>2 brand new lower ball joints, mid tier NAPA brand
>both break within 2 months
>first gen Tundra
what could be causing this?
2 brand new lower ball joints, mid tier NAPA brand
Oliver Morales
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Lucas Gonzalez
Frame damage, shitty alignment, shitty roads.
Colton Peterson
>Tundra
There's your problem. Buy a truck that was designed to be used and abused, not a truck designed in an attempt to show you that Toyota can build American trucks.
John Jenkins
Should've spent the extra couple sheckles for Moog.
Josiah Taylor
>not buying moog
u dun gufed
Bentley Jones
>mid tier NAPA brand
Jonathan Diaz
>Tundra
a japanese ram
seriously look at em their even made for smaller stature guys
Lucas Bailey
"CHYNA"
Landon Long
this is a known problem in tundras, there was even a recall. the ball joints are just shit and wear out excessively fast.
Julian Smith
Improper installation or frame damage
Luke Garcia
its simple OP. use some jap-factory parts.
Tyler Young
Yeah, as said already, first gen Tundras are a mess. Buy OEM in this case.
I work for an aftermarket chassis company, and everybody (including MOOG) is made in China now.
Brayden Williams
Moog is made in many countries. Ordered two Moog control arms and they were made in the USA
Landon Moore
>mid tier NAPA brand
only use toyota dealer ball joints
Jacob Sanders
that's why they made the 2nd gen so much bigger, so American's can get their fat asses in them
Justin Long
>first gen Tundras are a mess.
lol...only if you live in a shitty salted road state
Alexander Rivera
Are they pre-greased or greasable?
Brayden Stewart
Wheel offset, SAI angle, what condition are the other parts?
Angel Walker
I ordered two moog ball joints, they were made in greece. One was screwed up.
Napa premium parts should be excellent.
Julian Allen
You are probably driving a Tundra that has been "repaired" after a major accident. i.e. the frame is misaligned but no so much to it be visible to the eye
Dylan Lewis
Is this you OP?
Thomas Sullivan
moog isnt made in greece m8
Sebastian Garcia
Cheap chinese shit.
Happend to me a few years ago. Only got 3-4 months on them before the ball joints were loose and knocking.
Glad I caught it when I did could have ended bad.
Replaced them with Moog ball joints and its been 5 years no problemo.
John Williams
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Bentley Myers
What do your front tires look like? Choppy on the edges?
Ever get an alignment after replacing these?
Always get moog or whatever you hear is best on the forums for it.
Joseph Jenkins
They do this shit in California too. They call it a Cali Lift.
Liam Brown
Buy a truck with a real HD front end suspension, like a twin-I beam or solid axle
not some shitty car suspension
Xavier Collins
looks sick
Joshua Cox
This, basically.
On gen 1 Tundra/Sequoia and 1g Tacoma/3g 4Runner, they all have the same basic double wishbone IFS design that puts the lower balljoint on a "pull apart" tension. Worn joints will not make themselves known as a result, no rattling before they let go most times. Consensus is to stick with OEM made in Japan replacement LBJs and you'll be in the clear.
I did mine pre-emptively at 135k due to all the fear-mongering on yota forums, mine were still perfectly tight actually (kept old ones as trail spares).
Jacob Long
Not suggesting they're good trucks, but they're designed and built in US.
Evan Morgan
>Original Toyota part lasted 10-15 years
>Clearly OEM part is high quality
>Replace with cheap chinese garbage instead of the part that's proven to last 15 years
>Wonders why it doesn't last worth a shit