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Seems I have issues with both of our cars at the moment.I've already discussed our Fabia vRS so now onto our newly acquired  Lexus IS 250 (2006).

What I thought were reasonable condition front tyres (Bridgestone RE50) have, on closer examination,significant inside edge wear.

I'm aware the earlier IS 200 had issues (solved thanks to WIM expertise) but does the IS 250 still have special issues or  will a bog standard re alignment solve this?

I would add that the steering feel does not inspire great confidence,there is a lot of tramlining.

Thanks for any advice,

John.

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I'm aware the earlier IS 200 had issues (solved thanks to WIM expertise) but does the IS 250 still have special issues or  will a bog standard re alignment solve this?

I would add that the steering feel does not inspire great confidence,there is a lot of tramlining.

Thanks for any advice,

John.

 John, I bought my IS250 new in 2005 and Tony used it as a test bed to check whether it had similar issues to the IS200. I managed to acquire the geometry settings for the IS250 from the Lexus Dealership I bought it from (it was too recent for the Hunter to have the settings in memory), and WIM ensured the geometry was within the Lexus tolerances and checked them every 6 months over the best part of 5 years. The car was lowered before it was two years old and required camber adjusters to bring it back within the standard Lexus settings. Tyre wear was absolutely even across the treads and the only geometry adjustment required over the whole test period was the initial setting and reset after lowering. So in answer to your question, no the IS250 doesn't have the same issues that plagued the IS200/300 and the Lexus settings are OK.

I will add that my IS250 did have tramlining issues from new on its Bridgestone Potenzas, but Tony dialed it out on the first geometry check/setting. 

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I'm aware the earlier IS 200 had issues (solved thanks to WIM expertise) but does the IS 250 still have special issues or  will a bog standard re alignment solve this?

I would add that the steering feel does not inspire great confidence,there is a lot of tramlining.

Thanks for any advice,

John.

 

 John, I bought my IS250 new in 2005 and Tony used it as a test bed to check whether it had similar issues to the IS200. I managed to acquire the geometry settings for the IS250 from the Lexus Dealership I bought it from (it was too recent for the Hunter to have the settings in memory), and WIM ensured the geometry was within the Lexus tolerances and checked them every 6 months over the best part of 5 years. The car was lowered before it was two years old and required camber adjusters to bring it back within the standard Lexus settings. Tyre wear was absolutely even across the treads and the only geometry adjustment required over the whole test period was the initial setting and reset after lowering. So in answer to your question, no the IS250 doesn't have the same issues that plagued the IS200/300 and the Lexus settings are OK.

I will add that my IS250 did have tramlining issues from new on its Bridgestone Potenzas, but Tony dialed it out on the first geometry check/setting. 

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Thanks for that,good information.

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It reads like a camber issue but you will need to chassis measured to conclude. As Tango said out of the box the 220/ 250 doesn't normally have camber problems but if your does then you will need these adjusters to correct it.

 

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It's an adjustable upper A arm wishbone ball joint.

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It reads like a camber issue but you will need to chassis measured to conclude. As Tango said out of the box the 220/ 250 doesn't normally have camber problems but if your does then you will need these adjusters to correct it.

 

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It's an adjustable upper A arm wishbone ball joint.

I assume you say camber because inside wear caused by toe out would extend further across the tread?

Tony,If I were near to you rather than 150 miles away I'd be calling at your place to get it checked out tomorrow!

But as things are,can someone recommend a competent place to do this in the Sheffield area?...could the local Lexus workshop be trusted?

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I bought a new one in 2006 and as supplied it was a terrible tramliner until Tony breathed gently on it, but otherwise excellent.

 

A lovely car in the summer, but I didn't keep it long because I found it a pig to drive in the winter.

 

I knew I'd got it wrong when I went to a cardiac clinic one day and could not get the car up the drive and back into the garage without shovelling snow . . . . . :sad01_anim:

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I bought a new one in 2006 and as supplied it was a terrible tramliner until Tony breathed gently on it, but otherwise excellent.

 

A lovely car in the summer, but I didn't keep it long because I found it a pig to drive in the winter.

 

I knew I'd got it wrong when I went to a cardiac clinic one day and could not get the car up the drive and back into the garage without shovelling snow . . . . . :sad01_anim:

It's RWD.....but surely no worse than a BMW or Merc?...for me it will be the second car and the major use one will always be a fwd hatch....or 4wd because it may be an S3 in the near future.

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I bought a new one in 2006 and as supplied it was a terrible tramliner until Tony breathed gently on it, but otherwise excellent.

 

A lovely car in the summer, but I didn't keep it long because I found it a pig to drive in the winter.

 

I knew I'd got it wrong when I went to a cardiac clinic one day and could not get the car up the drive and back into the garage without shovelling snow . . . . . :sad01_anim:

It's RWD.....but surely no worse than a BMW or Merc?...for me it will be the second car and the major use one will always be a fwd hatch....or 4wd because it may be an S3 in the near future.

 

It's not just RWD, but 200+ bhp; a quirky auto box and no limited slip diff.

 

On packed snow on a gentle upward slope, with my foot clear of the accelerator, it would spin a single rear wheel as soon as the transmission was engaged and in spite of the fancy traction control.

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