Moog or Detroit axle?

LittleGiant

LittleGiant

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I’m still attending to figure out this clunking I have.

I think I made a boo-boo and put too much grease in my sway bar links when replacing them and blue the boot.

I also had my Jeep place tell my my front ball joints are shot. I jacked up the Jeep and had no issues with the upper/lower on drivers side, but a solid clunk with a lot of movement on the passenger lower.

Recently replaced the track bar.

Here’s the issue. I’m to the point of reps if everything, and I mean everything.

New tie rods (3 - 2 outer 1 inner)
Sway bar links
Drag mink
Maybe upper and lower control arms.

I’m absolutely over it. I keep hearing about Moog, but I’m doing a lot of research and Detroit Axle (I’ve heard of them) seem like the real deal for a lot of these types of parts.

Thoughts?
 
I used to use Detroit axle parts. If you have an issue, they want you to pay shipping to return the defective parts. I now use AM-Autoparts over Moog parts. They give you a 10 year warranty on all parts and if you have an issue (within 10 years), they will give you a refund or replace the parts free. No need to return anything.
p.s. For ball joints or u-joints I only use Spicer.
 
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LittleGiant said:
Understandable but I’m talking about quality, not the return process. I have spicer for ball joints
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JMT said:
I think you got your answer.
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Detroit Axle would not be at the top of my list. I have used them in the past 1 time and no more.

Moog is what I would chose between the 2.

I wish I had @Jerry Bransford picture because I would say Moog still better than Rusty's
 
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TheBoogieman said:
I now use AM-Autoparts over Moog parts.
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I thought you used BOOG parts?

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.....and then switched to BOOGER.

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I'm so confused.
 
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Thanks to Moogs bad spec on the TRE taper I'm half tempted to try Dorman next time I need one.

They make a "Rugged Duty" like that has an anti corrosion coating (Moog comes bare steel so you have to paint it). I don't know enough about inner workings of rod ends to know if the other claims are marketing mumbo jumbo but all it has to do is last long enough that I can't be sure it didn't last as long.
 
I would be worried that "Detroit" Axle may be a cheap China parts importer using the good name of Detroit for free credibility to easily confuse people.

If that's the case, I would not put them in the same tier for quality as Moog. Not even close. Maybe you are mixing up the name American Axle. That would be a high quality OEM supplier. Or Detroit Diesel? I dunno.

Might want to do some further research or make a phone call and ask some questions.

Makes me think of how Harbor Freight tries to make their China crap sound like quality:
Chicago Pneumatic
Pittsburgh Tools
Union Safe Co.
Portland
U.S. General
 
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