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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:41 AM
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Ebay LCA

Anybody on here tried these...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=160449172399
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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Ebay LCA

Got LCAs for the same price from RockAuto.com; have had good experiences getting quality cheap parts from them.

Although, I just bought an Alternator and Starter from suppliers on Ebay and so far, so good.
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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Yeah, for not much more you can get them from Rock Auto. I've been pretty much using them exclusively for the past few years. As evidenced by my fridge



I've got the cheapest ones from Rock Auto on my blue VE. Only have about 5k miles on it so far though.

You can always get 5% off from them too, just do a google search for the discount code and paste it into the "how dis you hear about us" box.
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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I've bought the exact LCAs from WorldSuspension. They work perfectly fine, however make sure that the ball joints are installed correctly. I went to install a set and the ball joints were backwards. Easy enough to fix, but worth the warning so you don't get too far into the installation then have the 'sonofa...' moment. ^_^
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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Thanks for the info guys...
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 02:17 PM
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Yeah i bought those exact ones from ebay and the boots on the ball joints werent greased which resulted in some nasty squeekage! haha but we greased them ourselves and havent had a problem since.
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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How did you manage to grease them?
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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im 90% sure theyre who i bought my tie rods, control arms, and other stuff from. everything was awesome except they put some bushings on backwards turned them around and all was good
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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+1 for Rockauto, and the side of my desk is starting to get covered in those magnets too
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by James92SE
Yeah, for not much more you can get them from Rock Auto. I've been pretty much using them exclusively for the past few years. As evidenced by my fridge



I've got the cheapest ones from Rock Auto on my blue VE. Only have about 5k miles on it so far though.

You can always get 5% off from them too, just do a google search for the discount code and paste it into the "how dis you hear about us" box.
not to thread jack but i'd so love to drive #39 and order some pizza
Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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How did you manage to grease them?

My dad had this grease gun, and we opened the boot from around the stud and shot a whole bunch of this grease, that he said will work,( not really sure what it was??) in the boot and just worked/rotated the joint until it felt pretty smooth... threw it all back together... and no more squeekage
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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glad i saw this thread. i need to order some control arms
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 09:49 AM
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my ball joints, tie rods, and control arms were all bad and my front wheels used to have a half inch wobble, fried some new tires in months lol. the ball joint apparently was really bad
Old Sep 29, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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Lower control arms is something I haven't done 2 my Biitch yet, I did the lower ball joints and sway bay to LCA links. The handling was so bad in the rain on straight roads like the expressway and around bends when it was wet out. I probably should do the LCA's soon myself. She does handle good now with the new LBJ and the links, plus a strut tower bar always helps too.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by shiloh51933
Lower control arms is something I haven't done 2 my Biitch yet, I did the lower ball joints and sway bay to LCA links. The handling was so bad in the rain on straight roads like the expressway and around bends when it was wet out. I probably should do the LCA's soon myself. She does handle good now with the new LBJ and the links, plus a strut tower bar always helps too.
Between Rockauto and Ebay I have the entire front-end covered. Parts should be here next week .
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Sounds good, let us know how the install goes. I'm waiting on some clear corners myself, I finally decided to change them even though I haven't decided what I'm gonna do to the headlights yet.

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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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I'll throw up some pics when it gets here. I also chose Mevotech end links I think the bushings are poly, not sure though.
Old Oct 22, 2010 | 03:19 AM
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I'll throw up some pics when it gets here. I also chose Mevotech end links I think the bushings are poly, not sure though.




Looks good to me.

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/20...AN_MAXIMA.html

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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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they'll work out just fine!...handling will be greatly improved
Old Oct 24, 2010 | 02:37 PM
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they'll work out just fine!...handling will be greatly improved
Finally done...LCA's, sway bar bushings, end links, struts (front) inserts (rear) all mounts, strut bearings. So much more to do...

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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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The old car feel is gone...haha .
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