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    Aftermarket chassis part quality

    Have any of you had good or bad experiences with the following brands of chassis parts?

    Ball joints:
    Spicer (professional grade)
    TRW
    Beck/Arnley

    Tie-rods & ends:
    Spicer (professional grade)
    TRW
    Beck/Arnley
    MOOG (they're my usual choice for American car chassis parts, but they dont' seem to make E30 ball joints)

    I'm getting ready to do some chassis maintenance, so I thought I'd take advantage of the experience around here.

    #2
    I just used moog tie rods and they seemed good quality....you can't go wrong with lemfoerder (SP?)

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      #3
      All the brands you listed are stronger in their Domestic (US market Components) I'd suggest sticking to the euro/german brands.

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        #4
        On your e30 you don't replace ball joints. Just get new lower control arms.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber View Post
          On your e30 you don't replace ball joints. Just get new lower control arms.
          Several companies list the inner ball joint as a replaceable part. I have a press, knocking it out isn't an issue.

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            #6
            eh. A new arm is $100.00-120.00 worst case, Ball joint is what $38-40.00? And you still end up with one worn ball joint.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber View Post
              eh. A new arm is $100.00-120.00 worst case, Ball joint is what $38-40.00? And you still end up with one worn ball joint.
              Why throw out a good control arm when I can replace both ball joints and the bushing for the same money?

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                #8
                A Meyle ball joint is like $19 for outer, $17 for inner.

                Originally posted by whysimon
                WTF is hello Kitty (I'm 28 with no kids and I don't have cable)

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by FredK View Post
                  A Meyle ball joint is like $19 for outer, $17 for inner.
                  What's the quality like? I know on a number of parts they're regarded as inferior to Lemfoerder.

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