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Old 01-16-2013, 04:04 PM
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I have honestly had really good luck with the masterpro line that orielly sells. Did both uppers on my 94 blazer with them, at 175k miles, they were still tight as can be (no play) when it got totaled with 202k miles on it.
 
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Uppers you can get by with el cheapos, they are not the load bearing joint. As long as you keep them lubed, they should last the life of the vehicle. The problem with the OEM uppers is they don't have a grease fitting
 
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masterpro house brand from what I am reading is made by the same company as moog..
I think they are nice, and have not had a single problem with their suspension parts. However, Autozone... I would not even get a lightbulb from that place.
 
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TRW & Moog are both owned by Federal Mogul, a tier 1 OEM supplier. TRW quality is similar to OEM on most stuff, Moog is definitely a step or three up. I agree on getting stuff at AZ... light bulbs?? naaa, but their pop machine has good prices
 
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TRW & Moog are both owned by Federal Mogul, a tier 1 OEM supplier. TRW quality is similar to OEM on most stuff, Moog is definitely a step or three up. I agree on getting stuff at AZ... light bulbs?? naaa, but their pop machine has good prices
LOL as long as the pop machine has good prices, Just be careful opening them, They could explode.
 
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Either that or they're labeled wrong.
 
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Captain Hook, hahaha. Im not that good. I know enough to get me out of a bind, just never dealt with front end parts other than shocks. Haha. Thanks u guys!!! Ill read a lil bit more when im not busy and can actually understand. Hahaha
 
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We're here to help ya buddy, we're here to help.

Just can't help givin' you a hard time
 
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We're here to help ya buddy, we're here to help.

Just can't help givin' you a hard time
Haha. Its all good!!! =}=}
 
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Kay! I was able to read through. So, i should just buy both control arms, tie rods, and no pitman arm or center link, as its not a wear item? Right?
 


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