I have a 99TL with a 2" drop with 215/50/16 tires, stock rims. It handles like a school bus. I know the 99TL has crappier strut and sway bars than a TL-S. Should I just get stock TL-S strut and sway bars. Or from a CL-S? I also wonder what my car is as far as weight distribution. Is it 60/40, what it feels like is 80/20. Maybe I need to relocate the battery. Let me know.

 

huhh..

you're dropped on stock struts? TL-P ones at that..
small tires/wheels. upgrade to lower profile tires on bigger wheels.
tokico hp's would be a start for struts.. koni yellows for good performance.
don't bother with stock stuff unless it's cheap.. CL-S or TL-S are the same, 27mm in the front, 19mm i believe in the rear. you can get the 04+ TL progress RSB for a huge improvement. FSB will be the same diameter but will have thicker walls or be solid. upgrade the endlinks while you're at it for better feel. get a type-S strut bar though, or an aftermarket bar like comptech.

not much you can do for weight distribution other than relocating the battery.. but if you want to remove weight there's a thread in the 3g side that gives a huge list for dropping weight (but also could make it less livable)

 

what kinda springs do u have?..that could be one of the problems if u got some EGAY ones...i have Eibach Pro-kit's and its 2.1front and 1.7rear and it takes curves like a dream...i am also dropped on stock struts and it is a lil stiff but it doesnt feel they way ur describing it...

 

I also have the eibach pro kit, Tokico strut(adjustable) and eibach sway bars. Handles like a whore givin a hand job.. lol

 

The stock shocks will go out after a while, so the OP's shocks are probably done for. I agree with everything rp_guy sed.

 

That's what you get from a FWD car with a heavy V6 sitting right on top of the front axles.

 

Basically better tires, better shocks, better rear sway bar.

 

i did battery relocation, i got tokico struts, cusco lower tie bar eibach anit roll bar and hr springs, and light kosei k1 ts wheels on sticky tires, it feels like a miata. i can take practically any turn with out barely slowing down.