Raybestos ball joints
06-22-13, 04:43 PM
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Lead Lap
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Raybestos ball joints
I just installed my new lower ball joints today. I had decided to stay away from the beck arnley brand due to all of the bad reviews, and decided to give the Raybestos ball joints a chance.
Anyway for the price I paid I was surprised when I opened the box to check them out. They appear to be great quality and are stamped "made in Japan". Another thing I liked was the zerc fitting so they can be re-greased.
Has anybody else here tried these? Hope they don't have the problems other aftermarket ones seem to have.
Anyway for the price I paid I was surprised when I opened the box to check them out. They appear to be great quality and are stamped "made in Japan". Another thing I liked was the zerc fitting so they can be re-greased.
Has anybody else here tried these? Hope they don't have the problems other aftermarket ones seem to have.
06-22-13, 05:16 PM
#2
Lexus Champion
I have been hearing good things about Raybestos Professional line lately and not such good things about Moog and Mevatech
06-22-13, 05:40 PM
#4
Lead Lap
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Rock auto has them as well as amazon.com
Right part number-5051306
Left part number -5051305
I put in Moog sway bar links and the quality seems to be good. I've only had them in for about 2 months now.
I guess only time will tell if these will last though.
The only thing I don't like about owning a 1st gen LS, is finding good aftermarket is such a pain sometimes. The Lexus parts are just so crazy expensive. I know the OEM parts are great quality I just cannot justify the cost on a 20 year old car.
The zerc fitting is difficult to reach once they are installed, but definitely doable.
Right part number-5051306
Left part number -5051305
I put in Moog sway bar links and the quality seems to be good. I've only had them in for about 2 months now.
I guess only time will tell if these will last though.
The only thing I don't like about owning a 1st gen LS, is finding good aftermarket is such a pain sometimes. The Lexus parts are just so crazy expensive. I know the OEM parts are great quality I just cannot justify the cost on a 20 year old car.
The zerc fitting is difficult to reach once they are installed, but definitely doable.
Last edited by dc893; 06-22-13 at 05:44 PM.
06-22-13, 05:54 PM
#5
Lead Lap
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I just did a quick search and they make the UCAs as well. I've done a part number search for them on google and some sites say they are for 90-94 and other places say 95-00.
Last edited by dc893; 06-22-13 at 06:02 PM.
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06-24-13, 10:05 AM
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hmm weird when i search at rockauto i cannot find the part by using the make model number, only the beck/arnley part comes up. this goes for both 90-94 and 95-00. but when i use the part number search to search on the number posted above it comes up.
$35 is much better than paying for the OEM part at $72 (discounted from $118 already)!
$35 is much better than paying for the OEM part at $72 (discounted from $118 already)!
06-24-13, 02:57 PM
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Lead Lap
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@Dranom, yes that is the correct part. You can see the zerc fitting when you enlarge the picture.
@timmyOtool, wish I could help you find it. I did a google search "5051306 rockauto" and a part number search and it popped up both times.
@timmyOtool, wish I could help you find it. I did a google search "5051306 rockauto" and a part number search and it popped up both times.
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