Hi there,
I'm lifting my '98 4runner (will make a write up on it when I do it) and I'm going off
Rickashay's Tundra TRD vs OME review.
I ordered the
Tundra Bilstein 5100 set he mentioned in the review and today I got a call from Downsouth Motorsports voicing a concern about using these shocks in my 4runner.
Two concerns actually.
One is being an incorrect application, but I know that's fine since I see other people giving praise to using these on their 3rd gens.
And the second is that I simply can't push out the 1/2" lower bushings from the rear shocks. Well, so they say. I was told that I have to burn the bushings out since they are vulcanized and what not. I've seen tons of people saying they just pushed them out using some clever tools.
Who am I supposed to believe? I really don't want to take a blow torch to my $400 set of shocks.
Also, I was told that I would have trouble finding bushing that will fit the shock.
In light of this revelation, what do I have to do to remove those old bushings and is it really that difficult to find new ones in the size I need?
Thanks guys, I appreciated it a lot!
-Jared