cheap on suspension parts but definitely want to refresh the suspension. It's all old and worn.

PinnySkenis

I still have about a half inch of wheel gap in the front on the stock 17” wheels and my upper control arms are at a crazy angle, about an inch from banging into the top of the wheel well. If you’re lowering any decent amount, you should shorten the spindles.

preemoguru

damn yea it seems inevitable lol but yea i had went to the junkyard and pulled some spindles, already had them shortend and the dude did a really good job on them. I already replaced everything just gotta order coilovers soon, put some new hubs/bearings in these spindles and it's good to go

PinnySkenis

Very nice! How much did you pay for the spindles at the junk yard? I might go that route as well. It looks like you’re looking at a month with most companies that shorten them and I don’t want to be away from my car for that long haha

preemoguru

At the junkyard here I paid i believe $80? and that's because the hubs/bearings were still there, im sure if i could remove them it'd be cheaper (hard to do without a press in the junkyard haha), and then i just boxed them up and shipped them out to a dude on ebay.
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(Front Spindle Shortening **Service** Lexus GS300 JZS160 JZS147 Stance VIP),
dude name "skidbilly" he did a real solid job and i've seen other spindle shortening jobs that looked sketchy, this **** is very clean!! and yea it's worth spending the money to pull them at the yard. My GS is my daily so i didn't want to be without my daily for that long.