Shock replacement?
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Shock replacement?
I took my 2008 IS250 in to get an oil change a month or so ago and the technicians noted that all 4 shocks were leaking quite a bit of oil. The car has 88k miles. The service advisor passed this along and also mentioned that the techs had reported the same thing back in December of 2017. I didn't remember that, but I dug through my service receipts and sure enough that note was there. I asked the advisor for a quote and he said it was about $2k to replace all 4 and it would take about a day.
I ended up passing on the work and started calling around to some independent shops in town because I figured most other places could do it cheaper than Lexus, right? The first guy I called quoted me about the same at $1900 but said that he would have to take a look at the car and that it might be closer to $1700. I'm currently waiting on a quote from a Toyota dealership but I don't have much hope.
I really don't think the car rides or handles all that differently, but it's hard to say because I drive it daily and I don't know if I would pick up on little changes over a long time. I do notice that if I slam one of the back doors too hard, I can hear a squeak. Is that a sign of a worn out shock, and are there any other telltale signs?
To throw a wrench into this scenario, I'll probably be selling the car in a year so I don't want to sink a ton of money into it now unless it's absolutely necessary. But I also don't want to give the car away because it has "issues" or needs repairs.
I've searched a few other posts on here and I know $2k is a lot for this type of work so I'm going to keep calling around to other shops. My husband is probably handy enough to do this work himself (he's done some work on my car) but he's swamped with work and we have 2 kids that he'd rather hang out with on the weekend.
Thanks!
I ended up passing on the work and started calling around to some independent shops in town because I figured most other places could do it cheaper than Lexus, right? The first guy I called quoted me about the same at $1900 but said that he would have to take a look at the car and that it might be closer to $1700. I'm currently waiting on a quote from a Toyota dealership but I don't have much hope.
I really don't think the car rides or handles all that differently, but it's hard to say because I drive it daily and I don't know if I would pick up on little changes over a long time. I do notice that if I slam one of the back doors too hard, I can hear a squeak. Is that a sign of a worn out shock, and are there any other telltale signs?
To throw a wrench into this scenario, I'll probably be selling the car in a year so I don't want to sink a ton of money into it now unless it's absolutely necessary. But I also don't want to give the car away because it has "issues" or needs repairs.
I've searched a few other posts on here and I know $2k is a lot for this type of work so I'm going to keep calling around to other shops. My husband is probably handy enough to do this work himself (he's done some work on my car) but he's swamped with work and we have 2 kids that he'd rather hang out with on the weekend.
Thanks!
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2k is way over the top and the other prices you've listed are not worth it either. If you are planning on selling the car and don't want to sink money into it, get a set of KYB shocks. That will save you a lot compared to OEM. My advice to you is save $1500 by having your husband do the work himself. I recently did my shocks and its not all that difficult. For the front, id advise you to get a ball joint remover tool. Auto parts stores sell them they're under 20 bucks. Use it to disconnect the upper balljoint. Once thats out of the way, its very simple. place a jack under the lower control arm, disconnect the sway bar link, remove the top 3 nuts and then the lower bolt holding the shock and its out. For the rear, you won't need the ball joint remover. there are threads you can look at, its not all that hard especially if you have a battery powered impact wrench. i say give it a shot!
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I took my 2008 IS250 in to get an oil change a month or so ago and the technicians noted that all 4 shocks were leaking quite a bit of oil. The car has 88k miles. The service advisor passed this along and also mentioned that the techs had reported the same thing back in December of 2017. I didn't remember that, but I dug through my service receipts and sure enough that note was there. I asked the advisor for a quote and he said it was about $2k to replace all 4 and it would take about a day.
I ended up passing on the work and started calling around to some independent shops in town because I figured most other places could do it cheaper than Lexus, right? The first guy I called quoted me about the same at $1900 but said that he would have to take a look at the car and that it might be closer to $1700. I'm currently waiting on a quote from a Toyota dealership but I don't have much hope.
I really don't think the car rides or handles all that differently, but it's hard to say because I drive it daily and I don't know if I would pick up on little changes over a long time. I do notice that if I slam one of the back doors too hard, I can hear a squeak. Is that a sign of a worn out shock, and are there any other telltale signs?
To throw a wrench into this scenario, I'll probably be selling the car in a year so I don't want to sink a ton of money into it now unless it's absolutely necessary. But I also don't want to give the car away because it has "issues" or needs repairs.
I've searched a few other posts on here and I know $2k is a lot for this type of work so I'm going to keep calling around to other shops. My husband is probably handy enough to do this work himself (he's done some work on my car) but he's swamped with work and we have 2 kids that he'd rather hang out with on the weekend.
Thanks!
I ended up passing on the work and started calling around to some independent shops in town because I figured most other places could do it cheaper than Lexus, right? The first guy I called quoted me about the same at $1900 but said that he would have to take a look at the car and that it might be closer to $1700. I'm currently waiting on a quote from a Toyota dealership but I don't have much hope.
I really don't think the car rides or handles all that differently, but it's hard to say because I drive it daily and I don't know if I would pick up on little changes over a long time. I do notice that if I slam one of the back doors too hard, I can hear a squeak. Is that a sign of a worn out shock, and are there any other telltale signs?
To throw a wrench into this scenario, I'll probably be selling the car in a year so I don't want to sink a ton of money into it now unless it's absolutely necessary. But I also don't want to give the car away because it has "issues" or needs repairs.
I've searched a few other posts on here and I know $2k is a lot for this type of work so I'm going to keep calling around to other shops. My husband is probably handy enough to do this work himself (he's done some work on my car) but he's swamped with work and we have 2 kids that he'd rather hang out with on the weekend.
Thanks!
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2k is way over the top and the other prices you've listed are not worth it either. If you are planning on selling the car and don't want to sink money into it, get a set of KYB shocks. That will save you a lot compared to OEM. My advice to you is save $1500 by having your husband do the work himself. I recently did my shocks and its not all that difficult. For the front, id advise you to get a ball joint remover tool. Auto parts stores sell them they're under 20 bucks. Use it to disconnect the upper balljoint. Once thats out of the way, its very simple. place a jack under the lower control arm, disconnect the sway bar link, remove the top 3 nuts and then the lower bolt holding the shock and its out. For the rear, you won't need the ball joint remover. there are threads you can look at, its not all that hard especially if you have a battery powered impact wrench. i say give it a shot!
Hi Mike,
I have a quick question. A few months ago i cheaped out and replaced by all my struts with some
off brand quick struts . They are already starting to fail . I am looking at getting the KYB GAS -a -JUST along with the H&R lowering springs .. I am trying to make the ride some and comfortable as possible . Do you think this would be a could set up ?
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Hi Mike,
I have a quick question. A few months ago i cheaped out and replaced by all my struts with some
off brand quick struts . They are already starting to fail . I am looking at getting the KYB GAS -a -JUST along with the H&R lowering springs .. I am trying to make the ride some and comfortable as possible . Do you think this would be a could set up ?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...comfort-2.html
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Hi Mike,
I have a quick question. A few months ago i cheaped out and replaced by all my struts with some
off brand quick struts . They are already starting to fail . I am looking at getting the KYB GAS -a -JUST along with the H&R lowering springs .. I am trying to make the ride some and comfortable as possible . Do you think this would be a could set up ?
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H&R are progressive springs, they won't give you comfortable ride, if you're looking for comfort buy Swift springs which are linear.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...comfort-2.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...comfort-2.html
Will these work on an AWD modal ? I only found info on RWD
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