All about Lexus IS premature inner tire wear
#287
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#288
Driver School Candidate
No wear so far
I have a 21 350 with 7200 and no uneven wear. The wear is very even across the tire But did the LCA design get reengineered? I took it to get it inspected and got underneath with the tech and The bushings are clamped between two large pieces of metal. Didn't have time to really analyze beyond that description but I thought it was only attached on one side in previous models and that was mainly why the rubber bushings flexed. This seems like a solid design that would prevent wear but give you a softer road feel from the rubber. I may upgrade to the PU bushings anyway lol just for the increase in feel.
#289
I have a 21 350 with 7200 and no uneven wear. The wear is very even across the tire But did the LCA design get reengineered? I took it to get it inspected and got underneath with the tech and The bushings are clamped between two large pieces of metal. Didn't have time to really analyze beyond that description but I thought it was only attached on one side in previous models and that was mainly why the rubber bushings flexed. This seems like a solid design that would prevent wear but give you a softer road feel from the rubber. I may upgrade to the PU bushings anyway lol just for the increase in feel.
I have no idea if you're describing the same piece from before or not.
Did they look like these?
#290
Driver School Candidate
Any idea why no wear in the new models?
#291
Unless they started using the stiffer rcf/gsf bushings that people use to mitigate the issue? But without more data I don't know if we'd call the problem fixed just yet.
#292
Ho man, hope this post doesnt appear twice. Having issue with wifi here.
Questions ,
i own a 2017 is200 T Rwd f-sport.
As most of you i am having issue with front inner wear.
I was looking for Figs lca 90 duro. LCA with braket.
1- is it possible they are no longer available on the figs website? I had the page saved in my "favorites" but now it says item not found. Im either blind or they dont have them anymore?
2- will the figs be like the RR racing. Meaning will i have to remove them yearly to grease them? ( i drive the car year round in montreal cold and winter elements. )
3- rear tire are still decent. Will easily do another summer. I dont like throwing money away. If im going with the michelin 4s . Only in front for this year. Do you guys think its a bad idea? Would have change the rear ones next summer . ( original turenza in the back )
Daily commuter / no track . Enjoy some sporty ride. Want to reduce inner wear.
Questions ,
i own a 2017 is200 T Rwd f-sport.
As most of you i am having issue with front inner wear.
I was looking for Figs lca 90 duro. LCA with braket.
1- is it possible they are no longer available on the figs website? I had the page saved in my "favorites" but now it says item not found. Im either blind or they dont have them anymore?
2- will the figs be like the RR racing. Meaning will i have to remove them yearly to grease them? ( i drive the car year round in montreal cold and winter elements. )
3- rear tire are still decent. Will easily do another summer. I dont like throwing money away. If im going with the michelin 4s . Only in front for this year. Do you guys think its a bad idea? Would have change the rear ones next summer . ( original turenza in the back )
Daily commuter / no track . Enjoy some sporty ride. Want to reduce inner wear.
#294
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Ho man, hope this post doesnt appear twice. Having issue with wifi here.
Questions ,
i own a 2017 is200 T Rwd f-sport.
As most of you i am having issue with front inner wear.
I was looking for Figs lca 90 duro. LCA with braket.
1- is it possible they are no longer available on the figs website? I had the page saved in my "favorites" but now it says item not found. Im either blind or they dont have them anymore?
2- will the figs be like the RR racing. Meaning will i have to remove them yearly to grease them? ( i drive the car year round in montreal cold and winter elements. )
3- rear tire are still decent. Will easily do another summer. I dont like throwing money away. If im going with the michelin 4s . Only in front for this year. Do you guys think its a bad idea? Would have change the rear ones next summer . ( original turenza in the back )
Daily commuter / no track . Enjoy some sporty ride. Want to reduce inner wear.
Questions ,
i own a 2017 is200 T Rwd f-sport.
As most of you i am having issue with front inner wear.
I was looking for Figs lca 90 duro. LCA with braket.
1- is it possible they are no longer available on the figs website? I had the page saved in my "favorites" but now it says item not found. Im either blind or they dont have them anymore?
2- will the figs be like the RR racing. Meaning will i have to remove them yearly to grease them? ( i drive the car year round in montreal cold and winter elements. )
3- rear tire are still decent. Will easily do another summer. I dont like throwing money away. If im going with the michelin 4s . Only in front for this year. Do you guys think its a bad idea? Would have change the rear ones next summer . ( original turenza in the back )
Daily commuter / no track . Enjoy some sporty ride. Want to reduce inner wear.
3 - Just replace according to wear. Since it's RWD the only risk with replacing one axle at a time is rain/snow performance. Generally you'd want the rears to have higher tread in order to ensure drivability (i.e., prevent oversteer in the rain).
#295
#296
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See this post: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...ml#post9768270
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ShrinkDoc (04-16-22)
#297
Installed my FIGS almost 3 years ago, and had some squeak on slow hard left turns (e.g. back out of driveway and make a hard left going forward). Finally annoyed me enough that I got a can of silicone spray lubricant and gave both ends of the bushings a soaking (without removing them). No more squeaks and I have been driving the car year round (was intended to just be my winter and bad weather car [Chicago and Wisconsin winters]).
#298
Driver School Candidate
so on the front, all you changed to negate the issue was the OE IS bushings to RCF?
#299
I guess I’m due.
This is what my rears look like, bad inner tire wear. I will be ordering a set of spc camber arms soon. Do you guys set the camber to 0 once you get them installed? Fronts show signs of inner wear but could be a bad alignment my steering wheel doesn’t sit straight. 2017 is300 awd
Last edited by arentz07; 05-04-22 at 10:04 AM.
#300
I asked this last year but maybe there's more info out there now: has this issue been resolved in the 2021/22 versions? I've read of updates to the suspension & handling for the refreshed model, but no details on what exactly was changed.
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manataur (06-08-23)