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Dan at MAX USA
Tue Dec 23 2014, 11:29PM

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Full rear end parts set preview:





We notched the pinch weld above the traction and camber arms, and also cut some items around the quarter panel lip.


The cuts were epoxy panel bonded and or painted to maintain rigidity and prevent rust.





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Dan at MAX USA
Tue Dec 23 2014, 11:56PM

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Its hard to fit a low offset, wide wheel on a lexus without:
1. spending a great deal of time and money in the body shop,
2. using excessive camber settings that destroy tires and drivability.
We thoughtfully engineered a fully adjustable suspension solution that replaces:
~ Upper and Lower traction rods (controls the wheel position)
* we made an adjustable mounting point on the upper traction rod for the HID headlight sensor
~ Upper and lower control arms (controls camber)
* Lower arm is only for the coil over damper conversion, not the OEM style separated spring and damper
~ Sway bar Link
~ Toe rods
The rear arm set ($1300) allows the wheel to move inboard and shorter axles are required so we purchased a used 07-2013 IS axle set for less than $400 online. A MAXvip coil over set ($1250) tuned for 20 and 18kg springs both allows super low red height and reduces travel to prevent bottom out over daily driving obstacles. The result is perfect fitment with a very aggressive ride height ability without compromising the beautiful body and paint or on a dealership fresh car. Drivability is maintained although the ride is much stiffer than stock and the front turn radius gets reduces as the vehicle is adjusted lower.
There is some fender rubbing during turning at the ride height in the video, this could be improved by raising the car or with the front tire stretch/diameter different than the one we currently use (or less front wheel width/offset). Rear camber is at 3 degrees (and the front is 1.5 which is unadjustable at the moment). We may look into making a front lower control arm next to match front to the rear camber and or improve the turning circle at current height.

BBS Ri-D Nissan GTR fitment wheels
20x11+15 255/35/20 on federal ss 595 (rear)
20x10+35 245/35/20 on falken 543 (front)

Audio track credit - Diplo - Revolution (Gioni Remix)
Video by Sean Alessi


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Dan at MAX USA
Tue Dec 23 2014, 11:57PM

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The helper springs cancel the 3 wheel motion while traversing driveways.




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Dan at MAX USA
Tue Sep 08 2015, 10:44PM

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Production parts featuring CNC one piece billet arms and bolt on air over damper option in testing.









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Dan at MAX USA
Sat Dec 05 2015, 02:51AM

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Designing a Limit Break angle kit for Lexus RCF since I heard we may see one in FD 2016.




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Dan at MAX USA
Tue Dec 29 2015, 01:40AM

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Bag over dampers next to coil over dampers.



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Dan at MAX USA
Wed Dec 30 2015, 12:33AM

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Bolt on modular AIR SPRING option

McPherson Bag (20mmID TOP) Bag Over Damper Air Spring 5" OD



Double wishbone type (14mmID TOP) Bag Over Damper Air Spring 5" OD


Sleeve type (14mmID TOP) Bag Over Damper Air Spring for tight fit, 3.75" inflated OD



Springs or Dampers, Your Choice! Shown installed side by side.



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Dan at MAX USA
Sat Jan 16 2016, 02:47AM

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Sleeve bag height range
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Dan at MAX USA
Wed Feb 03 2016, 04:03AM

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Rear end set is in stock. $1770
















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Dan at MAX USA
Thu Feb 04 2016, 11:39PM

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40mm shortened knuckle mod $300 labor


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