NX F Sport Too much road feedback in steering wheel
#16
The variety of tires is interesting. My NX F Sport's spec sheet said it came with Summer Tires. What we got where Bridgestone Dueler H/L tires. I looked them up and they are classified as All-season tires. Kinda disappointed because I was expecting summer tires as here in south Texas we will never see any snow. Also the tires where preset to 36psi. I'm gonna lower them to 33psi this weekend.
#17
Just a thought here. Are you guys measuring your tire pressure using a traditional gauge as well as using the numbers from the Tpms info screen? I guess are the pressure readings from the Tpms reasonably accurate?
#18
I adjuested mine recently to 33 psi using a brand new, not-cheapo gauge. The TPMS matched perfectly, both before and after the TPMS re-initialization.
#19
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Update
Just wanted to update you guys but I went to the dealer and they actually swapped my geolanders for michelins.
Unfortunately the road feedback in the steering wheel is still there but only really noticeable at highway speeds.
Not sure why.
Also I find that my steering wheel is off a little bit. Asked the dealer to check alignment and said it was fine. I don't even think they checked.
Unfortunately the road feedback in the steering wheel is still there but only really noticeable at highway speeds.
Not sure why.
Also I find that my steering wheel is off a little bit. Asked the dealer to check alignment and said it was fine. I don't even think they checked.
#20
Just wanted to update you guys but I went to the dealer and they actually swapped my geolanders for michelins.
Unfortunately the road feedback in the steering wheel is still there but only really noticeable at highway speeds.
Not sure why.
Also I find that my steering wheel is off a little bit. Asked the dealer to check alignment and said it was fine. I don't even think they checked.
Unfortunately the road feedback in the steering wheel is still there but only really noticeable at highway speeds.
Not sure why.
Also I find that my steering wheel is off a little bit. Asked the dealer to check alignment and said it was fine. I don't even think they checked.
#21
Just wanted to update you guys but I went to the dealer and they actually swapped my geolanders for michelins.
Unfortunately the road feedback in the steering wheel is still there but only really noticeable at highway speeds.
Not sure why.
Also I find that my steering wheel is off a little bit. Asked the dealer to check alignment and said it was fine. I don't even think they checked.
Unfortunately the road feedback in the steering wheel is still there but only really noticeable at highway speeds.
Not sure why.
Also I find that my steering wheel is off a little bit. Asked the dealer to check alignment and said it was fine. I don't even think they checked.
#22
Just wanted to update you guys but I went to the dealer and they actually swapped my geolanders for michelins.
Unfortunately the road feedback in the steering wheel is still there but only really noticeable at highway speeds.
Not sure why.
Also I find that my steering wheel is off a little bit. Asked the dealer to check alignment and said it was fine. I don't even think they checked.
Unfortunately the road feedback in the steering wheel is still there but only really noticeable at highway speeds.
Not sure why.
Also I find that my steering wheel is off a little bit. Asked the dealer to check alignment and said it was fine. I don't even think they checked.
but the new tires have done wonders quieting the road noise and smoothing out large and medium bumps. plus i am noticing a nice bump in mpg. I sound like an ad but these tires are really good. I had them on my previous car and was equally impressed.
#23
Driver
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It might be the suspension set up because I just recently swapped the tires on my car and small road imperfections are still being communicated through the steering wheel. not alot but it's noticeable.
but the new tires have done wonders quieting the road noise and smoothing out large and medium bumps. plus i am noticing a nice bump in mpg. I sound like an ad but these tires are really good. I had them on my previous car and was equally impressed.
but the new tires have done wonders quieting the road noise and smoothing out large and medium bumps. plus i am noticing a nice bump in mpg. I sound like an ad but these tires are really good. I had them on my previous car and was equally impressed.
Also it turns out that you might be right. These little feedback vibrations might just be a by product of the suspension.
I did bring back to dealer to check the wheel balancing because one had 15 .5 oz weights on it. The dealer said they were balanced right from the factory but checked anyway. The right front with the 15 weights balanced at 0 on the road force machine. He showed me. Then they did the front left and found it was out of balance. Re balanced and much improved now. A lot smoother at highway speeds. Still road feedback but now minimal.
Just shows you that even the factory can mess up.
I'm still curious about the wheel with 15 weights. Tech said could be the tire is mounted on heavy spot for both tire and wheel. Said he's seen it plenty of times. Said if you rotate tire on the wheel and rebalance that most likely it would be Down to only a few weights.
#24
I also switched my Geolanders to Michelins (Latitude Tour HPs from Costco) and noticed an improvement in ride comfort. I also went to 17" Rav4 wheels, so the increased sidewall height is certainly responsible for some of the improvement as well. Selling my original 18" non-F sport wheels and tires. PM me if interested.
#25
Road Forced balance them.......the only way to balance a tire imho. (Hunter) I love feeling the road through my steering , numb steering is why Lexus went to the F-Sport. -http://www.motorweek.org/features/goss_garage/road_force_balancing
Lexus has an alignment check in the lobby of the service dept at least my dealer does they check alignment for most services.
The steering wheel being off has ZERO to do with the alignment. They can fix that in minutes. My guess is you need to let the truck settle into its suspension this takes a little time.
Lexus has an alignment check in the lobby of the service dept at least my dealer does they check alignment for most services.
The steering wheel being off has ZERO to do with the alignment. They can fix that in minutes. My guess is you need to let the truck settle into its suspension this takes a little time.
#26
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I checked the tires with 4 pencil type gauges plus a round gauge and the small pencil type from Lexus. The Lexus gauge read 3 pounds higher than the others. All the others were within a pound and matched the TPMS. My tires were all 37 and 38 pounds as well.
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My 2 cents
My 200t came with Geolanders inflated cold at 37psi from dealer. I dropped them to 32. My tire gauge and the car's TPMS give the same reading. They go up to about 36 when driving on hot summer days. I don't want to spend more now on new tires, but I did read all the negative reviews on Geolanders. I'll see how they do this winter.
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