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First time I used the service and I am very happy. Alignment and tire rotation for $40 and no taxes to boot. What a deal!
I knew I needed it after I did my lower ball joints about 5 months ago but since I have not been driving much with my work travels and she only had a slight pull to the left I was putting it off thinking I would just do it when I purchase new tires. It was a little worse then I thought. Anyway, my right rear is .1 out of spec. I will have to investigate why this is. Probably lower arm needs replacing.
Tech recommended I do my inner and outer tie rod ends next time I do an alignment because of some rusting issues on these components from the previous owner living in Raleigh, NC. I'm thinking I will get some Moog's or Beck & Arnley's through RockAuto or Amazon and do these when I replace my tires. Just thought I would share.
Last edited by Lavrishevo; Jun 20, 2015 at 12:30 PM.
On a side note, did you know that you can self report services on Lexus Drivers. This way when or if you decide to sell your car you will have a full documentation of the service history.
On a side note, did you know that you can self report services on Lexus Drivers. This way when or if you decide to sell your car you will have a full documentation of the service history.
Oh yes! I've doing this since i had the car. Very helpful if you ever decide to sell or trade. Also helps the Lexus service department when servicing the car.
First time I used the service and I am very happy. Alignment and tire rotation for $40 and no taxes to boot. What a deal!
I knew I needed it after I did my lower ball joints about 5 months ago but since I have not been driving much with my work travels and she only had a slight pull to the left I was putting it off thinking I would just do it when I purchase new tires. It was a little worse then I thought. Anyway, my right rear is .1 out of spec. I will have to investigate why this is. Probably lower arm needs replacing.
Tech recommended I do my inner and outer tie rod ends next time I do an alignment because of some rusting issues on these components from the previous owner living in Raleigh, NC. I'm thinking I will get some Moog's or Beck & Arnley's through RockAuto or Amazon and do these when I replace my tires. Just thought I would share.
If you still have the air suspension on your UL the alignment you received was slightly off. I can tell by the rear camber range, on the ULs it goes down to -2.1 before your in the read. The standard spring and shock cars have a slightly different setup and ranges, I had firestone redo the alignment when they showed me my completed paper and it said standard suspension.
I do still have air. I need to investigate the right rear. I forgot to mention that I paid for a front alignment only as Lexus aligned the whole car when I did the lower control arm bushings before I replaced my front lower ball joints. They only adjusted the front is what I mean. So are you saying 1.9 is still within spec for the rear air suspension? If they aligned the front based on standard suspension range does that really affect anything? Just means the max ranges are different right? The other possibility is something is a little bit tweaked on that side. 4 days after I purchased the car I was rear ended when the car was parked in a parking lot. It was on the right rear side that took the brunt of the impact. If that camber is maxed at 1.9 I'm wondering if they missed something and I need to go back after the insurance company. The damage was limited to the rear bumper, tail light, some bracing pieces, and a little bit on the trunk.
Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there too!
Last edited by Lavrishevo; Jun 21, 2015 at 04:02 AM.
So are you saying 1.9 is still within spec for the rear air suspension? If they aligned the front based on standard suspension range does that really affect anything? Just means the max ranges are different right? The other possibility is something is a little bit tweaked on that side. 4 days after I purchased the car I was rear ended when the car was parked in a parking lot. It was on the right rear side that took the brunt of the impact. If that camber is maxed at 1.9 I'm wondering if they missed something and I need to go back after the insurance company. The damage was limited to the rear bumper, tail light, some bracing pieces, and a little bit on the trunk.
Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there too!
1.9 is still in spec for there rears, the alignment should be very close to the correct air numbers, If i recall every measurement was marginally different but based on your alignment your all in the green. Keep in mind you can buy shorter and longer camber arms from Lexus for the rear to reduce or add camber by +/- .75 degrees. You will need another alignment after though and you must reset your air suspension height sensor since they mount to the camber arms.
I sent an email to my friend at Lexus of South Atlanta. I will update what they advise and if Techstream can do it. I wonder if this is even normally done?
The yaw sensor is simply an instrument to measure how far the vehicle has deviated from its straight course. The yaw measurement is then compared to the steering wheel angle measurement to help the ABS and VSC (vehicle stability control) system to take appropriate actions to correct under-steer or over-steer conditions and keep the vehicle on course. I suspect that an out-of-calibration yaw sensor may degrade the effectiveness of the VSC. This may not be a big concern for normal day-to-day driving.
Alignment through Groupon
