Best ball joints and tie rod ends for trucks?

Always had good luck with Moog, I worked on and around suspension for years and never had an issue with their parts. Its what I use on my stuff.
 
I use chevy 1 ton drag link ends from autozone on everything. They're around $20 each and have a lifetime warranty. Not the best in quality, but I've never broken one and when they wear out I go get a new one. Some tight cross over steering requires the offset TRE's but thats my one exception
 
The best I've had to date have been the ones offered by Barnes (1 ton). I did some digging one day and discovered a part # that suggested they were Moog, but don't quote me on that.
 
Historically, I've always tried to buy moog. Had some hit and miss experiences in the last few years and tried mevotech on somebody's recommendation. Appearance/fit/finish of the parts is at least as good as moog, and I haven't had to replace any of them yet.
 
#1 OEM (original equipment, not the ghey Chinese "OEM" brand from eBay or whatever)
#2 Dana/Spicer
#3 Moog
#4 Everything else

There are also specialty brands within a niche that are usually good. A bunch of the GM and Ford guys have had issues with Moog quality.
 
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shawn said:
Historically, I've always tried to buy moog. Had some hit and miss experiences in the last few years and tried mevotech on somebody's recommendation. Appearance/fit/finish of the parts is at least as good as moog, and I haven't had to replace any of them yet.
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jeepinmatt said:
#1 OEM (original equipment, not the ghey Chinese "OEM" brand from eBay or whatever)
#2 Dana/Spicer
#3 Moog
#4 Everything else

There are also specialty brands within a niche that are usually good. A bunch of the GM and Ford guys have had issues with Moog quality.
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I bought some moog RK "problem solver" upper A arms w ball joints for my 98 K1500 4wd from rock auto and they don't have PS stamped on them.Now I think RK is the low grade and the CK is the the good shit.
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AC Delco Professional and Mevotech are two of my favorites, along with some of the Moog stuff. Hit or miss on Moog for some reason now a days.
 
I had some Moog parts wear out insanely quick on the SD axle under my HD. Chunked those for Mevotech stuff and I'm still running them.
 
mommucked said:
I bought some moog RK "problem solver" upper A arms w ball joints for my 98 K1500 4wd from rock auto and they don't have PS stamped on them.Now I think RK is the low grade and the CK is the the good shit.
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With ball joints, aren't the "problem solver" ones usually the knurled ones that are oversized to fit stretched knuckles/yokes? I'm not sure how they apply that terminology to a case where you're buying the whole arm. Can you buy the ball joint separately, but the "problem solver" comes with the whole arm/bushings/etc? If so, the ball joint wouldn't need to be oversized.
 
shawn said:
With ball joints, aren't the "problem solver" ones usually the knurled ones that are oversized to fit stretched knuckles/yokes? I'm not sure how they apply that terminology to a case where you're buying the whole arm. Can you buy the ball joint separately, but the "problem solver" comes with the whole arm/bushings/etc? If so, the ball joint wouldn't need to be oversized.
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I'm pretty sure they just put "Problem Solver" on everything they sell these days for brand recognition and its-wut-my-diddy-used credit.
 
shawn said:
Historically, I've always tried to buy moog. Had some hit and miss experiences in the last few years and tried mevotech on somebody's recommendation. Appearance/fit/finish of the parts is at least as good as moog, and I haven't had to replace any of them yet.
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Chris_Keziah said:
AC Delco Professional and Mevotech are two of my favorites, along with some of the Moog stuff. Hit or miss on Moog for some reason now a days.
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Croatan_Kid said:
I had some Moog parts wear out insanely quick on the SD axle under my HD. Chunked those for Mevotech stuff and I'm still running them.
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What ones do yall have? these..
More Information for MEVOTECH TXES2836RL

or these?
More Information for MEVOTECH MES2836RL
 
So I found out the tie rods are good, the pitman arm has some slop in the joint and the shaft seal is leaking.Gona fix it sat.Pull the box and put new seals in it and put this HD pitman on.
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until then, I put a bandaide on it.
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took it for a drive and the zip ties made a difference.
 
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So I found out the tie rods are good, the pitman arm has some slop in the joint and the shaft seal is leaking.Gona fix it sat.Pull the box and put new seals in it and put this HD pitman on.View attachment 332077 until then, I put a bandaide on it.
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took it for a drive and the zip ties made a difference.
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You know your steering is sketchy when a couple zip ties make a noticeable difference!:gitrdun:
 
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