Ball Joint Failure - Pics

[cm0nkey]

Hey all,

Hate my 1st post to be a bad one, but here it is...

my 98 gs400 had a joint fail this week, looking for some help on the codes its throwing now.

more pics and info:

http://www.chrisandnat.com/projects/lexusb...t/balljoint.htm

[TRD911]

You will not get much help over here.. there are a bunch of newbies here.. I would stay over at CL...

BP

[dcfish]

You will not get much help over here.. there are a bunch of newbies here.. I would stay over at CL...

BP

That,s a bummer seeing a ball joint shot, Hope the best service for a full recovery

Yeah, Newbie here, Wait who is that guy calling us newbie? Oh yeah he's a newbie Welcome to the club

[GuyTelefunken]

You will not get much help over here.. there are a bunch of newbies here.. I would stay over at CL...

BP

That,s a bummer seeing a ball joint shot, Hope the best service for a full recovery

Yeah, Newbie here, Wait who is that guy calling us newbie? Oh yeah he's a newbie Welcome to the club

Yeah, really. What do we know?

Seriously, I have to wonder. If a car were having it's annual inspections (assuming they are mandatory where cmOnkey lives) isn't it likely that this ball joint should have shown up as loose, a long time before it failed?

[2whitelexus]

damn thats pretty bad, i didnt really think it could mess up ur fender. anyways i gotta get mines changed too, the guy at the alignment shop said they need to be replaced 6 months ago and i still havent touched it. anyone know what brand/make to go with? and whats a good price, how much will they cost??????

[dcfish]

damn thats pretty bad, i didnt really think it could mess up ur fender. anyways i gotta get mines changed too, the guy at the alignment shop said they need to be replaced 6 months ago and i still havent touched it. anyone know what brand/make to go with? and whats a good price, how much will they cost??????

Buy OEM balljoints, They are around $75.00 apiece online.