Control arm advice (1 Viewer)

[hammerheadfistpunch]

Looking to do a total front end rebuild on my 08 gx470. Upper and lower arms with new coils. All factory height. Opinions solicited on brands for replacements. The OE units are too rich for my blood and the aftermarket ones are overkill.

So off these which has the best rep round these parts

Moog
AC delco
Mevotech
Beck/Arnly

I here moog is great when its great and crap when its not. AC delco is a big meh for me based on past experience but I don't know anything about Bck/Arnly or Mevotech. Mevotech offers an increased castor upper arm that looks like its welded tubular with a welded in boxed section for the ball joint and seems okay. Looks like it uses and SPC ball joint

More Information for MEVOTECH CMS861198

Thoughts?

 

[wrmathis]

I have mevotech lowers on my 2nd gen tacoma and they have been fine. no issues at all with them. better than the moog replacement bushings i had in the stock arms

 

[dcg141]

Looks well made. For about the same price you could also get JBA stock height UCA's. JBA stock

 

[ZiaMan]

1aauto seems to have the best quality/price for lower control arms. For stock height coils/shocks - prob FJ springs and 5100 bilsteins. You can also go OME or bilstein 6112s to keep close to stock and not break the bank. JBAs are hard to beat as well.

 

[hammerheadfistpunch]

1aauto seems to have the best quality/price for lower control arms. For stock height coils/shocks - prob FJ springs and 5100 bilsteins. You can also go OME or bilstein 6112s to keep close to stock and not break the bank. JBAs are hard to beat as well.

Keeping the shocks factory same with coils, just refreshing.

 

[hammerheadfistpunch]

Looks well made. For about the same price you could also get JBA stock height UCA's. JBA stock

I looked at those, probably save the extra coin and keep them stock. I like the idea of getting UCA's with more adjustability if the cards ever fall in such a way that Im using the GX as my wheeling rig and retiring the 80.

 

[dcg141]

The GX makes a nice wheeling rig....just sayin

 

[hammerheadfistpunch]

The GX makes a nice wheeling rig....just sayin

So says my wife... But the 80 is the 80...its hard to say no to triple locked double solid axle goodness.

 

[dcg141]

So says my wife... But the 80 is the 80...its hard to say no to triple locked double solid axle goodness.

True that!