just replaced front lower ball joints
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Originally Posted by LRubio
I get a side to side shimmy on grooved freeways. Do you think this mod would help?
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I also had loose feel when driving high or low speed, car has 100k miles.. my mech said it was the rack, got the rack replaced, it was tighter but still had same feeling.. the problem was the rack shaft/joint!! $260 part.. he replaced with no charge.. when he was taking the rack off he stripped thread of one outer tie rod, had them both replaced $45 each.. now my car is as tight as a BMW, I will actually untighten the pre-tentioner a bit..
My car now makes this cracking sound on drivers side coming from front end, called Carson Luis and he told me to have mech tighten the upper control arm or it might be need replacement, will see!! but I see that I need to replace the lower ball joints because I still get a bit of loose feel as I go over bumps or very rough pavement at about 10mph!! I hope it is not the upper control arm, it is like $260 per side.. Do you need to replace lower control arm and how much is that??
My car now makes this cracking sound on drivers side coming from front end, called Carson Luis and he told me to have mech tighten the upper control arm or it might be need replacement, will see!! but I see that I need to replace the lower ball joints because I still get a bit of loose feel as I go over bumps or very rough pavement at about 10mph!! I hope it is not the upper control arm, it is like $260 per side.. Do you need to replace lower control arm and how much is that??
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I have stock gs300 2003 have this vibration problem, changed lower ball joints, outer tie rod ends got new Falken Ziex ZE-512,225/55R-16 95V B tires balanced and four wheel alignment. still got the shakes at 60 and above and when going through rough roads feels like the whole front is going to drop off. tomorrow will take it back to rebalance the tires and make sure they dont use the goop for lubrication
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The vibes are gone now I can finally enjoy the ride. Its gonna take a while to stop "listening" for the vibrations. Will go on highway tomorrow to test higher speeds (i.e 80sh)
stock 03 gs300, changed the following
outer tire rod ends
lower ball joints
new tires, road force balanced and 4 wheel allignment
(still had vibes)
found out struts were leaking
changed struts
changed lower control arms
4 wheel allignment
and now sweet (cost alot though for a car I just bought
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stock 03 gs300, changed the following
outer tire rod ends
lower ball joints
new tires, road force balanced and 4 wheel allignment
(still had vibes)
found out struts were leaking
changed struts
changed lower control arms
4 wheel allignment
and now sweet (cost alot though for a car I just bought
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