Lower Ball Joints Need Replacing

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Old 10-21-2011, 11:23 AM
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I think I might pick it up right now from JM Auto Racing - help support the local vendors a bit. They have them for $231 shipped.

http://www.jmautoracing.com/megan-ra...r-p-50637.html
 
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Old 10-21-2011, 04:50 PM
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I ordered the ebay ones a bunch of guys on my350z go autoXing On them with no problem and for 60 bucks you cant go wrong
 
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Old 10-21-2011, 04:53 PM
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Are you talking about the stock replacements? If so I like the Megan Racing option since it adjusts the geometry of the suspension to lowered cars. I think those will last a lot longer and be easier on the car/parts than a stock or stock-type replacement.
 
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Old 10-21-2011, 05:02 PM
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Yea the aftermarket ones for 60 bucks, i mean the megan ones ill get when i destroy these but i cant pay 500 bucks for those moonface ones, you safe up a little more and you can get coils.
 
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Old 10-22-2011, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Wilg35j
Yea the aftermarket ones for 60 bucks, i mean the megan ones ill get when i destroy these but i cant pay 500 bucks for those moonface ones, you safe up a little more and you can get coils.
I don't see how that's relevant at all - if you need to replace your balljoints buying coilovers isn't going to help ... further-more you would have to save up another $600 on top of that $500 at least for a decent set of coils.

With NYC roads, and potholes - sorry craters - I'd rather get the Megan Racing ones - help relieve some of the stress on my suspension from being dropped - and I have read of way too many failures revolving around ebay balljoints, allbeit these failures were on other cars and NOT G35's.
 
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Good find, with shipping/tax they're around $230 to my door here in Texas.
 
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Originally Posted by Blue Dream
Good find, with shipping/tax they're around $230 to my door here in Texas.
I'm getting rather annoyed by the vibration and sound of my balljoints more and more every-day -- so I have a feeling I might pull the trigger today and order these. I need to also do both of my outer tie-rods - so I am thinking to combo this purchase along with these:
http://www.importpartspro.com/trs01p2410g35.html

Seems like they have some good prices over-all. Both the tie rods and the ball joints, with shipping to Brooklyn, NY, come out to be $321.17
 
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Didn't realize the tie rod ends from Tein won't work with the OEM tie-rods. Going to stop by my shop in a bit and lift the car and do a thorough inspection of the tie rods in full and determine if I should just order the full tein tierods and tierod ends - or if I really don't need the full ones.

The balljoints are ordered already. Kyle at Import Parts Pro was extremely helpful.
 
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I am confused now. Which ones should I get???
 
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If you're talking about ball joints we're still talking about the Megan Racing versions. Metalp3n went a little OT talking about tie rods.
 
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Im back on springs now and my spl compression rods are loud. I need to replace my lower balljoints too now. Buy me some tim. Ill let you
 
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Originally Posted by Blue Dream
If you're talking about ball joints we're still talking about the Megan Racing versions. Metalp3n went a little OT talking about tie rods.
haha yea sorry I did.
I stand firm with the Megan Racing ones over the Ebay OEM replacements - especially for dropped cars.
 
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Im back on springs now and my spl compression rods are loud. I need to replace my lower balljoints too now. Buy me some tim. Ill let you
Trade cars with me for a month when you get yours finished and you might have a deal!!


Or just agree to help me install mine and I'll go in half with you...........................................
 
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Oh ok.... I was gonna say.... Makes sense now!
 


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