Coil Isolator Repl.

Hi, everyone

Any recommendation for replacement isolators? Was driving today and heard scraping then saw this... ugh

 

IMHO get OEM. I have had bad luck trying to use aftermarket, including the KYB ones, which cracked severely in no time. Unfortunately the OEM are way to expensive for what they are. Maybe others will chime in with recommendations.

 

Would you happen to know what part number it is or where I could get the OEM ones. Yeah unfortunately these were the only ones I could find at the time. Were installed June 2023. Didn't last that long.

 

To get that OEM rubber piece from Toy you got to buy the top hat $$$ (thanks Toyota, not).

The current part number is 48609-04020 for both right and left.

 

I replaced my isolators earlier this year along with the springs, I went with the KYB ones from Amazon, I like the KYB suspension (dirtbikes) and figured it was as good of a choice as most I was seeing on Amazon. I'm real happy with the results, my originals weren't as bad as yours but the new ones made a nice improvement that was noticeable when driving the truck.

$23 KYB SM5640 - Mount Kit

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C7S0KA8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

I’ve had those KYB’s on my 07 since 2019, but haven't checked them for cracks. Maybe they are now using cheaper materials.

 

There are these from energy suspension but they don’t have the little bolt head cut outs. I have a set I’ve been meaning to swap.

https://a.co/d/dkScD94

 

I have no idea how my KYB deformed on one side. Bought another. Still need to put it in. Hopefully it’s easy.

need to come up with a game plan that involves taking apart nothing unnecessary. Done work in the area before.

maybe if I lift the truck to decompress it, loosen some things, I can sneak it in there.
To drop the spring out down. Like if I loosen the top, put a jack under the LCA, disconnect it from knuckle, then slowly lower for room.

 

I've kind of done it that way before, lifted the truck, jack under the A-arm pumped up to take the pressure off the top shock hardware a little, loosen up the top center shock bolt while sequentially backing off the jack's pressure on the A-arm and the shock will slowly come apart at the isolator. I still had to remove the bottom shock bolt and move the shock some to get the shock shaft out of the isolator which is still attached to the frame at that point. Putting it back together took 2 people, one to work the jack while other guided the shock shaft back into the new isolator correctly. Obviously a spring compressor is safer and a better idea so I'm not promoting this method but I've been there. At the time we hooked a motorcycle tiedown to the spring through the A-arm in a way that would hopefully retard its energy if it sprang let loose suddenly, luckily it didn't.