Ls 400 front springs

[ted55]

Hi I have a broken spring on the passenger side of my Ls 400 ,struggling to get one,I’m hoping to talk to Steve about it kind regards ted55

[Malc1]

Steve's often in and around here. I'm sure he'll pick up on you soon

Good luck

Malc

[ted55]

Hi thanks for getting back to me Malc it would be great to chat with Steve again kind regards ted 

[ambermarine]

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[ambermarine]

23 minutes ago, ambermarine said:

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Blueprint Coil Spring ADT388451 Toyota OE Reference 48131-50100 _ YMF Car Parts.pdf

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[Malc1]

personally ...... I would try to avoid BluePrint ....  my experience with them generally isn't that brilliant !

If you're having the work done by your trusted Indy mechanic maybe he could advise you and order whatever on your behalf to be fitted ?

Malc

[ted55]

Okay thanks for that info, i will tread with caution,cheers Malc regards ted 

[Malc1]

Ted hi good afternoon  .  I've sent Steve2006 a message to bring this to his attention ...... I'm sure he'll get back to you asap .......  fingers xd

Bet wishes

Malc

[ted55]

Oh that’s great Malc, Thank you so much for your support, regards Ted 

[messi]

Why dont you try your local car spares shop? I got kyb front springs for my ls400 from a local car spares shop, £30, I went in on the morning, they ordered them and were delivered by 1pm the sameday

[ted55]

Thank you messi i will certainly look into that,iv been told my LS has the DHP pack which apparently has the lower springs.don’t know if that will make any difference, thanks again for your input kind regards Ted 

[messi]

Mine is dhp too, they used my reg and got the correct springs, but to be honest, even normal ls400 springs are good.

[ted55]

Hi that’s good to know thank you so much for letting me know I’m feeling a bit better now there’s hope 😁thanks messi regards ted

[Howplum]

I thought the DHP springs were 10mm lower than standard. Anyway, you could try Springcoil in Sheffield. They were very helpful when I enquired about lowering springs for my LS400. They indicated about £100 each, but would require the technical specification or a sample to work from.

https://springcoil.co.uk/

[ted55]

Hi Howplum thank you for that information,i will definitely have a chat with them, and thanks to everyone for your help warm regards ted

[steve2006]

Sorry I missed this one yesterday, working all day on my motorcycle.

Sod’s Law but I scrapped a series IV a few years ago and let it go with 2 brand new KYB front springs fitted!
 

KYB still list the springs for the LS400 which I understand are OEM fitment so it may be worth contacting them who will advise on the correct part number and a UK stockist. The parts list shows 3 part numbers for the UCF 20 so would assume up to 97, 97-on standard and 97-on DHP.

https://kyb-europe.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/KYB-Coil-Spring-Catalogue-2022-Version-A-ENG.pdf

[ted55]

Good morning Steve,great to hear from you hope you’re well,thank you for the information i will definitely give them a call. Thanks again kind regards Ted

[ted55]

Hi Steve, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Good news i have finally got the coil springs and they are now fitted, great to be able to drive her again. Many thanks to everyone who took an interest in my dilemma kind regards Ted. Please let me know if there are any meet’s coming up 😁

[steve2006]

Hi Ted,

That’s good news 😀

Did you get them from KYB or find another supplier as this may help other members in a similar position regarding now obsolete parts?

[ted55]

Morning Steve hope you’re well, yes they came from KYB. Online auto motive were also very helpful there number is 01604 808292. They cost £149.99 for the pair. didn’t just want to put 1 spring on, made more sense to replace both of them. Kind regards Ted