Are Rockauto MEVOTECH ball joints comparable to MOOG? Driveworks (advance auto parts). I never heard of Mevotech, and to a lesser extent...driveworks, are they good???
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Haven't had good experience with Mevotech. I had their pitman arm in my car and within 6 months the ball was coming out of the joint. I had to replace it last month with a Moog one.
I have Moog ball joints in my car. No problems so far. The lowers were very hard to press in though. (They seemed a bit big for the hole). The uppers you have to drill out the rivets and install nuts and bolts. Uppers went in without a problem. There's a bunch of pics of the process on my reader's ride page. (Link in sig)
I don't have any experience with Driveworks.Last edited by slack; 06-10-2014, 11:13 AM.
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If the part failing could kill you, do you really want the cheapest one you can find? Just my 2 cents.
I've had McQuay-Norris on my car for a bunch of years now without any complaint. No idea if they are still in business, but I'd buy them again if they are and are still built with the same quality. I've also had good results out of the Duralast from Autozone on other things. I just don't like to buy the economy parts unless its something that really can't go bad or cause any serious problems. Sometimes the economy parts are the same as the premium with a lesser warranty too, so thats worth a gander. Also, the parts stores don't make their own pieces. It comes from some manufacturer. I believe Autozone will tell you who made it, or you can find out. I know I've seen a list up at Scott's AZ with who makes what back at the commercial desk. I recall a lot of Timken, Spicer, and Moog on the list.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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MOOG all the way! Life time warranty and quality parts. I’ve never had a problem with MOOG.
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Yes, I have heard many good thigns about MOOG!"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
-1973 Volkswagen Bus Westy
-1986 Honda Magna 700cc
-1989 Lincoln Town car Signature Series
-2011 Subaru OutbackComment
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Most brands have two lines, junk and good. Good: Moog 'Problem Solvers', Raybestos 'Professional', A/C Delco 'Professional'. Other NOS perhaps.
PeteOriginally posted by gadget73
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1985 Town Car, 'Faded Glory', gone but not forgotten. 84/87/91/97 MGMs too.Comment
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Didn't know that...
Interesting, and this is true for all parts accross the board?
Originally posted by Piece-it pete View Post"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
-1973 Volkswagen Bus Westy
-1986 Honda Magna 700cc
-1989 Lincoln Town car Signature Series
-2011 Subaru OutbackComment
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Raybestos parts are the best if you can find them for your ride. Raybestos ball joints tie rod ends etc are made by mcquay norris. Mc Quay Norris also has a heavy duty version of some of thier parts Raybestos dosent handle.
http://www.rokbrothers.com/police_fleets.php -- these guys sell at fleet prices if they stock your parts high end to cheeper stuff.Scars are tatoos of the fearlessComment
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Movotech= NO. Also if you can find TRW, ford uses them for OEM parts, I got 2 $50 ball joints for $6 each on close out from TRW. Rockauto is a good place to look.-Phil
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TRW has thm just uppers.....could you mix and match upper and lower ball joint manufacturers"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
-1973 Volkswagen Bus Westy
-1986 Honda Magna 700cc
-1989 Lincoln Town car Signature Series
-2011 Subaru OutbackComment
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Yeep. I'm a fan of TRW and Moog. I like Moog because they usually have grease zerks. TRW may or may not.Originally posted by porschpow View PostNick
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Could you buy from him even though your not police/fleet??Originally posted by turbo2256b View Post"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
-1973 Volkswagen Bus Westy
-1986 Honda Magna 700cc
-1989 Lincoln Town car Signature Series
-2011 Subaru OutbackComment
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Heck if'n I know. The only time I usually buy any other brand is when I find interesting NOS parts on ebay that look good. The 'cheap' line for the three mentioned are Moog 'R Series', Raybestos 'Service Grade', and AC Delco 'Advantage'.Originally posted by porschpow View Post
PeteOriginally posted by gadget73
2003 Grand Marquis Ultimate, the "Stealth Bomber": http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...-Grand-Marquis
1991 S-10, 'Bulldog', 2.5l 5 speed: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...375#post698375
1985 Town Car, 'Faded Glory', gone but not forgotten. 84/87/91/97 MGMs too.Comment
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Most definitely. If you'd like me to check my TRW's i can see if they have a grease fitting, pretty sure mine are the uppers too, i ordered them a while agoOriginally posted by porschpow View Post-Phil
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+1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.
+2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speedComment
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Purchased my big brake swap parts from them. Loaded cop calipers, slotted rotors, upper lower ball joints, tir rod ends. They even sent me a return label prepaid for coresOriginally posted by porschpow View PostScars are tatoos of the fearlessComment
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