Nguyen07

time to refresh my front end 98 GS300


ball joints
caster arm bushings
tie rods
steering rack bushings

possibly
upper and lower CA bushings as well

can anyone help me on best bang for you buck on where to go for parts and bushings

also what is the Club Lexus discount for Sewell?

thanks in advance

Mr Jokster

iTrader: (8)

The discount varies per part. Best place I've found so far to get great prices is through Auto Parts Express. Word of advice is after you look the parts up by your year make and model, get the part numbers and look the parts up by part number. I've found that they charge more when you look them up by "Lexus" name and cheaper by part number.

marshun

got my stuff from figs. theyre going on tomorrow and during the week

but my differential stuff is from battle version. went with the aluminums

dont go daizen for that caster arm bushing. i did that a couple years ago and it sucked. slips out of place

do the lower arms. the upper arms meh(since youre changing out the ball joint, you'll most likely change out the whole arm)

i got the urethanes on my steering rack as of now but those are gettin changed to aluminum

raytseng

you don't have struts(shocks) on your list, I assume you may have already replaced or upgraded your shocks and maybe springs.
What's your current setup and how old is it?

If those are the original shocks or OEM and over say 4years old, that's piece #1 before anything else.

GSGenesis

Amazon Raybestos for your lbj's, tie rod ends, and Id get all your bushings from Figs... I went with figs and don't regret it one bit...

Nguyen07

is the lower control arm and the caster arm the same?

NorthStyle

iTrader: (16)

+1 on Raybestos (Professional Grade). I just put in their LBJ's, UCA's (even though I'll be running SerialNine's in the Spring), and tie rods/ends. Great quality and a few of the parts were stamped "555" similar to how most Moog parts used to be. I got all of mine from Amazon as after shipping from Rock Auto, Amazon worked out to be cheaper by around $30 or so.

marshun

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Nguyen07

Thanks for all the advice/comments

this is a what I am ready to order...

lower ball joints (left and right)Moog
tie rods ends (left and right)Moog
upper and lower control arm bushings (left and right) Dazien
all of the above are from Amazon

and from Sewell
caster arm bushings

Can anyone comment if this is the correct order these should be replace somewhat to my budget? what else should I be looking at?

These will all be installed by my local mechanic...so if I can save pulling the same part twice to replace another ...please let me know.

I had a SC prior to this and had everything in the front done at once...but the parts were somewhat different...for example the lower control arm

Springs and struts will be next.

thanks in advance....

Nguyen07

What should I expect to pay to have the below installed

LBJ - new
caster arm bushings
tie rod ends
and alignment


Should I have the upper and lower arm bushings done at the same time? (Daizen kit?) With Christmas here I am somewhat on a budget but if it has to be done to save future problems....I'll have to try an make it work

so a guestimate on

LBJ - new
caster arm bushings
tie rod ends
and alignment

and additional guestimate
upper and lower bushings pressed in
shocks and struts were done last yearish

really need to get an idea of if I should do this or maybe sell the car.

1999 GS300 123k...just did timing belt and WP few months back. Car is in great shape other than the odd clunks

marshun

well heres what i did

figs everything except the front upper control arms. i replaced the whole arm with the ball joint cause theyre old as **** and sloppy.

everything else is figs. skip daizen. i had those and god....its pretty obvious that no kind of research when into making those.

Nguyen07

so no Daizen...ok

Planning to get the caster bushings from Sewell
cant find lower control arm bushings on Sewell

Anyone help on some front lower control arm Roca bushings? or Sewell?

per Roca Part #: RC-666092

on
http://www.roca-usa.com/product.php?...roducts_id=830

only fits 2000-2005

I have a 99...will these fit?

marshun

IMO if you plan on keeping the car for a long time you should get the super pro bushings. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-Aristo-1991-1996-Front-Strut-Bar-To-Chassis-Mount-Kit-SuperPro-SPF3087K-/360753301652?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53fe928894&vxp=mtr
im just saying cause doing the bushings is a pain. im about to go and do some for customer. (i do side work) i didnt want to do it, but he's paying me nicely.

Nguyen07

Anyone give me an idea of ballpark labor cost thru a shop?

lower ball joints L&R - Moog
caster bushings L&R - Febest
lower control arm bushings L&R -Febest

I do not have the means to work on a car at the moment. Probably Tire Discounters since they are the closest and I won't have a ride to and from, and will probably have to get an alignment as well.