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05-23-2003, 02:34 PM | #1 |
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Which ball joints and rod ends
Does anyone have experience with Perfect Circle brand ball joints and tie rod ends? They are a heck of a lot less expensive than TRW and McQuay-Norris and for that reason I am afraid they are much cheaper in quality and not nearly as good.
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05-23-2003, 03:34 PM | #2 |
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I'm a Moog guy all the way. If you're running 3/4 ton like me then cheaper is NOT better. Just my opinion.
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05-24-2003, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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Here is my opinion....
I favor MOOG as well. When I went looking for front end parts. I found that the MOOG parts are made with all metal components. Some of the less expensive parts have nylon inside of them. Only good for a few thousand miles. IE, take the tie rods ends for example, push the threaded part all the way to one side and look down inside the pivot joint, the MOOG parts are all Metal. The cheaper parts have nylon inserts down in there. As much trouble as it is to replace the upper and lower ball joints, Go with the best parts you can find....cheap tierods mean tire wear and lots of alignments. Idler and pitman arms....equate to loose steering when these wear. I have all the moog p/n's available for a '71 2wd with p/s. Could have saved 50.00 or so, getting the parts from summit, but i went to my local parts dealer, just incase something didnt fit.
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05-24-2003, 08:32 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for the help...Moog it is
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