Ball joints and tie rod ends

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motoxfmx27

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I'm new here and hoping to find a bit of help.

I am soon going to be replacing the upper control arms, lower ball joints, and the tie rod ends on my truck. The truck is a 2003 1500. I have already purchased genuine Moog lower ball joints on eBay for $20.47 each. Can anyone please enlighten me as to which brands to stay away from and which to consider for the upper control arms and tie rod ends? Are the cheaper brands okay? I'd like to do this as cheaply as possible, but I do not want to purchase junk.

I appreciate any and all help.
 

Elfster55

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I would stick with moog parts, that what I'm going to replace mine with just feel better knowing it's all the same stuff.
 

CorDog009

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X3 on Moog. I've got to get around to doing mine eventually.
 

Harley Harrold

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:waytogo::waytogo: I would go with the Moog suspension parts as they have a great reputation for great serviceability and lifespan.
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Just replaced my upper control arms, lower ball joints, tie rod ends, sway bar end links and sway bar bushings on my truck, all with moog. I was happy with the quality of the parts. You might get by with the cheaper stuff, but through ebay, amazon, rockauto, you can get some good deals.
 

Wchnu

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I buy my parts from O'Rileys. So far no problems.


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ST-8

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I went all moog as well
 

Barracuda556

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I also have all moog suspension parts. Good stuff if you keep up with greasing them.
 

grpht03ram

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I recently ordered two Moog UCA and lower ball joints. I'll be doing them soon. The parts seem like very good quality.

The Ram 2500 seems to have very bad ball joint problems even with Moog, but us 1500 guys are good to go.
 
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