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Old 12-14-14, 12:21 PM
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Default Front Suspension Front Tie Rod Questions

Been the proud owner of my 99 golden pearl white sc300 for about a year. With 175k miles the suspension is feeling a little "old" and worn and deciding to refresh some of it with

Supra Front LCA
Supra Front UCA
JDM bilstein Supra TT shocks and springs
Supra sway bar End Links
Supra TT Brakes
Whiteline/Prothane Steering Rack bushings
New Tires
Front Outer Tie Rods
Front Inner Tie Rod


Anyone know for sure if the
Outer Tie Rods
Inner Tie Rod
are interchangeable between the Supra and SC300?

Anyone on here have experience with the Battle Version
Outer and Inner tie rods vs OEM
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Upper control arms are way more expensive than lower control arms for some reason. You can find aftermarket UCAs's though for significantly less. No reason to spend over $400 for one uca when you can get one for $100. I have Dorman UCAs on my 400 since last year and 30k miles ago. I've had no issues with them.
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Originally Posted by gtsfire
You can find aftermarket UCAs's though for significantly less.
Just make sure they have a proper ball-joint.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...a-failure.html
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Originally Posted by eknine9

Just make sure they have a proper ball-joint.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...a-failure.html
No one should even look at those. I've got OEM Dormans. They look identical to the stock ones. Beck Arnely, AC/Delco make them also.
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