I love the fact that you have demonstrated the removal and re-installation processes by crawling under the car and using jack stands. Not everyone has a car lift. I'll be doing the same to my IS in few weeks. Great job.
: same spec, and I'm about to find out what is the weird sound on the back when I get in the second gear and sound like "dup". not sure is bush or something. hopefully is not that bad 🙂
This vid was a god send for me. Pulled mine apart about three years ago and totally forgot where everything goes. Plus i am using strongflex bushes so it was also a great help seeing how they are fitted. Thank you sir.
That rusted diff was giving me fits throughout the entire video, especially when it was put back in with all the other shiny parts. Man I needed you to paint it really, really bad, but oh well. Lol
Absolutely no point in investing anytime into it It's cast iron and if I painted it or powder coated it in less than a year from daily driving it would look like I never did anything
Just what I needed to see in prep for this summer! I plan to take apart the whole suspension, front and rear and restore it all seen as the UK roads haven't been the kindest to the suspension the past 18 years
Amazing video and great timing, I was looking at doing this to my 2008 isf including the full floor pan. In Scotland the roads are salted a lot in winter so a bit of surface rust to deal with. This has given me confidence. Cheers for all your videos and expertise.
absolutely fantastic video mate! comes at the perfect time, as im looking at getting myself an IS300, and bushings is going to be one of the first bits i do to it!
@@PoorManMods Oh really? That’s badass! Is it the one in the video? Because I thought it was the 3/8, but that extension and socket looked 1/2 lol. It’s kicking ass!
Hey my bro! Been watching all your work and I can’t say nothing bad about all your work. I have a Mrk3 and an IS 300 so I been getting but great ideas from all your videos! Question tho! Do you have an actual shop and do service for customers?
@@PoorManMods nice, you probably know this already but rank one performance makes a bushing for the odd knuckle bushing that connects to the lower control arm and it holds up pretty good
I was looking into some poly for my subframe. I'm in the middle of a turbo kit and I just had my 5 month old son. I want him to experience the car with me but it has to be safe first 😩
I’m in the middle of this process on a rust free Arizona car and will just be reusing the upper control arms. 2 notes for anyone going this route: Rocar makes an upper ball joint for these that can be had for about $50 shipped. Also the bushing that has a lip on it on both sides is actually a 2 piece bushing. I used an air hammer to push it out on both sides pretty easily. The other side is typical, burn it out and make a relief cut. The steel takes much more abuse than the aluminum gs arms poor man mods used but this can be done easily without butchering them!
Hey love your video I’m trying to put this irs on my Toyota pickup and I can’t find any measurements for those 4 points that screw on to the chassis Do you happen to know dimensions of it ?
Just subbed. This encouraged me to order the complete kit (red and yellow) and will be tackling this with my brother. Will definitely have this video on reference but I do have a few questions though. 1. Is it mandatory to drill and press out the sleeves for any of the rears? Can the bushings fit into the original sleeves? 2. What is the difference in performance w/ the new bushings in comparison to stock? Do you feel/hear more cabin noise? More vehicle vibrations? 3. Does the car handle more solid now w/ regards to steering and vehicle control? Mines is all stock and at 233K miles, I think I'm on the original gas shocks and bushings as bought the car at 112K miles and don't know the history of that maintenance. The wear/tear is starting to show, so all 4 gas shocks are getting replaced at the same time as these bushings. Thanks so much!
Thanks! 1. The only bushing that may fit in the original sleeve is the lower control arm the bushing that I did around 33:00, i cant promise that i will work with the OEM sleeve though, but it did look possible. Everything else I did in this video regarding sleeve removal is 100% necessary. 2. Absolutely zero downsides, NVH has not noticeably increased, and the car just feels better. It feels more predictable, less slopping and just more refined. I have not done any high performance driving though, I hope to autoX the car next years. I also did all 4 shocks not too long ago (miles wise) With new shocks and all new front and rear bushings the car drives amazing. Best of luck with the project!
Exellent and very informative video but the things i didnt like was the metal plates you put like washers on the aluminium arms and the dif that you left it rusty
Thanks! As stated in the video you can get the "correct bushing" made. I chose to make plates. I cleaned the diff but didnt see the benefit in painting it
So im strongly wanting to do this job to my 02 is300 can you tell me what you would do differently if you had 2 do this job again! ? And how was the drive feel after did you notice a huge difference or was it like ok this feels ok or way better! ? Please lmk thanks ive watch this video it seems a 100 times over so im pretty much ready to take this on...
I wouldnt change the way i did anything, and i did notice a difference, its hard to describe but the car just felt more responsive and predictable in regards to handling. The car rides and handles like a dream
Fuuuuck I’m so jealous.. Edit: by the way... the plastic cover you removed to get to the subframe bolt... it covers part of that rusty brace and when you removed it, it “rained dirt”... What is this cover called? Like the actual part name? One of mine is missing and I can’t figure out how to find it in a search for the life of me...
Heyyyy nice vid man I am still to attack my rear lower arms. I see the lower bushings suck lol. But just a heads up strong flex will send you the custom bushing free of charge. I did not pay anything for the custom bushings they sent me.
lol theres just no point to painting the diff, and if anything paint keeps extra heat in. After a year even after sand blasting and powder coating the stuff i did, its back to being rusty and looks like it hasnt been touched in 10 years.
21:00 why not compare bushing part numbers between GS300 vs IS300 control arms, if they are the same then you can just use the bushing the came with GS300 control arm😉🤷♂️
Great video, but do not use your hand as a hammer. I use to work in orthopedics, and I saw patients all the time that developed nerve issues in their hands from manual labor jobs like mechanics and contractors. Definitely let the mallet do the work.
A W E S O M E !!! What a beast person!
Thanks Dwight! 🤣
I love the fact that you have demonstrated the removal and re-installation processes by crawling under the car and using jack stands. Not everyone has a car lift. I'll be doing the same to my IS in few weeks. Great job.
Thank you! I also didnt use a press since most people dont have one
Didn't think I'd watch the hour, but it was so well edited and interesting that I did.. not even planning any rear end work any time soon 🤣
@@paul--b haha yesssss thank you 😁🙌
Wow. I did my 1999 Toyota Altezza RS200 z edition. I had a lift at my buddies shop. It was a pain but totally worth it. Respect for doing old school.
: same spec, and I'm about to find out what is the weird sound on the back when I get in the second gear and sound like "dup". not sure is bush or something. hopefully is not that bad 🙂
Wow, the dedication to show us step by step is top tier 👌👌👌
thank you!!
This is next on my to do list.
Hells yeah
This vid was a god send for me. Pulled mine apart about three years ago and totally forgot where everything goes. Plus i am using strongflex bushes so it was also a great help seeing how they are fitted. Thank you sir.
glad i could help!!
That rusted diff was giving me fits throughout the entire video, especially when it was put back in with all the other shiny parts. Man I needed you to paint it really, really bad, but oh well. Lol
Absolutely no point in investing anytime into it
It's cast iron and if I painted it or powder coated it in less than a year from daily driving it would look like I never did anything
I'll be replacing the rear sub-frame in my IS300 next week. This was awesome. Thank you!
Amazing! I have no doubt you love this IS300, I have one too and they are for life!
Just what I needed to see in prep for this summer! I plan to take apart the whole suspension, front and rear and restore it all seen as the UK roads haven't been the kindest to the suspension the past 18 years
Wow literally perfect timing my dude, this is the first thing I’m doing when I finish my shop in a month or so! Thanks so much! :)
Hell yeah!
Liked seeing the resourcefulness around 42:00-43:00 for those bushings. Looks great!
thank you!!
Just got my rear end off and out of my LS400 cant wait to put new bushings in.
Hells yeahh
Amazing video and great timing, I was looking at doing this to my 2008 isf including the full floor pan. In Scotland the roads are salted a lot in winter so a bit of surface rust to deal with. This has given me confidence.
Cheers for all your videos and expertise.
Thank you! Good luck with the ISF!
@@PoorManMods hey man, what about that bushing that the rear lower control arm bolts to on the hub assembly ??
absolutely fantastic video mate! comes at the perfect time, as im looking at getting myself an IS300, and bushings is going to be one of the first bits i do to it!
Hell yeah thank you!
Milwaukee busting nuts! You definitely need their 1/2 impact. Busted every nut on this old rusty 1968 C10 I’m restoring.
I have the 1/2 impact its just M12 not M18
@@PoorManMods Oh really? That’s badass! Is it the one in the video? Because I thought it was the 3/8, but that extension and socket looked 1/2 lol. It’s kicking ass!
@@Void-gn9zm yup the red impact in the video is the stubby 1/2 M12 th-cam.com/video/xqfZw4wKqWc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PoorManMods
Love the video😁thank you so much for making this video it helped me a lot😁😍now I am finally done with this big project☺️
thank you! glad to help!
Great video man, just starting this process on my is200 and this was a massive help!!
Thank you!
Hey my bro! Been watching all your work and I can’t say nothing bad about all your work. I have a Mrk3 and an IS 300 so I been getting but great ideas from all your videos! Question tho! Do you have an actual shop and do service for customers?
Thank you! I mostly only work on my own vehicles, i dont really take "customers"
AWESOME VID!!! Can we get those drive shaft dimensions so we can order one?! Also....will that shaft fit the automatic?
This video helps a lot! Very curious how these bushings have been holding up so far.
Theyve been holding up great!
Great video, I did this a couple years ago and it made such a big difference on my 2002 is300
thanks! im excited to drive it and see how it feels!!
@@PoorManMods nice, you probably know this already but rank one performance makes a bushing for the odd knuckle bushing that connects to the lower control arm and it holds up pretty good
i did not know, ill look into it!
@@PoorManMods rankoneperformance.com/collections/lexus/products/lexus-is200-is300-altezza-rear-knuckle-poly-bush
Man I need to replace all those bushings on my is300 too
I was looking into some poly for my subframe. I'm in the middle of a turbo kit and I just had my 5 month old son. I want him to experience the car with me but it has to be safe first 😩
I’m in the middle of this process on a rust free Arizona car and will just be reusing the upper control arms. 2 notes for anyone going this route: Rocar makes an upper ball joint for these that can be had for about $50 shipped. Also the bushing that has a lip on it on both sides is actually a 2 piece bushing. I used an air hammer to push it out on both sides pretty easily. The other side is typical, burn it out and make a relief cut. The steel takes much more abuse than the aluminum gs arms poor man mods used but this can be done easily without butchering them!
I hope you torqued those diff mounting bolts afterwards because they are definitely not tight enough
Don't remember, but it's doing just fine, even now with a 1UZ swapped in the car
@@PoorManMods Well that’s good then haha
How have the Strongflex bushings been so far? Just did my whole rear subframe and diff in my LS400
Realizing I need to do this on my drift car... Diff/subframe bushings are absolutely shot and rear end feels disconnected haha
Hello, i have start the same work... my IS200 are like your xD TY for the video !!
Thank you and good luck!! 😁😃🤙
Are you planning to do a turbo engine in the IS300? Would love to see you do an NA-T setup.
Im actually 1UZ swapping it
th-cam.com/video/WajEx_ZSr8I/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PoorManMods
Hey love your video
I’m trying to put this irs on my Toyota pickup and I can’t find any measurements for those 4 points that screw on to the chassis
Do you happen to know dimensions of it ?
52:42 that's one of the sexiest subframe assemblies I've ever seen!
Thank you!!
Ironically I did the rear upper bushing today with the subframe on the car. Not the hardest just tight quarters
Just subbed. This encouraged me to order the complete kit (red and yellow) and will be tackling this with my brother. Will definitely have this video on reference but I do have a few questions though.
1. Is it mandatory to drill and press out the sleeves for any of the rears? Can the bushings fit into the original sleeves?
2. What is the difference in performance w/ the new bushings in comparison to stock? Do you feel/hear more cabin noise? More vehicle vibrations?
3. Does the car handle more solid now w/ regards to steering and vehicle control?
Mines is all stock and at 233K miles, I think I'm on the original gas shocks and bushings as bought the car at 112K miles and don't know the history of that maintenance. The wear/tear is starting to show, so all 4 gas shocks are getting replaced at the same time as these bushings. Thanks so much!
Thanks!
1. The only bushing that may fit in the original sleeve is the lower control arm the bushing that I did around 33:00, i cant promise that i will work with the OEM sleeve though, but it did look possible. Everything else I did in this video regarding sleeve removal is 100% necessary.
2. Absolutely zero downsides, NVH has not noticeably increased, and the car just feels better. It feels more predictable, less slopping and just more refined. I have not done any high performance driving though, I hope to autoX the car next years.
I also did all 4 shocks not too long ago (miles wise) With new shocks and all new front and rear bushings the car drives amazing.
Best of luck with the project!
Hey Bro! Great video! I have a 1998 ES 300 would the same apply?
It would be a very similar process and different bushing kit i think
I need another project car...
All of my cars have their suspension rebuilded :p
Hahaha do it!
Exellent and very informative video but the things i didnt like was the metal plates you put like washers on the aluminium arms and the dif that you left it rusty
Thanks! As stated in the video you can get the "correct bushing" made. I chose to make plates. I cleaned the diff but didnt see the benefit in painting it
why did you leave out a new spindle bushing?
how is the ride compared to the red bushings? what would you recommed?
Nice video... well explained....
Thank you!
So im strongly wanting to do this job to my 02 is300 can you tell me what you would do differently if you had 2 do this job again! ? And how was the drive feel after did you notice a huge difference or was it like ok this feels ok or way better! ? Please lmk thanks ive watch this video it seems a 100 times over so im pretty much ready to take this on...
I wouldnt change the way i did anything, and i did notice a difference, its hard to describe but the car just felt more responsive and predictable in regards to handling. The car rides and handles like a dream
Fuuuuck I’m so jealous..
Edit: by the way... the plastic cover you removed to get to the subframe bolt... it covers part of that rusty brace and when you removed it, it “rained dirt”...
What is this cover called? Like the actual part name? One of mine is missing and I can’t figure out how to find it in a search for the life of me...
Yyyy
@@PoorManMods please see the part of my comment that I added later...
@@zachyurkus i have no idea what its called, sorryyy!
Did you use a 6 point socket on the 3 rear mount diff bolts? If so what size did you use? I thought they were Allen bolts
I don't remember what socket I used
Heyyyy nice vid man I am still to attack my rear lower arms. I see the lower bushings suck lol. But just a heads up strong flex will send you the custom bushing free of charge. I did not pay anything for the custom bushings they sent me.
Thank you! Yeah i decided just to correct the issue myself rather than wait on a bushing, oh well :p
@@PoorManMods do you think on the lower rear arms it’s best to burn the bushing out and re use the factory sleeve?
If the strongflex bushings seem to fit without slop once the sleeve is installed, yes
I almost cried when you didn't paint the differential 😭 lol though i do suffer from "while you're in there" syndrome 😂
lol theres just no point to painting the diff, and if anything paint keeps extra heat in. After a year even after sand blasting and powder coating the stuff i did, its back to being rusty and looks like it hasnt been touched in 10 years.
@@PoorManMods i feel you. U must be in the rust belt like me. Damn salt ruines everything smh
@@litgeeksquadofficial yupp the is300 is my winter car too haha
what was the torque spec for the axle nut?
How does the car drive now?
Did the same, but now i have more play than before.. Disappointed from the powerflex bushings..
More play than before? Whaaat
@@PoorManMods th-cam.com/users/shortsTSS2KGK7PRg?si=5c2APmKrxXYPdHZ-
amazing!
Thanks!
Needed three more cans of paint, why not paint diff with that much of work.
I didnt think it was worth the time or effort
🙌🙌🙌amazing🤩
Thanks!
Could you link me to the gs300 arms please, I’m having a nightmare trying to get ones here in Ireland
here ya go amzn.to/3AGpKYI
What’s the purpose of the rear gs300 upper control arms
Replacement steel control arms are expensive. The aluminum ones are cheaper and they're a little bit lighter and they don't corrode
what are the torque specs
I'm not sure, tight? 😂
21:00 why not compare bushing part numbers between GS300 vs IS300 control arms, if they are the same then you can just use the bushing the came with GS300 control arm😉🤷♂️
They're not the same
who ever powder costed the sub frame did a crappy job multiple spot were there wasn't even any powder
Agreed
Great video, but do not use your hand as a hammer. I use to work in orthopedics, and I saw patients all the time that developed nerve issues in their hands from manual labor jobs like mechanics and contractors. Definitely let the mallet do the work.
thanks ill try to remember that haha
No need to file
Meh oh well
i love you
I love you too