05 ls430 blown rear strut
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05 ls430 blown rear strut
Firestone wants to charge me close to $1200 for two new OEM struts for the rear including labor but I’m close to just getting aftermarket coilovers all around. Any advice or suggestions, I def want to stay as close to factory ride quality (DD) but wouldn’t mind a stanced look. lmk thanks
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I use Firestone for lifetime alignments, and to be honest I would not trust them to do that job, even though it's not rocket surgery. It's a matter of the conditions the techs have to work in (work all backed up and hurried and pretty sure paid by job so churn and burn). What I will give them is they are in general courteous and I have used more than one. I would consult a Japanese indie for this. I have seen folks here replace with OE sport suspension parts which actually are a little cheaper too....and supposedly that's the time to replace the subwoofer too on the rear shock job...
p.s. normally I would replace rear shocks myself but really don't have plans to DIY this car nor my BMW (maxima is a piece of cake)
p.s. normally I would replace rear shocks myself but really don't have plans to DIY this car nor my BMW (maxima is a piece of cake)
#4
That price is terrible, even for OEMs. You can get KYBs for $216 from Amazon and reuse or replace the mounts depending on age/mileage. It is a very easy job if you have tools and a desire to save money.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...del-ls430.html Check the DIY writeup and see if its for you. If not, I would expect to pay around $800 or so to have this done with KYBs. Skip the OEMs...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...del-ls430.html Check the DIY writeup and see if its for you. If not, I would expect to pay around $800 or so to have this done with KYBs. Skip the OEMs...
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Firestone wants to charge me close to $1200 for two new OEM struts for the rear including labor but I’m close to just getting aftermarket coilovers all around. Any advice or suggestions, I def want to stay as close to factory ride quality (DD) but wouldn’t mind a stanced look. lmk thanks
Jeff
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That price is terrible, even for OEMs. You can get KYBs for $216 from Amazon and reuse or replace the mounts depending on age/mileage. It is a very easy job if you have tools and a desire to save money.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...del-ls430.html Check the DIY writeup and see if its for you. If not, I would expect to pay around $800 or so to have this done with KYBs. Skip the OEMs...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...del-ls430.html Check the DIY writeup and see if its for you. If not, I would expect to pay around $800 or so to have this done with KYBs. Skip the OEMs...
#7
I used the diy posted above to put in bc coilovers in my garage with basic tools.
very happy with the result. Because of the diy it cost me under $900 for all 4 installed, and they're put together so no need to disassemble the old ones etc.
the firmness is adjustable in addition to the height and I don't feel like I have had to make a noticeable sacrifice to ride quality to get the car to sit a little more aggressively. If i had to do it again i would!
very happy with the result. Because of the diy it cost me under $900 for all 4 installed, and they're put together so no need to disassemble the old ones etc.
the firmness is adjustable in addition to the height and I don't feel like I have had to make a noticeable sacrifice to ride quality to get the car to sit a little more aggressively. If i had to do it again i would!
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