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I bought my 99 is 200 already lowered 40mm but ride is quite crashy.. question is, is it because the dampers are set to a different ride height so don’t work and bottom out and potentially not doing what they should and need replacing to suit.. if it wasn’t  hard times ideally I’d get the tein street replacements and just get it done but with the roads around here need a quick fix 👍🏻

On 1/27/2016 at 12:38 PM, ChrisIS200SportTTE said:

The 200 was launched in the UK to take on the BMW 316-318-320, Audi A4 2.0 and Mercedes C class. 

They fitted the 2.0 because the market in Europe don't want bigger engines that cost more to tax and return poor mpg. 

For the market the IS200 was aimed at the power is right, it's not a fast car and was never meant to be. It's a comfortable cruiser. 

I'm also pretty sure that they putting in a tuneable engine didn't even enter their mind, why would it? They weren't trying to sell cars to the performance market, but to the corporate business market. 

 

The suspension is high because again they were selling a comfortable cruiser not a fast sporty car that's slammed but one that comfortably eats up motorway miles. So yes they did know what they were doing 

I agree it was just to compete with bmw .. I have a 1999 I S 200 sport which they didn’t sell many of in the first year due to it was heavily priced with all the options it had on .. then in 2000 they took most of the options off them made it affordable and sold **** loads and they made a hell of a car.. was never meant to be a performance car but I’m the same think it could do with a bit more power.. mines oem apart From a 25mm drop.. looks great factory timeless 

Indecisive if to modify my oem 99 is200 sport.. want more power but almost impossible without spending a small fortune from the learning ecu to the fact the electronic TB is a d£&k and does what it wants.. throttle response is let’s say.. non existent.. anyone got any advice on improving the dated tb ..I’ve heard about putting the jzx Tb on but standard that throws engine management problems in the mix.. being honest the uk IS is meant to be a bmw beater not a B road basher like the Jdm altezza .. just seems like the platform has a lot more to offer.. love the car .. a lot of car that everything works on 21 years later, Lexus ought to be proud 👍🏻

Hi all✌️.. I have apex 40mm lowering springs on my 99 is200 way too low and bumpy for where anyone lives in the uk .. also sank quite a bit I’d recommend anyone stay away going to go for some 30mm h&r heard they have the best ride out of the springs out there 👍🏻

I own an original fully loaded is200 sport from 1999 .. my mate owned it for 9 years bought it from a Lexus dealer who owned it from new,  did 3 thou a year maintained it no expense spared. I paid £1000 for it put a new clutch in, full Service, gearbox oil, diff oil, four tires and had the tracking done .. be good for another 100k .. you would pay five grand for the German equivalent nowadays to get worse reliability than an IS that you could get for a grand . Japanese quality of the 90’s is a good investment, either the to use as a work horse or to appreciate what it it is knowing it will only rise in value.. amazing car.. only wish it was a rs200 4 pot and didn’t have a the throttle that had a proper **** mind of it’s own, rant over a good day to all 👍🏻