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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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I think I would have stopped seeing it was a GS and Welcome. You'll be back up and running in no time.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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1st off... welcome to CL
2nd - sorry to hear about that. good thing it is easily fixed so that the GS wont be out of commission for long
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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so you didnt know what kinda suspension you had on the car you just bought?
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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oh and wanna sell me your blitz nur spec exhaust?
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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I went down to go pick up my car the other day and passed a D&D and saw this.



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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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ouch! is that the way it drives, or is it wrecked?
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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Ball joint problems creeping again....
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Boy am i glad i replaced mine a few months ago
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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I grew up in Gresham, OR. What off ramp were you on when it broke? Congrats on the car, sorry to hear about the balljoint.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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What does it cost to have them replaced? You guys are getting me worried now. my car has 48000 on the clock should i be worried?
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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I'm not sure and I hope someone chimes in, but can't you jack up the front and shake the wheel?
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Two methods here. One is jack up the car and grab the top and bottom of wheel and push and pull to see if it moves. The other method is to lift the wheel up and down, there should be no movement unless your strong enough to compress the spring, and also listen for creaks and groans and weird noises during turns and bumps.
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by phillygs3
What does it cost to have them replaced? You guys are getting me worried now. my car has 48000 on the clock should i be worried?
I have 180k on mine and have no problems...yet...
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 09:35 AM
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If you DIY, it costs around $90 for each ball joint (Lexus dealer) and maybe 15-20 for the puller at autozone or you can rent it. I took me about 20 minutes per side. I would say an 1.0 to 1.5 hours average for both joints.
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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congrats n welcome to cl. sorry to hear about ur car. now im worried bout mine! haha. hey-thats right. that is lame that another gs didnt pull over to help u
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