V00D001

If we consider labor rate, it’d probably be <$400 at the Lexus dealer. Find a local alignment shop that will do it for you including the alignment.

Ruzifan

so i got my figs bushing installed. the shop charged me $160 CAD to install them. Didn't even take more than 40 min. I then got an alignment done at a different shop for $120. I did put on my winter tires now (they are 17") i really can't tell a big difference in driving. I do feel like the steering is more solid and less shaky during bumps.

IS350USB

I've put 12,000km on my tires so far, would it be too late to put in new suggested bushings? Or should I wait till these tires are done.

wthrman2

^^ It wouldn't hurt to put them on now, unless you already see some significant wear.

IS350USB

Looked into the RC F bushings at its $130CAD per. Yikes.

wthrman2

I was able to get them from my dealer at 100$ a piece shipped to my house - you wanna try other sites or talk to your dealer. Lexus parts Direct (although I was not happy with their customer service, or even magazip I think .

V00D001

I’d put them on now. I had bad inner tire wear (totally bald on the inside) and drove almost another 2000 miles without the inner tire wear getting worse after I installed the Figs.

Ruzifan

rcF bushing isn’t really that great. Get the Figs or RR racing.

wthrman2

^^ Keep in mind that it all depends on what you are trying to get from replacing the OEM bushings. If your sole purpose is to reduce (not eliminate) inner tire wear, the GS/RC F bushings are a good option with being cheaper and maintains the Lexus drive feel - If you are trying to enhance the driving experience and cornering abilities and are willing to put up with a little bit of a compromise in the OEM driving feel, then aftermarket will help get people there. I was in the camp of just trying to reduce the inner wear, nothing more.

V00D001

Exactly. I was the opposite - I wanted better handling and no more inner tire wear and didn’t care about a little more NVH.

wthrman2

^^ Thanks for posting - To me, it's all about being informed on what each brings and prioritizing the end goal you are trying to achieve Both options are pefectly fine as long as you know in advance what you want and having known expectations

BillCannon

Do we know if this is an issue with the 2021? How do your tires look at 12k km?

wthrman2

^^ I don't think anyone has officially reported this issue on the 2021 yet, however, given that they are still using the same LCA bushings and such, I doubt that the problem has been corrected. That is why I didn't leave it to chance and proactively installed the stiffer ones.

timkf1

I just bought a 2019 IS 350 F Sport, which I absolutely love. I'd really appreciate if you had the part numbers for the camber kits you installed, and hopefully where you bought them? I just installed brand new Michelin Pilot Sport's (all-season's) and would really like to make that $1,000 purchase to last as long as I can.

Any info you're willing to provide, I'd appreciate it very much.

I'm trying to find solutions to the common issues before they get ugly.

Ruzifan

So I installed the figs LCA bushing and did an alignment. At first I couldn’t tell the difference but after driving for about 3 weeks now, I can feel the difference. Now I don’t know if it’s a good thing or bad.

when I drive, my steering feels.. how do I say it.. like more loose.. like it goes left and right little bit.. like the steering isn’t like stiff and instant response when I move the steering left or right… like say I’m driving and I’m tryna move away from a pothole, it’ll take second to feel the responsiveness.

however, the other side to this, when im driving and going over bumps etc like it feels fine. It’s perfectly normal… the steering doesn’t go all over the place like befoee.

so I don’t know if the bushing is supposed to make the steering feel slightly looser