Shocks & Springs L-sportline

[llexus05]

I'm thinking about putting the L-Sportline springs and shocks on my 2000 LS400 that has 104k miles and original shocks.

I already put 17" wheels on it and to be honest it did reduce the ride quality a little. I'd like to lower it a little, plus reduce some of that space between the tire and fender but at the expense of ride quality, I just don't know if I dare do it.

Any thoughts? How much reduction in ride quality are we talking about here? 50% or 10%? I can live with 10%. A guy (or gal for that matter) buys an LS for ride quality. Ruining that really wouldn't be worth it.

[1990LS400]

Our 2000 Platinum LS400 rides great with its standard suspension and 16" wheels. And the handling is quite good for a large sedan although not quite as nimble as the 90 LS we had for many years. It ain't no BMW 5-series but then I couldn't make our 90 LS handle like a BMW 5-series either - I tried. But then the an LS doesn't break like a BMW either.

Almost everyone who rides in our 00 LS expresses amazement at how it rides and handles the rough roads here in the central U.S. Would I give this up to eliminate "space between the tire and fender"? Why is this "space" a problem?

Just for fun, we rented a Nissan Altima with sports suspension and 17" wheels in Arizona a few weeks ago. Drove all over the place - Phoenix, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon. Wonderful car -- painful ride even with tire pressure at the minimum -- won't do that again. Sure was nice getting back into the LS!

[GRAND_LS 4]

I'm thinking about putting the L-Sportline springs and shocks on my 2000 LS400 that has 104k miles and original shocks.

I already put 17" wheels on it and to be honest it did reduce the ride quality a little. I'd like to lower it a little, plus reduce some of that space between the tire and fender but at the expense of ride quality, I just don't know if I dare do it.

Any thoughts? How much reduction in ride quality are we talking about here? 50% or 10%? I can live with 10%. A guy (or gal for that matter) buys an LS for ride quality. Ruining that really wouldn't be worth it.

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Yes, it will reduce ride quality, I cannot put a percentage on it, because you may see it differently. I honostly lost the Lexus ride, for what? I dont know other then looks, because it looks hot right now. But I cannot really judge until I get an alignment (I just did the swap) to comment on handling just yet, but it seems promising.