Lower ball joints

hapcj7

hapcj7

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Hey all,
What are you folks using for lower ball joints today?..I ve been hearing nothing but "poor " quality parts are out there..Vehicle is 2000 F150..
For some reason i favor sealed vrs greasable...Ive had my battles with greasable joints.

So far, im looking at Moog "problem solver" (greasable), TRW (sealed, which may be Oem), and ive read some "okay/good" things about the Mevotech TTX line (greasable)..There is also Dorman products out there which seem to be fine.

Thanks in advance
 
i used to always go for moog since they were US made back in the day.........sadly the last time i got any they were not US made. so im not sure what brands are good now days.
 
^^ I am/was too...Many folks are not saying nice things about Moog, f rom my current research
 
dhutton01 said:
I don’t think Moog is made in USA any longer and quality has suffered.
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im not sure any thing is made here any more Don. for example, i have not been able to find stock fuel pumps or water pumps for the small chryslers made here for years. even a milodon WP was made overseas. i am begrudgingly beginning to accept, i just have to use the best i can find and be ready to replace it again.
 
I took the recommendations from my favorite youtuber "South Main Auto" and I used Mevotech ball joints on both cars I replaced them on recently.
 
OJ86 said:
I took the recommendations from my favorite youtuber "South Main Auto" and I used Mevotech ball joints on both cars I replaced them on recently.
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Thanks OJ...I am reading both great and terrible reviews on Mevotech..The TTX line catches my attention..

Bottom line, trying to keep this repair few and far between
 
I used the TTX line. When I was installing them, they look very well built.

**disclaimer - I dont really know what I'm looking at and all shiny new things look nice to me**

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jcclark said:
What about the dealer?
Sometimes they aren't that much more than the aftermarket stuff.
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thats true. i havnt been long put new hubs on mom's scooby roo. oem wasnt much more than jobber price.
however, i do wonder who made the actual parts. parts like these are almost always outsourced.
most all the dodge stuff i ever took apart had timkin bearings. im not sure thats still the case now days.
 
I did not put much thought into OEM..Some folks say TRW made oem joints for Ford..I do know Oem,s fail at 70-73k miles almost on the dot
 
I used mevotech ttx when I rebuilt the front ends on both of these. I drive the f150 more than the expedition. The front end has held up nice for the past 50k miles or so. New timken hub assemblies on the f150 when I redid the front end. The lift and larger tires certainly can't be easy on the front end, but its held up so far.
 

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y'all kinda got my attention here......so where is the mevotech made?

oh, we got some melling valve springs a while back, they were made in the united kingdom. pleasant surprise.
 
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