2000GS4 Posted May 4, 2003 Share Posted May 4, 2003 Hi Everyone, I am new to this site and would like advice on suspension & brake upgrades. Anyone out there have L-tuned springs and struts or Ron Millen Brakes on their GS400? How do you like the way they perform? Thanks, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwidjaja Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 I just upgrade my 98 GS400 with H&R Coil Over suspension Brembo Brakes L-Tuned Steering ECU Works like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000GS4 Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 Thanks for the response, I'm hearing that a coil-over is better than new springs and shocks. Is H&R better than Tein's? BTW did you install the ECU and how long does it take? Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwidjaja Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 I think H&R is better because of the recommendation from cublexus and also from the installer told me that H&R is just a better choice for a lowering kit on Coilover. installing Steering ECU takes about 15 min, a little bit hard on getting the old ECU out. scale 1 - 5 as hard, probably 1.5 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslx4s Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Hi Everyone,I am new to this site and would like advice on suspension & brake upgrades. Anyone out there have L-tuned springs and struts or Ron Millen Brakes on their GS400? How do you like the way they perform? Thanks, Kevin I have an idea for you. You may want to try and find a set of the factory Supra brakes. They are a good set up on the GS's. Or if you want to spend a bit more go for the stop tech. Rod Millen is a great compnay but try the supra brakes route and save a few $$. As far as spring. If that is all you would like to do on a factroy shock, L-tuned and Ebach are two good ways of getting that lowered look. If you would like to go all out on the suspention look into tein cs spec. coil-overs. This system is a great set-up. The bottom line is that there are so many ways that you could go that it will most likely come down to how much you would like to spend. Keep me update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSypher Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 FYI, the Rod MIllen brakes are the exact same brakes as the Supra TT brakes and the TRD brake kit too.. All 3 are pretty much the same... I have the TRD front brakes. When I first put them on I was amazed with the stopping power they produced.. Now I'm used to them and it's really nothing.. Now next I think I'm gonna go with Brembo GT Big Brake.. It's a 6 pot 14" rotor... They are the brakes that you see on Ferrari's.. If you don't want to go that route you can always go with Stop Tech, AP Racing (Stillen), Wilwood, and there are many others.. Also one major thing that will influence you on how big you can get your brakes is what size your rims are and the offset too.. Because if you only have a tiny bit of room right now between your stock caliper and rim you won't beable to fit something that much bigger.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000GS4 Posted May 11, 2003 Author Share Posted May 11, 2003 Thanks for all the infomation, I will definitely go the coilover route instead of the L-tuned. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSypher Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Thanks for all the infomation,I will definitely go the coilover route instead of the L-tuned. Kevin Just a headsup.... All coilovers aren't created equal.. Like for example, I have the Tein "Flex" coilovers.. They are very managible and the ride comfort is pretty good.. But also then you have the Tein "HA's" which are more of a tighter harder coilover mainly for those who want to lose most of the luxury they have in there Lexus and get a real hard track type of feel.. Then you have the Tein CS's, these are probaly the coilovers I think you should go with.. They are supposed to have a great ride without giving up too much comfort and getting a sporty type of feel when driving.. For me the choice was out of the "CS" or the "Flex"... If you need anymore help you ask and I'll try to see what I can do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000GS4 Posted May 12, 2003 Author Share Posted May 12, 2003 Thanks for the advice, I was leaning toward the Tein coil-overs and this makes my decision a lot easier. I'll let you know how it goes :) Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSypher Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 No problem... Goodluck on your upcoming purchase... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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