hi i have an altezza RS200 which has been lowered !
i would like to have this back at a standard ride height.
so those who want their IS lowered i would be willing to swap springs !
and shocks perhaps as this would be easier to do.
My car has done less than 60k miles so the springs have done less
Would be looking to swap for a suspension that had done similar of less !
Think i would be best for both parties to road test each other's cars to see that the suspension is what's is desired before the swap

Is the ride harder with your car lowered

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Well looks like thats me out

you snooze, you lose!

how much lower do those spring make it??

is the altezza lower than the IS to start with??

ye altezza is 15mm lower i think but that looks very low in them pics. my mate has Tein lowering springs on his and no where near that low. are you sure there not coilovers? What make are they?

might be to low for my drive after looking at the pic closely

So how low would it make an IS sport?

later sports were already 15mm lower

i have no idea what springs they are !
the ride is sporty but still has the Lexus comfort.
the only reason i want to raise it is cos i don't like the look of it at the mo.
I have been offered a free set of shocks and springs to which im going to pick up tonight
But will be still willing to swap my lowered ones depending on the condition of the standard ones.
But this just me options and chance to try out the standard IS setup !
Didn’t realise that the RS was lower than the IS
So if anyone with a set of RS spring out there wanting to swap

Theses springs will make the IS sit exactly the same as my RS as the ride height is controlled by the springs


REAR


FRONT

would also settle for the later IS sport springs

I dont mind the way mine looks now but just thinking of the handling, does it make much difference?

Can't comment on what difference it makes as I have nothing to compare it to !
I know my car does feel very precise and responsive !
There is no dive as you turn in and the front end will respond quickly !

rik, the handling is MILES better with lowering springs on. its much more planted mate!

as for the springs in question, i really don't think its just lowering springs. that sits way way lower than any spring lowered IS i have seen. its almost as low as chris (aztecbandit's) IS and he has his on coilovers.

mine, with the TTE springs sits lower, but its by no means as low as that....

it looks like a standard apart from springs to me !
defiantly not coilovers !

please don’t get me wrong I'm not arguing !!!
if you guys can shed light on what I have got under there then
fantastic as i have no standard to compare it all to !
i shall try and take some pictures of what's under there and post them tomorrow

IMO, if you had lowering springs fitted, then to go that low you would have had to have changed the shocks.

i think its coilovers. get the car jacked up and take some pics that way - will be much easier.

Tein S Tech springs 35mm on front and 23mm on rear just to give you an idea

what year is your car rod?? as the later models (post 2001) had a 15 mm drop, so that would make yours look lower than a pre 2001 lowered on the same springs would it not??

2000 Rob

I think when they go on about the drop it is from a standard. If you bought 15mm lowering springs for your Lex which happened to be a later sport there would be no difference if you know what i mean. I just bought is200 springs they were not for a sport or nothing

This is standard springs and wheels




and lowered after 3 months with 18s fitted

what's it lowered by/with Bod?

I always thought more than 40mm and coilovers would be needed, but 40mm on the standard shocks would be fine? Can anyone confirm??

would you consider selling Merlin??

its lowered tein s tech springs 35mm on front and 23mm on rear. if you went above 40mm it will start to get bouncy and the handling will be crap

just springs then!?

ahh ok matey. i think the 18's help fill the arches a bit more too.

when u say 3 months....is that how long you had the springs on before the pic was taken? just wanna get a feel for how long mine will take to settle at their final resting point

Yes but as i said before to you Rob the teins didnt drop much if at all. I expected mine to sit a little lower on the front opposed to the rear

Rob if you look here you will see pics of car with 18s with standard springs

i agree matey, look spot on at the back IMO. probably about the same as mine if not a touch lower. but i've only had mine on a week or so, so hoping they will drop a little more (the TTE springs do this AFAIK).

looks good anyway mate, and the main thing is i bet the handling i a lot better?!?!

Yes the handling is quite tight but its not as good as coil-overs

no i know its not mate, but its catch 22 really. where i live, can't be doing with the stiffer ride. plus you have added expense of coilovers. springs are a VERY good compromise though...

as i said anyone wishing to try the ride are more than welcome to come and have a ride !
i find it still comfortable and love the precise handling don't find it bouncy !
it's a much better ride than my standard teggi DC2 (don't go round corners like it tho)

boddamloon the pic of the car on standard suspension is that a 2000 model sport ?
when did the ones with the 15mm lower suspension come out ?
and how does that compare to the altezza standard set up ?

Cant comment on the Tezza but yes mine was a 2000 sport and i think mine was 10mm lower and 2001 was 15mm lower but im not that sure

Take a close up picture of the top mount of the shock from in the engine bay, if its any colouyr other than black usually a sign of coilovers.

heres a pic of stndard shocks and springs of an RS

how a coilover top mount looks:

photos of mine !

can anyone shed some light on what i have got ???

All i can make out is that they are not coilovers, springs dont look anything other than standard, cant really make out from all the dirt on them though. maybe a jet wash to the arches and shocks will reveal the make of the springs,(if you dont already know that) Don't mean to sound bad but another possible thought is the springs could have been cut and put back on

But then if they had been cut it would handle really poor. We used to do this when we were younger on old cars and though it made them look better it just seem to make it bounce so i think he would know if they had been done and he has desribed the ride

ye i know just a thought!

Didn’t think they were coilovers but it would have been nice if they were

Well i hope they haven't been cut !
it don't feel like it has cos the back end does still feel good and supple.
Some of the back roads in deepest darkest Suffolk are ***** !!

IRLRs200 the pick of the standard shocks and springs you posted !
Are they from your car and are they surplus to requirement ?
Would you consider getting rid of them ?

they are my old ones 100% working, just upgraded to coilovers. trying to sell my car so if i sell it as is, the old shocks will be up for sale, only problem is they are really heavy and I'd say posting them from Ireland to UK would be EXPENSIVE!

well I think I could get a courier to pick them up and bring them back for me
so I would sort shipping so let me know if you're goanna get rid of them and what you want for them !

well looked at the springs and shocks
and they are not cut springs (thank goodness)
all in black with standard shocks a think
u have part numbers from shocks but left them at home
part numbers were not the same as the is200 shocks i have ?????

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anyone with any idea what thay are ????

do you have a side on shot of your car?

just wondering how much lower the springs will make the car.

I will take a side on shot and post it up soon !

Can anyone confirm some part numbers for me

Front shocks 48510-53020 HD3
Rear shocks 48530-53010 HD3

Ate these standard altezza shocks cost they don’t have the same part numbers as the Lexus ones !!!