Georgia Fiero Club Forum
All Things Fiero => General Fiero Discussion => Topic started by: GTRS Fiero on June 27, 2018, 07:07:16 pm
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That is the question. Anyone have an opinion or some experience with Moog ball joints on a Fiero?
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The way-back experience was very good, while they were still made in the USA. They set a standard. The only recent Moog experience I have is with the Fiero rear hubs and a front hub for my Ford truck.
The first hub I received for the truck was actually for a Dodge Caravan and was Made In Korea. The second and correct hub I received was Made In China. This is according to the imprint on the Moog box they were sealed in.
The Fiero hubs I have in the garage came from Rock Auto. They stated that they were Made In The USA by Moog for a private label. They are plain white boxes with perf-punched lettering that reads Made In The USA.
I purchased another from Rock Auto and installed it on Ray's 86 GT but never looked to see where it was made. We also installed 2 Moog hubs from Rock Auto onto his Blazer and they are still performing well.
Personally, I would prefer those same parts made in Korea over the Chinese parts. Korea has come a long way in the automotive field. In order of preference, USA, Canada, Taiwan, Korea, Mexico, China.
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I don't know where these Moog ball joints were made. Hopefully in the USA. I just know that my Blazer went through AutoZone ball joints in a weekend. I had gotten the ball joints replaced, drove to Virginia through the mountains, and drove back through the mountains, and the ball joints were done. I replaced those with Moog's, and put another 130K miles on the Blazer with them, then sold that Blazer.
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For a Fiero (if you haven't got them yet), get Rodney Dickman's ball joints.
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Well, the Moogs are here. No issue with Rodney's. What is the difference between the two?
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Rodney carefully chooses his sources, and he listens to his customers. If any part doesn't live up to his reputation, he changes the source.
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I wouldnt use Moog anything anymore, I had a tie rod coupler rust out and come apart loosing steering. Thankfully Mr. Sewell was available to rescue me.
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That's really a shame. They used to be the standard.