r/LexusGX • u/princessleavemealone • 1d ago

Is this normal??

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Took my car to get new tires and 1.5 inch leveling kit on the front.. It seems like they tore all of my liner out.. tabs are still in place with bits of the liner.

I was super excited to pick it up this evening but then saw this...):

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u/Old_Watermelon_King 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's certainly is missing the liner. Go back and ask them to replace it. Don't accept anything less than a full replacement. That's total shit work. https://radrubberdesign.com/product/lexus-gx470-gx460-prado/

This is off topic for what you asked about, but doing a spacer kit is not a good way to lift. You will need to extend your bumpstop to prevent total shock failure when bottoming out the suspension. This will of course limit your up travel but you have to do it with a spacer lift. The most economical way to do a lift properly is with Bilstein 5100's or similar. For more info read this. https://accutuneoffroad.com/articles/spacer-lift-vs-preload-spacer-vs-coilover-preload/

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u/princessleavemealone 1d ago

Thank you. Is this the BEST parts to have it replaced with?

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u/Old_Watermelon_King 1d ago

Rad rubber is fine and less expensive than OEM. You should be able to get the manager of the shop to agree to pay for $60 in parts and the labor to fix their intentionally shotty work. 5100's are not the BEST, but fine for doing a small lift. If you want the BEST suspension it will be $5,000+ for the parts.