Asav

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I just purchased OEM tie rods and lower ball joints (2006 AWD) from Sewell. Does anyone know whether or not the OEM LBJs are greased already or will I have to insert grease once I receive them in the mail today? The last thing I want to do is ruin the parts because I drove on them bone dry.
Thanks

ibidu1

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Usually tie rods and ball joints come already greased

warandcar

you can always call sewell and they will tell you...

PhantomV

if you don't mind answering, what made you buy the new ball joints? was it for your front or rear? wondering if it was to prevent tire ware. i also have a 06 AWD.

ReyRey305

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I just installed SPC front Adjustable ball joints and rear control arms to align my car back to spec. I did so because I installed BC-R coils. I would highly recommend that if your car is dropped or you want to fix your camber.

PhantomV

Thank you ReyRey305 for that. I am also dropped on BC-R coils. SPC makes a rear kit also? Do you have a link by chance? I'm glad someone posted this. How long have you had them on? And did you notice a better ride quality especially for your tires? Thanks!

Asav

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My logic to replace was based on a slight tear in my driver's side LBJ and the outer tie rod bushing looking a little worse for wear. I'm not using any coilovers or lowering springs, but I am lowered on RCA blocks. Seeing what the 2GS guys went through on this forum with LBJ failures, I decided to get on top of this. Even if they were perfectly fine, at 89k on the car, I would have purchased the parts to have on standby and continued to inspect at every oil change until needed. LBJs were a serious problem on the 2GS so it really isn't worth the risk to save a couple hundred bucks on those and tie rods. The Sewell price for the ball joints, outer tie rods, and associated hardware was a little over $230 shipped.

ReyRey305

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I bought them from Circuit Motorsports, they installed my BC-R with Swift springs upgrade along with the front ball joints and rear arms. My car rides like it was stock. I got everything installed a little over 2 weeks ago. I am extremely happy with the setup and Circuit Motorsports

here is the link for the arms http://www.circuitmotorsports.net/sp...i-1677041.aspx ( 2006 - 2007 GS )

My Spring rates on the swifts are 12 in front and 11 in rear. My front damper settings are on 13/30 and rear 17/30. I have found this to be a very comfortable ride on low and mid speeds. (daily driving.)

And to answer your question, YES, you will save a lot on tire wear . I originally had F sport springs.