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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 03:42 PM
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My 03 Lexus gs300 rides is riding rough?I have a slight roll which I'm guessing is sway bar links and bushings.I have a shake in the steering and its just all around rough.All parts are factory oem.i have 116k on my car. I brought the car from Miami ( cheapest place to find a car) 2 years ago so it has seen a winter the car was in excellent condition .the was also very clean underneath.the car never was driven in snow til last week one day.I'm was going to go with moog parts for replacement what all should I replace at this point. All the ball joints look good no busted boots and don't look like they have dry rotted But that doesn't say much because the swat links looked good. Thanks in advance
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 05:05 PM
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if you are also getting excessive dive and squat during breaking/acceleration, start first with replacing your shocks before working on sway bars.

The stuff about steering shake can be a moneypit. Unfortunately, there are many different possible causes that all result in steering wheel shake, and you may have multiple contributors to your shake or just 1; so you may need to start first with the cheaper items to check off.

edit: here is the post that has a compilation of all the things that you may need to potentially check:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...on-thread.html

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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 05:45 PM
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Thanks I order some moog stuff and plan on installing it when it all comes in
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 10:40 PM
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Most of the time, wheel shake (if you're talking about your steering wheel shaking) comes from wheels out of balance. Have your wheels balanced and see if that helps! If your wheels are close to the wear bars, it may be time for some new rubber!

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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 03:44 AM
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The tires are fairly new I'm going to start with the suspension replacement stuff.i have a lifetime balance and alignment on my tires and car.
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