Just did mine this weekend. Your video was a huge help when planning the install. At first I barely noticed the difference, but after an hour of highway driving its well worth it. Tracks straight and driving feels way less stressful. Took me about 8 hrs. Hydraulic Press saved time and I cut the Lower control arm sleeves with a Sawzall after failing to find something to press them out. For each sleeve, I carefully made two cuts about .25" apart and removed the material in-between. The supercharger sounds nice btw!
That qt you passed near hwy 78 is pretty close to where I live man I've seen you around ! We live close . I wann change all my bushings as well on my 1996 4runner limited .
I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for checking it out. Yea, I got rid of the needle bearing earlier this year and put in the East Coast Gear Supply sleeve. I was getting major vibration in the front end and that helped.
@@goatsinapond Ok nice, I have looked at that as an option. I have an 02 with a 3" lift and has about 270k miles on it, changed out a lot of the bushings but it is still kind of crunchy and I'm thinking it is the needle bearing. I had contemplated getting the sleeve vs replacing the bearing and now that you said you are using it I may end up going that route. Appreciate your insight brother!
@@willlazenby1050 Mine was creating steering wheel shake and vibration. Are you running a diff drop? I also made a video for the ECGS bushing install. Right at the beginning I move the driver side CV Axle and you can see the huge amount of play it has in it. ua-cam.com/video/T6xlz8eLiXc/v-deo.html
Great video Man!!! I have a stock 98 Toyota 4 runner, 2 WD and I'm to replace my old upper and lower support arm bushings with the Energy suspension polyurethane bushings. Any feedback would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Hey, thanks for watching. You’ll be happy you made the swap. It really does help the ride quality. I’d watch Timmy the Tool Man’s video on how to do the job. Theirs is really informative. I had a tough time getting the stock bushings out because I don’t own a press. Cutting the metal and hammering them out worked best for me.
Hey man I got another question. My polyurethane bushing kit for my Upper and lower front support arms arrived yesterday and The instructions Say not to take out the sleeves from the original bushings. could you please clarify that for me? Thanks and much Appreciated!!
@@richardjohnson9275 The new bushings will be very snug in the opening and leaving the sleeve in won't allow enough room to get the Energy Suspension bushings in. Here is the PDF from their website that says you must remove the sleeve. www.energysuspensionparts.com/installation_instructions/8.3113.pdf I hope that helps!
Every one of your videos has been my experience as well 😂
Perfect video, thank you!
Just did mine this weekend. Your video was a huge help when planning the install. At first I barely noticed the difference, but after an hour of highway driving its well worth it. Tracks straight and driving feels way less stressful. Took me about 8 hrs. Hydraulic Press saved time and I cut the Lower control arm sleeves with a Sawzall after failing to find something to press them out. For each sleeve, I carefully made two cuts about .25" apart and removed the material in-between.
The supercharger sounds nice btw!
That’s awesome. It’s a bear of a job even with the right tools. I ended up having to cut the sleeves as well. I’m glad you got the job done.
That qt you passed near hwy 78 is pretty close to where I live man I've seen you around ! We live close . I wann change all my bushings as well on my 1996 4runner limited .
We should try to connect sometime. Not many 3rd gen 4runner out here.
Heck yea! I've probably given you a nod while driving by haha. This project is definitely worth the effort. Makes it feel like new again.
Very informative video, great stuff. Have you changed the needle bearing on yours yet?
I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for checking it out. Yea, I got rid of the needle bearing earlier this year and put in the East Coast Gear Supply sleeve. I was getting major vibration in the front end and that helped.
@@goatsinapond Ok nice, I have looked at that as an option. I have an 02 with a 3" lift and has about 270k miles on it, changed out a lot of the bushings but it is still kind of crunchy and I'm thinking it is the needle bearing. I had contemplated getting the sleeve vs replacing the bearing and now that you said you are using it I may end up going that route. Appreciate your insight brother!
@@willlazenby1050 Mine was creating steering wheel shake and vibration. Are you running a diff drop? I also made a video for the ECGS bushing install. Right at the beginning I move the driver side CV Axle and you can see the huge amount of play it has in it. ua-cam.com/video/T6xlz8eLiXc/v-deo.html
Great video Man!!! I have a stock 98 Toyota 4 runner, 2 WD and I'm to replace my old upper and lower support arm bushings with the Energy suspension polyurethane bushings. Any feedback would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Hey, thanks for watching. You’ll be happy you made the swap. It really does help the ride quality. I’d watch Timmy the Tool Man’s video on how to do the job. Theirs is really informative. I had a tough time getting the stock bushings out because I don’t own a press. Cutting the metal and hammering them out worked best for me.
@goatsinapond Thanks and I'll keep you posted!!
Hey man I got another question. My polyurethane bushing kit for my Upper and lower front support arms arrived yesterday and The instructions Say not to take out the sleeves from the original bushings. could you please clarify that for me? Thanks and much Appreciated!!
@@richardjohnson9275 The new bushings will be very snug in the opening and leaving the sleeve in won't allow enough room to get the Energy Suspension bushings in. Here is the PDF from their website that says you must remove the sleeve. www.energysuspensionparts.com/installation_instructions/8.3113.pdf I hope that helps!
@@goatsinapond Thanks!
Are you supercharged?
I am!
Cold? Lol
ATL area myself
It was at the time of filming. Now it’s sweltering.