FLIPPU

After a few SEARCHES, I just realized that I was looking at the WRONG YEARS for an LS with AIR Suspension.

I thought they were only available on the LS430s (2001+)..I didn't realize that SOME (albeit VERY RARE!) LS400's will come with AIR Suspension...

Question:
-Is it also called ULTRA LUXURY for the PRE-2001s that come with this type of set-up??
-Can anyone post pics of their PRE 2001 and POST 2001 Dash with the AIR SUSPENSION buttons?

Thanks
Mike-

MSMLexIS

I dint know it was that rare but LS has had air suspension since 1990 but in 2001 it went to the adaptive variable suspension.

vicpai

.....of my 2000 LS with air suspension.

It's not called "Ultra Luxury", and it was just a very rare, and extremely expensive option (something like $2400 when it was new)....They were available from the very first day that the LS was made. However, the first generation had 2 switches related to the suspension (a "sport/normal" button and a "height" button). This function was "automated" for the 2nd/3rd gen vehicles and so there was just one button ("height/high/norm")

Pics below:

FLIPPU

Very nice..thanks for the photo...very much appreciated!

Mike

Kansas

The dealer cost of air suspension for the 2000 LS400 was $1,524 and the retail price was $1,905. I suspect that there were several reasons why few late LS400's had air suspension: 1) The late LS400's had a far, far more compliant (i.e. soft) suspension that the earlier ones. Air suspension probably was not seen as adding as much comfort value as it did on the early LS400. 2) The LS400 air suspension option had earned a fairly bad reputation by the mid 90's - mainly for reliability. And I have an Automobile Magazine article that recommended that air suspension LS400's be avoided for their poorer steering responsiveness.