Hello Everyone - posting something some of you may find interesting...
I have a 2013 LX570 on 275/60/20 KO2 on stock rims. The KO2s have been on since November of 2018. I put them on about a week after I purchased the vehicle. So far they have been great with no rubbing and seem to be wearing well. Only off road use has been limited to beach driving.
About a month ago, I took the car into the dealer for an AC issue and a 65 k service. The tires were rotated as part of the service. Later that night and the next day I noticed a noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Wasn't sure that it was coming from my car at first since I had driven in traffic, etc. As I drove it more, I noticed it was only happening when I turned the wheel to the right and only at speed..roughly 15/20 mph or higher.
I was finally able to take it back to the dealer this week. We have been away and I have not been driving it much since the last service.
It turns out that the left front tire is hitting the UCA when I turn the wheel to the right.
I didn't believe them at first and when I got it home I did a full lock turn in neutral height to check the clearance...turns out they were right. The drivers side front tire is hitting the UCA. I have adequate clearance on the front passenger side with just about a finger width between the tire and the UCA at full lock.
The dealer told me the tires were just too big. I had to laugh when they said this because its not the first time I have taken the LX there..not metion the tires have been on since Nov of 2018 without any issues. The first time I brought it in, the service rep commented on how cool it looked with the KO2s. I have used the dealer for years and took my previous LS there for service exclusively. Always had a great experience and never had an issue with their work nor have ever had to bring the car back twice for the same problem. I plan to continue to use them in the future for any routine Lexus based work. I don't want to imply there is something they did wrong, etc...I just find it interesting that the tires are just "too big" and it started after the tire rotation on my last service.
So now I am curious why this is happening now after all this time. Some questions I am contemplating:
1. Could I have done something to the alignment, UCA, or some other front end component while driving to cause this?
2. Should I add spacers and/or new UCAs?
3. Should I change out the wheels with different offset and get new tires? I have already been thinking about moving to an 18" wheel, but am not sure how much longer I am going to keep it as I plan to move to a LC at some point. Also, the KO2s are really holding up well and I get see changing them out before I really need to.
4. Are the tires over inflated? The warm tire pressure during driving is about roughly 39 psi.
5. Could something have happened during the last service to cause this?
6. Do I put it up for sale and finally move the LC? That will be a hard sell to the wife.
Would welcome any inputs and thoughts for sure. I figured thought some of you would find it interesting or at least entertaining...its not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
I included some pics so you could see. If asked if 275/60/20 KO2 would work on LX570...A week ago, I would have said "yes" without hesitation, now I am not so sure.
I have a 2013 LX570 on 275/60/20 KO2 on stock rims. The KO2s have been on since November of 2018. I put them on about a week after I purchased the vehicle. So far they have been great with no rubbing and seem to be wearing well. Only off road use has been limited to beach driving.
About a month ago, I took the car into the dealer for an AC issue and a 65 k service. The tires were rotated as part of the service. Later that night and the next day I noticed a noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Wasn't sure that it was coming from my car at first since I had driven in traffic, etc. As I drove it more, I noticed it was only happening when I turned the wheel to the right and only at speed..roughly 15/20 mph or higher.
I was finally able to take it back to the dealer this week. We have been away and I have not been driving it much since the last service.
It turns out that the left front tire is hitting the UCA when I turn the wheel to the right.
I didn't believe them at first and when I got it home I did a full lock turn in neutral height to check the clearance...turns out they were right. The drivers side front tire is hitting the UCA. I have adequate clearance on the front passenger side with just about a finger width between the tire and the UCA at full lock.
The dealer told me the tires were just too big. I had to laugh when they said this because its not the first time I have taken the LX there..not metion the tires have been on since Nov of 2018 without any issues. The first time I brought it in, the service rep commented on how cool it looked with the KO2s. I have used the dealer for years and took my previous LS there for service exclusively. Always had a great experience and never had an issue with their work nor have ever had to bring the car back twice for the same problem. I plan to continue to use them in the future for any routine Lexus based work. I don't want to imply there is something they did wrong, etc...I just find it interesting that the tires are just "too big" and it started after the tire rotation on my last service.
So now I am curious why this is happening now after all this time. Some questions I am contemplating:
1. Could I have done something to the alignment, UCA, or some other front end component while driving to cause this?
2. Should I add spacers and/or new UCAs?
3. Should I change out the wheels with different offset and get new tires? I have already been thinking about moving to an 18" wheel, but am not sure how much longer I am going to keep it as I plan to move to a LC at some point. Also, the KO2s are really holding up well and I get see changing them out before I really need to.
4. Are the tires over inflated? The warm tire pressure during driving is about roughly 39 psi.
5. Could something have happened during the last service to cause this?
6. Do I put it up for sale and finally move the LC? That will be a hard sell to the wife.
Would welcome any inputs and thoughts for sure. I figured thought some of you would find it interesting or at least entertaining...its not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
I included some pics so you could see. If asked if 275/60/20 KO2 would work on LX570...A week ago, I would have said "yes" without hesitation, now I am not so sure.
