Stormtrooper Lexus IS250 Lowered - Road Magnet 2" Drop Springs Installed

[YoshyEloy]

this car is very nice! i received an 09 is250 for my 16th birthday and im trying to do something like this but with coilovers and full lip kit. any opinions?

[DJInSaNaTyZ]

hey man, just picked up an 2009 is250. question: what size rim and tires are on your IS and what off set. thanks.

[boblee305]

nice lexus, real nice

[wikitiki10]

I live right close to that school at 7:25

[morzloks]

what do you do for a living to have such a tight car?

[mystiqueman366]

@morzloks he owns steve meade designs :P

[morzloks]

stormtrooper.. that shit sick yo.

[jdubb408]

nice car i almost got this one but ended up gettin the 328i coupe

[toneehuon]

came out nice, are those aftermarket lexus rims? and how big are those?

[pbspencer]

I have a 2011 is350. What do you prefer coil overs or springs. let me know. also did u have extra camber after new springs?

[meade916]

@pbspencer i would do coilovers if you can afford it. If not, springs will do. I didnt have any camber probs with these springs.

[pbspencer]

@meade916 what did you do to fix the camber issue in the front of your isF?

im going to go ahead and do the coilovers, going to get the BC coilovers. But idk what to do about camber >:(

[BLacKNesMonsTaz]

I got f-sport springs right now , but want it lower

these new springs are stiffer?

[meade916]

@BLacKNesMonsTaz F sport springs are only 1".........WEAK SAUCE. Thats why i didnt buy them lol -

[BLacKNesMonsTaz]

@meade916 ok kool lol

[Eminem1Mw2]

beautiful car man. Nice job

[Triggerhappyug18]

Where can i order a standard issue steak knife?

[hellohuy]

was this a automatic or manual?

[Jspekz]

What you think TEINS S Tech for lowering 2009 Lexus IS250?

[Bank4447]

i love it, love it love it

[acdcgreat]

Oh god I hate doing lowering springs.. -___-

[Inconceivable279]

It's beautiful =(



[sammyRN1]

Like most of your work, some cable channel should give you some kind of TV show deal.

[BlackberrySmart]

what year?..... please say 06...:/ thats as much as i can spend!

[Solaris2291]

I have these on my scion tc, same color. Great quality springs.

[tonyduou]

hey steve what year was this is250??

[rudakidarkudaki1]

Can you please tell me what size r those rims thanks

[NguyenEmpir3]

do u need any mechanical experi. to DIY spings?

[MrDeathtohippop]

@NguyenEmpir3 as long as you have all the right tools its pretty easy to do it yourself especially if you follow what meade916 did in the video. all you have to do is jack the car up take off the tires, take off all the bolts to the struts, compress the springs then take them off, put the new springs on compress them so you can peace it back together, put the sturts back on the car put the tires back on oh and before you start know what spings go on the front an back and you should be good.

[Montalvo1996]

that looks fucken sick bro, it looks clean ass hell keep it up

[ServerEj]

nice car man! what is the price for those? for all four of them!

[hersta916]

does yur car scrape when u go on speedbumps

[billyrb25]

does'nt SMD stand for suck my dick?

[meade916]

@billyrb25 apparantly it does, your mother keeps pounding on my living room window at 2am....

[iRepJDM]

@billyrb25 U TIGHT!!!!!!!!!

[Greddy305]

Let me ask you something, I'm thinking about buying these springs, but how is the tire life with these? Is a camber kit needed?? Please let me know! Thank you, and Great vid btw! Beautiful lady!!! =D

[MrRealSmurf]

A car that looks like that doesn't have some sort of an exhaust system?

[iTzBuescher]

@meade916 i really like what you have done with all of your cars. I just wanted to know if you went to a school to learn how to do all of the modifications or you just learned.

[Richardrummerboy]

5:30 "i'll just use the blade" haha respect man, love your cars and the way you do almost everything yourself!

[dwtnigg]

hey steve i was thinking about getting these springs for my scion tc are they worth it? or should i go with the tein tech S??? i would get coilovers but i cant afford that right now.

[meade916]

@dwtnigg these drop springs were AWESOME. If you cant afford coilovers, go with these for sure!!

[dwtnigg]

@meade916 okay thanks bro!!

[Ohsodopeee]

Dam i wished this car didnt get crashed.. i wanted to see what else he would have done to it.

[meade916]

@Ohsodopeee ive got an ISF now so watch what i do with that instead ;)

[Ohsodopeee]

@meade916 your the man Steve.

[pistolpeeroy]

@meade916 YOU RICH CUNT! HA FAIR PLAY MATE, IM STILL ON THE IS200 LOL!!!

[giannnski]

between this and the bmw 328i sedan which do you think would be a better buy?

[LKdot007]

@giannnski beamer

[smallermouse]

Hey dumbass. you supposed to cut away from yourself, not towards. retards theses days.

[meade916]

@smallermouse i see you have a habit of talking shit to people you dont know ONLINE. Kind of a bitch ass move, dont you think? i bet your father is so proud of raising a little internet coward like you.

[15Robin15]

@meade916 lol thats a funny ass reply

[yaboygetdollarz]

@smallermouse He just shitted on you... nice whip, trying to cop this week

[dwtnigg]

@smallermouse "theses days" and your calling Steve a dumbass.. have you seen the shit he has built?? You're and idiot.

[twerkmilkchoclat]

i see you got 36 haters steve keep doin what you do :)

[lanko1]

my russian friend can do it for free what he does is just cut your old springs ;D

[fuckVEVO84]

Steve is the best!

[kromezer28]

do the rims come with the lexus logo on them or where they stuck on there?

[AndyRoddick969]

Sorry, but, thats a pretty bad ass Floor Jack you got their.

[ndurani34]

nice!! what kind of rims?

[AggressivoProduction]

Steve are the 20 staggered? And if they are what size are they? Did you so any fender modifications? I bought mine is already dropped (2") it came with 19X8 and 19X9.5 I need to get a new set of wheels cause I cracked one and I'm thinking about getting 20X8.5 20x10.5. Can you give me your opinion on this..

[angeldarklcd]

Nice tat.

[shivam220]

@SniperBMW the escalades his friends but he works hard for his shit!

[joedirt1927]

I've been considering the Eibach 1" springs for my IS250. I have a set on my S2000 and I love them. Since the IS is notorious for front tire wear, how is your front tire wear since doing the install?

[shivam220]

@joedirt1927 the car was a total loss it got totaled in a crash now he has a isf :P

[chiwing1993]

good job man

[yfzboy450]

needs moar lowwww!!

[meade916]

@yfzboy450 no it doesnt its perfect.

[yonutfilip]

damm i love the color ? Diamond Pearl White ????

and man...

you´re a genius, you talk, you filming and you install the things in the same time... you´re a genius sir ! :D... i want you to be my mechanic for my car :))))

[meade916]

@yonutfilip its Starfire Pearl....and thank you sir! :)

[Shoemagoo]

RIP Stormtrooper, oh well at least you've got Darth Vader now!!!

[meade916]

@Shoemagoo yezzzzir i did! :)

[boogie504]

That is awesome, dang it!

[peterhejlejensen]

Can he disasemble a car with one hand?

[luketriple2]

Whats the offset of those wheels?

[robertdeuce]

nice car man. great taste. quick question bmw 550i, mercedes c350, or is250? what would you get? thanks

[tvane1225]

need a kit...

[BrightDeep]

at first it was good, was bad. why killed the wheelbarrow?

[meade916]

@BrightDeep what?

[BrightDeep]

Зачем испортил тачку???

[TheKevin34162]

anyone know where i could buy lexus is250 visors?

[Ohsodopeee]

will these springs work for stock rims?

[nicholastmhsw]

@Ohsodopeee yes..... only much lower.....

[stunnasam21]

air tools rule...cheap spring compressors don't...glad you got a good set unlike mine, shot that bitch through the door doin my girls 04 TL. all said n done it was kinda tight

[jmejia26]

just wanted to say great video and your box opener is kick ass i use the same tool lol keep up the good work champ your car looks simple and clean

[QAJ4470]

nice wheels...!!!

[AvatarJizz]

Ii wouldve gotten 1 size smaller rims and lowered a bit more but smexy car ether way

[meade916]

@AvatarJizz not me and this car was plenty low.  thanks though.

[solpadol30500]

I have nothing but good things to say about proper mechanics - good job! Hey fancy doing my IS250?

[meade916]

@solpadol30500 thank you sir :) if you live near sacramento, CA and you want it done i can do it :)

[dundermiflin892]

wow nice car bro. wheels look nice with it

[spec6635]

You sir! Are the Man! One handed maintenance FTW!

[KiingBlood]

clean car

[heartlessvietboy]

What I would do with the 2012 Lexus IS250 is standardize it to a 3.0L V6 250 lb./ft Torque.  Because my Honda Accord was a V6 3.0L Fully Loaded and it was more powerful than the IS250 for lesser price of $30K compared to $35K. Of course you don't have options as smart access with push button start and high intensity bi xenon discharge lamps but you get a little bit better torque.

[snipethatass]

ugly ass rims!!!!1

[meade916]

@snipethatass coming from someone that has NOTHING. LOL

[dwtnigg]

@snipethatass those rims are sick wtf are you talking about?

[DXTBOW]

NICE RIDE bro....I just bought me a 2007 48Kmi IS250, white color with sport suspension...neat little sedan. What's your solution with the engine panel's plastic grommet fasteners...I hate when they break off every time you remove them....

[jamesttripp]

big azz diff!!

[FastMoneyStacks69]

VIP LEXUS

[FastMoneyStacks69]

VIP

[9SLR2]

Haha, it took 5 hours to get the first side done on my Volvo, other side was very much quicker, only 2 hours.

[dreamrecorder]

Educative insight of the Lexus Spring change. I love D.I.Y too.

Great car, nice job. Keep it up.

Cheers.

[jdbensette]

i love how you have a shit ton of money but no hoist and no electric saws lmao. i guess yr doin it oldschool eh?

[meade916]

@jdbensette ummm i have always had "electric saws" - what do you think i use, hand crank saws or something? Also, i have a Lift now, if thats what you mean by "hoist".

[jdbensette]

@meade916 lol well in the video you just used the blade off yr saw.and yes, a hoist is the same as a lift.

[MReedBMWM3]

Gorgeous Car. I used to have an Alpine 95 M3, I am now rolling an 08 Storm Gray IS 250. No more worries either!

Thanks for posting this video! 

[chrisgreene916]

RIP!!

[doggarN]

you should also tint your back lights and put a bluer glass in the front :)

[meade916]

@doggarN this car is gone, i totalled it last month. I have a black ISF now ;)

[orochiThing]

@meade916 DAYUM!!

[Notchism88]

@meade916 what you totaled it... I dont know you but I hate you lol jokes, was looking at this video because im planning on getting this car and doing a 2 j swap in it. Heard you have a is f how does that drive compared to the is 250?

This whip was sick i could imagine what the isf looks like

[doggarN]

@meade916 thats sad :/ black sounds good :) keep it up :) creds from sweden ! :D

[efadaei]

@meade916 What happened dude? the crash was pretty bad?

[doggarN]

Yo steve, i fell in love with ur lexus but i dont have the money to buy one so a made a replica in forza 3 ^^ and yeah. keep it up man, i love both your garage/cars and your sound systems . and maybe i take a trip from the cold sweden to check ur garage out :P

[sandfordmill]

nice car dude, if i had this the only things i would change is probably gloss black roof. and change the wheels to gloss black multispokes with no chrome

[meade916]

@sandfordmill the car is already gone....but the black roof look sounds stupid as hell.

[orochiThing]

@meade916 I think he means an cf overlay? i hope lol

[kiodmais]

@meade916 wich one has his taste.

[i8rocks]

@sandfordmill why the hell would you want to put a black roof on a car? it sounds like the honda civics you see with a different colored fender

[sandfordmill]

@i8rocks because it would follow the colors of the front window all the way to the back,

[06TurboVtec]

that looks clean as fuck, love the look of the front end with the wheels more in the well

[RaZVaNice17]

put some white wheels on it!

[meade916]

@RaZVaNice17 no thanks. Put some white wheels on your ride :)

[sandfordmill]

@RaZVaNice17 lol, would look like shit, black and white all the way

[ballhawk210]

i love ur fukn rims what would u rather have your black isf or a white isf

[PdJAF1994]

it would look pretty nice with tinted tail lights but it looks dope like this as well

[JMoore4291]

i was gonna say bigger wheels before it was lowered but now it sits perfect, looks bad as hell, good thing you went with the black wheels over the white, bad ass ride

[barnacle77]

I normally like the lowered look, but I don't think it did anything for aesthetics in this case. It looked "beefier" before, and the wheels were more featured.

[meade916]

@barnacle77 i TOTALLY disagree and so does everyone else lol....

[fluffymateusz]

@meade916

that looks so sexi i was thinking about a 335i or one of these in the spring

do you like the is 250?

[jSdPm69]

Excelent Video! I'm Subscribing! Awesome Lexus! Thanks 4 The Info!

[shoxrux93]

AWSOME!!!

how much were those springs???

[mrqb1987]

How the hell ppl get offended by the way others open their boxes? Weird.

[wirsindheldenowns]

damn this dude was working on his car with one hand!

[YAAUFA]

Steve did you get any mechanic training?  Looks like you can fix anything on your cars.

[jamclam1]

she was beautiful steve, hope everything works out for the best

[RNGSR2010]

RIP Lexus IS250 :(

[jSdPm69]

Thanks a lot man!

[stalliondz]

hey,

I have an IS350 2008 and I'm getting the Vossen vvs-cv2 20" and gonna install Falken FK 235/30/20 on the front and 275/30/20 On the rear, with the factory springs i don't think there will be any problem but if i get the Road Magnet 2" loworing springs, do you think it would rub!!!!!!?

Another question, if i ever get a flat tire and had to put the factory spare tire (assuming the i have the 2' lowing springs, will the spare tire rub (front or rear)!!!!!

[ctoedtman]

so you can just get springs with stock struts?

[jo5566200]

Amazing how a man can do so many things with one hand, nice job steve

[BUSAFLY123]

nice and hellaflush, good job man, lowering my 95 toyota celica 2" also, how much are the road magnets?

[sacbeerchug]

Nice,. it looks sweet!,. did you think of smoking the tail lights? maybe keeping the clear area of the light out? a good contrast with the rims and the vehicle logos?

[bergi85]

Looks sick man

[mbalingit]

hey steve i just recently put rims on my car, 20s with i think theyre 25 series so theyre extremely small. what i wanted to ask you was that whenever i have people in the back the back tires hit the top of the wheel wells :/

do those springs help with that??

[matrixownz]

dont u wish u had the lift then haha

[meade916]

@matrixownz fuck ya hahah......i want to lift the lexus on the new 2-post just so i can check the bolts......even though i dont need to i feel this urge after watchin this video again LOL

[bassmetropolis]

you need a personal camera man lol,

[walkingfreak]

Lol go cheaper and chop off a part of the spring. but new springs are good too!

[NewtProductions]

A flowmaster would sound pretty good on a Lexus.

[meade916]

for the 100th time, the 20's on 35 series tires rubbed, the 30 series did not.

[JCapJCrew]

Is it rubbing with that 2 inch drop? I just got 20s on mine and I'm gettin rubbage. Nice car though

[GODSPEEDseven]

Standard issue steak knife.. hahaha! You got me cracking up..

[d1mitrov]

looks clean, wheels arent as aggresive as id like them to be. what are the specs plz.

[joe66619]

IT needs bigger rims! then it will be sitting nice

[meade916]

@joe66619 it sits perfect the way it is. This isnt a Donk bro.

[peterjg001]

@joe66619 lol there 20s their as big as u can put with this drop

[MarcusD111]

Where did you get that standed issue steak knife? ive been looking all over the web for one and can't find one :P lexus is lookin sweet dude

[Toyota4Life]

I want a Lexus..

[SmakkdownSarpunch]

shittt thats pretty sick steve... why didnt you go for some light bronze racing wheels with a chrome lip..staggeredd... that would've looked pretttyyy badass tooo !

[dorz11203]

yo man the car looks good man. yo but those springs on like a pro ( im tech at lexus). never heard of that spring company but that drop looks great im going to look in a pair of those for sc430 and by the way what size rims are or on you truck. i have a 2003 denali and i was looking in those wheels. thanks

[meade916]

@dorz11203 comin from a tech at Lexus, ill take that as a huge compliment. :) The Wheels on the Hoe are 26's.......thanks bro!

[imaUkrainian]

make your roof black and tint ur tail lights gonna look really good

[meade916]

@imaUkrainian probably tint the tails but no thanks on the black roof, that shit sounds ugly. The only way i would ever do a black roof is if my car was black too LOL

[calvinblinkee]

@imaUkrainian What, you plan to get him to make the roof look black so it looks like a BMW M3? But the roof on that is carbon fiber!

[CarKing91]

I freaking' Love you IS250 nicest one I ever seen. It's so incredibly sexy If I was a cop I would say WTF, Go faster! :D

[meade916]

@CarKing91 thanks bro haha!

[ThuGfunk]

I prefer coilovers to just plain ol' lowering springs but the price difference is a major thing.

the lexus looks hot either way.

[elberton76]

Steve,Wanted to know how tall you are?And if the IS250 has enough headroom for you?another question,I think you had a 225 35 20",before you put the coils on it,Did it rub?