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Just the age.........how many miles have you covered ? shocks etc are 4 years old..........bushes are worn............. need some TTE coilovers :P ← Got 70K on the clock. Was bought 1yr ago and was supposed to be in as new condition then. Feels so different not sure i believe its just the age difference. Just out of interest what are you recomending (are they just springs?) and what does it cost. What about fitting (somewhere in the North East, Newcastle or Gateshead would be best) :question
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Just the age.........how many miles have you covered ? shocks etc are 4 years old..........bushes are worn............. need some TTE coilovers :P
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As you are all aware set up on the IS is best left to the pros....not the dealers....after numerous e-mails to Tony @ WIM i took the car over to Watford so he could set it up for me.The last time it was set-up was a few months back @ Abbeymotor Sports when i was running on coilovers,which have now been removed so im back on STD suspension but still running on 18's with the settings Abbey set it up on(-50mm),also met another club member while i was there,good to meet you Eddie(nice 300 you got there) :) Tony knows his stuff,he is more than happy to explains everything you need to know about your suspension and it was a pleasure listening to him, they are a very friendly bunch and will keep you topped up with coffee/tea while your there. The cost of the set-up is: Geometry check/adjustment £25 Wheel alignment £16.50 + vat (there are 7 adjustments on the Lex) total cost was £48.77 I paid double @Abbey(which i was more than happy with),and a dealer charges more than Abbey(though this does depend on where you go). Obviously you all have your own opinions on where to take your Lex,but my money is staying with WIM for the foreseeable future,if you want to be treated in a professional manner i cant recommend Tony at WIM enough.... Link for WIM
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They're good mate, I went for the T1-S in the end... The think I like is that you get total feedback so you can feel the instant the car starts to lose control (you can feel it 'floating' if you will). With my old 17's (Pilot Premacy or something like that) I never felt the backend slipping until it was on the other side of the road!!! In the wet the backend has a tendancy to break away much sooner than it did previously with my old tyres, but to be honest mate I put them on just after the coilovers so can't give a really fair comparison since they may not be like this on a standard suspension... I do get problems with the car fishtailing when the road is wet or greasy which is something to bear in mind, the road in Chesterfield where PC World is always gives me problems if I accellerate from the lights.... The T1-R's are supposed to improve in every way. One thing I'd be careful with in reviews is make sure they're reviewing the exact model and size tyre on your car - the local tyre place was trying to sell me some other tyres, it was a German / Dutch sounding name, can't remember it at the minute, and when I saw the reviews they were basing this on they were 14" tyres and not even the brand I was going for!!! You really want something that complements the cars driving style, not something that will spoil it - the Toyos seem a good match but I think I'll be trying the Goodyear F1's or the topend Bridgestones next to see what they're like - might even go down the T1-R route, will see what's available at the time..
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I looked into buying either a 6, 7 or 8 before i got the Skyline. I talked to quite a few owners, and they all said that the 6 was the best. I was quite shocked by this cause i thought that the newer the car, the better it would have been developed. I test drove a 7 and an 8. Both very nice cars, and in my opinion, better than the Lex, but it all depends what you want out of a car. For me, the comfort aspect didn't exist any more after fitting TTE coilovers and low profile tyres to my Lex, so i traded mine in for the GTR. Should have done it ages ago.... it eats evo's for breakfast....
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Have you found out who makes them yet scott........i am truely intrested. and can you confirm where there made.Europe of Far East? i am intrested as i am trying to find cheap coilovers for the race car which can be replaced at little cost when worn out, however it doesnt matter how cheap they are if i am suspect of there manufacturing quality. thing is i am not the only person asking the questions. may sound like im being an *****, but im only asking what others are asking
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OK, this is hot of the press so to speak! Coilovers for the is200 and Altezza which are stiffness and height adjustable ( Approx 70mm drop!!!) Approx £500!! These are made in Europe and not some unknown far eastern country so will be good quality. Please register your interest below... For the price above i need 10 buyers. I will let you know more as i find out, as i say this is just happening as we speak...
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The GS is tuned more for comfort than performance. Did you bleed your brakes and replaced the brake oil? Did you check the condition of your pads and rotors? Replacing your pads with new pads will improve the brake feeling a lot. Also, lowering your car (using lowering springs or coilovers) will greatly improve the handling of your car. If that is not enough, you can consider getting sway bars, front lower chassis brackets and rear chassis brackets. It will make the GS chassis much stiffer and even better than a Bimmer.
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Are Is300 Springs Tha Same Ad Is200 Ones?
ColinBarber replied to IS200lexdreamer's topic in Brakes & Suspension
Not such a problem for coilovers as you can alter the height to compensate for different weights. If you were to fit IS300 springs (OEM or aftermarket) on an IS200 you may find the noise sits a little high. -
Are Is300 Springs Tha Same Ad Is200 Ones?
RoadRash replied to IS200lexdreamer's topic in Brakes & Suspension
Don't know about the stock springs, but aftermarket coilovers or such are completely same for the IS200 as for the IS300. ;) -
Well I guess the shocks won't be as good as they were when new. Also worth getting the ball joints checked for any play in them. If you wanted to have adjustable shocks then the Tein CS coilovers may be worth looking at. You can add an electronic adjustment (EDFC) so you can alter the damping inside the car whilst driving.
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Ok, Thought it may be of interest to let you know what we at Prolex-UK have for immediate delivery, imminent delivery and stuff available to order with approximate lead times In stock IS200 toms style eyelids g/f IS200 toms style eyelids carbon fibre IS200 rear light covers IS200 up rated HELIX clutch IS200 Solid brass gear knobs IS200/300 Stainless Steel (Polished) battery bars IS200/300 anodised rad panels in blue/black/red/silver (vented) IS200/300 natural finish NON vented rad panels (for use with cars with induction kits and NO scoop) IS200/300 & GS300/430 series 1 and 2 uprated front discs (8 grooves for better cooling ) IS200/300 & GS300/430 series 1 and 2 PAGID 16 groove front discs IS200/300 & GS300/430 series 1 and 2 Mintex front pads IS200/300 GS300/430 series 2 Mintex rear pads IS200/300 lower ball joints IS200/Altezza AS200 oil cooler kits GS300/430 wind deflectors Yaris big brake kit Light weight wheel nuts for aftermarket alloys (lexus & toyota) Imminent delivery IS200/300/Altezza stainless steel rear silencers 100% stainless tip to toe GS300 series 1 rear discs IS200 rear discs (8 grooves) To order IS200/Altezza AS200 lightened flywheel GS300/430 series 2 Bilstein coilovers Racing Hart wheels Meccatune HID kits (IS200 other to specific quote) IS200/300 GS300430 Big Brake kit Coming soon I suggest you tell the family Christmas is cancelled !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WATCH THIS SPACE !!
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Hi, welcome to LOC :) As Bazza said in a previous post, www.takakaira.com & www.altezzasportsandprestige.com both have loads of kits listed with pics so you can see what is available.. The TRD and TTE kits are the most popular since they are what you can buy from the dealers, I recently bought the TRD skirts and rear and a blitz front lip of one off the guys on here called Zee and it looks quite nice ;) What sort of thing are you after, subtle or in your face? If you take a look in the Garage on here you can see loads of different styles, do a search for Maz's & Marcus' cars and they're some of the rarer types you'll see on here! If you look at GRiM's car he has a nice Jap front bumper which is extremely rare, and Mat C who has a couple of car's listed has another ultra rare Hippo Sleek front end which is modded. Most of the other cars have the TRD / TTE kits installed. As for lowering you're looking at springs or coilovers, I bought some TTE coilovers and they're alright, harsh but a good ride on smooth surfaces - you feel every bump with coilovers on! Think I'm lowered about 2 inches but it seems pretty low compared to other pics on here! If you want to slam it then you're looking at the Tein, HKS or Apex'i ranges, Mr Singh has his car slammed on coilovers! Springs will only really do 25-30mm before you're going to really need to go to the coilovers which go much lower. I don't know a thing about ICE but Maz & Duncan have good installs - think Mr Singh does a lot of ICE too. As for alloys there are loads out there so it's down to your tastes really!
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Hmmm..... I think I got a wrong intercooler, because it's far bigger than on the picture of the turbo kit. (sent you the pic via PM). But it was hard to fit, the space was very narrow on the top, because in my opinion the IC was a bit too high. We needed longer screws for that alu-bar in the front because the iC was a bit thick and high, so that the huge alu-bar in the front didn't fit there like before. You're planning 380HP?? I hope you're only dreaming..... OK the clutch shouldn't be a problem to change, but you'd have to exchange valve springs, pistons, rods, maybe camshaft...... I wouldn't know where I could get that..... :duh: Well rods and pistons I could get, but valve springs, camshaft and maybe other stuff..... the tuning market for the IS200 isn't the biggest as you can see. At all the IS200 isn't the best platform for a real performance car. Quite you can boost it up a bit, but the border is close.....I'd say to stop somewhere in the 300-340HP area.... it's far enough. The IS200 is very light in the rear and doesn't have a traction like a Supra. The Supra is long and heavy and is able to get the power down to the street. I'm sure my IS200 doesn't have 240HP now (in cause of the fuel problem), and I just have to take care at accelerating on wet streets. The HKS coilovers give much better traction than the stock suspension of course, but after raising boost or such.....
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Im looking to fit TEIN Flex coilovers with EFDC, and fit strut bars at the same time. Obviously I need to make sure the EFDC motors will fit with the strut bars, so anyone know which strut bars will fit with the EFDC? I'm looking to fit front and rear, and bear in mind that I want to fit SC in not oo distant future too :) Dave (Prolex) might be able to help with the front, but is not sure with the rear...
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I'll come and see you too mate ;) OT but you haven't tried driving her with the coilovers yet so we need to do that anyway :)
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Following on from Pete's trip to Abbey last week I had my camber sorted out by a local company today who've done an excellent job for me. I'd like to say a big thank-you to Tony from Wheels in Motion as Tony worked out some settings for me which the guys in Buxton tried on my car today - it is amazing how much better the car feels now, the coilovers made a big difference to my car but it's been unstable at high speed for a long time, since well before I got the coilovers fitted, but now she's running incredibly well! Had new tyres fitted yesterday by a local company, and they told me they couldn't do the camber as they didn't have the machines any more (never used them enough to make them worthwhile) so sent me to their branch in Buxton, I've just got back (even saw Ifraz on the way back through Bakewell) and the trip was great, the car just loves corners now and I'd hit a ton without even realising I was above 60! Will have to take more notice now but the car handles so much better it's untrue! Think the average speed throughout all of the windy roads was at least 60-70, I couldn't believe how easy it was to chuck around, felt like I was doing 30 in a normal car!!! So, any of you looking to get your camber sorted, the company is called Selecta Tyre in Buxton, and the same company in Ripley fitted my tyres, very happy indeed :) Great prices, and a superb service! And for those of you that are modded, Tony at Wheels in Motion offers excellent advice on all things geometry related, and I think Pete's car and mine are testament to that :) Thanks Tony :)
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What Cars Have You Had In The Past?
Bison replied to squarehead's topic in Lexus General Discussions
For a 23 year old I think I've had my fair share!! 1, 1984 Vauxhall Nova 1.0L 2, 1986 Vauxhall Astra 1.3L 3, 1987 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia 4, 1986 Ford Escort XR3 5, 1988 Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia 6, 1990 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 4x4 7, 1990 Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet 8, 1991 Ford Granada 2.0 16v 9, 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.5V6 Auto 10, 1994 Honda Accord 2.0Esi 16v (Loved this one) 11, 1995 Nissan 200sx 1.8 Turbo 12, 1995 Volvo 850 T5 (One Of the Best!) :D 13 1998 Nissan 200sx Tourer (2.0 Turbo) 14 1998 Peugeot 406 2.0 GLX (Bag of Poo!) 15 1991 Lexus LS400 16 1989 Ford Sierra Cosworth 2wd 19 1998 Rover 620ti 20 1994 Lexus LS400 (My Current car) Plus a few runarounds in between and some that I can't remember. These are all sort of in order 1st to last Had particular fun with the Cav V6 (4x4 Doughnut Machine), The Grandad (My first Rear wheel drive Hmmm Drifter!) The Accord (Had this onto 18's) The Vovlo was a beast! Full s/s Exhaust Rims and Coilovers. Real Touring car! (I would have another Volvo if I get rid of the Lexus!) Obviously The most fun to drive was the Cossie, Purely cos The ***** end would come out when you floored it in a straight line! Loved getting the ***** out round the roundabouts as well. It's the most fun i've had with my pants on! Regards Bison :zee: -
Anyone Selling A Is200 Sport In Granite Sky Manual
aido replied to tcooper's topic in Lexus IS200 / Lexus IS300 Club
Can't find Steve's car in the garage but she's sweet, supercharger, nitrous, coilovers, HID's, I think maybe DDE's as well? Load of other mods too, Steve's car is the daddy :) -
Anyone Selling A Is200 Sport In Granite Sky Manual
aido replied to tcooper's topic in Lexus IS200 / Lexus IS300 Club
Pretty much every single external mod you see on the car was fitted a few weeks back, took a day to do the bumpers, exhaust, coilovers, alloys etc, then it went into the bodyshop for a week to do the sideskirts and paint everything up to match - only got it back a week ago (which is why I don't want to sell it yet :P) Cost about 3.5k for that lot in total. I guess any body kit by the time it's all fitted is going to cost you close to a grand when you take in account bodyshop costs, then you've got the alloys, lowering springs / coilovers etc.. The good thing about the IS is the amount of kit you can get for it, there are loads of cars here all with different bits and bobs and they all look minted! -
Those Of You Running Coilover & Sway Bar Combos...
DUNCAN replied to aido's topic in Modifications & Tuning
TTE coilovers and TTE sway's (hard) -
OK, I see over on IS300.net lately they aren't recommending really stiff sway bars for use with coilovers, as it tightens the car up too much so you lose handling performance etc and increase the risk of oversteer (or maybe it's returning the car to neutral values?) Can't remember but it was said it could cause detrimental effects... They say the yellow TRDs which some of us have are pretty much at the limit to be used in conjunction with coilovers, so I thought I'd ask this question, what combos of coilover & sways (antiroll bars) are you guys using, and if you're using adjustable sways what setting have you got them on, ie soft, middle, hard etc.... I'm running the TRD Yellow Race spec sways and Zee's TTE Coilovers, and to me the car seems fantastic handling wise so I'm not sure what the guys over there mean... I'm also interested in doing one of those days where you spend a few hours in a skid pad and learn how to control understeer and oversteer, that's kind of linked to this, any of you guys done anything like that? I just need to lose a few stone before they'll let me near it!!!! TIA Results so far: Aido: TTE Coilovers, TRD Race Sways (Hard) Dave Ellen: Tein Flex Coilovers, TTE Sways (Medium) Scorpion: Tein SS Coilovers, TTE Sways (Medium) Fargo: Apexi Type V N1 Coilovers, TTE Sways (Hard) Tony Goose: TTE Coilovers, TTE Sways (Medium) Bazza: Tein Coilovers, TRD Race Sways (Hard) Maz: Tein Coilovers, TTE Sways (Unknown) Dark_IS200: HKS Hiper Coilovers, HKS Sways (Hard) SteveAudioX: Tein NA Coilovers, TTE Sways (Hard) Mat C: White Car: HKS Hiper Coilovers, TRD Race Sways (Hard) Mat C: Black Car: TTE Coilovers, TTE Sways (Hard) Duncan: TTE Coilovers, TTE Sways (Hard)
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Those Of You Running Coilover & Sway Bar Combos...
aido replied to aido's topic in Modifications & Tuning
Sounds like we have a good mixture, any of you guys have any issues with handling? Got to admit I'm more than happy with the car, she's so much better than stock now, can't really imagine ever going back to standard!! Mat, what improvements did you see with the uprated springs for the TTE coilovers? Is it mainly improvements for race use or would you recommend them for a daily driver? Cheers :) -
Those Of You Running Coilover & Sway Bar Combos...
Monster-Mat replied to aido's topic in Modifications & Tuning
Monster......... HKS Hipermax II and TRD yellows (hard settings) race car.........TTE coilovers, harder springs, TTE bars, hard setting -
Those Of You Running Coilover & Sway Bar Combos...
SteveAudioX replied to aido's topic in Modifications & Tuning
Tein coilovers NA type 16 damping settings setting on 7 from softest TTE anti roll bars Stiff settings on rears (only available adjustments on rears) Cusco upper front strut brace.. Car handles great ...If tracked correctly, thought I'd stress that point.
