Ball joint ripoff
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Burning Brakes
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From: Jupiter Florida
Ball joint ripoff
Yesterday I started looking around for ball joints and I don't mind telling you that $100 at both Otterzone and Pep Boys harshed my buzz a little.
What are these things, duranium alloy? If that were true, I wouldn't be shopping around for 'em would I? I could see that for sealed units, but these look like regular ol' $30 parts-bin stuff.
Maybe it's a case of 'Corvette owners have too much money, let's just take some' but I'd sure appreciate it if somebody could point me in the direction of some sanely priced ball joints.
What are these things, duranium alloy? If that were true, I wouldn't be shopping around for 'em would I? I could see that for sealed units, but these look like regular ol' $30 parts-bin stuff.
Maybe it's a case of 'Corvette owners have too much money, let's just take some' but I'd sure appreciate it if somebody could point me in the direction of some sanely priced ball joints.
Drifting
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Ball joint ripoff (rocketfinger)
Drifting
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From: Jacksonville FL
Re: Ball joint ripoff (1MoorTym)
I just ordered everything to recondition the entire front and rear suspension on my '88 Coupe for around $350.00. That is for ball-joints, tie-rod ends, control arm bushings, strut-rod bushings, carrier bushings and sway-bar bushings. These are poly-graphite bushings.
I ordered everything from P-S-T on the advise of a fellow forum member.
Thanks,
Mike.
I ordered everything from P-S-T on the advise of a fellow forum member.
Thanks,
Mike.
