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For me the symptoms were an erratic sound when I would start braking between 40-60mph. It was a loud vibrating noise and the steering wheel would shake. Also I had uneven wear on my tires really bad uneven wear to the point the inside and outside of the tires were bald while I had plenty of tread in the middle. I bought the polyurethane upper control arms from figs engineering and the 2013-2017 ls460 lower control arms from eBay. The revised control arms fit no question just make sure you get the right ones for your car if it's rwd or AWD. Car drives amazing again and it handles like when we first got the car. I have 160k miles on my 2008
Thanks! Were you the original owner then of your car?
I love how long people hold onto these cars. It really speaks volumes.
I've confirmed that the bushings for my upper and lower control arms are shot. Not a repair job I wish to tackle myself. My tire shop is experienced with this and has quoted me $277/per side labor, which seems pretty reasonable to me. Problem is they want another $1200 parts. They'll install whatever parts I supply though.
Looking for recommendations where to source the arms. I know there's Rock Auto, but I've personally had mixed results from them. Appreciate any feedback.
I’m a little late to this thread lol but how have the mevotech CA’s held up?
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I recently replaced 6 of the 8 front control arms on my car (2008 LS460 at 119K miles) and also I replaced the two stabilizer bar end links. I bought all the parts from RockAuto. The 4 upper control arms and the end links were MevoTech brand, which have life-time warranty. BTW, the Lexus service book says that the upper control arms must be replaced in pairs. The two lower rear control arms were Beck/Arnley brand, which have 36 months/50K miles of warranty. I haven't driven the car much yet since I replaced the control arms due to working at home and therefore I can't say too much about the results of replacing the control arms. From the look, Beck/Arnley control arms felt and looked like the OE control arms and were an exactly match in shape and design. The MevoTech control arms looked slightly different from the OE control arms. Especially the ball joints on the upper rear MevoTech control arms looked different from OE control arms and looked less of quality. The MevoTech end links looked much less of quality than the OE end links. I would have used OE end links if I had to do it again. My OE control arms, particularly my 4 upper control arms, were not too bad. If it were not for working at home and having plenty of time, I probably wouldn't have replaced them. The upper control arms could be replaced in less than one hour each side with regular hand tools. However, I needed the right pulling tools to remove the lower rear control arms. I spent the longest time pushing the new lower rear control arms back to the frame of the car and lining them up right with the long bolts.
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I happened to check them last Saturday while draining and re-filling transmission fluid. To my surprise, the Movetech upper CA's, as well as the lower rear Beck/Arnley CA's, are holding well, after nearly 5 years and 30k miles. There are no signs of cracks or tearing. The durability of Movetech CA's exceeded my expectations. With the Movetech and Beck/Arnley CA's, my car continues to run smoothly without any abnormal sound or noise on local bumpy roads or on LA's rough concrete paved freeways.
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I happened to check them last Saturday while draining and re-filling transmission fluid. To my surprise, the Movetech upper CA's, as well as the lower rear Beck/Arnley CA's, are holding well, after nearly 5 years and 30k miles. There are no signs of cracks or tearing. The durability of Movetech CA's exceeded my expectations. With the Movetech and Beck/Arnley CA's, my car continues to run smoothly without any abnormal sound or noise on local bumpy roads or on LA's rough concrete paved freeways.
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Olay thanks for the update! I just recently bought some so i’m going to just send it and install them on in the following weeks. it’s currently 100 degrees in the central valley here in CA so i might have to put it off till fall if i dont want to die in the heat
Here is a TIP for anyone who lives in a "north east road salt area" and is considering doing a control arm replacement…….. Buy a pair of "toe adjust cams" for the front "rear" control arms (part # 48409-50030) because they are most likely seized up and you will have to cut them out with a sawzall. These cost about $23 (online) and this way you will have them on hand "IF" you need them……….. It won’t hurt to replace them with new ones.
I highly suggest replacing ALL suspension parts when you decide to tackle this job especially if the mileage is high…….. Struts, ball joints, etc.
Anyone have any thoughts on how bad these bushings look or potentially how much life they have left in them? I have a 2009 Rx 350 and was told the bushings were cracked and was recommended to get new control arms. Have gotten about 8 different quotes and all expensive. I'm currently at 154,000 miles and hoping to get to 200,000 miles.
