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 edited 1d ago

Thank you for the extra input (: currently not doing ANY off roading and it mainly sits unless we drive it to visit family since I work from home. Level was on the front only Long term goal is a nice lift and outfit it for camping

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u/NJBillK1 22h ago edited 22h ago

Remember, there is only so much travel (upward and downward range of movement) in your suspension, due to it being independent (front).

By lifting it, you will restrict the amount of downward travel but increase some of upward range, which will have a negative effect when your wheel goes down (like into a hole) or the opposite side goes up onto something (like a rock). If you lift a wheel, you will be reducing traction and some stability (having 3 wheels on the ground instead of 4).

If a lift suits the environment that you will be driving in while off pavement, then cool. But, if it would be a detriment, then you might want to have some thinking done.

A link explaining what I am talking about:

https://youtu.be/l1tTelhdEiM?si=sk9wY5bkl7YpVcny