xboostx

I just ordered my Steering rack and caster arm (trailing arm) poly bushings. I paid $112 shipped for everything! I am very happy with the price and the fact that im getting it from a well known lexus dealer. I know people have had trouble with TM so for the people that dont know there is an alternative, now ya do! Just giving the peeps on here a heads up.

Go to sewell parts and search bushings and the select your model. It will show you the 2 sets.

Cheers to people not having to wait months to get bushings!

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lexusben

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I don't think they make caster bushing for the 98-00 models. I could be wrong, but I have a 98 and they said the one's I ordered would not fit.

cmara2k9

Just bought me some rack bushings about 3 hours ago

tmf2004

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Sewell has treated us very well. Being a CL member gives a nice discount. I've ordered my TTE lip and roof spoiler from Darrell a few years back and had no problems. Products arrived on time and packaged nicely.

cmara2k9

Ok every shop I call acts like they have no idea how simple it is to replace the steering rack bushings.

Every shop i call says the labor is like 3 hours and I IMMEDIATELY hang up

Seeing that i can't do this work myself what kind of place will put these in for me without trying to B.S. Me

I mean what price is reasonable for a shop to charge for this job because i've read on here that it takes a BLIND MAN AN HOUR TOPS I'm starting to get irritated lol

Anyone?

99 GS3

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I have the swell rack bushings, good quality no problems.

It is so simple it's ridiculous. Up on a lift it will take under 15 minutes. On the ground on your back you can do it 30min.

I recommend to do it yourself and save the money, they are very-very easy.

xboostx

I ordered for a 2000 and it listed my car.

99 GS3

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In 01 they changed the part number for the arm as it was beefed up a little. So this is probably why their system shows it not being the same.

If you haven't seen it already there is a great thread here somewhere detailing the different arms, I 'think' the thread may have been by CocoBun..

gtmax

Sewell is great. I've said hundreds of dollars buying parts recently. The dealers arround here can't come close to them price wise.

RLGS300

^^That is very true, steering rack bushings took no longer than 30min, i replaced them a few months ago, no real change (as far i noticed). but the caster arms worked wonders I noticed quicker steering response

GSVIP408

Ordered steering rack bushings month ago from TM never came thru, sent emails and never email back. GO TO SEWELL

lexusben

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Yes. Originally Sewell listed the Caster Arm Bushing for the 98-2005 Models so I ordered it. However, while it was being shipped I noticed that Sewell had changed the listing so that the bushing only showed up for the 2000-2005 models (I think they meant 2001-2005, but the 2000 GS could also have the beefed up Caster Arm). I emailed Sewell and they told me the bushing would actually not fit my car being a 98 GS and I had to ship the bushing back.

I think that Daizen made 2 separate bushings, 1 for the 98-2000 GS's and the other for the 2001-2005 GS's and there were slightly different install procedures for each bushing (you had to remove the inner sleeve from the arm on 1, and the other was put in with the inner sleeve still intact).

Again I could be wrong, it just depends when the GS received the beefier Caster Arm and whether it was in 2000 or 2001.

xboostx

Well i believe they will fit my car. I really hope so. I looking forward to have great feedback from my steering with these changes and my new coilovers.

bonson

txs for info this is exactly what I am in the middle of figuring out/. I bought Sewell's steergin rack bushings and got them and now I requested more info on other bushings. so far I got they sell Armstrong instead of DAizen but they say are same quality however based on what you are saying I better do some good homewrok , nothing like being under the car and then crap - wrong bushings! 99 GS300 BTW

aristo123

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Now I'm worried after reading all this. I bought my steering rack bushings from tm and I got them in the mail within a week. So because I had a good turn around time the first time I went ahead and ordered my caster bushing kit. I placed the order 10/21/11 and I haven't received it. Oh boy, now I'm worried. Anyone have a number to tm engineering? I googled but only found one number, and no one answers.