i now have ~ 75k miles on my rx350 fsport. has anyone changed there fsport suspension yet? How many miles is the oem suspension suppose to last ? I got quoted $2500 for oem f-sport struts and shocks. This is with adaptive suspension. seems a bit high to me. are there other alternatives ?

thanks.

Strut - front 4851080786 right $ 651.81
Strut - front 4852080462 left $ 651.81
shocks - rear 4853048392 right $ 612.78
shocks - rear 4854048392 left $ 612.78


$ 2,529.18

 

I'm just curious: what prompted you to get the shocks & struts changed? I know they do wear out, but for all the vehicles I've owned, I haven't had any of them changed at 75K.

 

good question. my wife complained of noise (possibly from the shocks) and the ride felt bumpier then usual. i'm asking my shop to check what may be causing this issue. it may be worn shocks or something else. but in the meantime they quoted me a price for replacement if needed. i'm hoping its something else causing the noise. i would think these adaptive shocks should last at least 100k miles.

 

There's a thread somewhere on this forum about creaking/squeaking trailing arm bushings. You might want to try some lube on those before replacing shocks and struts. I've always gotten 100K miles out of the original shocks and struts before they needed replaced.

 

Holy cow, I did not realize shocks were so expensive.

 

Who quoted you $2500 a dealer or an indie? I've come across situations where the dealer was cheaper than an indie by a lot. That job should not cost more than $1000 taxes and labour included.

 

A good replacement is Bilstein B6 front & rear from a 2014-2019 Highlander. Should ride better than OE and improve cornering too. It did for me on my 2014 F-Sport.

I don’t know how the adaptive suspension feels, but for that price I’m guessing it’s not worth it.

 

Bilstein is an excellent shock, but I think that for a Lexus SUV KYB is more suited and cheaper.

 

Bilstein is better overall and I have the KYBs on my Highlander (I love them too). Better dampening, more comfortable, better handling and that yellow paint job is just too darn cool! They really knocked it out of the park like usual, I have always been impressed with them on my other buddy’s cars too.

 

actually the prices i listed were from the dealer parts counter. the are oem adaptive.

 

yea i thought about doing something like that, but i want to the car stock and use the oem adaptive options.

 

Ah that explains it ( a bit) WOW that is expensive!

 

Are you sure the 2014-2019 highlander shocks struts are interchangeable with 4rx?

 

I was curious a few weeks back because I wanted to see if I can lift the RX and cross-referenced a bunch of suspension components between the two. All of the part numbers match. So yea, they are interchangeable and it makes sense from a manufacturing standpoint.

 

I’m not convinced at all that those dampers do anything. It seems like a half-hearted attempt at frame-bracing to me - except a lot costlier. You’d be better off getting some Bilstein B6 struts & shocks for your RX, or maybe the stiffer springs that the AWD Hybrid models are equipped with.

My ‘14 F-Sport has them as well as an additional brace on the rear sway bar between the two bushings. I’m sure it’s a welcome touch, but it’s not a night and day difference or anything I could feel between driving a normal RX and an F-Sport at work. Similar results can be applied to the Lexus NX F-Sport, it too has potential.

My old Highlander can and will out-corner, out-brake and out-handle my F-Sport easily. These cars are too heavy and place too much of an emphasis on understeer and comfort, but they have potential as my Highlander still sits on the same Toyota K platform. Stock for stock, the RX had the slight edge though.

I wonder if they still offer the electronic adaptive sway bars that the early 2010-2011 RX450h models had, those were pretty cool (although very expensive + good luck retrofitting the wiring on those).