Need Help...it Would Be Greatly Appreciated

[adi1ias]

adi1ias@aol.com

Okay. I need all the help i can get. First off, i own a 1992 Lexus SC400 V-8. Very nice and reasonably fast. I love this car for its looks its over all performance with handling, acceleration, and the extremely smooth ride it came with. But, I am also very imterested in upgrading this car. I want to first purchase wheels for the car and am almost positive I'm going to buy a set of Racing Hart C2's 18X?. I don't know how wide i want the wheels to be and i was wondering how wide i could go with my SC. Also, i don't know the bolt patterns and I don't even know what the bolt patterns are refering too as I, confusingly search and shop for wheels. Next, I am looking for some tires to throw on the new C2's, but dont know what companies are good and once again don't know what the heck to look for. My SC is going to be a daily driver, but i need tires that are low profile and look good. But, i need tires that arent too expensive and dont wear out every 3 months. I also would like to lower my car, considering putting on the big 18 inch C2's. I have found a nice pair of Eibach springs for a reasonable price and am wondering if it will lower my car enough to show off the car and the wheels evenly. Also, i would like to know if you have any idea if the springs will sacrifice the wonderfully smooth ride of all Lexus vehicles. One other thing, do i need shocks? Or maybe they are called dampers... I don't know! Next, i would like to put a couple engine parts on my car to further more increase the horspower and accleration. To accomplish this, i have found an Injen intake and an exhaust kit that will definately make my car sound, perform, and look good. Also, i was wondering what is wrong with having coilover suspension...does it lead to tire wear? Also, I was wondering if i should buy one of the front strut bars on this website to further increase my handling? (http://www.lexuspros.com/cgi-bin/storev2/commerce.cgi?product=scsuspension). Before i forget, how do i get the bolt patterns for my car. I need to find out how to do it by myself so i can purchae the perfect fitting wheels.

Any information you can give me please post it or e-mail me at (adi1ias@aol.com), Please, i need all the help can get...please!

the Racing Hart C2's

http://www.1010tires.com/wheelsearch.asp?p...8&lastwheel=138

the bolt patters

http://www.1010tires.com/wheel.asp?wheelbr...n&wheelmodel=C2

springs and strut bars

http://www.lexuspros.com/cgi-bin/storev2/c...ct=scsuspension

the shocks

http://www.overboost.com/obs/product.asp?pid=803

the Injen intake system

http://www.overboost.com/obs/product.asp?pid=21511

the JIC Bullet Twin Spartan Exhaust

http://www.overboost.com/obs/product.asp?pid=18531

[Bubbles]

If you look in the previous topics and posts here, you'll probably find out how wide it should be. I remember reading an article about what's the biggest wheel you can get in there, and I believe it was 20 inches, but I forgot how wide it could be. I'm sure it's more than 8 inches. The eibach springs are only going to lower front and back 1 inch. That is not a lot of lowering, but I've read that it's the only set of springs that will keep your wheels in proper alignment so that there won't be too much inside tire wear. So the Eibach springs and 18" wheels will be fine. Springs do sacrifice ride quality but I'm not sure how much. The Injen Intake should give you good sound, but It's not a cold air intake. That means your engine will be sucking in a lot of warm air. You also don't want to trust the dynos at the Injen website because the videos they show you have the hood open so that cooler air can get to the intake, but in real life you ain't driving with your hood open. Exhaust is good, but just remember to find out how it will sound like because exhausts are pretty expensive. Well sorry if I haven't answered all your questions, but there were no replies so I felt like doing one. Just use the search feature here.

[Bubbles]

actually I found this link: http://www.intellexual.net/faq.html#023 and I scrolled down to wheels and it says the largest ever attempted 18 inchers are 11 inches wide.

[Bubbles]

weapon r makes this cold airbox intake system. That one should be better than the injen. But if you look at it closely you could probably make it yourself and save a buck or two :D

[adi1ias]

:D Thank you so much. But, where can i purchase the cold air box? Anyways, thank you for all the help. :D

[adi1ias]

Got another question...what are wheels spacers? Do they just push the wheel out wider? Are they used when adding a widebody kit to a car?

[adi1ias]

Never mind...Spacers: Another available mod for your wheels are wheel spacers. These are used to compensate for negative wheel offset. For instance, the SC coupe's stock offset is +50mm; However, Supra TT wheels have +38mm offset. Therefore you can use 5mm - 15mm spacers to correct the difference and line up your wheels better. It is strongly recommend you avoid 'universal spacers' in larger sizes than 5mm; However, there are some larger aftermarket spacers that are tested to work well with the SC300 and SC400(http://www.intellexual.net/faq.html#023).

[AWJ]

Your getting the hang of it already. A lot of digging needs to be done to learn this stuff. Take it one step at a time. Make sure you get quality parts and know exactly what goes into the job. If you pay someone to do it - be patient - but know where to check for problems. It is a learning experience.

Coilovers may be overkill if you are not running the track or in need of adjustabiltiy. Eibach springs with kyb agx shocks have been well received for quality ride. I've heard great things about JIC FLT 1 (I think they are) $$$. There are lots of things you can do.

I think it is very important to point out that bushings should be checked. If you are unaware of where they are located, take it to a tire or suspension shop and ask them to check the ball joints and upper and lower control bushings. They will probably be okay. But these should be accounted for if you want to lower your car, you will be stressing these items. Always get two opinions especially starting out. The factory service manuals are priceless in terms of learning your car and how to asses mechanical condition.

Good luck.