salimshah

Technically you should realign. It may have changed and it might not have changed. However if you have worn tires and are planning to replace them in few months, you can base your decision on what you observe.

Salim

thomas1

Yea I know....Tire wear is actually perfect, but the ride sucks,,,bumps are just really bad on roads, the rubber is probably just hard. I will have the alignment checked after i do the replacements.....

thomas1

Well replaced the control arms with the 98 Toyota Camry ones...got the arms and ball joints for $102 apiece....Tip when replacing them the job will go real easy if you remove the two bolts on the hub to shock tower...takes all tension off the arms for putting them back in...Unfortunately my left axle shaft came undone at the wheel end...So I am replacing it...Also suspect the wheel bearing on the left side is a tiny noisey...Ah man just what I didnt want to do...otherwise the camry control arms are as identical as it gets. I bought the ones for the 98 Camry, they had an extra bracket bolted to the top for the stabilzer bar, but two bolts and the brackets come off....

Leines

Thanks for reporting back to us.... Always good to know those parts that cross reference that they never actually cross referenced.... i bet the difference in price between the rx and camry ones is insane as well...

thomas1

Well after driving car this weekend, what a difference in noise level and ride when hitting bumps in the road. The car is now quiet and the bumps dont jar your teeth anymore. The control arms that came off were not loose, just very stiff and dried out on the rubber bushings....