Advice on lower suspension arms...LS430

[StevieP2000]

Hi everyone. First time post here. I am considering purchasing a 2005 LS430. It would be my first ever Lexus (just sold my Land Rover Discovery 3) and want ed to buy something special but that wouldn't give me too many headaches. 

I can see from the MOT advisories that the car is going to need new lower suspension arms and also the brake pipe is corroded. Are these big issues? And should this out me off from purchasing? The car has 125k on the clock and they want just under 5k.

 

 

[Boomer54]

14 minutes ago, StevieP2000 said:

Hi everyone. First time post here. I am considering purchasing a 2005 LS430. It would be my first ever Lexus (just sold my Land Rover Discovery 3) and want ed to buy something special but that wouldn't give me too many headaches. 

I can see from the MOT advisories that the car is going to need new lower suspension arms and also the brake pipe is corroded. Are these big issues? And should this out me off from purchasing? The car has 125k on the clock and they want just under 5k.

 

 

Not many about so is this it?

2005 Silver Lexus LS 430 4.3 4dr for sale for £4,990 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire (autotrader.co.uk)

Be patient and I am sure someone will give you the info you are looking for. Couple of guys on here who know  their Lexus cars from that era.

[Howplum]

As far as the lower suspension arms (front or rear?) are concerned, Lexus will probably only sell a complete arm. However, assuming the bushes are the issue,  which is usual,  aftermarket ones are available in either rubber or polyurethane. 

The brake pipes can be fairly easily replaced, if short, or repaired by inserting a section of copper and nickel, using the correct joint with flares (NOT olives!) on longer pipes. They usually rust where they connect to the flexible pipes and/or behind the supporting clips, which is usually hidden.