What brand of ball joints?
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From: jacksonville,Arkansas
Car: 1985 firebird trans am
Engine: 305
Transmission: 700r4
What brand of ball joints?
I'm about to do some front end work on my 85 trans am ! I was wondering does the brand make a different . My friend keeps telling me to get moog. Others say duralast and master pro chassis . What is yalls opinion??
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Engine: 350 TPI
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Re: What brand of ball joints?
I just put Moog ones on my car a couple weeks ago. I havent driven it yet but they seem like quality built parts
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Car: 1987 SC/1985 TA
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Re: What brand of ball joints?
Moogs are beefier than most of the others. If you shop around you can usually find them for not much more than the white box stuff. $22 each at rock auto.
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Car: '88 Camaro
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Re: What brand of ball joints?
Yep get Moog if you go with the cheaper store brand parts a lot of times the cups that the ball part goes into will be made out of plastic. Second that on Rock Auto I've ordered a lot of parts from them and have nothing but good things to say about them. Sometimes you can find close outs on parts they get from parts stores going out of business ect and will get a really good deal on them to.
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
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Re: What brand of ball joints?
MOOG.
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From: jacksonville,Arkansas
Car: 1985 firebird trans am
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Transmission: 700r4
Re: What brand of ball joints?
thanks guys i just ordered moog ball joints from rock auto.the total came out to be $49.78.i spent less than duralast brand name.oreillys was smokin dope on there prices,they wanted 37$ each...
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Car: '91 Camaro Z28, '85 Camaro Z28
Engine: LB9, LB9
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Axle/Gears: Eaton 3.73 Posi, 3.23 Posi
Re: What brand of ball joints?
I'm running Summit 1" extended ball joints, you need to source your own dust boots though.
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Re: What brand of ball joints?
+1 moog, careful putting on the dust caps, could rip em. Make sure they seat all the way round.
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Car: '88 Camaro
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Re: What brand of ball joints?
Also only a few pumps of grease is all you need. You'll split the dust boots if you fill em up.
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