Strut change to KYB - Disaster ensues
10-25-13, 04:19 AM
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10-26-13, 03:20 AM
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You didn't replace the FR radial bearings?
On mine, in addition to the struts being worn, the bearing had a little extra 'play' in them. In terms of ride, steering, quietness, etc., this added a very slight knocking/harness felt through the steering and through the body structure that I believe went a long way towards degrading the perceived ride quality. Inspecting the old & new bearings at time of replacement, moving the bearing by hand, you could feel a slight roughness.
On mine, in addition to the struts being worn, the bearing had a little extra 'play' in them. In terms of ride, steering, quietness, etc., this added a very slight knocking/harness felt through the steering and through the body structure that I believe went a long way towards degrading the perceived ride quality. Inspecting the old & new bearings at time of replacement, moving the bearing by hand, you could feel a slight roughness.
10-28-13, 06:34 AM
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All,
Per your question-I returned the KYB's to RockAuto for a full refund (KYB offers a lifetime warranty). I bought OEM RX330 and RX350 struts off of ebay and the truck is back to normal-THANK GOD!
Our RX330 is riding well again, as soon as I went over the first speed hump in our neighborhood I knew things were very different. Its back to being a luxury SUV again.
Good luck to everyone else!!
Per your question-I returned the KYB's to RockAuto for a full refund (KYB offers a lifetime warranty). I bought OEM RX330 and RX350 struts off of ebay and the truck is back to normal-THANK GOD!
Our RX330 is riding well again, as soon as I went over the first speed hump in our neighborhood I knew things were very different. Its back to being a luxury SUV again.
Good luck to everyone else!!
10-28-13, 08:49 AM
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All, Per your question-I returned the KYB's to RockAuto for a full refund (KYB offers a lifetime warranty). I bought OEM RX330 and RX350 struts off of ebay and the truck is back to normal-THANK GOD! Our RX330 is riding well again, as soon as I went over the first speed hump in our neighborhood I knew things were very different. Its back to being a luxury SUV again. Good luck to everyone else!!
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I had all (4) replaced on my 2007 RX350 with app. 70k miles.
Went with the Monroe OESpectrum. Very happy with the ride.
http://www.monroe.com/en-US/products/OESpectrum/
Went with the Monroe OESpectrum. Very happy with the ride.
http://www.monroe.com/en-US/products/OESpectrum/
08-03-17, 08:18 AM
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I would like to replace the front struts on my 07 RX350 AWD with KYB struts and would like to hear from anyone who has the KYB struts on (model #) and are pleased with the ride etc.
Thanks Ted
Thanks Ted
06-09-22, 07:20 PM
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IK its a few yrs old thread, but it would have been great to hear your feedback thou....
06-09-22, 07:58 PM
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Hope it goes well for you. I still have the KYBs on the Highlander and they ride fine, despite my driver’s side front blowing out recently after 3 years. Not sure if that’s the crappy KYB strut mount’s fault (it failed a bit before) or not. To be fair, the H&R lowering springs definitely weren’t helping.
Car still rides and drivers pretty well, but you can feel that the driver’s side isn’t doing a whole lot of dampening. I’ll probably get another pair of fronts or wait for coilovers.
As for the KYBs riding as rough as an M3, my Highlander on H&R springs and big sway bars still rides a helluva lot better than our E46 M3 on coilovers.
Car still rides and drivers pretty well, but you can feel that the driver’s side isn’t doing a whole lot of dampening. I’ll probably get another pair of fronts or wait for coilovers.
As for the KYBs riding as rough as an M3, my Highlander on H&R springs and big sway bars still rides a helluva lot better than our E46 M3 on coilovers.
06-09-22, 10:44 PM
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06-10-22, 03:44 AM
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I love the TRW/Sachs struts I got for my RX F&R rear. They’re comfy like the OEMs but handle even better and are still soft with my Eibach lowering springs.
I got them on Rockauto clearance for only around 40-50 per strut. The car handles almost as well as the Highlander, except the comfort is noticeably better.
I never tried KYBs with stock springs, but my Highlander came with KYBs stock and they were firm but comfortable. I’ve driven cars where we’d install KYB Strut-Plus assemblies and they rode like OEM as well, maybe ever so slightly firmer. Good units IMO
I got them on Rockauto clearance for only around 40-50 per strut. The car handles almost as well as the Highlander, except the comfort is noticeably better.
I never tried KYBs with stock springs, but my Highlander came with KYBs stock and they were firm but comfortable. I’ve driven cars where we’d install KYB Strut-Plus assemblies and they rode like OEM as well, maybe ever so slightly firmer. Good units IMO
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