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Daniel Salt
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NSW
TT 2.5L

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 04:13 am, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Driving home last night my drivers side lower control arm broke , throwing the car over two lanes of traffic(replaced undies shortly afterwards). Have got it towed to a mates place , does anyone know how much to replace lower control arms (both sides).
Chris Ryan
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NT
UZZ30

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 04:47 am, by:  Chris Ryan (Ryzan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Jeez that doesn't sound like much fun.

Have a look at the link below. Just gotta ask them a price for shipping both. I bought 2 about two weeks ago and shipping was about $250US for the two.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-Toyota-Lower-Control-Arm-Supra-Lexus-SC300-SC400_W0QQcmdZViewItem QQhashZitem27ac82d09bQQitemZ170397978779QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
Daniel Salt
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NSW
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 04:57 am, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Will have a look thanks. Not much fun at all , hit the ground pretty hard don't know what else is damaged . Rim has a massive mark all the way around the inside , should be a good excuse to tell the missus i need new rims.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 06:46 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wow, they are pretty beefy units too! Surprised one broke, must have had a hell of a life!
Michael Brown
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Queensland
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 09:38 am, by:  Michael Brown (Madmike1491) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Na there not that strong the balljoint fails and the whole car drops happened to me like 2 months ago. Luckly i was only doing a low speed at the time. I had the same mark around the rim to. Really easy to put a new arm on though. Good time to replace the bushes while you do it.
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Mike Beck
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New Zealand
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 10:51 am, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Heck.

Must have been damaged a while ago and just waiting for the right time to fail.

My front right control arm had been replaced on my car. Wonder why... $5XX worth!
Michael Brown
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 11:01 am, by:  Michael Brown (Madmike1491) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yea stupid Toyota and Lexus very poorly designed and could quite easily cause a big accident resulting in death. Wonder if a lawsuit would be possible in that case. imagine doin 100 the the arm fails and the car skids and goes under a truck. :-( pretty scary. Im checking mine as often as possible dont want it to happen again.
Daniel Lee
Goo Roo
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 11:38 am, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

How can you tell if the front lower controls or ball joints are badly worn?

Is there any signs when driving the car?
Costa Tsimiklis
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Victoria
TT 300rwkw

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 11:51 am, by:  Costa Tsimiklis (Driftshop) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Can you pleas take pictures of the failure/damage?

Pretty serious stuff!
Daniel Salt
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 12:12 pm, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Will post pics from phone tonight.
Michael Brown
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 12:33 pm, by:  Michael Brown (Madmike1491) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yea ill take some pics of my damaged one. Basically i was getting crunching noises when hitting bumps and i stupidly ignored it till it was to late. taking the wheel off and just give the balljoint a jiggle just check and make sure its all firm and make sure the boot isnt cracked.Or just take your car in to be checked. Pedders only charges like 14 bucks for a saftey check.
Mike Beck
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New Zealand
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 03:05 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

So basically a lack of maintenance is the cause...

Ball joints should always be replaced at some point in the service schedule. They take a hell of a beating.

Once again people playing with cars they can't afford to run properly.
Ian Johnston
Goo Roo
South Australia
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 04:24 pm, by:  Ian Johnston (Ted) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Is the ball joint a separate part that you can buy??
Peter Nitschke
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South Australia
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 06:21 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nope :-(
Matthew Sharpe
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 06:48 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Michael Brown wrote on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 11:01 am:

Yea stupid Toyota and Lexus very poorly designed




They are a very common design, and actually a lot better put together than many heavier cars. If you are going to ignore crunching sounds coming from your suspension on a 18 year old car, then I don't think you are going to get very far with a law suite I'm afraid.
Michael Brown
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 08:30 am, by:  Michael Brown (Madmike1491) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

haha was only a joke. And its not exactly the easiest thing to maintain. Most people take there cars to mechanics and forget all about the suspension :-( sad truth
Daniel Salt
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NSW
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Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 09:27 am, by:  Daniel Salt (Saltytt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mine was checked about 3 months ago , when wheel bearing was done and there was no play or no sign of what was about to happen.

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