Lexus GS AWD - Tires & Wheels

18 messages, Last post on Feb 11, 2009 at 2:32 PM

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#17 of 18 Anyone w/Tracking Problem w/'06 GS300 AWD? RECAP [towner54] by evel Nov 09, 2007 (8:20 am)
Replying to: towner54 (Nov 12, 2006 9:15 am) Follow-up: Well all was well between Aug. 06 & Feb. 07, when I had the tires rotated (10K miles svc) and a week later during safety inspection was told I had unever wear on my tires. So long story short, I immediately complained to the nearby Lexus dealership, who escalated it up to Lexus. Lexus checked the entire suspension system (no trouble found) & concluded I received a bad set of runflat tires. The replaced all four & peformed an alignment again in June & so far, no more drifting/tracking problems. Now, if only Eibach or some other suspension manufacturer would design lowering springs for the AWD version to lower height to eliminate some of the wheel well gap that take away from the sporty design of the AWD vs RWD. I heard of a company (racing products) located in or near Baltimore, but has been unable to find them.
#18 of 18 Replacing run flat tires by wpe Feb 11, 2009 (2:32 pm)
I have a 2006 300GS AWD w/32000miles. I need to replace the tires. I want to replace run flats with regular tires. Other than not having spare tire has anyone experienced any downsides or negatives of doing this. I'm looking for a better ride and spending 50% less $.