Lexus LS400; It's Been Awhile

[Kaiyin]

hey everyone, sorry for the lack of updates and such. What scweet14 said is true, I hit a large, blown out expansion joint on my way back from a car show in Wisconsin which broke two of the bolts that hold the RCA to the bottom of the knuckle resulting in damage similar to breaking a lower ball-joint at 60mph;



I was pretty discouraged and wanting to throw in the towel and waiting for insurance to put the final nail in the coffin after I got the car towed 130 miles back home to have it assessed. While I was waiting, my bf and a couple of my good buddies told me to stop being a baby and just fix the thing. A friend from Texas hooked me up with some hard-to-find Artisan Spirit fenders, and I sourced a pair of modified front knuckles and new grade-8 hardware for the front. With things settled with the insurance, the car was in the garage getting sorted. Installed modified knuckles on both sides, new grade-8 hardware for the RCAs, fitted the new fenders, and installed the Megan Racing rear-lower-control-arms and rear toe-rods. Fenders haven't been painted yet since I'm waiting on new bumpers and will have to do a full paint-job anyways, but the car might be going to a new owner

[Wheelies247]

idk if he will ever reply, but im on 16k fronts and 14k rears. its bouncy but its stiff. meaning the ride is nice but if you hit a bump the car will travel up but not down which is good for your wheels

Whats your damping set at on front and rear ? Would you recommend going 14-10 or should i stay with the 16-12 ? I ordered flushstance kit with cups and swift springs and ended up going 16-12.. I'm really nervous on the spring rate cause i don't want a ride that feels like im on cut springs after spending the money.. just wanted others opinion who are on stiffer springs..

Thanks Jorge

[scweet14]

@Kaiyin How does the car ride that low on 16k 12k springs ?? I'm actually in the market of buying coil-overs now and was thinking of going 16-12 or 18-16 cant make my mind up on which spring rate to choose ??

Thanks Jorge

idk if he will ever reply, but im on 16k fronts and 14k rears. its bouncy but its stiff. meaning the ride is nice but if you hit a bump the car will travel up but not down which is good for your wheels

[Wheelies247]

@Kaiyin How does the car ride that low on 16k 12k springs ?? I'm actually in the market of buying coil-overs now and was thinking of going 16-12 or 18-16 cant make my mind up on which spring rate to choose ??

Thanks Jorge

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[keenan]

i saw on FB that his RCA broke and the car has been totaled. sorry for your loss man, hope you're ok!

Wtf?!??!? Too much low? Too much camber? That sucks

[jcamilliere]

how do you like the megans

[tyler589]

[244Brick]

I hope you're okay man!

Sux about the car

[scweet14]

so what about ajusting camber? are you maxed out in the rears?

i saw on FB that his RCA broke and the car has been totaled. sorry for your loss man, hope you're ok!

[keenan]

so what about ajusting camber? are you maxed out in the rears?

[gman1227]

Wow love that rear shot, im rolling like this right now, just looks insane at time lol

[Kaiyin]

let the bf drive the car so I could take some rollers

[itsjustkevin]

Shit. Looking mean

[Kaiyin]

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