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Old 06-10-13, 07:51 PM
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Default Help - rear suspension broken!

Ok, s I bought this 1994 Lexus LS 400 last year and I must say I love my old car! I was riding home today and all of a sudden my car starts steering crazy. I look at the reear driver side tire and it is leaning off!! I look under the car and there is some bar snapped off from the tire which is why it is hanging off. Anyone can give me an idea of what this could be and how much it costs. I looked under rear stabilizer bar but I really dont know much about this. Is it even worth getting something like that fixed on such an old car? Any advise would be greatly appreciated

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Old 06-10-13, 09:15 PM
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A pic would help a great deal.
Old 06-10-13, 11:25 PM
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these kinds of issues do not tend to happen on the LS400, so that means all of the ones in the junkyard likely have a good version of the "bar" you broke - although the junkyard one may need new bushings pressed into it.

take extensive photos in bright lighting and post them here and we well tell you the name of the part and even give you the Toyota part number

and yes, on a 94 this sounds like something worth repairing if the car is otherwise in good shape and not a ragged out piece of crap where someone abused it.
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here is an idea of things you are likely to see when you look under the car:
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it could be a very simple fix. a trip to the junkyard can fix it for a few bucks, depending on what part broke. take a picture of what broke even if you can't get the tire off.
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