Have you noticed the prices on ball joints and tie rod ends lately? I understand Moog is one of the best out there and the price reflects it. Local parts store $127 for one Moog ball joint. Moog ball joint $65 on Ebay. Apples for apples. Total parts for my needs were $508 at local parts store. Ebay price $235. No taxes or shipping.

This is another good site to browse brands and prices and get an idea of what's out there.http://www.rockauto.com/

I bought upper and lower ball joints recently for my wife's truck. The local O'Reilly's wanted about $480 plus tax which make it over $500 for the Moog parts. I ordered the same Moog parts online at a couple different places and the total including shipping was $200. Same parts, just a little different price.I also called a local, non-dealer, shop to see what they wanted to do the job. Ooof!! Their price, using Moog parts was right at $800 including installation. They quoted me a price of $165 for the Moog parts that I bought for $45. I did spend about $50 for a ball joint press at HF.

RockAuto is very good, but I usually use either AutoPartsTomorrow or AM-Autoparts. And sometimes Amazon is the cheapest by the time you factor in their free shipping, but not all that often.

Rumor has it Moog started importing from oversea's. Sorry no link but I read it somewhere. I'd be careful with the ebay seller, lots of fake parts coming out of China. Last thing I'd want is a fake steering part from China.

Moog used to be the name for quality parts but they don't impress me with their latest offerings.

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fj12ryder
Explorer III
Feb 27, 2014
RockAuto is very good, but I usually use either AutoPartsTomorrow or AM-Autoparts. And sometimes Amazon is the cheapest by the time you factor in their free shipping, but not all that often.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Feb 27, 2014
I bought upper and lower ball joints recently for my wife's truck. The local O'Reilly's wanted about $480 plus tax which make it over $500 for the Moog parts. I ordered the same Moog parts online at a couple different places and the total including shipping was $200. Same parts, just a little different price.

I also called a local, non-dealer, shop to see what they wanted to do the job. Ooof!! Their price, using Moog parts was right at $800 including installation. They quoted me a price of $165 for the Moog parts that I bought for $45. I did spend about $50 for a ball joint press at HF.
rtz549
Explorer
Feb 27, 2014
This is another good site to browse brands and prices and get an idea of what's out there.

http://www.rockauto.com/

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