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02-06-2005, 08:58 PM

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Lexus like ...

Suspension ... I really liked it ... planning for suspension upgrade and was thinking abt Lexus ES300 type suspension ... any idea what those lexus's run on ??? I'll start buying springs and then struts in the coming few months leading upto summer

Silky smooth ride with nice handling ...

Any input is appreciated ... thanks

02-07-2005, 12:38 AM

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Sorry to burst your buble, but your not gonna get a silky smooth ride out of a lowered I30. A nice firm but yet still fairly comfortable ride is a possibility.

02-07-2005, 06:54 AM

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you arent really going to get a silky smooth ride on any lowered car for that matter

02-07-2005, 09:34 AM

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Assumin no drop or less drop, can you suggest a better combo for such a luxury ride ? thanks ...

02-07-2005, 11:56 AM

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Stock springs w/ Tokico Illuminas on setting 2.

02-07-2005, 03:31 PM

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Your best bet on keeping the smoothest ride possible is either H&R or Tein H-tech springs with tokico Illuminas struts

02-08-2005, 06:38 AM

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i30 mike - how much of a drop would that be? how much could one expect to spend on a setup like that? would anything else have to be done, such as a camber kit? i have a 2001 i30. thanks.

02-08-2005, 06:44 AM

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Illuminas are almost for sure I guess ... I went to maximahandling site and I see that Maxspeed springs are comparable in comfort and handling to H&Rs but for quite less $$ ... just researching on them

02-08-2005, 07:10 AM

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about how much could one expect to pay for the illumina/maxspeed combo?

02-08-2005, 07:40 AM

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least i saw so far are $408 for Illuminas shipped and $105 for Maxspeed shipped

02-08-2005, 07:53 AM

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I would not do maxspeeds. Not a quality of a spring and you may get an uneven drop.

H&R's or H-techs will give about a 1.5" drop. Nothing major but the car will look much better....one of those things where a random person can tell something is different but not really what.

02-08-2005, 07:56 AM

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i dont want to go any lower than 1.5 anyways. so is the combo of h&r/illumina good? has anyone else done this on a 2001?

02-08-2005, 11:49 AM

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Mike, you are on GR2's and H&R right ? How good is your ride if you compare it to Illuminas/H&Rs ?

02-08-2005, 02:16 PM

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Mike, you are on GR2's and H&R right ? How good is your ride if you compare it to Illuminas/H&Rs ?

I am on Gr-2's and Eibach's. Mine is harsher and not as forgiving as an Illumina/H&R set up. I may switch to H&R or H-tech this summer....but I told myself last time I took my suspension apart that I wasn't doin it again and I got alot of other work to do on the car.

02-08-2005, 04:08 PM

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The Custom Enterprise springs are a good choice. High quality, 1.5 drop and they do not cost alot of $$$ either.

www.customenterprise.com

02-08-2005, 07:48 PM

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same here mike.. i jsut dont wanna go thru the hassel.. my suspension isnt that rough. but man do i still feel it...

02-10-2005, 10:24 PM

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get lowered....and buy big tires...if you havent noticed...the bigger the tires...the more comfy the ride...

02-11-2005, 04:55 AM

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do you mean the thicker the side wall?

02-12-2005, 06:10 PM

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yes i mean the thicker the side-wall...cause i noticed...as soon as i bought low pros...the harshness came...ergh...makes the car real noisy on bumpy roads...