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Post by Carl McFly on Nov 18, 2009 12:07:07 GMT -5
I was planning on doing a pre-emptive strike and replace my ball joints and u-joints before the spring. They seem OK but they're about 10 years old and..... well, I'm guessing it won't be a waste of time
Anyway, my question is this. You think I should go the Auto Zone route for the HW? They have the LLT warranty and I've never had a problem with their parts but I never beat on their parts with a Jeep. All my other vehicles saw paved roads.
Thanks
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Post by Kurt on Nov 18, 2009 12:20:17 GMT -5
FWIW
I did my ball joints about 3 seasons ago with a set I ordered from Quadratec. (Probably on par with AZ parts)
F-FWD...
Lou noticed they were starting to crap out last month when the heep was in getting the new R&P installed.
This time I bought some Moog ball joints and popped them in last Sunday.
Joe O. swears by Moog suspension products.
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Post by ZAEDOCK on Nov 18, 2009 12:43:56 GMT -5
Joe O. swears by Moog suspension products. Oh yeah! Moog rocks. You do pay a little more green for them, but it's worth it IMO. Ask John about his $10 China joints. Another option is to stick with good 'ol Spicers. There's a reason that your stuff has lasted this long. Ball joints, tie rods, u-joints - they're all good. I run Warn 4340 chromoly 30 spline shafts in my front 44 with Spicer 760's. |
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Post by Jon W on Nov 18, 2009 14:33:05 GMT -5
I think John C has recommended Moog in the past too...
JW
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Post by Captian Carnage on Nov 18, 2009 17:08:21 GMT -5
No question MOOG warranty for life You cant beat that they are the best I bent my moog tie rod ends straighten them out been fine for the last 4 months
Any Moog part is the way to go
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Post by johnsxj on Nov 18, 2009 18:25:58 GMT -5
Moog is my first choice when I have the $$$
The Auto Zone Duralast ones aren't too bad for the $
Those were the ones that failed on me out in Moab. They've been in the Heep since mid 2007, so I got almost 2 1/2 years on them with 35" tires. On the plus side, they didn't ask any questions when I brought them back under warranty.
As Joe pointed out, STAY AWAY FROM THE CHEAP CHINA JUNK ON EBAY!!!!!!!!! I bought a set of four for $40.00 shipped just to have as spares for Moab. The upper one I installed was shot by the time I got home (2 1/2 days of wheeling and about 2600 miles of driving).
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Post by mexgrizzly on Nov 19, 2009 0:38:34 GMT -5
For my application Moog and AZ use the same part number, suspect MOOG makes the part for AZ. The AZ part looks similar but a slightly different, maybe slightly lower grade materials. MOOG cost about 2x AZ.
At the beginning of the summer I started off with MOOG TRE's on the drag link and AZ TRE's on the tie rod. One of the MOOG TRE's lasted about 2 months, 1 wheeling trip and less than 1000 miles. I replaced it with an AZ TRE and since then everything has been fine. I suspect I got a bad one from MOOG or it took a rogue hit on the wheeling trip. I threw it out before knowing about the warranty. So far no complaints with the AZ TRE's.
-Andy
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