Coil Spring Conversion on a 2001-2006 Lexus LS430
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- This is a how to for converting your air ride on a 2001 to 2006 Lexus LS430. Factory air ride is great when its new, but when it comes time to repair or replace them, it can become extremely costly. This is an economical way of converting the air suspension to a standard coil spring and strut.
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Good video thanks. It's possible to keep the AFS working though, leave the two fuses alone in the cabin and instead pull the one larger fuse in the engine bay fuse box marked air sus (40A I think it was). AFS will still work then, as long as you've left the height sensors in each wheel well. Worked on my 01-03 model, AFS still does its calibration sweep on startup and works great. 👍
Ayye y’all I got 2001 Lexus ls 430 I neeed new rear right Cv axle assembly I keep ording wrong one dealership want 900 is ls 430 nd 400 axle the same need help tryna go to work
Try looking for a local rebuilder
@@SleepRGarage what I look up how I search for one google what I put
Cv axle rebuilder
I swapped my air suspension. Now it always says Height HI, with red triangle
I have been having this noisy sound in my lexus ls430 for months and i never knew where it is coming from. After looking i found out the its the air suspension pump. I unplugged the fuse and its gone!!! All thanks to you!
👍👍👍👍✌✌✌ Thanks for watching friend
You already did the conversion kit right? Haha what kit did you use?
This is the best ls430 coilover install on youtube, thank you!
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Just wanted to update and let you know I successfully got rid of the stock air ride and installed BC coilovers on my LS430 thanks to your vid! Had to deal with some seized bolts on the struts and a busted locking wheel nut, but was able to do it all in a couple hours with the walkthrough! Much appreciated, y’all!
You are awesome my friend I am so glad to hear that thanks once again for watching
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Done and done! Looking forward to the 240Z build, too! Thanks again, bro! ^^
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Hi Dave. Could please send me a link to the website where I can find those coilovers. Here in Europe is difficult to find anything like this.
I had an LS430 with air suspension. It didn't leak and worked OK for ride height etc. I wasn't very impressed with the ride, it was bumpy and harsh, I would have preferred springs for comfort.
Great video. Thank you. I’ll need this once the bags go. But for now...208k and still strong
Thanks and thank you for watching✌
311k miles and still strong 😏
194,000 still air strong. In fact according to Lexus manual when they fail you’ll get message across dash.
Legend. I installed BC coils on my 01 after following you step by step 💪🏽💪🏽
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@@SleepRGarage Is it close to factory ride height or does it ride a bit lower?
I looked at the prices for the coilovers and I'm just shocked on affordable these are. Now I'm still deciding if I want to do these myself to save money or have a mechanic do it.
What did you end up doing
I can't begin to thank you enough for your video. I have a 2005 and the rear is sunk to the ground and I need to do it myself to save money. Your video is priceless you've done the whole LS poor guy World a great service thanks again Jason
🙏 🙏 Thanks for watching.
In the video can you tell me what was the brand of the cordless ratchet that you were using it looked nice and slender have you had good luck with it?
What about torque values when replacing bolts.
Thanks for this...I'm looking at buying one of these Ultra luxury LS403's and was worried about the cost to replace these. Looks like I can do it myself with this fantastic video. Thanks for taking the time to video, edit and upload this, excellent job!!
Thank you so much for watching.🙏
I’d contact previous owner and or local Lexus/Toyota shops to see if other work was done, when. No point changing out whole system if it’s already been fixed.
Good video. I did this myself about three years ago and the ride was just as good as air. Not a difficult job at all, and I agree with just removing the one fuse from the engine bay, it's all that's needed. My main suggestion is avoid Strutmasters, their customer service is hopeless.
What brand did you go with?
@@shoppure3396 I imported Strutmasters from the US.
But...the product was good!
the only thing I would suggest for the fronts, is make sure you tighten the bolts back for the upper control arm at ride height
You are a good guy , thank you for being kind to the others
🙏Thank you my friend🙏.That's the way it should be with everyone✌
Excellent job guys.. I want to bring my 2006 to do same .. I live here California..thanks
Great video. Just fyi..not all ls430s come with air ride suspension. The ones that come with the air suspension are called the UL or ultra luxury editions.
Good to know, thanks friend.
Nice video. Thank you for sharing.
I would suggest that you use a torque wrench to bolt down those nuts to Lexus specs and also use lock tight too.
Lol I just did this with the Suncor kit on my 04 ultra luxury before this video was out there was nobody in till this guy and I thought to myself four months ago I should make a video it really wasn’t that bad I still have no lights I left everything plugged in left the leveling system alone I pulled the fuse for the compressor and it’s been about five months now the car has settled it rides bad ass
You arent in southern California and want to make some money do you? Fellow fire fighter here.
@@chaseaaronthomasify No I’m in Colorado I’m really sorry but don’t overthink it it’s really easy just go into it thinking you’re just replacing quick struts on any regular car. And watch his video in slow it down and you will be fine he’s pretty dead on My only issue was in the front I had to push the a arms down a little farther it was tight but once they’re in it’s now April 2021 and I’ve never been happier best conversion kit ever I went with Suncor industries.
@@chaseaaronthomasify Also if you need it you can have my old air suspension I have one good front and one good rear hit me up at AlexanderHarris1980@ gmail
@@alexanderharris1980 hey thanks man, I installed them and they're all settled in. Installation was easy! Very surprised with how smooth the ride is now!
What about just replacing the rear, hear you can get them for $100 a piece from China. So rather than replace all four airbag towers, you just replace the two rear defective ones. I know people say they were out, I have a 2001 LS 430 everything is fantastic. I put 1200 pounds of marble tiles in the back suspension adjusted and levels the ride. . When I took the tile out the car was super high which I loved at the rear. I probably shouldn’t be doing things like this LOL.
Well you have to disable the air pump or else you will pumping are continuously to bags that are no longer there. Unless you can somehow plug the back lines, but I don't recommend that. Thanks for watching.
Sleep R Garage Oh I wasn’t clear sorry you misunderstood. You replace the rear air towers with new ones instead of removing all four. So you only had to pay for two, and I hear that you can buy those air bag towers replacement ones for Lexus from China at $100 apiece
@@MrMrremmington oh yes, sorry. Yeah you can do that. It does seem like all the wear and bad driving feeling does come from the rears more than the front.
Awesome stuff! Been looking to install some BC coils on my 2001 LS430 myself and appreciate the level of detail y'all did for this vid. My rear air suspension valve is failing and dropping the rears, so might as well go all in and lower the whole car properly!
BC coilovers in my opinion are one of the best out there. We installed a set on our Subaru WRX and were surprised on how good they felt. The trick to those is to set the proper pre-load on the spring. Since your a luxury car, a not so aggressive pre-load would be perfect. Let us know how they turn out.✌
@@SleepRGarage Good call on the pre-load. Saw another video where someone popped BC's into the LS430 with the out of the box spring rate and it was super close to the wheel wells in the front. And for sure, I'll definitely update once they get in! Thanks again and take care. ^^
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@@gevurah22 hey what did you set yours at 🤔 just got mine in the mail want to get em dialed in !
@@nolimitjrod2224 Apologies for the late reply! I just got back from vacation. So… I have them at 7 in the front, 12 in the rear. We have silly speed bumps out here in Sheffield and the rear loved to drop it like it’s hot when I initially had it at 7. Been like that for nearly a year and haven’t had any issues with the ride comfort or handling.
On the web site, it seems the one with heavy coils are for the rear and the one with less coils are for the front. I could be wrong.
i agree, can we get a update on that?
I just bought my 2004 LS430 from another private party here in Richmond BC Canada, upon inspection we found that the front right strut is leaking. So glad we found your video here anyways ours is custom luxury Pkg with regular suspension. Where should I get the struts parts? Lexus deals want $400 per side just the struts I think they are way overpriced. Thanks
Its totally up to you my friend, if you want to save money like we do, go to maxpeedingrods.com and buy the set through them. Coupon code "SRG" for 15% off.✌
And cutting down rear struts means it is NOT the correct size. You should buy one that sets in properly without any cutting. The part is no made correctly; I certainly won’t buy one with this flaw.
What do you mean cutting down the rear strut
@@daffyduckphd Hi there thanks for the reply I ended up buying KYB struts instead and just the struts keep the original springs and will update you with the result soon. Luckily I am able to find a ex lexus technician doing this at his own garage to save me $$ for the labor.
Awesome. Great to hear that
I really appreciate the video walkthrough. Just wish a test drive was included at the end to see how it rides. Is the $1,200 option a little smoother?
Thanks for watching. I'm sure the more money you throw at it, the better the ride quality.
Great walk through. Thank you for posting. Just picked up an ‘02 UL. The front air shocks were replaced by Lexus for previous owner. The rear ones are leaking. Since I have two band new OEM airs on the front the decision is difficult to convert to everything to coilovers. No indies in NJ also makes it more or less a dealership visit $$$$$.
I totally understand, but appreciate the view. Please consider subscribing, it would help me out greatly 🙏
Hey Vincie, Great Job! Thanks so much for sharing this Professional Video. I just bought a 2005 LS Ultra Luxury Package. Cheers from Toronto, Canada.
Thank you so much for watching and congrats on the purchase👍👍
Thanks my freind , you have did great jop and youve tought me and alot of people great new info most we didnt know about it .... thanks and jeep up the good work
Can you do a tutorial on how to remove the license plate light housing to replace em with LEDs?? PLZZZZZZZZZZ
Love these cars we got 2 of them one 2001 and a 2005
Wow awesome, thanks for watching🙏
I would really like to see what the final ride height was for the LS430 once the suspension settled. I'm on the fence of either getting an aftermarket air sus or going this route. I have found a sweet spot (height wise) and if it were possible I'd like to match it with the coil/spring conversion. I've found said height setting to be good enough for my type of driving and to avoid scrapping the bumper when going up/down ramps.
How long do you thing an aftermarket air sus setup would last before the struts start failing? Same question but with OEM struts? I want to weigh out my options. Thanks.
Does this leave any errors on the dash constantly? My mechanic told me it would, but I'm not sure if having the recommended fuse off would avoid these errors.
No errors after removing pump fuse and leveling fuse
Thank you, could not find middle seat back but
I know it’s been a while but is there any chance you can tell me how you removed the bolt for the lower control arm. The axle is in the way and I just cannot get it to budge.
I'm sorry I dont recall, but I didn't have to remove the axle. I know I loosened the upper control arm bolt and stepped on it. Sorry again
Hi thanks for the video, the struts in the description are different then the ones you installed in the video. Would you say the ones in the description are better ?
Hello, thanks for watching. I know that Maxpeedingrods had undergone an update with their products. I have noticed the quality us getting better. Whatever the have available under the description is probably better.
@@SleepRGarage appreciate the response
Great job guys exactly what I needed
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I’m doing the opposite for a customer and am currently kicking myself
Thank you so much this video is super helpful
LS build looking good! Hoping my build on my channel be on your level! Airrunner x Airlift x T-Demand x SSR
Thanks for watching. And we will check out your channel 😀
...thanks..im doin mine wit adjustables 💪🏾
Excellent video! Nice pace. Thanks
Awesome, thanks for watching.✌
It is very detailed instructions, thank you.
Did you realy need to remove headlights leveling fuse? The headlights will be pointing low as I can see on my ls430 where the original owner removed height sensors and the fuse. Non ULs still have two height sensors on the driver side to. level lights.
thanks for this, been trying to find a video that should be similar to my Celsior/LS400, i love my air sus but i know its a 25 year old car so eventually ill have to look at coilovers
No problem and thank you for watching ✌🙏
Great educational video! I have a 2005 Lexus LS430 and I want to get some coilovers that will provide the same or similar luxurious ride that the car originally came with. I don't want to necessarily lower the car, I want the same height as originally came with. Would appreciate your suggestions as to a recommended (not most expensive!) conversion coilovers for me. i.e. Five8's, KSport, Suncore, Strutmaster, Megan Racing, Tein, Godspeed, TRUHart, etc. etc. I'd like to stay under $1000. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing.
It's great work.
Questions please
1- can I change only the (left and right ) front because the rear suspension very good
2- in your experience is the car running good with these suspension
Hello, answer is no, because you have to disable the air pump and yes it is running good, not as good as air ride, but better than worn out air ride. Thanks for watching, friend.✌
Good job Vince
Thank you. Thanks for watching
He did a great job on this video ❤️💯💯💯💯💯💪🏾
Thank you 🙏🙏
Thank you!!
You should have kept the original shocks and just upgraded the bags.
The strut and bag are one piece. The struts themselves where blown. I wish we could just replace strut. Thanks for watching.
Great work, love the LS
Thank you, friend🙏. Yes they are awesome.Thanks for watching✌
Great information here! After removing those fuses are there any suspension warning lights?
None at all
@@SleepRGarage fantastic thank you!
Does anyone know where to find a new spacer thing for the back? The part they used from the old car. Seems like alot of work to put a used part in a crucial spot.
I believe if you don't want to use the spacer you don't have to, but you may have to re index the top strut mount. When we got ours, they were indexed to fit those top mounts so we just went with it.
Where is the video to brake the rear upper ball joint?
Just loosen the as far down as it will go without removing it and hit the side of the control arm near the ball joint without hitting the ball joint of course
In your links to the front and rear parts, it looks like you have installed them backwards.. is that the case?
looking at this and thinking i need to do this SOON as my 2004 LS430 with 230000 miles is needing new shocks and i'm not spending $8000 on new air.
Seen some FCS on Rockauto and wondering if it's just a straight swap out. I didn't see any strut mounts on these new ones. Is it just pull out old and throw in new? Seems too easy! thx for any help
has anyone ever come across transmission issues after lowering the vehicle
great video. good description. Can you add link to your description for the kit you bought? I heard you say you were gonna add but I dont think I see it.
Hello, thank you for pointing that out. Links are now available in the description. Thanks for watching and dont forget to type in coupon code "SRG" for 15% off. ✌
Seriously curious why you separated the upper control arm. Couldn't you unbolt the top, and unbolt the single bolt on the bottom?
The new strut and spring set up can not be compressed enough by hand, needed the extra play. Thanks for watching
Great Video, clean work and clean footage. Any details on torque down specs and what tools do you recommend?? I noticed the Milwaukee brand- Thank you in advance.
Hello, don't remember the torque specs, but I'm sure you can find them with a quick Google search. As far as tools go, we recommend whatever works best for you. A $20 tool can be as good as a $200. Thanks for watching friend✌
How did the ride comfort changed compared to airride?
Not to bad, obviously not as smooth, but new suspension always feels great. Thanks for watching 👍
thank you for the video!
Thank you for watching friend✌
So what is the purpose of putting coilovers instead of regular struts?
It would be more of a preference. I would guess some people would like the option of deciding the ride height and the sportier feel of coilovers rather than a factory model appearance.
Nice video. I want to replace the air shocks on my LS430 UL with Lexus OEM sport struts, what do you think?
Thanks bro works really good 👍
So glad to hear that. Thanks for watching 🙏.
Good job !
I see that you know which of the fuses you should take off , I’m wondering if you know where is the radar fuse located ?
Any idea ?
Thanks for watching, and sorry, no I do not, I have never heard of that before.
Hi, after you have completed the work, did any warning signs come up on the dash regarding eliminating the air suspension. Thanks.
Yes, that is why we remove the 2 fuses for the air compressor and the active lighting system, thanks for watching.
My rear Air Suspension went today on my 05 LS430 hahaa time to switch. I drive to hard anyways
Do it to it👍
I have the same car and the rear goes up and down on it's own. But it mostly stays in the up position. Any suggestions?
How about height hi and red triangle 🔺 on dash ? How did you remove these errors please help bro I did everything what you showed 😭😭😭😭
Hello, I had another person say the same thing. Look carefully and make sure you remove the correct fuses.
@@SleepRGarage thanks for the answer
Great video. It’s too bad that we had to eliminate the AFS system off the car…. I love the AFS system…. Does it also affect the pre-collision system as well? I hope not.
No need to disable the AFS. Instead of removing the two fuses like in the video, I just removed the one large "air sus" fuse in the engine bay fuse box and left the two in the cabin installed. no warning lights, headlights still auto level on startup. Mines a pre-facelift, not sure if that makes any difference.
I’ll try that. Thank you Brotha.
@LS430 VIP - Do the shocks have to be a ‘coil over’? I wanted to replace mine with standard KYB’s, but I also want to lower it to one and a half inches on the front and 1 inch on the back using TIEN springs. Do you know if there’s Pro shops out there that sell these conversions instead of coil overs? I wish you were in the Los Angeles California area. I would love to pay you to do this for me.🤔
No they don't have to be coil over. You can use the kyb with a lowering spring, check the web, people use RS R springs, check for all the part numbers
Hi thanks for the great video . Would you tell me where you bought the springs I’m thinking about doing this project . And how did you notice air suspension failed.
Thanks In advance
Hello, thanks for watching.✌ I put a link in the description of the video. Just click it and it will take you there. The issues that were being experienced were the car felt like a you were in a boat on water and when it would accelerate quickly the rear would hop.
Why does it look to ride so high?
So you don't actually need a conversion kit to eliminate dash lights like the shop told me... I have an 02 Celsior, if I were to buy ls430 megan coilovers would the process be the same? Just pull those 2 fuses at the end?
Well the problem is one will disable the pump, and the other will disable the active lights. What light is on.
I have a question , if we install the RSR super down springs over those struts, are you suppose to cut the bump stop in half of leave it as a whole ??? I have the ls430 on bags too, getting ready to install my new struts with the rsr super down springs
I would probably cut it low
Too bad you're not in Miami, no one else would have touch mine.
Oh Really, thats crazy. The job is not that big a deal. Thanks for watching friend.✌
I’ve replaced all 4 corners with Arnott air ride struts. The rears were replaced 2 years ago. The fronts yesterday as the driver side of car was bleeding down after driving. The fronts were bad regardless of bleed down issue ( oil seepage). Both the front and rear driver side affectively still bleeding down. Is the airline common to one side?
Great video thanks
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Your links to parts are from China. That website does not give me any confidence. What a mess.
How long did you wait? Was there any problems? They list the 430 coilover kit at 273$ that is half of water you quoted. Please advise.
good job thank you that's helped a lot
Glad to hear that. Thanks for watching ✌
Where did you guys buy that 17mm 19mm extra long rachet with flex head at ? And how long is it ?
Lowes, its a Kobalt brand its like 24 inches
Where are you guys located at my ls430 need some repairs on the suspension
Hi, how was the ride comfort with these standard spring suspensions compared with factory air suspension ? (of course with dead air suspension, it can't be worse... but i know this brand of suspension and they are.... very low quality)
I have same car still air suspension work great and the price 4 corner side used spare parts around 100 dollars in dubai
In the future if I face problems wiht air suspension are u advise me to eliminate or install it again with other ones
That is totally up to you. New parts are very expensive, but if it doesn't bother you and you want to ride on a cloud, stick with air ride. Thanks for watching.
I prefer to ride on a cloud of course but certainly not for $3,200-$4,000 plus labor.
I have the same struts. Do you notice clunking over bumps after install?
No noise yet all seems well, waiting for springs to settle more, ill keep you posted
@@SleepRGarage Do you have a follow up video regarding this install THANKS!?
Are you experiencing clunking when going over bumps?
when you hear clicking noise after replacement, probably your mounts (rubber part) at the top
are you sure that you need to install that adapters to rear suspension?
I'm sure you don't need to, you would just need to clock the rear strut mount. It was already set to accept the upper isolators so we just went with it.
So instead of it running on air for the suspension it uses the coils?
Correct, its an inexpensive alternative for those who can live without air ride after air ride has failed. Thanks for watching✌
i'll be damned, that doesn't seem like a bad job especially with two people
Great video guys I was planning on taking my 2002 LS430 ULTRA LUXURY to do this swap to regular struts but I might do it myself the only concern was the rear seats too much electrics with the massage system do you recommend something I might look for that you forgot to mention??
No I mentioned it all, just be careful not to yank out the back seat cushions too far, the lower ones need a little force to get them out. You'll be fine. Thanks for watching.
@@SleepRGarage thks
@@SleepRGarage what brand were the coil struts? Do have link to them
@@rastamanl5517 yes sir, link is located in the description.
My 2004 ls430 came with coils from factory and they just started leaking out the hydraulic fluid, will this suspension fit even if i never had air ride?
I'm sure they will. If you purchase from maxpeedingrods.com don't forget to use the "SRG" coupon code for 15% off.
Thanks!
Does anyone know where I can buy just that spacer/absorber hardware that you guys remove and reinstall on the top of the rear struts? You talk about issue #2 or something where you had to cut the rear strut bolts down and install the oem spacer/absorber over the top of the rear aftermarket struts.
Its probably going to be a dealer item, have you checked. I'm not sure what the name of the part is called. I call it an isolator. I will check out the dealer source we use.
Not sure I couldn't find the part number. I see it coming with the whole airstrut assembly.
@@SleepRGarage I'll ask the dealer near me. I am just nervous I'll take the backs off and that part will be ruined. Thanks much!
I noticed the coil overs I bought had a top mount that didn’t require installation of their old hardware (the spacer damper cousin or whatever the technical name actually is), as your guy’s aftermarket struts. It must be whatever aftermarket brand one purchases. Another item I thought I’d note is that anyone doing this job probably needs an impact gun to remove the factory front strut bolt unless they are truly the Hulk... I tried with manual tools and that hurt hahahaha.
hi, can I remove suspension sensors after that?
Yes you can
Now that it's settled a bit, does the rear ride high with that extra rubber adapter thing on top?
No it looks kind of like a normal factory gap now. Maybe I should do a follow up video. Thanks for watching.
@@SleepRGarage you totally should! I'd love to have the owner's views on ride and handling after moving from factory air to oem style steel. Tons of these cars roaming around on air that's either blown or will be soon.
Maybe I missed it in the video but what do you do with that little electronic module on top of the airstrut?
Do you jusy tuck it away somewhere?
I saved it, that is for electronic damper control, you no longer need it. Thanks for watching ✌
@@SleepRGarage I meant that it must have been connected somewhere? How did you terminate the wires? If you know what I mean....
Oh sorry, it has been disconnected and the harness tucked and secured
@@SleepRGarage Thanks! I'm wondering if you bothered to replace the interior wood trim piece where the buttons are since they are no longer needed.
@@mq46312 no I just left them
Test drive?
Went great I thought it was smooth, not like air ride smooth, but nice. The owner got it aligned today and said how smooth the ride was.
Is the ride worse than air suspension is?
Its not bad, but its not air ride
So if I put KYB struts on it are they the same as OEM?
Yes, I not sure on the part number but if you look it up in a Google search it will pop up. Tanabe or RSR springs can be used
Sorry you will also need the strut mounts as well
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After putting the coil overs will the car be more high than factory?
Or the height will remain the same ?
After settling it stands at about a factory height. Like an avalon or camry
After settling it stands at about a factory height. Like an avalon or camry
@@SleepRGarage oh ok thanks
Way to be sure measure before with air, and after with conversion; premature to just assume they’ll settle.
How is the ride does it ride the same as factory
So the kit includes everything you need for the install? Im gonna buy thru your link, hope you get a cut. Great video!
Thanks for watching. Yes it came with everything and no I dont get anything for this company, just showing what we used. Thanks again friend✌
@@SleepRGarage just got mine all done and the AFS light is still blinking. Tried doing the reset thing on the trip odometer and the AFS comes right back. I pulled the right fuses, ive triple checked that. Any ideas?
@@chaseaaronthomasify the light should go off. You pulled both fuses, the one from each fuse box
@@SleepRGarage yep, pulled them both, triple checked i pulled the right ones too
@@chaseaaronthomasify what year is yours
How are the struts so far ?
The struts held up till the bitter end. The engine blew on it and had to sell it 😥
mileage when the bags failed?
Around 230000 but they were driving them for a while before they changed them
@@SleepRGarage is there anything preventative that could extend the life of the bags? or was it leaking hydraulic fluid from the internal shock absorber that caused this specific failure?
The bags themselves were still holding air but the internal shock was blown so there was no dampening. Its normal wear and tear.
@@SleepRGarage Thanks so much for answering :)
No problem, thanks for watching 🙏. If you were considering purchasing this kit from maxpeedingrods.com don't forget to put in coupon code "SRG" for 15% off