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I purchased my Silver 350GT Coupe this week from Brisbane and it already had a loose ball joint (aparently not a big issue yet) that the seller told me about.

He also informed me that a mechanic quoted him $250 to get it fixed, basically what it does it make a rattling sound in the suspension when you go over bumps and trust me there's alot of those on Mackay's shitty roads, so i am wondering if anyone has experienced this problem and knows how to fix it at minimal cost as i am purchasing an exhaust setup so i don't want to waste any money on getting a mechanic to do it.

Plus i want it fixed asap as the rattle sound annoys me!

any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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I am also having ball joint issues, but the housing for mine is cracked, it clunks on big bumps. I was thinking of just swapping out the upper control/camber arms as it looks like aftermarket ones come with a new joint, but I'm not sure if this is the case or if it will solve my problem.

As for mackays shitty roads, I live in gladstone, your not alone in that situation Haha.

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Seano, check that it actually is the ball joint - the most common V35 defect is the lower control arm bushes going (which mine have done), and they make a knocking noise too.

very true man, i will look into it. How much did they cost u to fix?

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I am also having ball joint issues, but the housing for mine is cracked, it clunks on big bumps. I was thinking of just swapping out the upper control/camber arms as it looks like aftermarket ones come with a new joint, but I'm not sure if this is the case or if it will solve my problem.

As for mackays shitty roads, I live in gladstone, your not alone in that situation Haha.

yeh bro mackay roads are a f**kin joke ahah, i'll have to look into what's actually wrong with it ay

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very true man, i will look into it. How much did they cost u to fix?

I bought the lower contorl arm bushes in a group buy on here a few months back for a bit under $100 (from memory), but I haven't had time to fit them yet - they need to be pressed in.

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