Any recommendations on upper and lowe ball joints ?

any recommendations on upper and lower ball joints ?
Mine just broke off this morning while driving !

Thanks !

 

Toyota oem is the best to go with. I used moogs once before for about 20000 miles. Within the 20k they developed play. The oem toyotas lasted just past 250k

 

TRW

 

Thanks !
I’ll get p&a in an local dealer

 

Looks like you avoided body damage. That's the good news. I'd also use OEM if possible, although there are good aftermarket alternatives.

 

Yes I did !
And thanks I will look into
Oem and aftermarket
Just got quoted 64.59 upper
And 163.72 for lower oem
each

 

https://www.oempartsource.com/

 

Contact the forum member gunny1005 at Camelback Toyota. His name is Gary. He sold me some mirrors recently and his prices were excellent.

 

Will do

 

Was there any warning that the ball joint was going bad? Clunking, loose steering? It's scary to think this could happen without warning.

 

Exactly - any warning signs at all?

 

Correct I felt like a loose steering and vibration didn’t really pay attention to it till it broke loose good thing i was only going 5 mph after a stop sign :/

 

was it ever replaced before? how many miles were on it?

 

No i have never replaced them , I was recently going to replace them due to the fact that Im was going to covert my prerunner to a 4x4.
Current mileage 230xxx

 

:/

 

I cringe every time I see one of these, even though I just replaced mine <1k miles ago. I got OEM from gunny, right around $110 each. Such a clean first gen, and regular cab, too! Hope to see you back on the road soon!

 

@gunny1005

 

That hurts seeing a Tacoma in that condition, particularly because it is preventable. I'm partial to OEM front suspension parts, and would go that route myself. After all, sounds like your truck went over 200K on OEMs.

Please pay more attention to anything odd in your steering or suspension. When it loosens up, it means something is wearing out. You should also check out the inner/outer tie rod ends.

 

Thank you

Fellas

 

i took mine to the dealer because there is a recall on lower ball joints and they replaced them for free and free alignment as well.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2001/TOYOTA/TACOMA/2%2520DR#recalls

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/lower-ball-joint-recall.97304/