ok. so i looked at the KDSS sway bar clamps and BOTCK panhard kit. I can understand that the former is used to prevent the bushing from moving in case of a shock, especially when piston is in motion and you hit a bump right then. However in this video, he did not remove those pinched bushings that hold the actual bushings in place. So per my understanding this replacement should be pretty straight forward. Agree to the point that when such replacement is done, even the KDSS swar bar clamps can be used to provide better hold. As far as BOTCK kit is concerned, that seems to be just another addition on top of the OEM that holds the panhard bar in place and prevents/corrects it from sagging/bending on one side. Consider it as kind of a brace bracket that is in addition to the OEM bracket. Will have to check on my 2011 GX 460 (Gen 2) whether that exists or not. I also read about the KDSS pressurize/depressurize tool, but wouldn't that be needed if you are trying to meddle with the piston itself? I mean, these pressurized systems are mostly CONTAINED and/or CLOSED in other words, just like the brake lines. As long as you are decompressing/re-compressing it back to its original position, without sudden jerks, the vehicle should NOT tilt in any direction. What say @RedDevilTuning ?
I bought a 2014 gx460 with 97k last February. I immediately got an appt with TCCN Automotive "Toyota Car Care Nut" Shop in Chicago about a month after. He said the truck looked great except my rear driver side kdss bushing. He said he could not replace the bushing and or service it because in order to do it the correct way you need a specific Toyota/Lexus tool that can pressurize and de-pressurize the kdss system. That part is on backorder. He ordered one about a year ago and still has not received the tool because of the parts shortage in Japan. This is why Dr. KDSS is out of stock most of the KDSS Mods he sells on his website. He said he has had almost 20 Inquiries about GX460's needing/wanting KDSS Service and they are all basically on a waiting list until he gets the tool. He said some dealerships have the tool but their old now and most don't even work correctly. This is just all what he told me. My question is don't you need to de-pressurize the system and re-pressurize to actually replace the bushings or is that just to service the kdss too??
You don't need any special tool to replace the lower bushings that attach to the sway bar, front of rear, as you can see in this video. If you had to remove the top piston bushings, that would be different
Why would you waste money on those? By using swaybar adapters you're returning the swaybar to its original position, therefore, the factory clamps are sufficient. If it comes to the panhard correction kit, then I have not seen/heard of misaligned rear axel after the lift (unless I've missed some complains), so what is the purpose of it? Unless the swaybar and panhard don't make contact, then those mods are pointless.
@@chopperpl tell me you don't understand suspension geometry without telling you don't understand suspension geometry. If you think the BOTCK kit is for preventing making contact instead of actually returning the purpose of the panhard bar to its actual function, bro seriously.
Thanks for this video. I've looked but having trouble finding the part numbers for these bushings as well as the ones for the front. If you have them handy, please let me know what they are. Front too pls :)
ok. so i looked at the KDSS sway bar clamps and BOTCK panhard kit. I can understand that the former is used to prevent the bushing from moving in case of a shock, especially when piston is in motion and you hit a bump right then. However in this video, he did not remove those pinched bushings that hold the actual bushings in place. So per my understanding this replacement should be pretty straight forward. Agree to the point that when such replacement is done, even the KDSS swar bar clamps can be used to provide better hold. As far as BOTCK kit is concerned, that seems to be just another addition on top of the OEM that holds the panhard bar in place and prevents/corrects it from sagging/bending on one side. Consider it as kind of a brace bracket that is in addition to the OEM bracket. Will have to check on my 2011 GX 460 (Gen 2) whether that exists or not. I also read about the KDSS pressurize/depressurize tool, but wouldn't that be needed if you are trying to meddle with the piston itself? I mean, these pressurized systems are mostly CONTAINED and/or CLOSED in other words, just like the brake lines. As long as you are decompressing/re-compressing it back to its original position, without sudden jerks, the vehicle should NOT tilt in any direction. What say @RedDevilTuning ?
I bought a 2014 gx460 with 97k last February. I immediately got an appt with TCCN Automotive "Toyota Car Care Nut" Shop in Chicago about a month after. He said the truck looked great except my rear driver side kdss bushing. He said he could not replace the bushing and or service it because in order to do it the correct way you need a specific Toyota/Lexus tool that can pressurize and de-pressurize the kdss system. That part is on backorder. He ordered one about a year ago and still has not received the tool because of the parts shortage in Japan. This is why Dr. KDSS is out of stock most of the KDSS Mods he sells on his website. He said he has had almost 20 Inquiries about GX460's needing/wanting KDSS Service and they are all basically on a waiting list until he gets the tool. He said some dealerships have the tool but their old now and most don't even work correctly. This is just all what he told me. My question is don't you need to de-pressurize the system and re-pressurize to actually replace the bushings or is that just to service the kdss too??
You don't need any special tool to replace the lower bushings that attach to the sway bar, front of rear, as you can see in this video. If you had to remove the top piston bushings, that would be different
Get the DR.KDSS sway bar clamps to prevent the shock from moving around and BOTCK panhard correction kit
Why would you waste money on those? By using swaybar adapters you're returning the swaybar to its original position, therefore, the factory clamps are sufficient. If it comes to the panhard correction kit, then I have not seen/heard of misaligned rear axel after the lift (unless I've missed some complains), so what is the purpose of it? Unless the swaybar and panhard don't make contact, then those mods are pointless.
@@chopperpl tell me you don't understand suspension geometry without telling you don't understand suspension geometry. If you think the BOTCK kit is for preventing making contact instead of actually returning the purpose of the panhard bar to its actual function, bro seriously.
Thanks for this video. I've looked but having trouble finding the part numbers for these bushings as well as the ones for the front. If you have them handy, please let me know what they are. Front too pls :)
I went to my local Toyota dealer and they looked them up. I don't have the part numbers saved
Sooo what was the culprit of the clunk
The front KDSS piston had an internal clunk. No way to fix it, only replace it so I had to ignore it or pay a lot of money to replace it
I'm struggling to find a torque spec. Can you recall what it was?
52 lbs on the rear