ttuner69

saw this: http://www.tanabe-usa.com/rnd/?tag=/2014+lexus+es350

does anyone have a strut bar on a 2013+ model?

diggdyone

Here is one from eBay.

diggdyone

One more photo

bc6152

What is this designed to accomplish?

ttuner69

Interesting. Do you have the link in eBay? For some reason, I could not find it listed in eBay when I did a search.

IS350atWOT

iTrader: (1)

Wow, I can't imagine this being of any use on an ES.

Max707

It's suppose to turn a mule into a horse. Not going to happen.

atoyota

They can increase the rigidity of the chassis/reduce flex and could improve handling in tight corners or bumpy roads. How beneficial and how much you might notice it depends on your driving style and sensitivity. Those who thing the ES is too soft in turns might notice some improvement.

atoyota

An automobile nerd/engineering explanation on youtube

SW17LS

My 2010 ES had a strut bar from the factory...

diggdyone

I found it while searching for es parts from Taiwan - they have a better equipped ES than US.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MIT-LEXUS-ES300h-2013-Engine-Aluminum-Strut-Tower-Bar-/111079440920?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2013%7CMake%3ALexus&hash=item19dcd9c218&vxp=mtr

jollick

It makes me wonder what the addition of the strut bar will do in a crash? Will it cause a decrease in the overall safety of the vehicle in a crash?

alpinefun

Technically speaking, the addition of the strut will increase the overall mass of the vehicle and therefore based on physics low (F=m*a) will theoretically increase your chance to survive the crash.
However realistically it will probably do nothing. My personal opinion it is waist of money and time.

mrBillFL

I had them in my GTI (rabbit) the lower support was more important in that car than the top.

Basically it strengthens the chassis. reduces spread (or compression) of the struts under hard cornering and bumps.

if you live in a pothole /snow belt state, then it would be of some use.
or, you lower the car, and put low profile tires on and like to drive aggressively.

With the soft suspension on the es, most will not see any improvement. at all.

kxaz145

Worrying about my strut towers flexing was never a consideration when selecting the ES 350. If I wanted a firmer handling sport suspension I would have gone with a different brand....

JimB