Hello from Maryland
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Please make a thread in the regionals section if you'd like to find out whos in MD. I made this thread to keep progress on my car. Please move if its in the wrong section.
So i tackled my lower ball joints today. It was pretty straight forward. I needed a driver side outer tie rod though. I got a MOOG replacement.
The only things that were a PITA were the speed sensors.
So i tackled my lower ball joints today. It was pretty straight forward. I needed a driver side outer tie rod though. I got a MOOG replacement.
The only things that were a PITA were the speed sensors.
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Did you do the uppers as well? If you are doing just the lowers you do not need to take that much stuff apart. I disconnected everything on the lower portion and let the upper half rest on some blocks. Just let the bottom of the rotor sit on something. Might save you a little time if you need to do this again.
Also might wanna take a quick look at those sway bar end links. They are starting to look a little old as well. Replaced mine and it helped the handling quite a bit. Plus you could probably do it yourself for less than $100.
Also might wanna take a quick look at those sway bar end links. They are starting to look a little old as well. Replaced mine and it helped the handling quite a bit. Plus you could probably do it yourself for less than $100.
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I just did the lowers. I followed the DIY on lexls.com
But thanks for the advice. That'll save me some time in the future.
I will also look into replacing the sway bar links. Thanks for the heads up.
But thanks for the advice. That'll save me some time in the future.
I will also look into replacing the sway bar links. Thanks for the heads up.
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I just moved in with my mom last October. Before that, I was living at my dad's house. I had a concrete slab in the back where I would do all my work. It was awesome. No garage/car port though. lol
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new inner and outer tie rod ends will make the steering seem like a new car - I am not a big Moog fan any more though, I am shifting over to OEM on the cheaper outers and probably Raybestos Pro on the expensive inners
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I hear you on that. The moog outer tie rod was an emergency. I think it was a better choice than the $13 dollar tie rod Advance had. lol I'm trying to stick to all OEM parts when it comes to the suspension and motor.
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