lse suspension

[enduring11]

Does an 03 LSE lower itself at a certain highway speed? I searched for it but couldn't find anything. Maybe I'm just a dumbass. The reason I ask is because there was an lse for sale locally and the guy mentioned that "at about 80 mph it will drop down a hug the road".

 

[joegr]

No.
LSE is an appearance change/upgrade only.

 

[T-Money]

Also there is no 2003 LSE. Only 2002, and 04-05.

 

[G-RELL]

 

[LS4me]

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Not really..... IIRC the Mark VIII will lower a half inch (or 1", I don't remember) at about 60. Believe it or not, with the WW spoiler my '06 feels a bit more stable (planted) than my wife's over 8oish.

 

[enduring11]

Yea I know Grell. I don't know too much about the LSE and it was one of those things where on one hand i was extremely doubtful but on the other hand I didn't want to just call this guy out and look like an idiot if it was true. Instead I just look like a dumbass to you guys.

 

[joegr]

... Instead I just look like a dumbass to you guys.

No. You only look dumb when you don't ask about something that you don't know about.

 

[1LoudLS]

I guess the guy got confused between a LSE and a LSC... lol

 

[cammerfe]

I guess the guy got confused between a LSE and a LSC... lol

Plus one. It requires an air suspension---or VERY complicated hydraulics---to 'lower'.

KS

 

[Kumba]

The air pressure from the windshield will actually cause a downward force on the car behind the front wheels. The force will cause the rear of the car to push down some but it's usually no where near 1". This is why most cars have a rake from front to back where the back is a little higher then the front. If you didn't have this then at high speed you could actually end up with the front higher then the back which would be bad. If that happened then you would be generating a lifting force from all the air being captured and rammed under the car.

That's why they put cut out's on the rear bumper of high performance cars in order to make sure air doesn't have an efficient way of getting trapped under the car and causing lift.

In the LS you are going to get more ride height change from the rear suspension loading up while accelerating then the downforce from air though. I swear that when I power brake it feels like the rear drops 1/2" or more.