Jimbobaja

'05 Gx470 w/ 93k mi. Time for new parts for all orig. frt. suspension? Started having "Clunking" up frt. Assume time for new shocks all around. Also, grease from upper ball joints half-way down steering knuckle arm, so probably dry? Thinking of replacing everything up frt. incl. hub bearings while have all apart and be done w/ it. Notice in FSM that this means replacing both upper and lower control arms that come w/ bushings and ball joints installed. Parts very pricey even w/ discounts ( 27% at myLparts), somewhere around $3,500 +/-, incl. rr. shocks. Rather cry once and hopefully get get another 90K +/- mi. w/o problems. I've always gone w/ OEM parts in past and probably paid the price, but since I'm doing all the work, hopefully evens out in long run.
Appreciate any ideas and suggestions.
Thanks!

fastnoypi

if the upper control arms are still good, i dont know why you couldn't refurb them with pressing in a new bushing set and ball joints. Whiteline and Energy Suspension have some nice bushing sets. That might help offset some cost.

Double check to see if your clunking isn't just from your end links.