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Low range off road lbj's?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by pofarm, Aug 20, 2017.

  1. Aug 20, 2017 at 10:04 PM
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    I was researching lower ball joints for my 96 taco and came across Low Range Off Road's site. They show their ball joints as "made in Japan" 555's, but are almost half the price of the online Toyota parts dealers prices. Does anyone have any experience with their ball joints? I don't mind spending the money for OEM, but if theirs are the same quality I wouldn't mind saving the bucks, either. Thanks
     
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  2. Aug 21, 2017 at 4:07 AM
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    555 has traditionally been a good brand in the Land Cruiser world. Can't vouch for their Taco parts but I would expect they are fine.
     
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    Decent but not as good as OEM.

    FWIW I got my OEM bj's from Conicelli Toyota, they were the cheapest from there. You can order them online
     
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    Check out @gunny1005 at Camelback Toyota. Plus you get a TW discount, free shipping & no tax.
    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/gunny-is-back.476544/
     
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    Have any real info to back this up? Not talking crap, just actually curious. I am going to be ordering new LBJ's soon and been looking into it.

    I guess one quesiton i have is, if the oem balljoints are so prone to failure, why is replacing them with more oem balljoints the smarter choice? Did toyota update them or change something on them at some point? From what i can find its rarely the balljoint itself that fails, but the bolts that either snap or come out due to stress and/or improper torque.

    So what makes the oem balljoints better than any other?
     
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  6. Aug 21, 2017 at 12:03 PM
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    Sure, construction differences, mainly.

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/check-your-ball-joints.374853/page-2#post-10284167

    See post #34
     
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    Correct!
     
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    It's my understanding that the OEM are much less prone to failure than aftermarket and that it's the joint itself that fails, not the hardware. That's why everyone recommends paying the extra cost for OEM.
     
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    The 555 joints wear out sooner - they don't explode sooner. I'm on the oem side of the fence still though. If you buy garbage ebay ones you might break one before long.
     
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