Lowering Springs for GS460
12-13-09, 02:39 PM
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What's all that talk about stock wheels and daily drivability? If you don't want aftermarket wheels that's fine, don't announce to us the reason has anything to do with daily driving.
My car is perfectly daily drivable. The most important thing for daily driving is the choice of tire. You can go bigger but adding a set a performance all-season tires will keep near stock ride on 20's and just like stock ride with 19's. With the floaty, soft ride of the GS, it needs low profile tires for me to enjoy daily driving. It's all in the tires my friend.
Lot's of guys buy 100 a piece tires and tell others the ride has changed a lot.
Try some 19 inch wheels with Bridgestone 960AS tires and you won't notice much change with the ride at all. Or the ContiExtremeContact DWS tires. I have 20's with these Conti's and the ride is sweet.
Don't put it on daily drivability....you just don't want wheels. Nothing wrong with it if that's your thing.
My car is perfectly daily drivable. The most important thing for daily driving is the choice of tire. You can go bigger but adding a set a performance all-season tires will keep near stock ride on 20's and just like stock ride with 19's. With the floaty, soft ride of the GS, it needs low profile tires for me to enjoy daily driving. It's all in the tires my friend.
Lot's of guys buy 100 a piece tires and tell others the ride has changed a lot.
Try some 19 inch wheels with Bridgestone 960AS tires and you won't notice much change with the ride at all. Or the ContiExtremeContact DWS tires. I have 20's with these Conti's and the ride is sweet.
Don't put it on daily drivability....you just don't want wheels. Nothing wrong with it if that's your thing.
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04-16-10, 03:56 AM
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Hi guys..
I just received the 20mm Ichiba spacers and will be installing them tomorrow. I want to pull the trigger on a set of springs immediately...
I don't want them too low, I dont want rubbing issues. I want them to sit slightly lower ( maybe an inch ) to compliment the wider stance.
Any ideas? Any vendors here can provide me these springs.
We don't have F-Sport here in Bahrain, i dont know if they make springs for the GS460. But I really need lowering springs now.
Thanks in advance.
PS: I am running OEM 18" Gunmetal wheels
I just received the 20mm Ichiba spacers and will be installing them tomorrow. I want to pull the trigger on a set of springs immediately...
I don't want them too low, I dont want rubbing issues. I want them to sit slightly lower ( maybe an inch ) to compliment the wider stance.
Any ideas? Any vendors here can provide me these springs.
We don't have F-Sport here in Bahrain, i dont know if they make springs for the GS460. But I really need lowering springs now.
Thanks in advance.
PS: I am running OEM 18" Gunmetal wheels
So I bought a set of springs on ebay.
Some U.S. Lexus dealers have their shops on ebay, and if you want to get F-Sport springs, you can easily find out and order F-Sport Lowering Springs.
You can buy a set of springs about $270-$300, but you also have to pay shipping charge.
I bought the springs for $299 and had to pay another $250 for shipping.
Though the F-Sport springs are sold only for GS350s and ISs, but I had installed F-Sport lowering Springs on my GS460, and they are working very well.
There's no rubbing issues whatsoever, and I could lower about an inch.
I think there's no problem using F-Sport springs on GS460.
But I'm not sure whether Lexus applies warranty when you use the spring on GS460.
Last edited by NKAZ; 04-16-10 at 04:16 AM.
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05-09-10, 12:34 AM
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What's all that talk about stock wheels and daily drivability? If you don't want aftermarket wheels that's fine, don't announce to us the reason has anything to do with daily driving.
My car is perfectly daily drivable. The most important thing for daily driving is the choice of tire. You can go bigger but adding a set a performance all-season tires will keep near stock ride on 20's and just like stock ride with 19's. With the floaty, soft ride of the GS, it needs low profile tires for me to enjoy daily driving. It's all in the tires my friend.
Lot's of guys buy 100 a piece tires and tell others the ride has changed a lot.
Try some 19 inch wheels with Bridgestone 960AS tires and you won't notice much change with the ride at all. Or the ContiExtremeContact DWS tires. I have 20's with these Conti's and the ride is sweet.
Don't put it on daily drivability....you just don't want wheels. Nothing wrong with it if that's your thing.
My car is perfectly daily drivable. The most important thing for daily driving is the choice of tire. You can go bigger but adding a set a performance all-season tires will keep near stock ride on 20's and just like stock ride with 19's. With the floaty, soft ride of the GS, it needs low profile tires for me to enjoy daily driving. It's all in the tires my friend.
Lot's of guys buy 100 a piece tires and tell others the ride has changed a lot.
Try some 19 inch wheels with Bridgestone 960AS tires and you won't notice much change with the ride at all. Or the ContiExtremeContact DWS tires. I have 20's with these Conti's and the ride is sweet.
Don't put it on daily drivability....you just don't want wheels. Nothing wrong with it if that's your thing.
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