I want to start this off by saying thank you to Redline360 for giving me a chance to do this and being such awesome people towards me. So I’ll give you a little info on my car and what I want done to it eventually. It is a 1992 Lexus SC300 which is Lexus’ first production sports car (alongside the SC400 which had the 1UZ-FE and about 25ish more ponies). This car really is interesting because it is really a copy of the Supra MKIV just with a different skin and a different upper end on the motor, aluminum heads, and different intake setup which makes this a 2JZ-GE instead of a 2JZ-GTE. The SC series was more of a market tester for Lexus to see what people would want so they threw every bit of technology and knowledge they had (except for a turbo sadly) into it but had to cut back on unnecessary things due to price because it MSRP’d for around $40,000 for the base model. Since it was so expensive only 33,000 were made from 1992-2000 (about 7,500 in 1992 mine being frame number 1522).
My whole vision for this car is to eventually be able to go to bigger car shows and show it off because it is so rare and any car that comes with a factory 2JZ is cool in my book and most people’s. This spring (hopefully) I will end up doing a huge face lift and repaint the bumpers and get new headlights so it’ll look good on the outside. As for underneath I am just going to spruce up what’s already there and plan on a turbo after I finish college or when I can afford it. Interior needs a little bit of love which isn’t surprising for how old the car is and it’s all leather cause Lexus. The engine has been almost fully gone through other than sensors going bad and a few minor things here and there. All in all it really just needs some work on the aesthetics and stupid nitpicks I have with the car.
So that’s what gets me to this write up’s purpose. I bought some Ksport Kontrol Pro coilovers and let me start out by saying this: quality is bar-none. I was a little hesitant because I haven’t seen anyone with these on their cars on forums and such but I am glad I bought them now. Install was really easy and they bolted right on. I however made a dumb mistake and decided to not follow manufacturer’s directions and raise the ride height up. So I ended up with a 2 door sports car that was almost 12” off the ground. Very goofy to say the least and I didn’t take any pictures because it was terrible and embarrassing or else I would share my mistake with you. They look great and perform just as well. I live in the Ozark Mountains in Northern AR so the roads here are rough and windy and this set up works amazingly. Polyurethane bushings are going on in a few weeks and I expect that to help and be better than the 24 year old bushings I have now. All in all this suspension is amazing and I would love to do business with Redline360 again because I got this set from Arizona in three days on their basic shipping and had zero issues with them and they actually had the lowest price out of everyone I could find.
Written by Damien S.
