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Are Moog CK control arms as good as OEM?

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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 07:33 PM
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It's time for those upper control arm bushings once again and I'm more inclined to buy an entire control arm this time around.

I see them on rockauto for 80 a piece for the arm with bushings and problem solver ball joints installed. Gonna cost me about the same to get the bushings separately and have someone press them in.

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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 08:12 PM
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They are about as good as you could get unless you buy OEM. However, make sure you get the ones that can be greased.
 
Old Jun 20, 2018 | 03:33 PM
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I didn't think you could still buy OEM unless you mean the AC Delco Professional.
 
Old Jun 20, 2018 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dlundblad
I didn't think you could still buy OEM unless you mean the AC Delco Professional.

Pretty much, that is what I mean.
 
Old Jun 21, 2018 | 09:57 AM
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So AC Delco professional is better than the moog? I heard the moog bushings are way better but I have no idea about how good the actual arm is
 
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I have found Moog to be very good but in at least one case had some dimensions bigger and made the fit a little tight (idler arm).

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Old Jun 22, 2018 | 08:11 AM
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I did a mix of Moog, Raybestos professional, and ACDelco on my front end a few years ago and it is still doing well. I would say, unless ACDelco is the same price and availability you can't go wrong with Moog. I also have Moog tie rod ends and ball joints on my corolla and my wife's forester. They are all experiencing no issues.
 
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