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Apr 14, 2010 | 04:20 PM

1996man

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ball joints

hey guys. I am in the middle of slowly reviving my 96 LT4 coupe after a few years of it sitting. next step is going to be the ball joints. mine are definatly bad. any suggestions as to what brand or where to buy? i would like a performance upgrade if possible. I currently work at carquest so i can get "moog" parts for a decent price but may be able to get a better price online. just curious what some of you have done in the past. any input is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

Apr 14, 2010 | 04:27 PM

car5car

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If you grease them there is no metal to metal contact, I found cheapest from Autozone, I replaced lowers.

Apr 14, 2010 | 05:55 PM

Weav's Vet

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Get the Moog. There have been issues with some of the other aftermarket brands.

Apr 14, 2010 | 09:39 PM

jaa1992

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Get the Moog. There have been issues with some of the other aftermarket brands.

I replaced mine with moog!

If I had to do it over again I might get the set of NOS A-arms from corvetterecycling.

Apr 15, 2010 | 05:16 PM

rklessdriver

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MOOG or TRW are the only ones that are going to fit half way correctly. Most everything else is made overseas.

Will

Apr 15, 2010 | 10:09 PM

Clark Bente

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What's the symptoms of bad ball joints?

Apr 16, 2010 | 05:43 PM

C4fan

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Originally Posted by jaa1992

I replaced mine with moog!

If I had to do it over again I might get the set of NOS A-arms from corvetterecycling.

Corvette recycling, $399 to get all new OEM upper and lower control arms with new OEM bushings and ball joints.

Apr 17, 2010 | 01:53 AM

94vettelover2

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I just replaced my lower ball joints on my 94 two days ago.I went with Moog but also considered Ac delco as well.It was a very easy job but the ball joints kept cocking to one side during install.Also took alittle effort to get rubber cover/boot to fit down snuggly on ball joint.I knew I should have posted pics of install steps