i replaced my upper and lower ball joints at 174K with Toyota parts. the replacements only lasted 75K miles...a major disappointment.

on the lift i noticed a lot of play in the driver's side wheel, and figured it was the original wheel bearings finally giving up. but i was surprised to see the lower ball joint moving quite a bit. the other wheel also has quite a bit of movement as well.

anybody else have replacement ball joint problems?

this now explains the vibration during braking. do you guys ever just replace the lower ball joints, and leave the uppers alone? I.e. do the lowers wear out faster?

thanks,
tom