Replacing front shocks on 99 Lexus 400LS
03-04-10, 06:53 PM
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Replacing front shocks on 99 Lexus 400LS
How difficult is it to change the front shocks on a 99 Lexus 400LS? Is this a job that can be accomplished by a novice with reasonable mechanical skills working in the driveway? Tom
03-05-10, 07:20 AM
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It is not too bad. Just remember to get the spring compressor and compress spring before removing the shock from the assembly. Otherwise you could get hurt from a flying part. 
I thought the hardest part was the time and effort to compress the spring. Otherwise it is pretty much unbolting and bolting back up. And alignment.
I thought the hardest part was the time and effort to compress the spring. Otherwise it is pretty much unbolting and bolting back up. And alignment.
03-05-10, 08:24 AM
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Yes, it can be done. However, compressing the spring with a spring compressor sucks!!!!! That will probably take two people unless you have a table clamp to hold it down.
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