hello, guys i need to change those ball joints and tie rods as soon as possible, my car makes so much noise everytime i make turns. i got 105,000miles . question how much is parts going to cost me? and should i trust auto shops or should i go to dealer to get it fixed(is it difficult to fix??).....and what about labor? what else to change besides ball joints and tie rods???

 

 

There is a lot of info about this out there. Also if you haven't done your 90k service, now is a good time.

 

^^^^^^ LMAO!!! to Phamboogie. u rly shuld jus search the forum for it first but its all good.
If your gonna replace everything in ur front suspension here's a nice littel shopping list for u.

Tie rods: $30
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_1006wt_932

Lower ball joints: $50
right - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lower...ht_1278wt_1167
left - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lower...ht_1303wt_1167

Upper Control Arms: $?
this is where ur gonna have to do the searching. go to my profile n look under my stats, then my post and i have a thread for where i got my upper control arms. contact the guy i listed in the email. His price changes every month so idk wat it is right now.

for 105k miles you probably should be good jus replacing those things, but if ur gonna drop it or have it dropped with with rims, i would also search eBay and Google Shopping for:
-Struts/Shocks
-springs/coilovers
-strut bar
-sway bar

hope this helps. GOOD LUCK!!

 

I had mine done @ 85k miles..Had seen a member here had his car slam to the ground when that things snapped...Do it ASAP before it get worse...

 

Sorry to ask cuz I can't view ebay at work, but are those OEM parts? (tie rods and ball joints?) those seem pretty cheap.

 

Those aren't OEM. If I can find OEM that cheap, I'd buy it right away

I recently bought tie rods, but they're MOOG for half the price and they look beefy (Made in Japan too!). There are some things I buy OEM, but not everything since many of the parts are relabeled. Don't want to pay twice as much just to get it in a red/white toyota bag

 

Yeah thats why I was asking. haha

I woulda bought them too. Moog makes quality stuff. Where/What'd you pay?

 

go oem...that's scary to think that even the older OEM breaks and you'd replace it with cheaper items.

 

they not 100% OEM, but they r direct copies. the lower ball joints are exactly the same, they dnt even look different in person, same measurements n everything. i hav ordered all this stuff myself n its super legit, even my personal mechanic who does work on commercial trucks n company cars for over 30 yrs admits that the parts look lyk they came right from the dealer n i havent had any problems at all with em

 

looks can be deceiving tho... like a girl with big sun glasses.. never know whats under there LOL.

but yea i went OEM... work should be about 1.5 hours-2 hours tops. not a hard job nor a time consuming job.

 

Myspace angles. haha

 

LMAO ^^^ but the ride n performance is were deception is put to the test, n i would vouch for these parts. n i kno its not lifetime but they do offer a warranty

 

I've installed moog ball joints some years back and the did not last very long 10k @ best and my car was not lowered at all. I am not sure about the quality of their tie rod ends. I've been running oem balljoints & tie rod ends as it seems to be the best quality components to date. No issues.. Order the new parts from CL vendors Sewell Lexus or Carson Toyota OP..

 

I replaced the balljoints with OEM for sure, but tie rods I think the Moog will be good. I will report back after I put some mileage on them.