Confirmation from searches before starting suspension teardown....
10-24-12, 09:08 PM
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Confirmation from searches before starting suspension teardown....
Well....to start my story, i've been googling and reading the suspension forum (lower ball joint thread) and taken my GS to a couple of places to identify why my steering feels very heavy and a creaking noise when low speed turning and sometimes a clunk here and there from the drivers front. Shop #1 said bad lower control arm bushing.....Shop #2 says bad outer tie rod and lower ball joint.....Shop #3 says inner/outer tie rods look and feel said, lower ball joints have ZERO play BUT my upper ball joints do have a bit of play on both the pass and driver front. So now, i've purchased the following list below in order to begin solving my issue at hand. But the big question is.....where can I get some fairly decent price upper control arms? The best price I was quoted was $279.99 each here on Oahu, HI.
Moog Outer Tie Rods
Moog Inner Tie Rods
Moog Lower Ball Joints
....and to see if any member would know where to purchase a decent OE replacement upper control arm? I need help like tomorrow on this...I'm afraid that since I drive almost regularly 100 miles everyday (military) that I might become another horror story on here.
Like all people who modify their cars, I have a laundry list of suspension components to also replace in the rear and hopefully find some bracing, but the above takes immediate action as since i'm at 115,128 miles.......it seems its that time for the front.
Appreciate any help, thread links, store links, product links, or information anyone can give me CL!
Moog Outer Tie Rods
Moog Inner Tie Rods
Moog Lower Ball Joints
....and to see if any member would know where to purchase a decent OE replacement upper control arm? I need help like tomorrow on this...I'm afraid that since I drive almost regularly 100 miles everyday (military) that I might become another horror story on here.
Like all people who modify their cars, I have a laundry list of suspension components to also replace in the rear and hopefully find some bracing, but the above takes immediate action as since i'm at 115,128 miles.......it seems its that time for the front.
Appreciate any help, thread links, store links, product links, or information anyone can give me CL!
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10-25-12, 05:37 PM
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I had the hardest time finding decent uppers. I ended up getting a set from advance auto and it cost me close to 500 for the two. On the 100 uppers I have learned the hard way that there is a reason they are so much cheaper and it normally has to do with the quality of the materials used to make it.
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...trol-arms.html
Apparently, in 2010....these things cost $500!!!! So going off of that, hopefully the quality hasn't changed since the price drop. Hoping supply and demand helped to make them cheaper but still sturdy
Apparently, in 2010....these things cost $500!!!! So going off of that, hopefully the quality hasn't changed since the price drop. Hoping supply and demand helped to make them cheaper but still sturdy
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