What do you think of aftermarket lower control arms? (1 Viewer)

[Jigsaw100]

Lower Ball joints are going bad, and Moog makes lower control arms for not much more than the ball joints and they have new bushings.

OEM are 460 each at the local stealership

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Replace them with 555 joints from @cruiseroutfit

 

[planomateo]

^^ this!

 

[Jigsaw100]

Okay, thanks!

 

[CorporalClegg]

Im personally not a fan of moog ball joints or the rubber they use. Ive done a lot of warranty moog stuff when . I second the 555 Japanese made joints

 

[Jigsaw100]

Okay, I’m convinced. It looks like AC Delco 45D2347 are the 555 ball joints.

Amazon.com: ACDelco 45D2347 Professional Front Lower Suspension Ball Joint Assembly: Automotive

Buy ACDelco 45D2347 Professional Front Lower Suspension Ball Joint Assembly: Ball Joints - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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I wonder if the full ac delco control arm has the 555 in it?


Amazon product ASIN B01NBIJMTX

 

[Pucker5]

I dug for this same info a while back. Someone else confirmed at the time that it the ball joint in the full arm was not the 555

 

[ClassyJalopy]

Okay, I’m convinced. It looks like AC Delco 45D2347 are the 555 ball joints.

Amazon.com: ACDelco 45D2347 Professional Front Lower Suspension Ball Joint Assembly: Automotive

Buy ACDelco 45D2347 Professional Front Lower Suspension Ball Joint Assembly: Ball Joints - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

I wonder if the full ac delco control arm has the 555 in it?


Amazon product ASIN B01NBIJMTX

I believe @cruiseroutfit price was better than Amazon's when I bought all 4 ball joints earlier. And their shipping was lightning fast!

 

[Pucker5]

Cruiser outfitters ftw, also they have an aftermarket replacement bushing set for the lca

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Thanks guys!

You can read about our ball joint offerings here on Mud: YWST: Japanese Upper & Lower Ball Joints - LC100 & LX470

In stock and ready to ship as soon as today!

 

[Somebodyelse5]

I've read that a lot of the aftermarket uca's for our rigs are pretty poor quality and some have even failed. Not worth it, just swap the ball joints with the 555's

if you pull the whole arm off do the bushings also (but they are a royal pita)

 

[Jigsaw100]

Appreciate all the input. I just purchased the 4 555 joint kit and bushings from @cruiseroutfit. Really easy to talk to on the phone. Lot's of options out there, but for a reasonable price the 555 seem the way to go and definitely appreciate the moderator work

 

[Kofoed]

There are online dealers that will do a new control arm with the ball joint in and on of the bushings for like 370 bucks (plus shipping). You have to remove and replace (or not) the second bushing in the frame. Buying the ball joint and one bushing, and removal and replace the frame one is a hassle.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Appreciate all the input. I just purchased the 4 555 joint kit and bushings from @cruiseroutfit. Really easy to talk to on the phone. Lot's of options out there, but for a reasonable price the 555 seem the way to go and definitely appreciate the moderator work

Thank you!

You're order is packed and headed out the door today!

 

[brownfox]

I used aftermarket LCAs on my 4Runner to avoid pressing out lower ball joints. Boots were gone in a year and I pressed in new ones. Main reason why I reconditioned the LCAs on my 100