Hey guys, so I have a ‘22 is500. I noticed at about 5k miles I was getting a ton of outerwear on the tires. Now at 11k miles the shoulder is basically gone.

The dealership says that’s just how the alignment is suppose to be on this car and that tires will only last 10-15k before needing to be replaced.

I just took my car to my local service center and got an alignment done. Tell me what to think of these before and after numbers. I’m not too educated on it so are the bottom number more acceptable? Thoughts? Concerns?

 

Given that your toe was this much out of spec, did you ever notice that your steering wheel wasn’t straight?

 

no the steering wheel was fine. the only unusual issue I saw was just the severe outerwear on the front tires at such low mileage.

 

My concern would be they adjusted the car to the specs of an ES not an IS according to the top of the page

 

Wow, nice eye! That is very unusual.

If you ever go back to that shop, maybe inform them they should use the VIN to look up what make and model the car is, rather than just guessing. Or, you know, they could... look at the trunk lid, floor mats, or the dang start-up animation of the car?

However, the numbers after their adjustments look pretty much right for an IS.

 

Yeah, but the numbers that you're seeing are relative to what a normal ES is, not an IS, so even though it's saying .5 degrees of camber, it really could be 1.5. No real way of knowing this without comparing, but its worth mentioning so that OP can have the alignment redone and not think that the current alignment is OK.

 

anytime you have excess toe in, this can cause increased outer tire wear. your before specs in front and rear have a good amount of toe in. did your rears also have increased outer tire wear?

 

I've notice on the car description on top of the result sheet its for ES? I don't think the alignment specs wouldn't be the same.

 

I’ve had more than one conversation with auto mechanics that insist the IS is based on the ES. Obviously they’re as different as can be but for some reason that misunderstanding seems to be widespread.

 

That is weird! I know ES chassis are FWD and they also have AWD. When I did my alignment, it shows on top as Lexus IS 300,350, 500 RWD 2021+.

 

My alignment sheet is different and instead says "2022 IS300, IS350 (Excluding IS500)"

 

Where are you guys getting your alignments? I can see places like Firestone or Goodyear making a mistake like this.

 

Well in my case my sheet is correct. I have a 350. And it’s done at the Lexus dealer. But the point I was making is that on my sheet they make it seem that the 500 has different alignment specs than the 300 and 350 so idk how the poster above me had one sheet that encompassed all 3

 

I'm confused. Aren't the bottom measurements absolute? That's what I was referring to. -1.5 means exactly -1.5.

 

^the degrees are absolute, you are correct