Coil Spring Broken

lexus22 · April 20, 2015

Just when I thought everything was finally sorted, bottom of n/s coil spring snapped off, about 3 inch.

Possible after going down a massive pothole. Is it better to change both front springs rather than just the one, and where is the best place to get them from? Lexus want £103.00 each, is it worth paying that much or are there any suitable after market springs that would be the same? Don't want the road handling or height to change.

ROYT · April 20, 2015

Check out KYB, I used on my LS no problems, they have a massive range....

steve2006 · April 20, 2015

Also,yes change both sides or you may get different spring rates causing handling problems.

lexus22 · April 21, 2015

Check out KYB, I used on my LS no problems, they have a massive range....

Tried KYB but they don't have any stock for the is300, reluctant to buy any from eBay, even though they are cheap, as want to keep road height and handling the same, can anyone else suggest any other suppliers or I will order from Lexus.

Are the coil springs the same on is200/300 and sportcross?

lexus22 · April 22, 2015

Apparently the coil springs on is300 sport saloon are different than is200 and sportscross. Have ordered 2 x Blueprint ADT388394

£125 the pair.

lexus22 · May 1, 2015

Can't believe the difference the new springs have made, it's really transformed the overall ride and handling of the car, now I can drive it a lot faster around country lanes without the nose dipping all over the place and feels "solid" in a straight line.

Guess the originals were knackered although I wouldn't have known until one broke, but looking back I should have realised as the front end did sit a bit low...