Hey everyone,
So, I'm slowly psyching myself up for a big project this coming spring. Basically, need to replace all 4 shocks, plus I want to do a Dobinson's 1.75" spring lift all around. Additionally, there's a squeak coming from a rear bushing although I haven't identified exactly which one yet. Since I'm going to need an alignment once this is all done, I'm probably going to have to replace ALL the lower control arm bushings since the cam bolts are most likely seized as well. So this is one of those things that since I'm half way there anyways, might as well go all the way and replace ALL the bushings, as well as replace all the CVT boots since they are starting to look a bit crusty. My car is a 2016 SR5 with currently 148k on the clock and I live in Cleveland, OH so the winters and rust have started to take their toll on the rubber. I figure, once done, Ill get another 150k out of it all or about 10 years.
Right now, I have two main questions:
1. I've seen a couple different takes on this, but in the rear, can the upper CA's be removed without dropping the gas tank?
2. Has anyone ever pressed out the lateral arm bushing that's mounted in the rear subframe? This is the where the arm that the springs sit on connects to the subframe. Its a pretty big bushing and just wondering, if anyone has pressed it out, what they used and how much of a pain it was?
These are the two points of contention that I have right now, the rest should just be a bunch of swearing, a ton of Sawzall blades, and a decent bushing removal kit for the control arms once cut out.
So, I'm slowly psyching myself up for a big project this coming spring. Basically, need to replace all 4 shocks, plus I want to do a Dobinson's 1.75" spring lift all around. Additionally, there's a squeak coming from a rear bushing although I haven't identified exactly which one yet. Since I'm going to need an alignment once this is all done, I'm probably going to have to replace ALL the lower control arm bushings since the cam bolts are most likely seized as well. So this is one of those things that since I'm half way there anyways, might as well go all the way and replace ALL the bushings, as well as replace all the CVT boots since they are starting to look a bit crusty. My car is a 2016 SR5 with currently 148k on the clock and I live in Cleveland, OH so the winters and rust have started to take their toll on the rubber. I figure, once done, Ill get another 150k out of it all or about 10 years.
Right now, I have two main questions:
1. I've seen a couple different takes on this, but in the rear, can the upper CA's be removed without dropping the gas tank?
2. Has anyone ever pressed out the lateral arm bushing that's mounted in the rear subframe? This is the where the arm that the springs sit on connects to the subframe. Its a pretty big bushing and just wondering, if anyone has pressed it out, what they used and how much of a pain it was?
These are the two points of contention that I have right now, the rest should just be a bunch of swearing, a ton of Sawzall blades, and a decent bushing removal kit for the control arms once cut out.
