Soldat79

Hi, I have got my new bushings for my 2016 Lexus IS300. But I m not sure they are the goods I have received, can you tell me if they are the RCF version?

kj07xk

That’s the part numbers matching those listed in post #1 of this thread, so should be good to go.

Soldat79

Thanks guy

aemravan

I ended up doing the RR Racing USRS bushings on my wife's 2019 F sport. Not ideal to be dropping almost $400 bucks on a new(ish) car that is still fully under warranty, but even at 9k miles when we picked it up the inner tire ware was more the evident.. I was legitimately surprised how much of a difference this made.. I didn't think I'd feel it, but there is a noticeable difference in turn-in response. The swap only took an hour for both sides too..

TLeexus

agree. bushing upgrade was a revelations for me... even changing lanes on highway was noticeable tighter. and over all control when braking.
i also got rrracing's ultimate bushies. i was impressed with the beefines of the housing too. ... i put Downs on a well at the same time, so maybe i'm being dramatic with the bushings.

aemravan

my springs and bushings went on at different times so you're definitely not being dramatic regarding the difference. The spring change for me didn't make any sort of noticeable difference in handling at all since it is only a minor drop spring with similar spring rates.

Soldat79

I changed the bushing on my 2016 is I don t notice any big change. But I wonder how the "big hole" on up the bushing can be at the right place because it s biggest than the screw and it s tight to 204 newton/meter!!

weslypipes

Hi everybody, Had some serious front tire wear on my 2017 IS 350 F Sport ... right to the cords. I purchased a set of FIGS poly bushing and got some new Michelin pilot sport S4 tire. but when I got my 4 wheel alignment they notice a leak on my front differeintal. This was sadening. I purchased it from victoria lexus dealership with 35000 km and was told it was flawless. now i can see why they rushed me into a 1 day purchase. you can see where they had added sealant to the cover. I took it to the toyota dealer where i live and am waiting to hear on monday the repair expense I am also getting ahold of lexus canada to see if they will cover it under warranty. beside the 2 small dents i found on the body after and the ****ty wrap job that i also have to get repaired, i like the car, just to tell people buyer beware. always get it checked at another shop have a full inspection done before buying, i thought because it was a lexus dealership i could trust them. I never had this or any problem with mt ACURA Dealership no pressure sales there and they amazing with service. If lexus won't cover it and i have 70000 km on it now. il fix it and sell it to get another Acura. Take care

arentz07

Not all dealers are made equally... the first Lexus dealership I went to was awesome - friendly staff in all departments, good service, and they stepped up when they made a mistake with my paperwork and offered me some service credit. The dealership where I got my '21 has been a royal pain so far. They also made a mistake on the paperwork but took forever to get it resolved. Namely, it took them two months to get my trade-in paid off, and it would have taken longer if I hadn't noticed that, after a month, I still was getting statements on that vehicle. My wife and I had to go in person and demand that it get resolved because talking on the phone or emailing was not getting anywhere. Voila, once we showed up in person, everything is magically back on track.

Anyway, my point is, you don't drive a dealership, you drive a Lexus, so if you like the car, maybe it is worth shopping around for different dealers? Anyway, this is off-topic, so I will end by saying I hope the FIGS bushings work out well for you with regards to not only the tire wear but also the driving experience. Cheers.

manataur

Where is the best place to purchase the Figs or the RR ones? 2016 IS200t if that matters. Just noticed last night about the tire wear and still catching up on the forum for the best place to purchase them. The RCF ones are more hit or miss and not as firm as the others, correct?

arentz07

Any reason not to buy directly from FIGS? https://shopfigs.com/v3/by-vehicle/c...AT-G3-LEXUS-IS

And yea, the RC F bushings are of a similar type as the OE bushings, but firmer. So the difference will be noticeable but not like an aftermarket performance bushing.

wongnee

Sorry to ask but where could I find the torque figures for those screws to be removed? (I'm sure it's been shared before but it's hard to dig from so many posts)

THANKS!

Coconut

Does anyone know if the 2021 IS has the same LCA bushings as the 2014-2020 IS? Its too early to tell if the 21’ will suffer from premature tire wear.

wthrman2

Yes it does, I have already swapped mine with the GF-S one and they work well. As you said, no way to know if stock 2021 IS will have the same inner wear problem but I didn't wanna take any chances.

wthrman2

wongnee - As far as the specs for the torque value for the LCAs, I saw a video once on youtube but not sure if it will help with all the specs (around 8:00 min in the video)