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Replacing LCA's... Best brand?

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Black97GTP2dr

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I am replacing my LCA's in the next week or 2, want some input on the best ones i can buy, i prefer to buy them from rockauto, so i'm basically wondering which pair they sell are the best?
Also i was wondering if there is any difference between 2dr and 4dr LCA's?

I need the ones with the ball joint already pressed in...
heres the link to rock auto
RockAuto Parts Catalog

thanks for all replies.
 


I would go with raybestos professional grade. The ball joints are bolted not riveted on so they are easy to change in a few years when ball joints need changing.
 
I think I'm going to go with the moogs, they seem to be better quality. Does anyone know if they have cert fittings on the ball joints so I can grease them down the road?
I would go with the raybestos pro grade but they don't have any drivers side in stock and I needed to do this when the car was purchased 4 months ago. Plus from what I understand, usually the ball joint and bushing go around the same time... so I'll end up just buying new arms again in another 100,000 miles. That isn't too bad since I have done the ball joints on my xterra 3 times in the past year because the angle my lca's are at with the lift I have eats them up pretty quick, plus it has 31's on it.
Thanks for the input
 


I went with ZZP ones because I needed shipping fast. Don't even know what brand they sell? lol Better be good for $100 each.
 
Also before you order them from Rock Auto, for whatever reason the ones from a Regal are a little cheaper but they're the same thing. I got Moog for a Regal IIRC and sas like $100 shipped and they do have grease fittings.
 


buickman104 said:
I would go with raybestos professional grade. The ball joints are bolted not riveted on so they are easy to change in a few years when ball joints need changing.
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I thought that then I bought some and they were riveted.

I would get the Moog ones because IIRC the balljoint is better and can be greased.
 
I had the wbodystore high performance control arms with "heavy duty" ball joints. Ball joints lasted about 15k miles, and the bushings are beginning to crack. Very unimpressed with this product, especially for the price. Eventually I'm going to modify my subframe to accept H-Body control arms.
 


outonthetiles said:
I had the wbodystore high performance control arms with "heavy duty" ball joints. Ball joints lasted about 15k miles, and the bushings are beginning to crack. Very unimpressed with this product, especially for the price. Eventually I'm going to modify my subframe to accept H-Body control arms.
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New ZZP arms are supposed to be less break-happy.

Might be an option for you.
 
I heard that, but its still a DD and they're still wayyyy to much $. If I modify my subframe for H-Body LCA's, then I can have replacements for cheap.
 
I went with Moog on miner quality was good they had fittings so I could grease the joints and went in easy as can be my old ones had 298,000 miles on them joints were still good but bushings were shot but what they wanted to press the bushings ($50.00 a bushing) in and out plus I figured the joints would go sooner or later any way so got the whole arm I say moog is the way to go I knew a few people had fitting problems with the dorman
 
Well you all definitely made my choice of getting moogs and the40$ more per arm a lot easier. Getting ordered Monday and hopefully they will be in by friday so I can put them on Sunday :)
 
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