Advice - never buy aftermarket steering rods and ball joints.
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Advice - never buy aftermarket steering rods and ball joints.
When I bought my LS400, almost two years ago, I replaced the original outer steering rods and lower ball joints with aftermarket ones I found on ebay. They were significantly cheaper than OEM parts, and I couldn't resist.
Well, today I was at a repair shop replacing my rear brake pads... And guess what, both ball joints and both steering rods are completely shot. They had more play in them than original ones with 100K miles. I've only put on about 10k miles since I replaced them.
Well, today I was at a repair shop replacing my rear brake pads... And guess what, both ball joints and both steering rods are completely shot. They had more play in them than original ones with 100K miles. I've only put on about 10k miles since I replaced them.
Last edited by Och; 07-29-08 at 09:18 PM.
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Good to know..thanks for the heads-up...Live and learn...it's awfully tempting to save money in this day and age but what you don't lay out now might come back to bite you in the a$$ later
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had the same problem with aftermarket powersteering pressure hose. the fit/ routing was horrible. thanks for the heads up on the steering rods and ball joints. i guess its oem all the way.
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When I bought my LS400, almost two years ago, I replaced the original outer steering rods and lower ball joints with aftermarket ones I found on ebay. They were significantly cheaper than OEM parts, and I couldn't resist.
Well, today I was at a repair shop replacing my rear brake bad... And guess what, both ball joints and both steering rods are completely shot. They had more play in them than original ones with 100K miles. I've only put on about 10k miles since I replaced them.
Well, today I was at a repair shop replacing my rear brake bad... And guess what, both ball joints and both steering rods are completely shot. They had more play in them than original ones with 100K miles. I've only put on about 10k miles since I replaced them.
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Learned my lessons many years ago for front axles of my civic back then. Replaced axles 3 times over a year period, cheap Kragen ones "lifetime warranty" well the warranty was no good, because took me hours each time I had to replace them. Was not fun work.
When it comes to big/imp parts, unless they are performance parts, I buy OEM.
When it comes to big/imp parts, unless they are performance parts, I buy OEM.
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Learned my lessons many years ago for front axles of my civic back then. Replaced axles 3 times over a year period, cheap Kragen ones "lifetime warranty" well the warranty was no good, because took me hours each time I had to replace them. Was not fun work.
When it comes to big/imp parts, unless they are performance parts, I buy OEM.
When it comes to big/imp parts, unless they are performance parts, I buy OEM.
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