coilovers for the is300

lexus4842 · Lexus Owner Joined: Feb 24, 2003 Posts: 23

hey i wanted to know if i can get coilovers for the car and i dont wanna spend to much money something like the skunk system well tell me if its possible and if u have it ill be great also if u do hav any kind of coil over system some go down 0-4 inches and id like to know how low the one u tell me! i also know it is adjustable and thats y i wanted! later

Steve Lextasy · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 11:42 am Post subject:

How much do you want to spend.....

lexus4842 · Lexus Owner Joined: Feb 24, 2003 Posts: 23

welll if its possible max 400 but i dunno much bout them so thats whats i think

jp2k · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 12:15 pm Post subject:

400 the cheapest coilovers i saw were 750....

NaFooEsi · Platinum Lextasy Member Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 276

yep yep.. don't be too cheap on the coilovers.. remember, you get what you pay for...

Adjustable coilovers are usually ~1k+ new...

jgardner · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 12:21 pm Post subject:

and unless you ahve all the tools and know-how to install them, the install (plus alignment) will probably cost you a few hundred as well...

Steve Lextasy · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 5:20 pm Post subject:

I can't understand how people can afford $35,000 and are so cheap.....

Next he'll be asking how to cut his springs

lexus4842 · Lexus Owner Joined: Feb 24, 2003 Posts: 23

the reason i said 400 was because i found this web site called www.ground-control.com and they have this:
8060.03 IS300 (with bump stops) 99- 5 .5 to 2.5 $ 419
I just wanted to know if i could get em for that cheap and if anyone thought they were good quality!
well look and tell me!

Steve Lextasy · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2003 7:40 am Post subject:

Anyone have experience with these ricer coilovers?

Flatline IS · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2003 3:49 pm Post subject:

Ground Controls are not bad. Good for Hondas and VWs... I've used them before. Not the best ride in terms of comfort, but they do work. If you get these, definitely get some Tokico Illuminas. But after that, you are at $850.00 or so, so you might as well get TEINs, and be very satisfied like I am. I love those damn TEINs.

Steve Lextasy · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:44 pm Post subject:

Teins for life!!!

NoRyceGS4 · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 3:53 pm Post subject:

ground controls are the suck buddy. my friend had them on his honda. sucked my ass. took them off after about 4 months.

Neova · Lexus Owner Joined: Apr 7, 2003 Posts: 2

I had the ground-control for my last car, a '97 Eagle Talon. I only got them becuase 5 years ago coilovers were not popular for street application and there were few choices for my car.

I ended up speding CAD$690 for the groun-control plus CDN$1300 for the yelow koni's installed.. that's about CAD$2000 for the setup installed which is about US$1360... so there is not cost savings..

besides, because the groun-controls is a threaded sleeve that fits over the shocks, they wheren't weld together for rigidity there were lots of issues with rattling and moving parts.. very shitty in my opinion... after about 3 years one of the top aluminum mounts for the coil-over cracked... and one of the perch seized...

i would never buy another coil-over sleeve.. either get spring/shock combo or a true integrated coil-over system. Fork up the money now and save yourself hassles in the future..

Steve Lextasy · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:17 pm Post subject:

We have a "once used" set of B&G coilovers retail for $2,000
for sale.....

$700 obo

This is a very firm set of coilovers....

ML'SC4.3 · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 1:56 pm Post subject:

how about for my car steve, do guys have any for mine?