Replace ball joints or entire control arm assembies?
06-24-2016, 10:33 PM
#11
Lower control arms are very expensive, the lower bushings are probably fine if your not abusive. Unless you need them, don't replace the lower arms. Ball joints are cheap. Replace the lower BJ and the upper control arm. While your at it, take a good look at shocks tie rods and sway links.
06-24-2016, 10:34 PM
#12
Senior Member
^^^ The Moog LCA is thicker, or the OEM?
06-24-2016, 10:41 PM
#14
Senior Member
Hmmm.... that is really good to know. Thanks Buddy.
06-24-2016, 10:45 PM
#15
06-24-2016, 10:47 PM
#16
Senior Member
Nice, I'd like to see that. I always love an upgrade.
06-24-2016, 11:23 PM
#17
Senior Member
I'd like to see that as well. My LCA was good, so, only replaced UCA.
06-25-2016, 04:54 PM
#18
Ford Owner
I agree. It is not all that much money for the ball joint, control arms and bushings so why go through the effort to just change the bushings. You might get by by changing just the bushings and never have to change the ball joint. However, if you find in a year that you need to change the ball joint you will wish you had done everything when you had everything taken apart.
06-25-2016, 05:41 PM
#19
Looking for a Henway.
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Lower control arms are very expensive, the lower bushings are probably fine if your not abusive. Unless you need them, don't replace the lower arms.
Ball joints are cheap. Replace the lower BJ and the upper control arm. While your at it, take a good look at shocks tie rods and sway links.
Ball joints are cheap. Replace the lower BJ and the upper control arm. While your at it, take a good look at shocks tie rods and sway links.
The Moog LCA are around $60 each for the 2wd vs $160 for the 4wd on Amazon. If you just need new ball joints, the just do that, only around $40 for both, but if you need to do the bushings too, I would just get the entire LCA with new bushings and balljoints. Sure the cost of a ball joint and bushing is around $45, but the time saved just swapping the entire arm vs having to take it all apart is worth the $15.
06-26-2016, 02:15 PM
#20
Senior Member
MOOG RK620056 {Click Info Button for Alternate/OEM Part Numbers} R-Series; Complete Arm w/Ball Joint Info
Front Left Lower; RWD
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MOOG RK620055 {Click Info Button for Alternate/OEM Part Numbers} R-Series; Complete Arm w/Ball Joint Info
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MOOG RK620055 {Click Info Button for Alternate/OEM Part Numbers} R-Series; Complete Arm w/Ball Joint Info
Front Right Lower; RWD
$53.79 RockAuto prices