jrat69 Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Just got a 99 RX300, rides good, but does seem to roll on curves and the nose dips pretty good when brakeing, The previous owner does not recall ever replaceing the struts, and it has a lot of miles on it. Any recomendations on brand to buy? I see KYB, Gabriel, and Monroe advertised the most. Is one better than the other? Please give me your feed back on them. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I put KYB in, but basically they are OEM in handling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Holmes Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Just got a 99 RX300, rides good, but does seem to roll on curves and the nose dips pretty good when brakeing, The previous owner does not recall ever replaceing the struts, and it has a lot of miles on it. Any recomendations on brand to buy? I see KYB, Gabriel, and Monroe advertised the most. Is one better than the other? Please give me your feed back on them. Thanks I just replaced my struts on my 98 ES300, I believe the 99 RX 300 have the same chasis, with Monroe Sensa-Strut. I am very happy with the ride. My friend has a 97 ES300 and he replaced his with KYB's. We compared the ride and handling and we both agreed that my Monroes gave a smoother ride. For the heck of it, we went to the local Lexus dealer and drove a 99 ES 300 with fairly low mileage (80,000) which still had factory struts. My Monroes still had the smoother ride. So, in my opinion, the Monroe's gave a better ride. The KYB's and factory struts gave a more firmer and sporty ride. I guess it depends on what kind of ride you want. This is my opinion and preference only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sktn77a Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 .......and it has a lot of miles on it...... How many miles? The RX 300 does tend to roll more than your average sedan or a german SUV so unless there an obvious problem, don't go overboard! If you decide to replace the shocks, I strongly recommend OEM (find out what they are and DON'T buy them from the dealer). It's very difficult to duplicate the factory ride with non-OEM spec shocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 From what I gather the KYB are OEM manufacturor..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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