well i finally decided to go ahead and get these but i didn't wanna deal with TM's bs that MOST people who use them seem to go through.

so i went to daizen's webpage and started calling ALL of the authorized dealers to get price/availability so here it is

Lexus of Stevens Creek
300 Martin Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 330-3010
Contact: Neil Mayezaki
neil.mayezaki@lexusofstevenscreek.com

Called them this morning bout 10 CST...he said they didn't have them in and would have to call to get a price/availability for me about...its 11:30 CST and no return call so far (will update when/IF they call back)

update: they finally called me back bout 3:10 CST and told me they can order them from daizen. cost $40 + 7 shipping to them plus $5-6 shipping to me.....wonder why they wont drop ship, might have to call them back and ask them if they can/will

JM Lexus
5350 W. Sample Rd.
Margate, FL 33073
(954) 977-6257
Contact: Manny Gonzalez
manny@jmlexus.com

they told me they no longer are carrying daizen and seemed to be like a snobby *** dealership anyways the way they talked to me

TM Engineering
1129 E. Dominguez St., Suite A
Carson, CA 90746
(310) 537-6868 (fax orders)
Contact: Todd Matsubara
sales@tmengineering.net

they have the bushings and are available for $39.95 but there shipping is a tad high for most people including myself ($10-15 for a little envelope is ridiculous), they take A LONG time on shipping, returning emails (mine has gone unanswered for a day now), phone calls arent possible as they ONLY have a fax # to fax orders in PLUS they no longer are a CL vendor due to all of their problems. so use at your own risk....some people have no problems and some people have A LOT of problems with them


Exact Motorsports
907 Hanson Ct.
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 416-0061
Contact: Sandy Hsu
exactmotorsports@aol.com

called them bout 10:30 CST....they weren't open yet so i JUST called them back. got John on the phone. nice and pleasant to talk to UNFORTUNATELY a authorized daizen installation facility was out of this bushing? how is that...ick oh well. its 11:36 CST and john said Sandy Hsu would be back in about half and would call them and call me back

Update: its 3:30 CST and no return call so far but i did have a email...42 for the part with S&H + a paypal fee they charge its 53.75 shipped to me! (think this is who im gonna order through)

Sewell Lexus of Dallas
6421 Lemmon Ave.
Dallas, TX 75209
(214) 353-2826
Contact: Darrel Diller
ddiller@sewell.com

and sadly the easiest place to deal with no longer is going to get these bushings... that sucks as i prefer Sewell over every Lexus dealership to deal with for great price/fast shipping

 

I bought the front end bushing kit along with the steering rack bushing from TM. I ended up paying an extra $17 at the post office due to improper packaging. I didn't receive the bushings in the Daizen box. It was in plastic bags in a way over stuffed ENVELOPE, hence the fee.

All BS put aside, the steering rack bushings made a HUGE difference. But now I really feel how sloppy the sway bars are. So I will be saving up for TRD sways now. I would recommend these bushings to anyone. And thank you for the tip for the driver side. I ended up using the same screwdriver for the top bushing as well.

 

anyone needed an alignment after installing the bushings?

 

I purchased the "lifetime alignment" through Goodyear. I had the allignment done just for piece of mind. I didn't notice a difference, but I was a bit **** about it. I thought it it this way; Now that the "slop" is gone, you can dial in your toe perfectly. Plus it was free for me .

 

I forgot to tell you guys...my car was too low with the drop and TTE lip to get a jack under it

I'm going to have to pay to get these installed.

 

so's mine,i drove the front tyre's onto some old slab's first,put the front of the car an inch and a bit higher,which was enough for me to get the jack underneath

 

jack it up from the side or fromt the front tow hook......duh!!!! lol

 

how much was the lifetime alignment through goodyear??

 

L-Tuned skirts art too low, as well

 

if its too low then wouldnt a lift F*** it up anyways by rasiing it?? best to take off the side skirts and DIY

 

its annoying to jack up my car..
heres my steps.

Option 1:

Drive up 2x4
Jack up on the tow hook (not sure if your supposed to or not)
Use oEM jack to jack up one side.
Place jack stand
remove OEM jack
Remove regular floor jack
Jack up other side with OEM jack
Use floor jack with wood for weight distribution

you successfully jacked up the front =p ... n it only took you 15 minutes.

 

option 2:

Use OEM jack and jack up the side.. Skirt will bend n paint might crack (my paint cracked already... )
n repeat option 1.

 

thats another good way to jack it up...i normally carry a 2X4 in the trunk just in case haha

 

Does anyone know if these will fit the IS300 also? It looks like the same bushing set up as an IS300. Thanks guys. Well I am going to find out anyways haha. Just placed my order.

-Joe

 

I got mine done today along with lower control arms and tie rod ends. I would have done it myself, but being away at college I had none of my own tools(my dads tools) to work with so I had a mechanic do it. The steering response is so much better and now I have nothing to worry about for the next 100k. Thanks for the heads up!