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Vanessa Cardenas
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
Came in used ! Lol better quality control ?
turtle king
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024
I installed these on my 2001 Toyota Tacoma. The steering is much improved over the stock bushings. It was an easy install after a quick YouTube video. The bushings are a very snug fit so there is no slop to be felt in the steering. I recommend these in every truck.
Shawn P
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2024
Bought these to replace the shot rubber bushings on my wife’s 97 4Runner (4WD Limited) and they have been great and were easy to install. Note that this did NOT come with grease, but I got some SuperLube from Harbor Freight and it worked great. Also make sure you have a flex head ratchet for the top bolt on the rack. It will save a lot of headache.
O' Reilly
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
It took a little bit longer than I expected but I got this job done. Make sure you have a long breaker bar for getting off the steering rack bolts. Your going to need it. So far I am happy with these bushings. My old worn out ones were shot and I could see my steering rack moving left to right when I moved the steering wheel. Tightened up the steering & made it more responsive. Overall I would recommend these. The hardest part will be getting the old bushings out of the rack. These polyurethane bushings are very easy to get in. I used some dielectric grease when I was installing the bushings for an easier time as well as to prevent squeaking.
Bean
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021
Most people say you have to disconnect tie rods or stab links or steering wheel etc.... Not saying it should happen for everyone but i didn't have to remove not a damn thing other than 2 bolts that hold the pressure lines and that was it. At first i was a little leary on changing these on my 2000 Toyota Tundra 4x4 SR5 regular cab but i just took my time and had them swapped in 15 minutes from start to end torqueing the nuts and bolts. Very easy install and what a difference it made in my truck. Awesome bushings , SOLID.P.S. Some also recommend greasing and i dont i just cleanded the bores they go in with fine emory cloth. I dont like the idea of the grease in there
John
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2021
Installed on a 1997 Toyota 4wd 4runner. Be sure to buy some silicone grease to cover them during install. These took all of the slop out of the steering. I used a balljoint press tool to remove the old bushings, but you could probably just drill out some of the old rubber bushings and bash them out with a hammer and a large socket. I removed my sway bar, disconnected the drivers side tie rod, unbolted the rack & pinion, and completed the repair on the vehicle. Before you begin the repair, check out your sway bar bushings - if they are worn, you might as well replace those at the same time since you'll be removing them anyways.
Mitchell M
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020
The cost of these heavily outweighs OEM from Toyota for my 4Runner. The same goes for the performance! I installed these with a brand new rack & pinion which made it easier to install by hand. If you are doing it on the vehicle by just pulling the rack back a bit, it is going to be a little more of a challenge for the two pressed in bushings.
Andy from WI
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2014
Amazon INCORRECTLY states that this part: 8.10103G does not fit the 1997 4runner.After doing some internet searches and then looking at the Energy Suspension website, I found that this model does fit the 4runner.The G suffix is for Black, S would be for RedFrom: [...]4Runner 2 & 4WD1996-02 Front rack & Pinion Bushing Set 8.10103PICKUP 4WD (EXCEPT T-100 & Tundra)2001-04 Front rack & Pinion Bushing Set 8.10103One suggestion before you install. After you remove the old bushings and bolts.Test your bolts with the new washer and metal sleeves. Some people have reported that the washer and or sleeves are not wide enough for the bolts. In my case, on the largest bolt that holds the largest bushing, my bolt was a bit corroded, so I cleaned it up with a wire brush on a grinder.I then tried inserting it into the supplied washer and it did not fit all the way, I cleaned it up some more and it fit. I got lucky because I did not test with the metal bushing sleeves, but it fit, just barely. So again before you put everything back together, make sure your bolts will fit through the new parts.I'm very happy with the results and the quality of the bushing set.My 4runner has 197K, and there was some slop in the steering, if I jacked up the front end and rotated a front tire side to side, I could see the rack system moving in the old bushings. With the new bushings there is no play.Here are a few nice links on replaying the bushing if you have a toyota.[...][...][...]Torqe specs are 141lbs for the large bolt (Driver), 123lbs for the middle and passenger side.Steering rack horizontal mounting bolt: 141 ft-lbsSteering rack vertical center mounting bolt: 123 ft-lbsSteering rack mounting clamp: 123 ft-lbs-andy
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