'90-91 Q45 Ball Joints

[mank1945]

I'm trying to find ball joints for my '90 Q45 without having to buy the control arm assembly

[texasoil]

I have not seen or heard of aftermarket ball joints for a Q45. How did you wear them out? Normally the inboard rubber bearing goes first.

[nisstech]

Not a real good idea to just replace just the ball joints. The older nissan max had aftermarket ball joint from napa and others of the sort. By customer request I installed a set. Thay did not fit tight into the hole and worked out. Had to mig weld 4 spots around the joint(removed rubber boot). 3 months later the customer came back with a noise , bushing on the control arm wore out. Just spend the 120.00 or so and do it right. Don't be penny wise and dollar foolish.

[Q45tech]

Just like the upper links and tension rods wear the rubber out so does every suspension arm plus things like kingpin and wheel bearings.

Fixing the front suspension [getting things at 120k back to new for the next 120k miles] is relatively cheap [parts cost compared to MB, BMW or Lexus].