I ran into the same issue with my front struts. The solution was to put a small bottle jack in the position shown below, add a bit of pressure and than deal the strut hat a solid whack with a hammer. You will need a small bottle jack, as there is not much room to do this. The bolt through the...
Here is my 05 Limited V8.
Bilstein 5100 and OME 885's up front
SPC upper control arms
Bilstein 5100 and OME 895's in the rear
Method Standard wheels, wrapped in 285/70-17 K02's
Next mods-
Drawer system for rear cargo area, home build
30" light bar in bumper
New headlights
New exhaust...
I'm rethinking my suspension choices again...
I already have the 884/895E combo, but now wondering if I should have gone with the 885/895 combo instead to make sure I can fit 285's on her.
I just ordered a set of the OEM Toyota isolators off of Ebay. Cost about $115 USD shipped for the pair, plus $32 CAD for duties and taxes (collected by Fedex).
4830235040 Genuine Toyota SPRING SUB-ASSY, HOLLOW 48302-35040 | eBay
Swapped out some of the interior lights for LED bulbs, much nicer. Now to get a few more for the courtesy lights.
Posted this over on the suspension sticky, but might as well add it in here and get a few opinions.
Been researching suspension lift options for my new to me 2005 Limited V8 4WD...
Been researching suspension lift options for my new to me 2005 Limited V8 4WD, going cross-eyed poring over the forums and looking at all the options. Aiming to get about 2.5" lift out front and enough out back to either level or have a slight positive rake. No plans to add bumpers or other...