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2009 RX350 AWD - Daily driver refresh project

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Old 03-21-23, 06:24 PM
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Well, sometimes life throws you interesting situations. My employer has been in the news recently and not for good reasons, so I can't spend as silly as I was before until I know I have a job going forward. Going to have to hold off on the brake upgrade and canceled the front anti-sway bar because I realized it was the same price as new springs. But still got the springs. Neither are installed yet, just waiting for me in the garage.





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Old 03-21-23, 07:00 PM
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Nice to see you back, sorry to hear about the situation you're in.

That rear sway bar looks like a FWD one to me. It seems as if I was mistaken and Cusco doesn't actually make an AWD and FWD rear sway bar for our cars, they only make a FWD one. Ultra Racing is the one that makes the 19mm FWD and RWD bars! D'OOH! I am so sorry man! If they won't take it back, anyone with a FWD 2001-2007 Highlander or FWD 2004-2009 RX could buy it off you.


The FWD bar also mounts further toward the front of the car directly to the frame itself (much superior design to the AWD, but not sure if the bar can be interchanged between the two models)


I can't express how terrible I feel for this. If it costs too much to ship back, I can post an ad for it on the Highlander forums, the folks there are usually a lot more performance-oriented than the RX owners.
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Old 03-21-23, 07:23 PM
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Hey no worries dude, doh! indeed In all of my purchasing research I have never seen a distinction between fwd and awd rear sway bars. Thanks for the warning now before I had the original one removed already and trying to figure it out.

Might try posting it on FB marketplace or another forum too, it's already here if I can find someone local that wants it. WTS @$260
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Old 03-21-23, 09:40 PM
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Posted it on the marketplace, if anyone local to Sacramento wants to pick it up for cost hit me up. Cusco 924 311 B18 - Lexus RX350 2nd gen FWD rear sway bar - ClubLexus - Lexus Forum Discussion
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