DavidEW

First post so I wanted to preface by saying I really appreciate all the forums that help people solve problems without dealing with mechanics or dealers. One of the best things the internet has ever been used for so thanks in advance.

I have a 99 AWD RX300 with just under 100K which I love it's my work horse and I'd like to keep it for awhile longer. I tried searching here but couldn't find exactly the answer I was looking for so here goes:

Recently I did my first track day with my motorcycle and bought a rear carrier to haul the bike. After I installed the carrier and put the bike on I noticed the rear was REALLY sagging. So much the bottom of the carrier would scrape on the ground over bumps or slight grades. I've also noticed that the RX bounces over speed bumps and generally acts like a sloppy drunk fat chick stumbling home from a bar.

My question is what are the parts I need to look at to test/replace? I don't want to spend a lot of money, just what I need to get it back to where it needs to be. I Won't be doing a ton of towing/carrying the motorcycle or other things so don't think I need uprated suspension parts but if someone thinks it's necessary to handle that type of load I'd take it under advice.

Cheers-

David

kalali

I don't think the stock RX rear suspension is suited for a bike carrier unless you have a superlight motocross. I use a small bike trailer for carrying my bike which weighs just under 500 lbs,