Sewell Part alternative to TM Eng
11-07-11, 07:11 PM
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this thread just quickly is turning into a bashing TM thread which goes hand in hand with the link i posted....not to mention this thread belongs in the suspension sub section of the board 
sewell/carson both make replacement steering rack bushings and castor bushings so avoiding TM is now a moot point. soon FIGS will have a solid steering rack bushing made for those of us wanting them and shortly he is gonna make a castor arm replacement bushing also
sewell/carson both make replacement steering rack bushings and castor bushings so avoiding TM is now a moot point. soon FIGS will have a solid steering rack bushing made for those of us wanting them and shortly he is gonna make a castor arm replacement bushing also
Anyways, the alternative is pretty much sewell and carson.....right?
11-08-11, 10:30 AM
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let me tell you this, i bought 2 sets of steering rack bushings from TM for myself and a local member to combine his silly shipping price....i got them within 5 days no issues several months l8r i ordered the control arm bushings and they took me 60 days to get. no lie..... its hit or miss with todd now-a-days.if people wanna avoid him and his issues, sewell and carson have stepped up to the plate and had these kits made (well they just sell the castor arm bushings not the whole front end kit like he has) and FIGS has another aftermarket ones for people who need/want more than the OEM design. i have used all 3 and they all good people to buy from....you wont have any of the issues with them like some people do with todd @ TM
11-08-11, 01:27 PM
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Now I just called a Sewell Lexus in Dallas yesterday and they told me they no longer carry any bushings for the castor arm and that I had to buy the whole arm.... I need castor bushing badly. Driving on the hwy is becoming dangerous
Ok I just looked on their website and found them for 68 bucks. There is a warning about reusing the metal sleeve that is such PITA to remove. Has anyone used these bushings from Sewell?
Ok I just looked on their website and found them for 68 bucks. There is a warning about reusing the metal sleeve that is such PITA to remove. Has anyone used these bushings from Sewell?
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11-10-11, 04:23 AM
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i am guessing aristo123 received his package already.only thing that sucks is the turn around rate at tm engineering.but it is a 1 stop shop for all of the key suspension components is needed
11-10-11, 07:13 AM
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Because the no longer sell them. From everyone I spoke too, TM was the only distributor for Daizen. So everyone that had sold them had to go thru what we are going thru and gave up on dealing with the hassle.
11-11-11, 08:39 PM
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Now I just called a Sewell Lexus in Dallas yesterday and they told me they no longer carry any bushings for the castor arm and that I had to buy the whole arm.... I need castor bushing badly. Driving on the hwy is becoming dangerous
Ok I just looked on their website and found them for 68 bucks. There is a warning about reusing the metal sleeve that is such PITA to remove. Has anyone used these bushings from Sewell?
Ok I just looked on their website and found them for 68 bucks. There is a warning about reusing the metal sleeve that is such PITA to remove. Has anyone used these bushings from Sewell?
11-11-11, 08:40 PM
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hey now.....FIGS is also a sponsor,mike (just messing cause i know you know this).....he's good to buy from too aristo123
let me tell you this, i bought 2 sets of steering rack bushings from TM for myself and a local member to combine his silly shipping price....i got them within 5 days no issues several months l8r i ordered the control arm bushings and they took me 60 days to get. no lie..... its hit or miss with todd now-a-days.if people wanna avoid him and his issues, sewell and carson have stepped up to the plate and had these kits made (well they just sell the castor arm bushings not the whole front end kit like he has) and FIGS has another aftermarket ones for people who need/want more than the OEM design. i have used all 3 and they all good people to buy from....you wont have any of the issues with them like some people do with todd @ TM
let me tell you this, i bought 2 sets of steering rack bushings from TM for myself and a local member to combine his silly shipping price....i got them within 5 days no issues several months l8r i ordered the control arm bushings and they took me 60 days to get. no lie..... its hit or miss with todd now-a-days.if people wanna avoid him and his issues, sewell and carson have stepped up to the plate and had these kits made (well they just sell the castor arm bushings not the whole front end kit like he has) and FIGS has another aftermarket ones for people who need/want more than the OEM design. i have used all 3 and they all good people to buy from....you wont have any of the issues with them like some people do with todd @ TM
11-12-11, 06:16 AM
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damn this sucks my caster arm bushings are on there way,the whole kit is its only a couple of hundred now since tm is the wind i have purchase all of these bushings separately.where can i find a kit for a 01 gs300
11-12-11, 07:29 AM
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That's the big question.....this thread is an alternative to tm engineering. Some members have said that you can order the kit from jegs, I didn't call them so I don't know what they sell. Carson also sells the bushings but they sell each one separate and that's gonna be expensive. They sell the caster bushing for 48 a piece and I did verify that they had them in stock. As far as the whole kit, so far no one has it for $100. No one sells a kit except tm.
11-12-11, 09:49 AM
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well i feel like an idiot. The bushings i ordered from sewell are infact for 2000-2005 GS300, i have a 98 Gs. Carsons website shows 1998-2000, 2001-2005 gs300 are the same. The bushings have arrived from sewell, and the package they come in says 1999-2005. Im a bit confused
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