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Old 01-21-11, 11:06 AM
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Steering component questions

I'm going to be redoing my steering a some point this summer.

Everyone says buy the moog idler arm which I get.

But what about the pitman, tie rods and tie rod adjusting sleeves?

Should I go with moog for everything else or are there other brands that are just as good and cheaper? I'm going to be buying through Rock Auto.

Also I want to replace the ball joints. Any brand that is best?

I want parts that will last me many years so I'm willing to spend extra if need be.
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People say to go for the Moog idler arm because it has ball joints at both ends of the arm, stock ones have a ball joint and 2 bushings that wear out, so it's more of an upgrade.
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All the moog stuff has grease zerks, and a design that flushes out the old stuff when you pump in new stuff. I'm quite happy with everything moog I bought, and it wasn't really any more expensive

as far as ball joints, I dunno. Technically the ball joints are non-replaceable and you are suposed to get all new control arms. My arms were a bit damaged so I got new ones from mazdatrix
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I had tie rods that I bought from I think was autozone about 10 years ago on my other car and they had grease zerks. I don't know what brand they are though.

My curent car still has all the original parts and the car has 190k on it. The parts are shot to say the least.
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advanced, autozone, pep boys, etc should be able to get what u need. they might have to order some of it tho as they tend to not stock parts that they don't sell everyday. lower ball joints should be a press in item.
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