Hey,

I have recently replaced the front upper ball joints on my car, in which I got into an accident this weekend. The car will probably be a write-off. So within probably a week, the insurance company will take the car away. However, I am looking to buy a GS again with the insurance money. What I would like to do is take off the new ball joint off the GS now, and put on old crappy ones. Then put those new ones on another one when I buy it. Somebody please help, I will even pay for them. I just spent $1000 on these ball joints and would not like to do the same AGAIN !!. Thank you guys.

Mike

 

let me check tomorrow, i don't remember whether i threw my old ones away or not. if i still have them you can pay shipping and take them. curious why you would do that though, new ball joints are pretty cheap, it's the labor that costs a lot.

 

Smart, but don't have them so can't help you
I've made same mistake by not keeping the old ones

 

The lower ball joints are cheap...well relatively. Like $120 for the pair. However, the upper ones are the expensive ones. They come with the whole upper A-arm so they usually cost about $400-600 each!

 

doh!!! i read his post and somehow missed the word "upper", sorry man i definitely don't have those.

 

damn!!!
nobody has any old useless UPPER ball joints?

 

or maybe someone knows how I could get them? e.g. go to a Lexus Dealer and ask them if they are currently servicing a GS's upper bnall joints so if I could take them / pay for them ?>

 

Usually the lower ball joints are the wear item; I've never seen the upper ones wear significantly (or fail).

Good luck with the new ride!

 

Maybe it ws just my bad luck.

Who other than me has had problems with their upper ball joints?