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Old 07-18-2015, 06:12 PM
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Has anyone ever bought a front end replacement kit for the f150

Like http://m.1aauto.com/suspension-kit/i...FQeBaQodIE4Epw
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I haven't, but it doesn't seem like a bad way to go. If you get the kit it forces you to do the whole job at once instead of piece-mealing it together. I have't purchased anything from 1A Auto before, but I have watched several of how to videos they have published.
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I have got mirrors from a1 and everything was fine. It just scares me because the cost of all six of those components is way cheaper than it would be to piecemeal it like you said and if I'm going to tear everything apart I'm going to do it right and it all the first time
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I haven't priced all the components out, but $127 did seem too inexpensive for all 6 pieces, which makes my little voice tell me you get what you pay for. Sometimes you don't always need top of the line though. If your truck enjoys an easy life like mine, then maybe these would be perfectly fine. It's just a lot of work to replace all that stuff, so that's the bigger issue then the money if these parts proved to be lousy.
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What brand are those I just replaced everything with Moog parts. Ball joints, upper control arms, inner and out tie rod ends and it was close to $350 from Rock Auto.

The Moog have greasable joints
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Yeah that voice is Going off in my head that's why I thought I'd ask here to see if anybody's used it. And if I'm gonna go through the trouble of tearing everything apart and then have to get an alignment I only want to do it once!
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The parts are all Dorman I believe.
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It all sounds well and great, but I've never been able to force myself to buy cheap chassis parts. No matter how hard I tried lol. I guess I get piece of mind from buying Dana chassis parts.
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Never buy cheap suspension parts. Your labor worth 10 times the part, at least mine is. Ha ha..
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I had Dorman ball joints on my crown vic. after 10k I had to replace them with moog. already shot I wouldnt buy those


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