Well I have some wore out parts in the front end and one bad ball joint of my '01 Blazer/ Trailblazer 4x4. And I seen this kit on Fleabay and for the price I can just replace everything for the cost of one Moog ball joint and 2 tie rod ends.
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So I am wondering if anyone has ever bought this kit or bought parts from this vendor? And if there was any problem with installing these parts?

 

its the typical cheap front end stuff. the tie rods will last a year or so,idler arm will fail in 3 months,ball joints will be loose in a year too.

So,spend 100 now,works for 6 months to a year,or spend 250 and stuff works for 5 years. Up to you. Ive bought em myself. its low end stuff.

 

Its never good to buy ebay parts. You'll be replacing them just as soon as you get them installed.

 

I recommend them if you really want to spend a lot of time learning to wrench!!!

 

Thanks guys for your insight and kinda had a feeling that the parts would be junk. And with the parts lasting only about a year that is not worth my time to install them. So I guess I am back to square one. I have had good luck in the past with Moog but pricey. So have any of you guys ever used XFR ball joints and tie rod ends? I have found they are a little cheaper than Moog with good reviews. I have a set of XFR ball joints I am going to try for my F350. Also I have Mevotech parts on my HoopDee (Saturn SC1) but that is a beater and my thought was they are better than old wore out tie rods. So I don't know if the Mevotech would be any better than the Ebay stuff?

So other than Moog what front parts have you guys had good luck with. Because if they will hold up for you guys I am sure they will work out for what my wife uses the Trailblazer for.

 

Do this.

rockauto.com

Moog stuff is like 20 bucks each and rockauto is the bomb.

 

I agree Rock Auto has great prices. But yesterday I was checking RockAuto and I seen that ball joints for the 2wd were in the area of $25 but the ball joints for 4x4 ProblemSolver's were about $38-$45 each. I also seen that they had AC Delco ball joints for $11 each. I like AC Delco tune up parts but I have never used AC Delco steering or suspension parts before. Are they any good??

 

You can go ac delco, just make sure you grease them when doing oilxchanges or twice a year. They'll. Last

 

Unfortunately I already know a thing or two about turning wrenchs. It is not what I do for fun anymore. I spent 25 yrs working in body shops and I am now retired. Now I do boats part time. So the idea of doing the same job again does not sound like fun. So you guys have helped scared me away from buying the cheap parts.

Cool I think I am going to give AC Delco a try I have had good luck AC Delco in the past. And after checking out the front end alittle closer I can get away with just replacing the ball joints and pitman arm. I have already replaced the idle arm and the tie rod ends aren't bad yet. So I am still kicking around the idea of replacing them too. So I'm going to price out all ACDelco parts and see if it is something I can swing.

Reps sent to all that I could !! Thanks