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Thanks for the great and quick feedback. Is this a safety issue at all?

i'm surprised that you did not find any info online. it's well documented that the 2nd gen GS has a front end shimmy issues, mostly resulting from worn out front suspension bushings. a mechanical inspection should determine if this is the case for your situation.

if it is indeed worn out bushings, you have to either buy new oem arms (cannot buy the bushings separately), or go with aftermarket replacement bushings from daizen. in either case, it's expensive because it's very labor intensive to do, so factor in these costs if you are going to buy the car.

other factors could be bent wheels, out of round/balance tires, wheel spacers, or missing hubcentric rings/non-hubcentric aftermarket wheels.

Thanks for the update.

Is this a safety issue at all or is it solely convenience?

What is a typical cost for this?

Hi All, I test drove an '01 GS430 with 68kmi on it. I took it on the highway and found 100% repeatable steering shimmy ~62 to 65 mph. The shimmy was very noticeable and happened both while accelerating and decelerating through that speed range.

Is there anything can be done to fix this? I've scoured the forum and it seems to be a small% problem. I also scoured the LS430 forum and it seems to hit them as well.

Any insight would be great before I buy this car. It is beautiful black-on-black with the 17" chrome wheels.

Do you need more info?

Thanks!