balljoint manufacturer.

[fivespeedsteed]

so i need balljoints. and one day will have a tubular k-member, so i dont need replacement arms, ect, im just going to push the old out and push new ones in, but need help with brands. ill most likely order from rock auto, there is

Spicer service grade for 11.54 (sounds like crap)

MOOG for 44.79 (moog is what the jeep people prefer)

Spicer professional grade for 46.79

and ACdelco for 68.79

should any of these brands be avoided? im still trying to figure out my wierd problem with the squeaking and stuff, and i hope its my balljoints. i told myself id fix that before i install the c-springs in my trunk...


edit. also when i get these springs in, im plannin on getting new iso's too. should i remove the ones in the back to make it sit level? or just the top ones, or just the bottom ones, ect?

 

[trbkrb]

MOOG is probably the best non OEM brand available. I have almost all MOOG parts on my car (ball joints, outer tie rods, one inner tie rod) and they have been good so far.

As for the isolators, are you getting poly or rubber? I replaced my rubber ones with poly on the front, and it raised my car up a good 3/4" or so. I couldn't get it aligned without CC plates, so I removed them. I still have the poly ones in the rear, but I plan to put in some new or newer rubber front isolators whenever I get some CC plates. Just something to think about.

 

[fivespeedsteed]

so rubber raises less than poly?

 

[trbkrb]

The poly will not give as much as the rubber. If you reuse your rubber ones, the only height change will be the springs, but if you replace the used rubber isolators with poly, then it will most likely raise the front end a bit. Like I said, just something to consider. You might have to experiment with it to get a perfect "look".

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

I put MOOG in my 81. All I have to say is that the thing handles like a dream. I would go that route. They are so tight when you get them, you can barely move them by hand.

 

[DucatiRdr]

I just had Moog ball joints and outer tie rod ends installed. It was raining today so I really couldn't road test it, but the 8 mile trip from the shop to the house was much more controlled than when I dropped it off with OEM bits (only 18K miles on them). Go for Moog!