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Old 02-10-11, 05:27 PM
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So my driver ball joint went bad. Bought some good used ones and installed some polyurethane bushings (the old ones look like they have white plastic or delrin bushings). Anyway I went to install the new ones and they won't go on. The new one has a tab and the old one doesn't...i thought they were all compatible. Oh and one arm looks bent by the ball joint
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Old 02-10-11, 05:30 PM
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Old 02-10-11, 06:20 PM
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hmmmm tough call---they are definitely close
Old 02-10-11, 06:50 PM
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I know right, I remember reading a tread about the lca with the tab. however I cannot find it for the life of me. I searched all day and now my car is on blocks until I figure out wtf!
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Arent tabless arms from a Poopra? I forget now.

I have my original 95 arms and they have tabs.
Old 02-10-11, 07:17 PM
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Mark that replacement LCA is bent at the ball joint, my guess is that it was taken from a car that had slid into a curb amd then who knows what. Who did you get it through (PJ?) if so they should have a press there to press out the bushings and reinstall them into a non damaged LCA
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yeah I did cameron, I'm going to take out there tomorrow!
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a Little bit try them on
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Originally Posted by Lexxxysc
a Little bit try them on
the ****? a little? Serial? most are here to help not troll
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Originally Posted by SW2UZ
the ****? a little? Serial? most are here to help not troll
How is this "trolling"?

Originally Posted by Lexxxysc
a Little bit try them on

Originally Posted by 1WILLY1
hmmmm tough call---they are definitely close
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lol...yall are funny. But seriously they wont go on, if i get one side on the other doesnt even come close! Maybe its the bushings making it too tight but you can easily see even the ends dont match eatch other. Plus one having a tab and the other not...
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I retract my last statement, I'm going to get my eyes checked since I'm seeing things that others aren't. GL Mark lmk if you need some help with the replacement I can swing by.
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Originally Posted by SW2UZ
I retract my last statement, I'm going to get my eyes checked since I'm seeing things that others aren't. GL Mark lmk if you need some help with the replacement I can swing by.
Dude, grow up. The new guy with the 14 total post count. IS NEW!!! Most likely didn't see what your "expert" eyes saw. Referring mostly to the size and dimensions.

Let me know if you would like me to explain more in private.
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its ok guys...I figured it out. Turns out the arm was bent, i picked up another and im going to put the delrin bushings in them! i also found 3/4 of a black interior im going to pick up for 80 bucks...well 180 with the dashboard!
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Originally Posted by xxtoobsxx
... Plus one having a tab and the other not...
The tabs don't matter. As was mentioned before, the Toyota ones don't have them, but the Lexus ones do IIRC. Regardless, they are not required.


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