2013 GX460 kdss lean fix ? (3 Viewers)
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Considering the Treaty Oak KDSS lean eliminator. @Kyle Fogle any potential drawbacks? Seems like nothing but upside. But I'm thinking increasing travel on the KDSS might have some negative effect on handling.
Placed an order this morning. I plan to take measurements before and after to see how well this resolves the lean issue.
my experience is that it handles the same with or without the spacers
i haven't found a drawback handling or performance wise. I would think you could potentially need to watch your droop so you don't over extend the kdss cylinder but that is easy to check and correct if necessary with a limit strap. (no one has had to do this up to this point)
i haven't found a drawback handling or performance wise. I would think you could potentially need to watch your droop so you don't over extend the kdss cylinder but that is easy to check and correct if necessary with a limit strap. (no one has had to do this up to this point)
Just to be clear, you had the left front spring replaced per the bulletin and it didn't fix it?
Are you recommending a system fill or complete flush and refill?
aaronrules
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I’ve got a 2013 GX that’s bone stock and is doing the lean. It’s only got 154k miles on it. We took it in to get the airbag TSB fixed and they never said anything about this TSB. Closest Lexus dealer to us in a 2 hour drive! No Toyota dealer around will touch a Lexus for some reason.
I never understood this… if it was warranty work I could, but if you're paying, what difference does it make? Especially if the Lexus dealer is several hours away.
re_guderian
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You don't think Lexus pressures this decision for obvious financial reasons?
Might be more relationships. Dealers are independent owners from Lexus/Toyota. When Lexus/Toyota post sales those numbers are sales to dealers, not to customers. Meaning as soon as it is sold to the dealer it is the dealers vehicle. When processing warranty the dealer performs the work, but submits the claim to Toyota/Lexus. Since they are different business units it might not be the same and certain dealers might need to meet criteria to work on Lexus as opposed to Toyota, etc. It's a lot of semantics corporation wise, but results in crap customer service. The only real hope is that companies like Tesla coming to market with direct to consumer sales will result in dealers being forced to compete with warranty and service of the like.
aaronrules
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Our local Toyota dealership sucks…that’s why they won’t work on Lexus. But back to staying on topic…
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BTW has anyone tried that KDSS lean adjustment from the 200 series? I opened valves, jacked up the truck and closed the valves a few times. Settled to the same height every time. Is there something I'm missing on the 150? I noticed there is a plastic valve on the side. I didn't mess with it. I have about 1-1.5" lean on passenger side. Never seems to go away; 120k on the vehicle, so shocks are not helping. Brand new airbags though and it's stock suspension with 32" tires. Trying to fix it, but it doesn't seem to affect handling, just aesthetic at this point.
aaronrules
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Same boat here. Slightly bigger tires, but the lean was there before the tires. Stock suspension. Had the airbags done under the recall. Guess I’ll call the dealership and ask about them fixing the lean…but only if they will treat it as a recall. Not gonna pay dealership prices for OEM suspension parts and labor. The wife will just have to deal with a new 2-3” lift with her new suspension. LOL
Yeah I’ve got platinum care unlimited miles till 2024. Wonder if it’ll cover it since no deductible.
r2m
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It could be out of professional courtesy, albeit, if the proper dealership is a couple hours away, one would think that Toyota/Lexus Corp would oblige helping each other out.
Did you have any lean issues after the lift install? Mine is clocked at just about 1" to the passenger side, all signs point to the lean being there prior to my lift install... ignorance was bliss while it lasted... lol
TSB has gotten updated ever year since initial version in August 2014 IIRC
Ordered the front spacer for my 2019 GX from Treaty Oak (I already installed spacers on the rear that came with the Ironman FCP kit)... front spacer didn't elminate my lean at all. I was really looking forward to that 1/4 inch margin. 
There are a lot of opinions out there on the number of turns to open the valves, 3 is often quoted as the maximum. I wonder if 3 turns is both the minimum and maximum for the fluid to flow freely when servicing...
