What did you do to your LS430 today?
01-04-18, 03:38 PM
#497
I replaced the upper and lower driver's side control arms today. He also did the bushing.
It was making a clunk every time i went over any sort of bump. the dealer wanted to "start" with replacing my air suspension - that gave me pause because it sounded like they didn't know where it was coming from so I told them to wait on it. I took it to my independent mechanic and he said air suspension OK since not slammed to the ground.
Took it to him today for oem control arms and now sound is gone! saved about $800!
It was making a clunk every time i went over any sort of bump. the dealer wanted to "start" with replacing my air suspension - that gave me pause because it sounded like they didn't know where it was coming from so I told them to wait on it. I took it to my independent mechanic and he said air suspension OK since not slammed to the ground.
Took it to him today for oem control arms and now sound is gone! saved about $800!
01-04-18, 04:54 PM
#498
Finally replaced transmission fluid (drain and fill) yesterday. First time doing it for my 2004 with 60k miles. Simple and easy task and feel better with what I have done. Plan to do two more over the next 10 days. BTW, it was very, very dark.
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01-07-18, 09:59 PM
#499
Great info. What may also help with body roll elimination is Tanabe springs paired with KYB shocks. And of course the most important part will be to reset and retorque some suspension elements, especially upper bushings and lca bracket bushing. I found this to help re-enable the movement of suspension freely from the original weight point. I also observed that new bearings receive less pressure thus allowing smoother turns.
What would you estimate total cost to be for everything you’ve mentioned, plus the Ultra Racing sway bars? I don’t have the sport suspension, but would love to improve what I have.
01-08-18, 05:09 AM
#500
Lexus Fanatic
Drove to work, it sat 4 1/4 says. That's not usually an issue in itself, but it did reach -2F so I was hoping it would start without issue, and it did.....
edit: 4 1/2 days it sat in the cold rain and snow...
edit: 4 1/2 days it sat in the cold rain and snow...
Last edited by Johnhav430; 01-08-18 at 05:15 AM.
01-08-18, 10:52 AM
#501
If you have extra money that you want and able to spend on a good suspension upgrade, then here is the invoice of total costs that you may incur:1)nf210 four springs $240 total2)KyB struts $400 total3) strut mounts $200 total4) diy install $0 total You will get a beautiful ride after you install these components. Again, if you torque your suspension according to manual and in the neutral position, you will enjoy sporty ride with lots of comfort.If you are looking for even more sportier ride, then you are welcomed to proceed with thicker sway bar installation. As RKw mentioned earlier, this is a very good option to improve handling, definitely no doubts about it. As for me, for now I just installed new rubber sway bar cushions and it works fine. What I also want to recommend for you, is to avoid (!!!) installing any polyurethane bushings in ls430 suspension, especially in such a critical location as rear LCA bushing. It will directly decrease the comfort level and you will start feeling road imperfections. At the same time, steering rack bushings can be switched to polyurethane for more steering responsiveness.
Last edited by ls430w140; 01-08-18 at 10:59 AM.
01-08-18, 11:01 AM
#502
I replaced the upper and lower driver's side control arms today. He also did the bushing.
It was making a clunk every time i went over any sort of bump. the dealer wanted to "start" with replacing my air suspension - that gave me pause because it sounded like they didn't know where it was coming from so I told them to wait on it. I took it to my independent mechanic and he said air suspension OK since not slammed to the ground.
Took it to him today for oem control arms and now sound is gone! saved about $800!
It was making a clunk every time i went over any sort of bump. the dealer wanted to "start" with replacing my air suspension - that gave me pause because it sounded like they didn't know where it was coming from so I told them to wait on it. I took it to my independent mechanic and he said air suspension OK since not slammed to the ground.
Took it to him today for oem control arms and now sound is gone! saved about $800!
Question. Were you able to determine the source of clunk? Was it LCa fluid-filled bushing, lower or upper ball joint?
01-08-18, 03:45 PM
#503
Since the Arctic air has temporarily left us here in the Upper Midwest I went and did an oil change and also got the opportunity to take her in for a car wash. We both feel much better...
01-11-18, 12:21 PM
#504
Moderator
I finally had time to install the winter tires and the Splash Guards. Took a bunch of pictures which I will post in a separate thread shortly...
01-11-18, 12:30 PM
#505
Lexus Fanatic
Noticed I have a tiny nail in one of my summer tires, dang, here we go with running a tire shop out of my garage (I swore I was done with it).
01-11-18, 12:41 PM
#507
Lexus Fanatic
So, I have never had my BMW not be able to start using the battery tender (or without). But I had that odd experience with 2 additional batteries (assumed good) that I took out of cars and keep charged, where they were not capable of starting a car.
edit: a logical explanation would be that both batteries are in fact bad. They were good coming out of the cars, but the tender did not keep them good. But that's not explained by a Stanley battery charger charging them up and the car being able to start
Last edited by Johnhav430; 01-11-18 at 12:57 PM.
01-11-18, 01:49 PM
#508
Moderator
Late is an understatement. We really didn't have much snow thus far, and the Pirelli's are new, so I didn't see an absolute need to install them until now. We're supposed to get a pretty good snow over the next week, so I figured this was the last best opportunity to install the Winters.
01-12-18, 05:03 AM
#509
Lexus Fanatic
Late is an understatement. We really didn't have much snow thus far, and the Pirelli's are new, so I didn't see an absolute need to install them until now. We're supposed to get a pretty good snow over the next week, so I figured this was the last best opportunity to install the Winters.
What did I do to my LS......I washed my car 2X this week, so I beat the house I guess. I was thinking about the $20/mo. car wash--I think it was beneficial this week, because the car wash was nearly empty, even though the weather was good. Reason, I think, is so much runoff is everywhere, and the cars get dirty right away, plus, today, it's raining. But my 2X washing got salt off the car, when most cars are still caked with it. It seems to me that when a car gets salt on it, and an owner waits for the optimal time to wash it, it could be covered in salt for over 1 week....so I'll keep trying to get it off asap...
