roegs

We just purchased a 2000 ES300 in beautiful condition. About the only issue we have is it seems to ride low. My wife has already scraped the bottom over a few speed bumps (going very slow), and I've noticed with four people that the car seems to scrape over small bumps such as speed bumps. The car has factory 16" wheels with factory tire size. Nothing appears to be hanging low on the under chassis. Would anyone happen to know the correct ride height and where its measured? Thanks!

llcoolpass

yes, check the FSM

but that's normal buddy, a lot of people over load their ES without knowing it. max vehicle cargo weight is in the 950lb range.

the struts could be worn out, supposed to change struts around 60K but many people go past 100K on originals... sadly... but it is likely your springs, slightly worn, can't take the massive load you're putting on them when it comes to extreme articulation from extreme road problems

this is a reminder to everyone, thatI'm going to post to all these threads poping up on the world wide web for years now and only getting worse, the USA's roads are deteriorating as we spiral into economic great recession [recession means exactly the same thing as depression, by the way] and the roads receive less attention than they should by the government due to high costs. just going to have to drive slower on these bad roads or more smartly to prevent the bottoming out, using the gas pedal and the brake pedal expertly to shift the weight while traversing the bump.

here is the 97 generation lexus es 300 ride height part of the FSM that a large hawk dropped on my patio and I caught on camera:

roegs

Perfect...just what I needed. Thanks!

llcoolpass

thank the bird, laddie