Suspension Question/advice For Ls400?

[Frank Zappa]

Hi there,

I love the feel of my '95 LS400, so much so that I'm going to be restoring it to as close to new as possible. The one complaint that I would have is that I find the cornering not to be very responsive. While I much prefer the feel of a luxury ride to a sportier suspension, I would love it if my car would handle the corners a little more responsively without sacrificing the quality of the ride.

That said, I was hoping that I could get some suggestions on what I can do to get a more responsive ride. How much would it cost me to lower my suspension, for example (local mechanic, not Lexus)? Any other suggestions? Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks.

[odessa]

Hi there,

I love the feel of my '95 LS400, so much so that I'm going to be restoring it to as close to new as possible. The one complaint that I would have is that I find the cornering not to be very responsive. While I much prefer the feel of a luxury ride to a sportier suspension, I would love it if my car would handle the corners a little more responsively without sacrificing the quality of the ride.

That said, I was hoping that I could get some suggestions on what I can do to get a more responsive ride. How much would it cost me to lower my suspension, for example (local mechanic, not Lexus)? Any other suggestions? Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks.

hi, i have done the lowering for my 1994, and it rides more like a bmw now, now sure if that is what you want, but it handles the road much better. Also after lowering I use 225/45/R17. If you are interested in more details please let me know. I will try to upload the picture of how it looks after lowering, just for you to compare if you want that or not.

Serg

[RDM]

My '92 is lowered on KYB GR2 shocks/Tanabe DF210 springs, with OEM LS430 Sport 18" wheels on 245/45-18 tires. It's a noticeable improvement over when I got it, but it did have 160k on the OE parts. You might also want to look at ball joints/rod ends for play, firming these up with new parts does a lot too, and visually inspect all bushings and other components for wear while you're at it.

Funny thing, even after lowering it still rode 'springy', it wasn't until I replaced the front seats with buckets out of an '03 IS300 that I realized a lot of the feel I was experiencing was from the big, fluffy stock seats. Now with more solid seats it's twice as tight as it was with just the suspension.