Wife and I bought our 2003 SR5 V6 4WD for $3800 in August of 2019. Had 213K miles when we got it and needed brakes. Now has 267,500. Been an awesome vehicle. You can check it out on my Instagram toyotas4ever
I had the same issue when I added spacers to my '03. After several hours of heating, beating and prying to no avail, I bought a good air hammer and using it to hit at the top of the strut, I had both sides knocked out in less than 5 minutes. Seriously. I kick myself for not having an air hammer...
