Hi, I am a little new to this club, but I did some searching before I posted this. I have a 1994 Lexus ES300, bought it used, 125,000mi. It had some problems when I bought it, cracked headlight assembly, the steering wheel was crooked(took it in for a MAJOR alignment, and that fixed it.), and it needed an oxygen sensor. I repaired all of the problems, but I still seem to have a problem with the front suspension. The car sways when I drive it, not alot, but you can feel it. It kinda rocks side to side at higher speeds. I also have the infamous clunking sound, but that I know how to fix. I am pretty handy with the car, I replaced the headlight assembly, oxygen sensor, air filter, pcv valve, plugs, some bulbs, fuses, fuel filter, etc. I did some seraching on the internet and haven't found anyone with the same problem, so I guess maybe my problem is a little unique. Just a little backround info on the front suspesion: one of the stabilizer links is missing, and the other is shot. The tires have a nice amount of wear on the insides, due to the fact that the car was driven alot before it was aligned properly. I was told that stabliliser links help the car on hairpin turns, and are not so critical to the front suspension. I don't really think that is true, but if someone in this forum can enlighten me as to what they do, and where to get them for a good price that would be much appreciated. Basically, the car sways when I drive, and I do not have the steering control that I should when I drive the car(at higher speeds(i.e. 65-70mph), the car will pull/jerk to the other direction on turns and curves)
Oh, another thing, the steering is very loose, but I think that's b/c of the steering rack, which may not be worth replacing. If you know otherwise, please tell.
Thanks,
Elazar