First off I want to thank the whole community for helping me decide on a car for myself. Just picked up a 2001 GS300 black on black last week. I ordered some Tein CS with EDFC and should be here next week. While I'm waiting I was gathering up all my suspension related parts that I need and wanted to know what you guys thought. My car has a 101,000 miles on it now.

Ball Joints - From what I've read, I'd rather change it out for peace of mind.
Control Arm urethane bushings - Do I really need to replace these?
Daizen Steering Rack bushings - From what I've read on the new Daizen bushings, the degrading quality of it is questionable. Should I do this anyway?
Tie Rods Outer - Do I need to replace these?
Tie Rods Inner - Do I need to replace these?
Anything else that you guys would suggest in doing at thise point. Dont want to mess with the suspensions etc once its on there, so wanted to do everything suspension related first.

Thanks in advance.

 

welcome!

For a good balance between ride and handling as well as good steering response, I would say that aftermarket sway bars as well as the TOM's 6 links are indispensible.

I would also recommend the Daizen steering rack bushings but I can't comment on the current batch's quality.

As you can see from my list of mods,I put my money where my mouth is

 

1 ball join
2 Daizen control arm bushing
3 outer tie rods