Big fan of you going over every detail on what u do to take quality care of your rcf making it look easy and affordable you have made me decide on getting my own rcf myself getting incognito gray with carbon package roof ect hopefully I can find one new or with less then 30k on the dash
Love your car ❤. Amazing accents! Thank you for the info. I have the RR racing bushings on my car. How did the solid spherical bushings perform in relation to the polyutherane bushings you removed? Nice vid btw 😊
The spherical bushings instantly felt more responsive when I put it in reverse for first time after installing. Driving forward was much noticeable improvement in responsiveness too.
Thanks Mike. Yeah I quickly went to a Post Lift and just recorded what I needed to replace in the video and emphasized it with wording so there are no repeats of my mistake haha.
Hey what's up! Welcome back. So I HIGHLY recommend these FIGS precision bearing bushings because the tire does not shake on braking, the car drives straighter on acceleration, the corner steering is really precise like the name. I also have TOMS bracing under the chassis. I have CKS 1 way adjustable coilovers but I can tell you now that 2 way will feel a lot more planted. Get yourself a front and rear chassis brace. Im going to eventually swap out the stock triangular under body brace you see in this video to Cusco.
The easiest and the best mod is to do tires. The stock suspension is great for doing track days. It was designed very well to handle both streets and tracks as well as the chassis unless you are into competitive time attacks and then coilovers would be a good idea. The tires were a huge let down. Super Sports are way too soft on the track. Upgraded to Extra Load version of Pilot Sport 4S and huge difference both on the track and streets. Sidewalls don't flex like they used to and steering sharpness definitely improves a lot. Under heavy cornering, the stock tires started to crumble, but these tires remain rock solid.
Just placed my order from FIGS after seeing your video XD. Me too I have the RR USRS now. Since I do go on track often, I decide to get some solid bushing. How is the NVM compared to the RR USRS?
Great video Barry, thanks for the upload, I'm considering upgrading to help with tire wear but I don't track my car heavily like you but do go on track events just for the occasional spirited runs. Do you recommend FIGS solid for my use or the RR Poly version, again, my main is to improve steering/feel but mostly save my tires from uneven wear after lowering.
Thanks Keoni! Thanks for subbing! I could be biased but I think everyone would benefit more with solids from FIGS. Ming has them too. There was still a bit of front shake even when I had USRS, but now its really really minimal. Both however is a major improvement over stock but figs is like a 10/10, usrs is 7/10, stock is 1/10 for a scale of performance.
@@VR408 i do. With stock suspension, you wont feel any nvh changes. I think its when you switch to coilovers or something else is when you feel nvh but i overall dont feel nvh from this even while on coilovers
Hi my RCF brother thank you for all your effort and making your videos they're very informative appreciate it I gotta buy those bushings to I'm suffering with the same problem with my tire
Hi Jatin. What made me switch was I came back from the Buttonwillow And Laguna Seca Track the same weekend so back to back track. Both of my front tires were stressed and were tearing from the inner tire that goes on the wheel. Its not the USRS fault, my 265 on a 20x9.5 was a bit more stretched than I liked or it could of been me hitting the rumble strips at Laguna Seca. Overall, poly dura is still a bit of flex, so I switched over to FIGS solids because essentially its no flex for when I brake and hit rumble strips. Im just trying to save my tires. Again nothing wrong with USRS but For my activities, I think I need a little more and thats where FIGS came in.
What’s up twin!? I have an off subject question to ask you.. the carbon fiber you have on your front finder, does if fit right and tight? Or if you had to do it again, would you just get the carbon fiber “ish” sheet? Haven’t seen either in real life and there is a big price difference between the two.. thanks brotha 😎
I would do the artisan spirit carbon fiber fender duct again. I would do the vinyl fender side if the car is oem black. I would use a satin black to highlight that area. It fits but I used black silicone to get a tighter fit and its a stronger adhesive than the 3m. I did have to force curve one slightly more than the other.
jerry sun Great question. There is if it starts squeaking. If. I don’t know of the maintenance that comes with these yet but I do know that you can add a certain lubricant when the noise does come about.
There will always be a slight dynamic movement from braking. Our LCA bushing #1 which is the bushing next to the LCA bushing is still poly. Dura 95 which is rr racing usrs is not solid so there is still a chance for slight movement but it is very good still. I on the other hand needed something more so I went to FIGS solid bushing LCA to prevent the most shake. Both is great but FIGS solid bushing is solid. Solid is very good.
@@jsaldanagto24 proabably not but most will do it this way then drive then lift up again to torque again after it settles in. Unless you have a method that allows you to torque things down without space under the car....
Funny thing is, I read your post on fb. Ill have to look back into my records but I have had to buy the part separately at Toyota for a friend. I know its labeled as flange nut when I picked it up.
www.lexuspartsnow.com/parts/lexus-nut~90179-16004.html Part Number 90179-16004. You can buy from Lexus or Toyota. But just double check with them that it is the 22mm that you need.
@@jahenry2 not at all. They worked really good. No squeaks or anything. I just needed something solid at the time for what I do. If you don't like NVH then the usrs is best even though these solid bushings don't have NVH to me. subjective of course.
I'm going with the Fig's poly ones. I don't think I could handle the solid bushings honestly. I feel like the NVH is going to be greatly increased. .I mean it has to, it's solid. Mainly doing it to save tires on my 2020 rcf. I've read too many things on the RR racing bushing making noise. But I think the Figs is going to be the perfect balance from the extreme ends via, solid vs stock,... Figs poly is right in the middle. Plus I like that their brackets are gray now with purple/bluish bushings.
Just from my experience, there are no difference in nvh between the two. Good shocks will soak it up. The car gets more nvh from engine mounts than the LCA bushings
@@thehuangbros Interesting! I would have thought the solid would have been way noiser... I can't get over how hard this is to make a damn decision on which LCA bushings to get...lol. I don't want inner tire wear that's for sure.
Its depends on which material. There are solids and then there is poly dura. I have figs solids and had rr racing poly dura. Both are same effect but different classification.
Hi everyone, from what I have read here and watch most videos, they are replacing them because inner tire ware. IMO save your money and stick with OEM, just replaced the old and in with a New, not only you will have comfort and a new alignment done you would have save some money and tire ware. Now if your car is used for track purposes then I can see this will be ideal. For street use stay stock and replace when they get old or show signs of cracks.
The bushings mess with the alignment very very minimal and you wont even feel the difference. I didnt get an alignment after and it was fine. Its all minimal movements to install the bushings
@@randobuy the orange plate facing towards front of car. The scenes where I had the car on a lift is correct. The scenes where I had it on jack stands is incorrect
@@randobuy the first time Installed USRS I did not need to. Installing these ones I did not need to. But it does help to verify. If you don’t move the shocks mess with any other bushings then itll be ok.
Indeed. I installed it incorrectly at my frontyard and then ask FIGS and he told me it was on reversed. After reversing them, the alignment did get off.
Big fan of you going over every detail on what u do to take quality care of your rcf making it look easy and affordable you have made me decide on getting my own rcf myself getting incognito gray with carbon package roof ect hopefully I can find one new or with less then 30k on the dash
Thank you for that. My objective was to make this car feel and be more affordable for everyone.
Love your car ❤. Amazing accents! Thank you for the info. I have the RR racing bushings on my car. How did the solid spherical bushings perform in relation to the polyutherane bushings you removed? Nice vid btw 😊
The spherical bushings instantly felt more responsive when I put it in reverse for first time after installing. Driving forward was much noticeable improvement in responsiveness too.
Awesome work as always barry!
Thank you for the support as always. If you haven't, should try these. 10-20% performance increase over what I had previously.
Great video Barry, thanks, Mike Glad you sorted out the ORANGE face is fwd issue :)
Thanks Mike. Yeah I quickly went to a Post Lift and just recorded what I needed to replace in the video and emphasized it with wording so there are no repeats of my mistake haha.
Can this be installed on a ramp or does the car have to be jacked?
Thanks for the insight on the install, always enjoy your content!
Thanks man! I enjoy installing these. I was very excited for the results and boy were there results.
@@thehuangbros That’s good to know, I wonder how they compare to the new RR Racing solid bushings. This might be might next mod on my IS F.
@@XBrandonLeeX765 Im not able to comment on that, maybe one day Ill try out a car with it
Is it also recommended to replace the rear bushings on the rear wheels as well or just the fronts?
You have the rr ones for sale?
informative and straight to the point. good camera work and not sit and shoot.
POV of where the action really takes place.
Thanks for the video, what are the best mods to improve handling on the rcf
Hey what's up! Welcome back. So I HIGHLY recommend these FIGS precision bearing bushings because the tire does not shake on braking, the car drives straighter on acceleration, the corner steering is really precise like the name. I also have TOMS bracing under the chassis. I have CKS 1 way adjustable coilovers but I can tell you now that 2 way will feel a lot more planted. Get yourself a front and rear chassis brace. Im going to eventually swap out the stock triangular under body brace you see in this video to Cusco.
The easiest and the best mod is to do tires. The stock suspension is great for doing track days. It was designed very well to handle both streets and tracks as well as the chassis unless you are into competitive time attacks and then coilovers would be a good idea. The tires were a huge let down. Super Sports are way too soft on the track. Upgraded to Extra Load version of Pilot Sport 4S and huge difference both on the track and streets. Sidewalls don't flex like they used to and steering sharpness definitely improves a lot. Under heavy cornering, the stock tires started to crumble, but these tires remain rock solid.
@@KLRGT500KR I agree. I tracked the RCF completely stock and it was great.
Just placed my order from FIGS after seeing your video XD. Me too I have the RR USRS now. Since I do go on track often, I decide to get some solid bushing. How is the NVM compared to the RR USRS?
Glad you made the move, it is the same NVH amount. USRS didn't even have NVH in my opinion and neither does this. Unless you had NVM from it.
Great video Barry, thanks for the upload, I'm considering upgrading to help with tire wear but I don't track my car heavily like you but do go on track events just for the occasional spirited runs. Do you recommend FIGS solid for my use or the RR Poly version, again, my main is to improve steering/feel but mostly save my tires from uneven wear after lowering.
Thanks Keoni! Thanks for subbing! I could be biased but I think everyone would benefit more with solids from FIGS. Ming has them too. There was still a bit of front shake even when I had USRS, but now its really really minimal. Both however is a major improvement over stock but figs is like a 10/10, usrs is 7/10, stock is 1/10 for a scale of performance.
@@thehuangbros Do you feel this is still beneficial with stock suspension?
@@VR408 i do. With stock suspension, you wont feel any nvh changes. I think its when you switch to coilovers or something else is when you feel nvh but i overall dont feel nvh from this even while on coilovers
Hi my RCF brother thank you for all your effort and making your videos they're very informative appreciate it I gotta buy those bushings to I'm suffering with the same problem with my tire
Any LCA bushings are good and will do the tire saving thing. 👍🏼 thanks for the kind words.
very informative! Awesome!
Thanks !
i have a 2020 IS350 F-Sport. Looking to change the stock bushings. What's the difference between solid and poly. and what do you recommend
What made you switch from the RR bushings to Figs?
Hi Jatin. What made me switch was I came back from the Buttonwillow And Laguna Seca Track the same weekend so back to back track. Both of my front tires were stressed and were tearing from the inner tire that goes on the wheel. Its not the USRS fault, my 265 on a 20x9.5 was a bit more stretched than I liked or it could of been me hitting the rumble strips at Laguna Seca. Overall, poly dura is still a bit of flex, so I switched over to FIGS solids because essentially its no flex for when I brake and hit rumble strips. Im just trying to save my tires. Again nothing wrong with USRS but For my activities, I think I need a little more and thats where FIGS came in.
What’s up twin!? I have an off subject question to ask you.. the carbon fiber you have on your front finder, does if fit right and tight? Or if you had to do it again, would you just get the carbon fiber “ish” sheet? Haven’t seen either in real life and there is a big price difference between the two.. thanks brotha 😎
I would do the artisan spirit carbon fiber fender duct again. I would do the vinyl fender side if the car is oem black. I would use a satin black to highlight that area. It fits but I used black silicone to get a tighter fit and its a stronger adhesive than the 3m. I did have to force curve one slightly more than the other.
Thanks for the video, just curious is there any noise from the bearing while you driving?
Hi Jerry. No there is no noise from the bearing that people instantly assume there is.
@@thehuangbros I see, and also is there any maintenance need to do like lube the bearing every 10k miles something like that?
jerry sun Great question. There is if it starts squeaking. If. I don’t know of the maintenance that comes with these yet but I do know that you can add a certain lubricant when the noise does come about.
@@thehuangbros ok got it, thanks for the answer.
@@jerrysun179 no problem Jerry.
Hi there great video one question when you have the rr racing when you bracking the tires still shaking
There will always be a slight dynamic movement from braking. Our LCA bushing #1 which is the bushing next to the LCA bushing is still poly. Dura 95 which is rr racing usrs is not solid so there is still a chance for slight movement but it is very good still. I on the other hand needed something more so I went to FIGS solid bushing LCA to prevent the most shake. Both is great but FIGS solid bushing is solid. Solid is very good.
What sand paper grit did you use to remove the rust to get the caster spacer to go on all the way?
I used 80 in this video I believe.
Hi, i have problem with wheel Hop. Any ideas?
did you torque all the bolts while the car was on jack stands?
I did.
@@thehuangbros do you suppose to do it that way?
@@thehuangbros do you suppose to do it that way?
@@jsaldanagto24 proabably not but most will do it this way then drive then lift up again to torque again after it settles in. Unless you have a method that allows you to torque things down without space under the car....
Hi bro I install my bushing and I lost my 22mm nut. Do you know what park # or where can I buy it. Thanks bro
Funny thing is, I read your post on fb. Ill have to look back into my records but I have had to buy the part separately at Toyota for a friend. I know its labeled as flange nut when I picked it up.
www.lexuspartsnow.com/parts/lexus-nut~90179-16004.html
Part Number 90179-16004. You can buy from Lexus or Toyota. But just double check with them that it is the 22mm that you need.
Thank you bro I just ordered every nut for lower arm control just make sure 🤦♂️
@@EllaCookie just go in person. They should have it in stock
How long did the RR Racing bushing you removed last ?
I had them on for 2 years
I just bought those RR Racing Bushings why did you remove yours?
Because at the time they did not have solid bushings for the LCA.
@@thehuangbros Looks like I bought the exact ones you took off. I hope that was not a mistake.
@@jahenry2 not at all. They worked really good. No squeaks or anything. I just needed something solid at the time for what I do. If you don't like NVH then the usrs is best even though these solid bushings don't have NVH to me. subjective of course.
Are those new design? I must have the old purple ones.
So turns out FIGS had these for a long long time. Just no one really looked for it.
@@thehuangbros How much where the ones you have?
@@R0ll_lex The ones I purchased came out to be 480ish.
Are these for sale???
Great video !!
Thanks man!
I'm going with the Fig's poly ones. I don't think I could handle the solid bushings honestly. I feel like the NVH is going to be greatly increased. .I mean it has to, it's solid. Mainly doing it to save tires on my 2020 rcf. I've read too many things on the RR racing bushing making noise. But I think the Figs is going to be the perfect balance from the extreme ends via, solid vs stock,... Figs poly is right in the middle. Plus I like that their brackets are gray now with purple/bluish bushings.
Just from my experience, there are no difference in nvh between the two. Good shocks will soak it up. The car gets more nvh from engine mounts than the LCA bushings
@@thehuangbros Interesting! I would have thought the solid would have been way noiser... I can't get over how hard this is to make a damn decision on which LCA bushings to get...lol. I don't want inner tire wear that's for sure.
@@NewShockerGuy yeap that is priority.
I had my RR USRS on for about 4 years and decided to go back to stock for noise and vibration. It was just too much for my taste.
The Poly Figs make squeaking noise at cold temperature when the grease runs out.
In your opinion, Figs vs RR?
Its depends on which material. There are solids and then there is poly dura. I have figs solids and had rr racing poly dura. Both are same effect but different classification.
Does it cause any noise after almost 2 year?
nope. It is absolutely fantastic still.
@@thehuangbros already order one and wait.thanks
@@guanguan888 youll love it. Do me a favor and please come back to this post and tell me if you feel NVH. I personally dont.
@@thehuangbros OKOK~~
Are you’re ready racing bushings for sale???
Ready racing?
Hi everyone, from what I have read here and watch most videos, they are replacing them because inner tire ware. IMO save your money and stick with OEM, just replaced the old and in with a New, not only you will have comfort and a new alignment done you would have save some money and tire ware. Now if your car is used for track purposes then I can see this will be ideal. For street use stay stock and replace when they get old or show signs of cracks.
Just picked up a set. But waiting on wheels to show up before put them on. Don't want to pay for 2 alignments.
The bushings mess with the alignment very very minimal and you wont even feel the difference. I didnt get an alignment after and it was fine. Its all minimal movements to install the bushings
were these installed reversed?
The orange face yeah. So i had to flip them back. That is why you see different settings. It through the caster off by 0.5
@@thehuangbros so the correct orientation is with the figs logo facing the rear of the vehicle ?
@@randobuy the orange plate facing towards front of car. The scenes where I had the car on a lift is correct. The scenes where I had it on jack stands is incorrect
@@thehuangbros gotcha. Do we require an alignment after?
@@randobuy the first time Installed USRS I did not need to. Installing these ones I did not need to. But it does help to verify. If you don’t move the shocks mess with any other bushings then itll be ok.
You need alignment right after installing this.
Indeed. I installed it incorrectly at my frontyard and then ask FIGS and he told me it was on reversed. After reversing them, the alignment did get off.
@@thehuangbros Yeah, get the alignment ASAP otherwise, you might feel the car does not drive quite right.
KLRGT500KR an issue for me right now is the spots around me aren’t so motorsport friendly so not too many places can do alignment on lowered cars.
@@thehuangbros How about a Lexus dealership? Mine is pretty mod friendly at the Lexus dealership and he specializes in F cars.
@@KLRGT500KR Which Lexus dealership is this?
No lube needed!? 🤔
None. I havent had a need to. Been over a year