kzlflash

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Seems my front driver side lower ball joint is leaking pretty bad. My car is @ 70k miles, so I'll probably need to change this component soon. I'm looking for replacement components and found the OEM left and right for $80 each side.

http://www.lexussouthatlantaparts.co...333039625.html
http://www.lexussouthatlantaparts.co...334039505.html

Does anyone know if there are better aftermarket options out there? I'm looking on Rockauto, but I have no idea if any of these replacement components are decent quality. If there's nothing better out there, quality wise, then I'll probably just stick with OEM.
http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/l...le.com+URL+%2F

Thanks!

Justin727

It's the most important thing I've learned owning Toyota/Lexus vehicles over the years do NOT use aftermarket ball joints. You'll be in the same position if not worse(wheel missing and hopefully no serious injury or death) with aftermarket.

kzlflash

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Thanks for the input. I'll likely just stick to stock as there's few aftermarket subs out there, that I can find atleast.

lobuxracer

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That's really low mileage for a problem with ball joints on this car. I have nearly 130k on mine and they are still sealed and tight. Sorry your experience is not the same, and I am surprised it isn't.

I would not consider aftermarket for this if you track your car.

kzlflash

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Yeah, very odd considering I'm 100% on stock suspension (aside from RR racing LCA bushing). I do however drive on pretty rough LA roads. I'm not feeling anything fishy when I'm driving and they're not making any noise for the time being, so I may wait a bit to replace them.

Yeah, I'm gonna stick with OEM when I replace these. Thanks for the input.

kzlflash

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Does anyone know who the OEM manufacturer is for our lower ball joints?
I found a seller that has decent pricing on parts for our car, but not sure if the lower ball joints he's offering is OEM or not.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-2-Lower-Balljoints-Lexus-GS350-GS430-GS450h-GS430-IS-F-IS250-IS350-Meyle-/351589055114?vxp=mtr&hash=item51dc573a8aThe listing say's the manufacturer is Meyle.

I8ABMR

Bro is they are $80 I would look not further . That's cheap as hell

kzlflash

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Cheap is a relative term