Craig IS350

Lexus said they would put the car on their alignment machine to see if it is in spec. The problem is if the camber is non adjustable then checking it will not help the tyre wear

I just came back from a suspension manufacturer this in Brisbane (who I have used in the past) this morning to ask about a custom rear bar. He advised it was not worth doing unless I replaced the diff with a limited slip unit as the stronger rear bar will only make it cock the inside rear wheel and make the understeer problem worse. The better option he advised was to drop the front ride height by 10mm or so. On a side note he said the tyres are wearing badly from the camber. Or more realistically the lack of camber adjustment. He advised to keep onto Lexus and chase them for new tyres when they wear out prematurely. He said he hss has a number of people come in and have this issue with new cars and the manufacturer has replaced the tyres for free instead of putting in camber kits. The wear issue is on the front and rear. Looks like a trip to Lexus this week for a little chat.

I rang lexus asking about the TRD stuff and they were about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.

Has anyone managed to source a rear sway bar yet for the IS350 f sport. Really sick of the under steer. If so, from where, how much, what size, was it adjustable and are you happy with the results?

Sideways in the 350. The longer wheel base and good turning circle make it a breeze to drift. Plus in manual it will not change gears even if you hit red line!

It took nearly 6 months of test driving cars but the one that came out on top was the new Lexus is350 f sport. I have been owning and still love BMW's for the last ten years, but when it came time to upgrade my heavily modified e46 my first port of call was the BMW car yard. They make a wonderful engine like the 335 and the 330D but the interior and ride was garbage. Even the 650 was not much better for a $200 k car. The merc e coupe was a nice car but the thought of paying $140k to get what I wanted was a joke. I tried the infinity nice car shame about the engine. For a prestige car the 3.7 from the 370 z is just too harsh. Then there were the Audi's. Wow, the supercharged v6 was insane but the ride and steering were appalling. My ps3 steering wheel had more feedback than the Audi. To be sure I tried two more models the s5 and rs and the same crap steering. I also tried the VW passat CC with the v6. Nice car just too vanilla. One car I did love was the new Chrysler 300 srt8. But it was just a reminder of my youth in my old xc coupe v8. Glad the mrs and kids talked me out of that one. Not to insult anyone on this forum, I also tried the old is350. But it was way too vanilla and just didn't feel special. Then I saw the new is350 f sport. I thought, that can't be a Lexus; way to out there. But after a test drive I was hooked. Yes, there a a lot of cars that accelerate faster like the BMW's. But as an overall package I could not fault it except for the under steer. But a rear sway bar should dial most of that out. I have had the car for a month now and love the dual personalities I was chasing. Refined for business and a blast through the mountains when it is too hot to ride the dirt bike. So anyway, I plan on having this car for many years and this was the final reason sealing the purchase was the reliability. I look forward to sharing stories and considered mods to the car over the coming years but also feedback from fellow members at the BMW club. Which to date has been really positive. Even tomorrow I will be leading one of their great brekky runs through the back roads to a planned destination for brekky. Can not wait to give some of the m cars a bit of a scare from the new Lexus.