2004 LS430 UL - Steering wheel shake between 55-65 mph

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Aug 30, 2010 | 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JimsGX

The 04~06 LS's don't have pressure sensors inside the rims. The ABS/Speed sensors on the hubs detect a wheel spinning faster or slower than the others to detect if one or more tires are losing pressure. It doesn't directly monitor the air pressure inside the tires.

Which is GOOD because it means we don't have to have the tire unmounted from the wheel to replace a silly battery or an expensive, faulty sensor!

Aug 30, 2010 | 09:07 PM

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Since the tires on a brand spankin' new Lexus are covered by the tire manufacturers warranty and not by Lexus, I don't think the tires on a CPO will be covered by Lexus. That doesn't mean they won't be willing to help you out with a replacement, but they aren't obligated to.

New CPO tires have no warranty other than what the manufactuer offers. Lexus has no obligation to do anything. OTOH, if you buy new tires from your lexus dealer, it comes w/ the lexus road warranty included provided the tires are supplied by Lexus.

I got a set of Michelin LTX2's for my LX last year, 1" larger in diameter (non-OEM size) from my dealer. Previous CPO tires were Bridgestone Dueler HT's. One thing I noticed immediately is the Michelins require hardly any weights to bring them into balance, and this is for a big, 32" diameter 40 lb SUV tire! The bridgestones had a reasonable number of weights. I had a set of Pro Comp AT's on my toyota truck that required a lot of weight. IMHO, the amount of weight required says something about the tire manufacturer's tolerances & quality. WHen my Bridgestone Turanza CPO tires on my LS wear out, I'm planning to get Michelins. For my winter tires, I plan to get Michelin X-ice2's.