Which brand of control arm/ball joint assembly?

[redhat]

Traveled approximately 700 miles this holiday weekend. In doing so, I developed a metallic clunk on the driver side front. Sounds like a ball-joint or strut mount.

In the event of being a ball-joint, I know my control arms are an integrated unit that is non-serviceable. For the uppers anyway.

What brand is best or would the consensus recommend? Mooog, ACDelco Professional, Dorman? Honda OE?

Should I replace both upper control arms and lower ball joints?

 

[CharBaby]

In this order and I'd only replace what needs replacing now as the other could last waaaaay longer. For example, I have replaced the Passenger Lower Control Arm, twice on the '06 Mazda3 in my signature(145K) but the Driver side is still OE and tight!

1)Honda OE
2)MOOG(Problem Solver) - tie
2)ACDelco Pro - tie











Dorman

 

[JHZR2]

OE didn't do that well if that's all the mileage you've got. Id look at moog if the quality appears good and price is advantageous.

 

[redhat]

124k on WNY roads is a lot of abusive miles lol.

 

[redhat]

Oofff, OE is 271 a side.

 

[JMJNet]

I think it depends on what kind of car are we talking about?

 

[redhat]

Whoops, the 09 Accord.

 

[barkingspider]

Originally Posted By: JMJNet
I think it depends on what kind of car are we talking about?


This

But I have used Moog and delco w zero issues

 

[eljefino]

Moog "problem solver". Probably the only one they make, now, but as your car gets older they might come out with a cheapo one as well.

 

[mclasser]

You can check out Beck/Arnley. Email them and ask the country of origin. Sometimes you can get lucky with a reboxed OEM part.

 

[ram_man]

Duralast parts are made by moog. We even see moog stamped parts come in duralast boxes.

 

[BigD1]

Some of the Moog Problem Solver are Three 555 made in Japan. The upper ball joints I just recently installed on my Toyota pickup were Three 555, and they also had the nipple on them to expel old grease. Three 555 seems to be very good quality.

 

[Olas]

If lemforder or meyle aren't available then either go OE, or, people speak highly of moot problem solver but I've never used them so can't comment.

 

[nthach]

Watch out - a lot of Moog's control arms for imports are the R-series "cheap" line. YMMV. I'd go OEM, Beck or Dorman.