As title says, looking for part #48780-50010 but nobody but LexusPartsNow (which has generally terrible reviews) has them. Anyone know where to get them?

 

Ebay. Doubt OEM is available anymore either way buy before they are all gone.

 

I've ordered from lexuspartsnow probably 10-12 times, never had an issue. The parts appear genuine, though if they are also comingling knockoff OEM parts I wouldn't be able to know.

I'm one single person and one single point of data, so take it for what you will.

Here are some other good sources for parts.

https://www.amayama.com/en

https://www.lexussouthatlantaparts.c...car-parts.html

 

Both of which... don't have that part in stock. Guess I'll have to use LPN.

 

https://www.ebay.com/p/654150327
Here is a genuine from Japan if you can wait.

 

Aaaannnnd LPN is also out of the part. Anyone know if the front bushing for that arm (p#48725E) is the same as the rear bushing that sits in the knuckle?

 

No. Which one are you looking for? The bushing in the strut rod? or the knuckle bushings? 48725-22110 is pressed into the strut rod and is straight forward to replace.

 

they have them here, Ive ordered from them before.

https://www.lexuspartsdirect.ca/p/65...878050010.html

 

I'm looking for the one that's in the knuckle.

 

You have to purchase the whole knuckle to get the OEM bushings. You can use polyurethane which works but has more NVH. I used to have poly but now I have these in my knuckle, https://www.ebay.com/itm/222750936937. So far so good but obviously not OEM.

 

How much work is it to replace those bushes in the knuckle? In theory you don't have to drop the axle right, you can in theory just press them out with the knuckle still on the car?

The whole knuckle including wheel bearing is like $800 per corner the last time I checked. It's a heavy hitter. I can see why you did what you did.

 

What tool(s) did you use to press them out/in?

 

It's grunt work without a lift but you dont have to remove the knuckle or axle. I use a ball joint press with a socket to press the old bushing out and the new one back in. You can also sawzall and chisel the old one out, but you have to be careful and not cut into the knuckle. Removing the rotors should give you more room. The polyurethane option is much easier to install than pressing the rubber ones in.

Lexls has an old tutorial on the job - http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/suspension/rcabushings.html

 

How the hell are you doing this with the rotor shields still on the car? I barely had room to get the nut portion of my press between the shield and the knuckle, and getting a socket back there too was completely out of the question.

 

It is a tight spot but with the right tools it is possible. It may be easier to cut and chisel out the old bushing.