Originally Posted by avgj0F

Mine's making scaping-noises when going through dips and speed bumps during cold days (< 60F). Would be freaking helpful if the products were well tested and potential f'king annoying noises spelled out in the manual.

Get their recommended formula 5 Prelube as it's not available in automotive stores or shops (here in LA). It was a pain in the *** driving around the town looking for it and taken the time out to the shop to have them regreased. Given the lube is not a popular stock item, and relatively inexpensive for couple dollars, they should be included in the purchase free or a minimal charge.

Originally Posted by zen

mine also have the same noise that you described but it's under <35F. the noise goes away after the car warmed up and it's not persistent. to regrease the bushings would probably be the same like when you first install them follow by an alignment.

Originally Posted by RRRacing

Our products are extremely well tested. If you have a problem, we are always willing to help, whether that means sending you some formula 5 lube, or simply giving you a tip to diagnose your "scraping noises." So regarding those noises, it could be anything, and not related to the USRS. But, we always recommend checking that the 22mm nuts that torque the USRS spindle are tight. If they become loose, they can potentially cause the USRS to squeak.

BTW, we don't include formula 5 prelube because most folks would loose it by the time they ever need to re-lube the USRS years later, but we gladly provide it.

Rafi

Originally Posted by Diesel350

Anyone know what the book time is for installing these?

Originally Posted by kzlflash

Is anyone here experiencing alignment issues after replacing the stock LCA bushings? My car drives straight when I'm firmly holding the wheel in place, but if I loosen my grip the car always wants to pull right on flat/non crowned roads.
I don't think it's my struts and lower ball joints because those have been replaced, and I have a square setup and rotate my tires every 5k miles. Before and after these changes the car continues to want to pull to the right.
The car has also been (toe) aligned multiple times at different shops. After every toe alignment the problem seems to be solved, but it quickly loses the alignment and reverts back to the same problem.

I'm wondering if it might be due to the alignment of the bracket?
If you look at the bushing bracket one of the holes (circled in red) looks big enough that it'll allow for a decent amount of movement in the arm. But I'm not sure if any movement is even allowed cause it also looks like the arm would be held static by the other side of the arm (circled in blue).

From my understanding of the LCA bracket design, the preload bolts are designed to not allow the bracket to shift under hard loads. But if installed incorrectly off the bat, would it be significant enough to cause the pull I'm experiencing?

Originally Posted by Diesel350

Anyone know what the book time is for installing these?

Originally Posted by kzlflash

To follow up on this, I took my car to a shop opened by a former Lexus Master Tech. He decided to swap the USRS with the factory bracket/bushing to see if the pull was due to improper installation of the RR brackets.
It turns out my pull is NOT related to improper installation of the RR bracket. Even with the factory brackets install the car still retained the same exact pull and characteristics.
So disregard my posts and don't let it stop you from getting the bushings.

At this point I'm going to try installing a factory bracket on the right side that'll add some positive caster into my alignment. The tech also said he'll help adjust the subframe. If this solves my pulling problem I'll probably stick with the factory brackets. If not then my time with this car is limited as I can't live with this bad of a pull.

As a result I'll be posting my USRS bushings for sale soon. Keep an eye out in the for sale section.

Originally Posted by Scott610

Have mines over 20k miles and works completely fine best mod I've done so far and I've done almost all of them and getting bored lol