DIRT_LIFE Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Hello, Looking for opinions. I bent my lower control arms and need to replace them. I don't know if I should go with OEM or aftermarket. Leaning Towards MOOGs, but don't have enough mechanical knowledge to make a sound decision. The arms bent when I went off-roading and took on a 3 ft muddy ditch. I got stuck and had to be pulled out. that's when the arms bent. Anyway, I do medium off road trails...no rock crawling. Thanks for any advice you can give. Edited October 22, 2017 by DIRT_LIFE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Have you considered used? I am not familiar with aftermarket critical parts but it should be fine. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjotrainbrain Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 There was a discussion about this on the Facebook page the other day. Seems like lots of people like Moog, which is probably what I'll go with if mine ever need doing. Cuong Nguyen is probably right though, stock parts from the junkyard would probably be fine, unless the ball joint or bushings are worn out. Is OEM absurdly well priced? I'm guessing OEM is probably pretty expensive, so I'd avoid it for that reason alone; this isn't one of those cases where you need OEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I hate aftermarket control arms. Wherever possible I always try and get used OE ones and replace the bushings in them. The aftermarket ones seem cheap and thin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjotrainbrain Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I hate aftermarket control arms. Wherever possible I always try and get used OE ones and replace the bushings in them. The aftermarket ones seem cheap and thin. That's a good point. I've never had one in my hand so I wouldn't have even considered that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowndawgR50 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Moog arms are good, their bushings are crap. Grab some poly bushings and replace the units that come with the arms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I split one of the lower arms on my former Hardbody one time 4 wheeling, just picked one up from junkyard and swapped it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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