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Old 03-15-10, 08:48 AM
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Default Sewell suspension refresh part numbers? (having trouble deciphering diagrams)

I'd heard Sewell had the OEM tie rod ends and lower ball joints cheaper than TM Engineering and wanted to pick those up. Does Sewell also carry the Daizen control arm bushing kit, steering rack bushing kit, and sway bar bushing kit? Also, I would like to get the inner tie rods too.

Do people recommend using Sewell for all this? TM for some of it? Other sources?

I figure all these items will fully refresh the front suspension and steering.

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Originally Posted by turbotuner
I'd heard Sewell had the OEM tie rod ends and lower ball joints cheaper than TM Engineering and wanted to pick those up. Does Sewell also carry the Daizen control arm bushing kit, steering rack bushing kit, and sway bar bushing kit? Also, I would like to get the inner tie rods too.

Do people recommend using Sewell for all this? TM for some of it? Other sources?

I figure all these items will fully refresh the front suspension and steering.

(forgot about the suspension section, feel free to move this)
why dont u go to sewells site and search there? how could u be confused...pick your year/make/model and search by description. they carry everything u asking for.... i recommend sewell for almost everything as they give us a decent discount

on another note. AFTER like 8 months my daizen sway bar bushings, steering rack bushings being installed as i type finally.....oh yeah along with new back pads and a complete tranny flush
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why dont u go to sewells site and search there? how could u be confused...pick your year/make/model and search by description. they carry everything u asking for.... i recommend sewell for almost everything as they give us a decent discount

on another note. AFTER like 8 months my daizen sway bar bushings, steering rack bushings being installed as i type finally.....oh yeah along with new back pads and a complete tranny flush
I'm getting no results for 'ball joint' or 'lower ball joint'... then I try to navigate through the diagrams and can't tell if it's all the parts I need, or why a part is pictured but not labeled with a part number.

I did find Daizen bushings tho through Sewell, and the prices are higher... so sounds like those should be bought through TM.
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Originally Posted by turbotuner
I'd heard Sewell had the OEM tie rod ends and lower ball joints cheaper than TM Engineering and wanted to pick those up. Does Sewell also carry the Daizen control arm bushing kit, steering rack bushing kit, and sway bar bushing kit? Also, I would like to get the inner tie rods too.

Do people recommend using Sewell for all this? TM for some of it? Other sources?

I figure all these items will fully refresh the front suspension and steering.

(forgot about the suspension section, feel free to move this)
I just received the rest of my order from TM today.
See my post here for details.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...front-end.html

Also, just for the OEM rods and b joints, try Pembroke Pines Lexus.

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...82&catalogid=0

So I have all the bushings and rods and ball joints now - waiting for a pair of Bilstein sport shocks and I'll be ready to go.
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Default How to get the part numbers . . .

Originally Posted by turbotuner
I'd heard Sewell had the OEM tie rod ends and lower ball joints cheaper than TM Engineering and wanted to pick those up. Does Sewell also carry the Daizen control arm bushing kit, steering rack bushing kit, and sway bar bushing kit? Also, I would like to get the inner tie rods too.

Do people recommend using Sewell for all this? TM for some of it? Other sources?

I figure all these items will fully refresh the front suspension and steering.

(forgot about the suspension section, feel free to move this)

About Sewell.

Go to the parts site.
http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/

Click on "Service & Maintenance" (far right).
Enter the Model and Year...click GO
Then click on Common Service Items

Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by xfea
About Sewell.

Go to the parts site.
http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/

Click on "Service & Maintenance" (far right).
Enter the Model and Year...click GO
Then click on Common Service Items

Hope this helps.
awesome... that worked great. Ball joints are right there (just tested mine too and they are really bad) That's a great price at $113 for the pair for OEM lexus vs. the $75/ea I see at O'Reilly
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anybody know what the part number is for the inner tie rod?
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Meh, I probably don't need OEM tie rods

I ordered all the Daizen bushings from TM

I ordered the lower ball joint set from Sewell

And I'm just going to have my prefered shop install whatever brand they use of inner/outer tie rods on both sides when they do the alignment.
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Originally Posted by turbotuner
I'm getting no results for 'ball joint' or 'lower ball joint'... then I try to navigate through the diagrams and can't tell if it's all the parts I need, or why a part is pictured but not labeled with a part number.

I did find Daizen bushings tho through Sewell, and the prices are higher... so sounds like those should be bought through TM.
thats why i said go to sewell and search...trust me get familiar with sewells site, although quote below me he tells you exactly where to go

Originally Posted by xfea
About Sewell.

Go to the parts site.
http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/

Click on "Service & Maintenance" (far right).
Enter the Model and Year...click GO
Then click on Common Service Items
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Meh, I probably don't need OEM tie rods
you should go ahead and change them while your in there
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This is going to be a super fresh front end now... lol

I emailed TM and got an email back the next day that the 3 types of bushings I want are in stock. I just ordered those (control arm, steering rack, sway bar).

I ordered the OEM ball joints from Sewell

Then I just ordered the inner/outer right and left tie rods from Moog through O'Reilly's
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ummm so which one that necessary to be changed as well ? inner tie rod or outer tie rod ?? damn it, sewell lexus search function useless....
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