How to Replace Rear Struts on a 2008 Lexus IS250

[@jorgedasilva107]

Hi Brian Eslick, you made a very nice video with very detailed demonstration in how to replace the rear struts on Lexus IS 2008. I followed it and successfully replaced it in my car. I would like to thank you very much for taking your time to make this video to help people like me that before take to the shop try to fix first.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Jorge da Silva I'm glad to help. Thank You for watching and writing!!

[@TheMotoDoug]

Just completed this on my 2010 is 350. The video was a huge help! Thank you... one trick I found to helping align the swing arm bolts was to put a jack stand under the arm and slowly lower the car. I didn’t have to wrestle with it quite as much...

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Glad the video was helpful. Thank you for the tip and for watching!

[@derekkchung]

Guys, make sure you release the e-brake. Otherwise, your transmission might be torque'ing the spindle, putting all the linkages and control arms under tension, hence impossible to put the control arm back on to the spindle. It looks easy when Brian does it but for me, one whole day until I released my e-brake!

[@balancemode4112]

facts!! happened with me also when i change my differential

[@anton6229]

Is this advice for them with manual or automatic transmission ? I have manual and im abaut to go through this process, and im very scared because first Time i tried to remove em The lower bolts had rusted to The controll arm

[@Nick-gl2qk]

I see this comment after I finish struggling to do it😂

[@caproductions5680]

Thank you 🙏

[@rodboijones7390]

so glad i ran across this video, I had a leaking pass rear strut and it was starting to make noises over bumps. I bought a replacement and did was attempting to start the job yesterday, but i thought the upper tie rods upper control arms had to be disconnected. Glad i saw your video because the job was much easier. Took me about 2 hours to remove and replace, thanks to your video, and saved some money too!

[@davidbarton3159]

Hey Brian, thanks for your video! It included everything I needed to get the job done. I especially appreciated that you added the torque specs so I didn't have to search somewhere else to find them.

[@315surge]

I wish you lived in my area, Ive been quoted $800-1100 between 3 shops for this job. You have no idea how much this is stressing me out finding someone who wont rob me blind on this repair.

[@alannguyen5050]

Just do the repair yourself. All the tools can be rented out at a parts store.

[@mathewmccloskey386]

Damn I’m glad I’m not the only person that was quoted this much. I watched how to replace the front ones just before this video and it’s insane they’re quoting that much. I’m looking forward to doing this by myself lol

[@mariog5970]

Professionally pleasant step-by-step details: Easy to apply in DIY car project in my 2012 Lexus RWD front&Rear Strut replacement. Great video !!!

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you and thank you for watching!

[@outhmanochamnong4090]

Hi Brian, what would be the easies when replacing the rear left suspension control arm? Thanks

[@jumpinghighest]

Great video! What size pry bars did you use? Thank you!

[@yushowlam5923]

Great video. My mechanic recently replaced a leaking strut now the car sits a little too high and there is a gap. Is this due to not preloading the the car on the ground before tightening the suspension components?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Yu Show Lam that is a possibility. Or the spring is not sitting right in the strut. And possible wrong parts.

[@ren9839]

Hey brian, thank you so much for the great detail in this repair! Do you happen to know the torque specs for the three bolts on the top of the strut? Or does anyone else know by chance? Thanks

[@mech-E]

An alignment after replacement is not necessary so long as you dont disconnect the control arms or adjust any of that

[@huiren9676]

Hello, I would like to ask, is the left side of the shock absorber the same as the right side?

[@Sam-lm6vl]

at exactly 3:30 in the video does anyone know what those bolts are called? bought my car used and they are not there or does anyone have specs?

[@mcp08gt]

Does this work for the is350? Thank u

[@mdoyle1981]

Yes, I'm doing this repair today on an IS350 and can confirm everything is the same.

[@mcp08gt]

@@mdoyle1981 thank you. Appreciate it

[@macalcantara1895]

Thank you so much for your video I was about to save about 600 dollars from labor alone than I follow your advice and order the parts myself

[@j4r3kk88]

FANTASTIC, VIDEO. AMAZING JOB :) THANK YOU.

[@lbojan021]

Thank you. Just did mine 2009 IS250 133K

[@simple8818]

Hi, I own a 2009 is350 with 94k miles. Car is showing roughness over the pot-holes and a bit saggy in the rear. Do you know at what mileage is good to replace them under normal driving conditions? Thanks

[@MikeyG003]

You're probably close to replacing them. Mine went to crap a long time ago and now i'm at 203k on original suspension still on a 2007 is250. I'd say I could feel the harshness like at 130ish. Now car easily bottoms out and everything is shaky and loose feeling. Replacing everything tomorrow including sway bushings/ end links/ various bushings and of course the spring/ struts.

[@simple8818]

Thanks. Do you recommend the f-sport struts vs The OE?

[@MikeyG003]

@@simple8818 I would say go OE since then you’d want to do f sport sway bars as well. I got the TRQ ones off 1A auto for mine for like 450 bucks lol car isn’t worth dropping that much on OE for me, it’s my beater

[@simple8818]

@@MikeyG003 forgot to mention that car already has the f-sport sway bars and brace installed. I spoke with the dealer and they said adding the f-sport struts would be a nice upgrade. They are built in cooperation with Bilstein and are excellent quality.

[@MikeyG003]

@@simple8818 oh yeah if you got those already, then the f sport struts would be a no brainer. Buy them online and get them installed at a trusted independent shop if you’re not doing them yourself

[@jimb4547]

Is this an AWD ? If not is it different ?

[@David-mv5nh]

Great info, thank you for sharing.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you for watching!

[@miguela.duranh.3668]

thank you sir your video was very informative and detailed

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you and thank you for watching!

[@dave2574]

I can't get the lower strut bolt removed. Any ideas? I have the nut off and the bolt lose. The bolt will only move back and forth a 1/4 inch. I spent over a hour using lube, chisels and punches.

[@chriscalloway8999]

I too pissed away a ton of time on this, the secret is that I used my impact driver to continuously loosen, while also pulling on the bolt with my fingers! Once I stumbled on this, all the rest of the bolts for the shock and wheel hub bolt came out without too much fuss

[@derricksanders5026]

Hello. Are rear struts the same for AWD and RWD?

[@rodboijones7390]

Im not sure I know the front struts are different on the rwd vs the awd.

[@JohnyHoffmanTV]

I have the 1A brand strut assembly and the size compares exactly to the original. Except the lower arm wont go up high enough to line up for the first bolt to go through the sway bar. the strut seems to be too low.

[@drawde3838]

Hi Brian is the oem struts for lexus IS250 are tokico?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

I’m not sure what is OEM.

[@MikeyG003]

i'm pretty sure the oem are KYB

[@lloydharry]

awesome video, thank you!

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you for watching!

[@AntonioGarcia-qz9ip]

Just finished my car 🙏very very helpful thanks so much 👏👏👏👏

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Mike Torres glad the video was helpful thank you for watching!

[@christiancalderon3821]

Which brand you purchased?

[@AntonioGarcia-qz9ip]

@@christiancalderon3821 KYB 551131 Gas-a-Just Gas Strut I got it from Amazon for $94

[@douglasgreen437]

Great job, very informative 🤔

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Thank you!

[@guntodd]

Nice video. Very well done. My 2007 IS250 front struts need replacement. Wonder how much it costs approximately? I also need to replace both front tires. Because one tire inner tread was excessively worn due to leaking strut.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Todd Gun The labor for the struts at the shop will be about two hours. So depending on the labor rate anywhere from 85 an hour upwards to 120 an hour. Dealer replacement parts for about 225 bucks you could find aftermarket struts for cheaper for sure. As far as tires go I recommend visiting a tire store in your local area. Hope this helps thank you for watching!

[@guntodd]

+How to Automotive - dealer $225 is just parts only I assume. And that's cost of 1 strut, not 2. Correct? Because dealer is always expensive is what I know.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Todd Gun that was 225 roughly for the front to struts. But like I said you could shop around after market and get some good quality ones for cheaper. Labor will be around $200

[@ZeusAndKiller]

thank you for including the torque specs!

[@robertchavez2682]

Very helpful thanks

[@carlosaponte7721]

FRONT AND REAR TORQUE ASPECT ANY BODY??

[@sackeniniaburaia7816]

Nice jobb thank you Brian

[@dsarks]

The 4 bolts need to be torqued to spec when suspension is loaded.. not when in the air. The bushing will twist and deform if done way in video . See Toyota directions

[@GeoffReese]

Hey Dave what’s the best way to “load the suspension?” BTW I’ll be doing a full strut assembly replacement.

[@backfeet]

Hi Brian, Thank you for the detailed video. I am preparing to do this tomorrow using your guide. The last comment here got me wondering, if I install exactly as you do I need to pre-load? I noticed you did not and wasn't planning on it, but then I saw some thing about putting the jack under the arm and lifting about 1/2" off the jack stand to pre-load before tightening the suspension components? Thanks for all your videos.

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Derek Dugan The manual did not call for any preload

[@backfeet]

Thanks for the response, I ended up doing this today. Took me 7 hours by myself but did it all on jack stands. I watched your video weeks leading up, ordered pry bar and things you used. I can’t thank you enough for the video, torque for each bolt, etc. Saved me over $500 doing it myself than the dealership.

[@backfeet]

Just to add, worked for 2007 IS350 RWD

[@yidingzhang1574]

The repair manual says you have to stabilize the suspension by jacking up till the rear drive shaft assembly becomes level, then tight the bolts.

[@diehardcat]

Hi Brian! I have a question. According to the service manual, the last bolt/nut on the suspension arm, on the wheel side (the last one you put on), need a special tool called a 'ball joint lock nut wrench' (SST 09022-12170) to torque the bolt to spec. Is that true? thx!

[@almostequal]

fyi KYB replacement struts call that the top strut nut is not tightened using an impact

[@rolandrudas4354]

How much do you charge for a repair like this?

[@vannarasong]

is yours an awd by the way?

[@HowtoAutomotive]

Vannara Song I don't remember this is a customers car. But the job will pretty much be the same.

[@cloutgame3633]

NOOOO HE SKIPPED THE PARR I NEEDED TO SEE. I can’t get this damn center bolt ofd