BC Coilover install
12-29-15, 05:09 PM
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BC Coilover install
How easy/hard is the install For 07 LS 460, I wanted to tackle this project over the weekend & was wondering is there a diy with pics any help appreciated & thanks in advance
Last edited by Bluv; 12-29-15 at 05:18 PM.
12-29-15, 07:22 PM
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I was going to ask if you searched yet but I tried to search myself and I did not find a step by step guide. Can anyone else chime in?
12-29-15, 08:16 PM
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Check out the new thread titled "I did my own control arms" that was posted today. It will detail one of the steps on how to loosen the upper control arms to gain access to the front struts. I consider that the hardest part of taking the front shocks/struts out. When removing the front shock and installing the new coilovers make sure that the front of the car is jacked up (both passanger and driver side) or else there will be to much tension on the sway bar.
As for the rear the hardest part of the install was dealing with the back seat. Here is a thread to help you with removing the back seat. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...t-removal.html
Check out the youtube videos of the coilover install on the GS430 and AWD is250/350
As for the rear the hardest part of the install was dealing with the back seat. Here is a thread to help you with removing the back seat. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...t-removal.html
Check out the youtube videos of the coilover install on the GS430 and AWD is250/350
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12-29-15, 08:35 PM
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I'd probably remove the lower rearward facing control arm, and slip the strut out the bottom. There's just not a lot of room to get that strut out without removing that. I could be wrong - and maybe someone else has pulled those struts down hard enough to clear the fenders - but I wasn't able to do that today. As for the top, just remove the three 14mm nuts at the strut tower.
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Bluv,
I let you down brother, I let my installer do all the work and didn't take many pics.
The ones I took are posted in a Steflex build thread in the LS section.
Tips I can say:
- make sure you preset the preload to 4-5mm
- get the damping extenders for the rear and sneak them through the child safety seat latches
- do a search on how to remove our rear seats ahead of time
I hope that info was at least helpful.
I let you down brother, I let my installer do all the work and didn't take many pics.
The ones I took are posted in a Steflex build thread in the LS section.
Tips I can say:
- make sure you preset the preload to 4-5mm
- get the damping extenders for the rear and sneak them through the child safety seat latches
- do a search on how to remove our rear seats ahead of time
I hope that info was at least helpful.
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