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Semi-Newbie 95 LS400 Intro "Have to Upgrades"

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Old 01-02-10, 07:36 PM
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From what i've read elsewhere on the forum yes. It comes with the arms and the replacement nut/ball bushings that you screw in to the car. Just take the old ones off and replace them..it's pretty simple.
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MightyLift have a history of bending/warping the hood..STAY AWAY.
I have them on my 95, no bowing. They did, though, on my 90. Must be a Gen1 thing. You can get em at AutoZone. I'm still waiting for someone to source the trunk lid struts.

Congrats on your purchase.
Old 01-02-10, 10:18 PM
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The ones autozone quoted me are D95959 for 25.99 each Mightylifts
Are these direct replacements or do they need some work?
Old 01-03-10, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
6n9, ebony teal pearly is a relatively rare color, so take care of the paint. to date there have been a grand total of maybe 5-6 members on CL with an LS in the same color.
I was one of them. I have a 95 with the same color combo as yours. Good times.
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I hate you.
Oh yeah, the '95 is that ebony teal color. But it shows up on the title as "black" LOL
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mine was the same way, i used to be able to truthfully tell different people that my car was black, green, and blue!

never guess the color, just check the door tag
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The window sticker says Ebony Teal Pearl
Old 01-04-10, 04:45 AM
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wow, what a deal! "have to upgrades"?
18 or 19" staggered wheels, lowering springs, HID headlight kit are what i'd buy the first month!
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Well I'm not lowering it and the head lights are awesome aready but I would like the ls430 18's for it so I am keeping my eyes open for a set.
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DEFINITELY a steal!! all you have to do is keep up with the oil changes. MUSTS upgrades as mentioned before probably are those wheels....at least get the 16" 98-00 rims...the 18's rims from the 04-06 LS430 would look nice and they're LEXUS rims, so they wont bend as easily
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Originally Posted by 7schulz
The Amazon order from http://www.amazon.com/LEXUS-LS400-Su...2473962&sr=1-2
looks like the best deal on them when you include shipping
Anyone have a reason I shouldn't go with the strongarm ones from Amazon?
bad link.
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I got the hood struts off ebay and they are working great for me
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Originally Posted by 7schulz
The ones autozone quoted me are D95959 for 25.99 each Mightylifts
Are these direct replacements or do they need some work?
No. C95029 are the ones you want from AutoZone, currently 21.99 ea.

Here is a working Amazon link for the Strong Arms:

http://www.amazon.com/StrongArm-4566...2644113&sr=1-4
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Originally Posted by 7schulz
Well I'm not lowering it and the head lights are awesome aready but I would like the ls430 18's for it so I am keeping my eyes open for a set.
haha you only think they're awesome becuase you haven't had HID's!
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Well they are way better then my civic.
Found a new set(2) of strongarm #4566 for $30 bucks shipped on Ebay.


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