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Lexus GS 300/400 (S140) 1993-1997 — Coilovers

The S140 GS left the factory tuned for hushed motorway comfort, which means a tall ride height, generous body roll and a front end that floats over crests. XYZ Racing’s coilover range for the Lexus GS 300/400 (S140) exists to undo that softness without turning the car into something you can’t drive to work. This is a full set of height- and damping-adjustable coilovers built around the saloon’s front-engine, rear-drive layout and its considerable kerb weight.

Because this car gets used so many different ways – sleeper road build, stance project, drift platform, occasional track toy – the range spans nine setups, from the road-biased Street Advanced through to Circuit Master and Drift Spec. You pick the spring rate and valving that match how you actually use the GS, rather than accepting one generic compromise.

What these coilovers do for your 1993-1997 Lexus GS 300/400

Drop the ride height and the GS sheds the on-stilts look the standard springs leave it with, while a lower centre of gravity sharpens turn-in on a car that has never been keen to change direction in a hurry. Independent ride-height adjustment lets you correct the factory rake and set corner weights properly, which counts for a lot on a saloon this heavy. Firmer, adjustable damping reins in the dive under braking and the roll the soft OEM setup allows, so the rear axle stays settled when you lean on it. For the drift and circuit crowd, that composure is the difference between a slide you can read and a car that loads up and snaps. Daily drivers can wind the damping back for a firm but liveable ride on broken UK B-roads.

About the XYZ Racing GS 300/400 coilover range

Every kit in the range is a coilover in the proper sense: a threaded shock body with an adjustable spring platform, so ride height and damping are set independently rather than bundled into one fixed cartridge. The nine setups split into clear lanes. Street Advanced and Super Sport sit at the road end, with rates chosen to firm up the GS without punishing it on poor Tarmac. Top Sport, Racing Spec and Circuit Master step up the spring rates and valving for fast-road and circuit use, where controlling that heavy front end through repeated braking zones is the priority. Drift Spec is built for angle and recovery on a rear-drive chassis that lends itself to it, while the Tarmac Rally, Gravel Rally and Pro Rally builds cover loose-surface and stage work with the travel and robustness that demands. The common thread is matching the hardware to one job rather than spreading it thin across all of them.

Fitment for the Lexus GS 300/400 (S140) (1993-1997)

These coilovers are cut for the S140-generation Lexus GS 300/400, covering the 1993 to 1997 model years. The S140 chassis code is the thing to confirm against your car before ordering, since later GS generations use different mounting and lengths. Check that your build year falls inside the 1993-1997 span and that the S140 designation matches.