gs-ireland

I am like many forum members here ''on the fence'' with deciding to get the Daizen suspension bushings, I have read all the good and the bad stories (squeeks etc), and in my case (a 98 GS3) all that I have wrong is the the large castor/sub-arm bushing is perished/worn.

I have all the symptoms of the worn lower sub-arm bushing (that's what Lexus calls it) , 60mph shaking (only when cold), vague steering on some surfaces and steering column shaking when driving over extremely rough roads @5-10mph. The worn bushings are plain to see when the car is jacked-up and similar to this (but worse).



Yes the Daizen kit for only $99 (+ $200-$500 for fitting just this bushing) is very tempting, but i want to keep the stock luxury feel. I am not a boy-racer that wants the car to go around sharp bends at 100+mph and have needle sharp steering. I bought a lexus for comfort and as little road noise as possible (which some members have commented on the increased road-noise with this Daizen kit).

Sewell Lexus sells these COMPLETE arms for just $118 each. These should only take under 1hr to fit as it is just a few bolts, and the peace of mind that you will not have to go looking for 15ton shop presses etc etc,.
This can be done at home with a basic tool kit. With the guarantee that you wont run the risk of destroying the bushings as you would with Daizen. You will also have the added bonus of 30k-60k of sqeek-free smooth quiet driving.

The part numbers are (98-01):

4866030240-ARM ASSY, LWR NO.2 R $118.45
4867030240-ARM ASSY, LWR NO.2 L $118.45



Also in fairness to Daizen, I did purchase the steering rack bushings and they make a big improvement.


Here is some reading from a Japan's Club Aristo site (google translated):

http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools

dung0981

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My Daizen installed 5k miles, So far i dont have any problem with it. Plus 100 for Caster arm, lower arm, upper arm bushing...that is very good price

tresvatos

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yeah, BUT people on here say the daizens are hard to come by even once you pay for them from a Vendor TM engineering.. some people note they had to wait months to get the bushings after they paid. thats the prob. I see with the daizens, just getting them.

jcat_350

poly, poly, poly, poly, poly, poly (am I making my point?)

Yes, you should go poly whenever you have the chance. Are they of a stiffer durometer than rubber? Yes, but you won't notice any adverse side effects to ride quality as you would see with say a pillow ball mount.

I'd advise doing both sides at the same time if it'll save you labor cost. If you can tolerate the downtime, pop the arm out yourself and bring it and the new bushing to a machine shop and have the old one pressed out/new one pressed in. They won't charge you nearly what your mech will to do the same thing.

justablkv8

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Get the TRD bushing and have it pressed out.

Poly bushings transfer road feel.

sakataj

iTrader: (182)

you do know this thing is from 2007? although at least you searched

the OEM 2003+ models have the TRD bushings in them....