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Nov 19, 2019 | 12:22 PM

schnoz

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Arnott Air Struts LS430 UL

Has anyone replaced Lexus OEM air struts with Arnott Air Struts a 2001-2006 LS430UL? I'm working on my 2nd pair of front air struts. they ride fine, but one side rattles over bumps. Want to consider Arnott instead of Lexus.

Nov 19, 2019 | 07:26 PM

Striker223

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All the S-class cars that come through my shop get those with no issues to date. I would buy them personally

Nov 20, 2019 | 12:40 AM

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They use a single damping profile. They lack the continually adjustable damping of the OEM. I wouldn’t go there.
A friend put Arnotts on his 460L and regrets it.

Nov 20, 2019 | 01:20 AM

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I didn’t even know they made them? For the 430

Nov 20, 2019 | 05:04 AM

Striker223

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Originally Posted by aypues

They use a single damping profile. They lack the continually adjustable damping of the OEM. I wouldn’t go there.
A friend put Arnotts on his 460L and regrets it.

Depends on the car, for the 460 no for others yes.

Nov 20, 2019 | 06:55 AM

100Cars

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Quote:

Originally Posted by aypues

They use a single damping profile. They lack the continually adjustable damping of the OEM. I wouldn’t go there.
A friend put Arnotts on his 460L and regrets it.

How much of a difference would that make?

Nov 20, 2019 | 09:30 AM

BigBoomer

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One of the guys (Phil) on the UK forum fitted the Arnotts to his LS430 and he seems to like them.
The fit is spread over 3 topics
https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/fo...livered-today/
https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/fo...-strut-fitted/
https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/fo...-all-done-now/

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Nov 20, 2019 | 12:46 PM

aypues

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Depends on the car, for the 460 no for others yes.

I called Arnott and they confirmed for the 430 replacements that it is a single damping profile. It is not OEM quality or performance.

Nov 20, 2019 | 05:46 PM

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for the price of 4 arnotts all around you are better off converting to coil or find a JDM part. I loathe the day mine go out but think i will stick with the air and find JDM parts for it.

Nov 20, 2019 | 06:10 PM

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Striker223

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Quote:

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I called Arnott and they confirmed for the 430 replacements that it is a single damping profile. It is not OEM quality or performance.

Well that sucks, never had a LS in the shop with that problem so never knew that. Good to know I guess

Nov 20, 2019 | 06:52 PM

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I replaced my fronts with Arnotts a few months back. They work great and my ASC controller still works. It's a 15 year old luxury sedan, I seriously doubt people would be able to tell if the difference.

Nov 21, 2019 | 01:52 PM

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schnoz

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Thanks everyone for the feedback. I may gamble on the Arnott's for my 2004 LS430, as I have already replaced the OEM units once. My front struts are making noise, but functioning correctly, so for about a grand vs.almost 3 grand, it's worth a shot.

Nov 21, 2019 | 02:09 PM

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please come back to report and let us know how it turns out.

Jul 28, 2020 | 06:13 PM

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Arnott update?

Looking at a 2004-2006 with one blown front air shock from PPI, anyone have updates on their experience with Arnott?

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