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so last night, right as I was pulling out the driveway at a friends house...I hear a clunk in the passenger front suspension. i paused for second, but continued reversing slowly and no issue. now as I move forward and start to turn the wheel, the front passenger side just drops...immediately I though lower ball joint.

and yup...sure was, the LBJ gave out and ripped apart my fender

what's worse is knowing I just changed this piece about 10k miles ago when I first bought the car, due to it's repeated issues here...and just trying to be preventative.

so now i'm on the hunt for a couple parts, might need a new knuckle and lower control arm...great way to start of the long weekend, and my bday!

NickW

Are you serious?!? Where did you buy the LBJ's?

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yup...local lexus dealer. it was an OEM part, don't know if it was just defective or what. i torqued all bolts to spec even had my mechanic put it on the lift, double check and re-torque everything 2-weeks after install. crazy that it went after 10k miles...

LexFather

Wait Lebron James gave out and ripped your front fender? I told you he sucks!!

I saw LBJ and I was tickled you started this thread


Hope the GS gets well HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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hahaha...yea, i figured someone from the PressBox word come in and mention the "LBJ" use.

the GS will be back up and running in no time...sourced some parts already, so it's just going to be a few days down until they arrive.


thx!!!

j stuff

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Pls do update us if you find anything else that could be the problem that helped with the LBJ failing.

Mine was done about 20k mi ago and now im freaked out again

aka paco

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Just wondering, any chance it was your outer tie rod? they are known for the same kind of failure..

either way that really sucks man!

NickW

Ya, I just replaced mine about 300 miles ago...

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well here's a little update...

was checking out the damages this morning and couldn't really see anything other than the LBJ giving out, causing the damage. definitely a defective part IMO and will be contacting my dealer to discuss as, again, it has about 10k miles on the part.

i did notice grease leaking from the tie rod end, but nothing to really indicate the tie-rod end failing. this is probably due to the knuckle/wheel jumping out of the lower control arm when the LBJ failed.

plans are to do a front end suspension revamp...hubs, bearings, tie-rod ends, new LBJ's, bushings and so forth. i hvae new KYB struts on the way and am raising the car up on eibachs from the tanabe's that's currently on the vehicle, as well. will also need a new sensor on the passenger side as my VSC and ABS lights are on.

sucky wknd...especially considering it ruined all the bday plans and my mood, but if the Jets win today, I'll be more than satisfied with the how the wknd turned out!

GSdarksol

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Wow 10k only that sucks...gl with rebuild

UberNoob

ouch

that sux
sounds like a major rework

now im really worried about my LBJ

happy birthday though!

Mr Jokster

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Since you're lowered, I say slap your stock suspension on quick Just in case the dealer uses your 'drop' as an excuse to not warrant them

aka paco

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well the Jets won so there is a little cheer up lol.....


man i just noticed your sig, this happend on your 02 GS?

that blows i knew it wasn't impossible or anything, this is the first complete failure of the LBJ i've seen someone post up on a 01+



also don't know if i've read it on any of the other LBJ threads, but how many miles are they supposed to be replaced at? think mine where done about 37k ago..

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it's more of being a hassle than actual work IMO. the hardest thing is going to be the waiting game to get everything from the different sources and respray the car. still sux...thx for the wishes


it's not so easy...to take out each strut, then put the stock spring on each strut and remount is tedious. if they ask for pix n such (which is likely), then I may have to.


yup...Jets handed the Pats a good beatdown, loved it!

i'm not to sure on being the first...hopefully it's just a freak incident and i'm singled out from the rest, but u never know

i would replace them every 40-50k to be honest...thats a good few years in between changes and $125 to replace both over a few years is surely worth it for the added safety IMO

aka paco

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lol yeah $125 aint bad, it just gets expensive for me cause i'll do the outer tie rods at the same time and then i'll get all crazy with it and end up doing upper ball joints, and any other bushings prone to failure while i'm down there, throw a good alignment on top of all that lol

definetly don't need the wheel falling off and having to fix/replace/paint a fender though