1G Ball joints?

[Boosted92rs]

92 laser rs awd, going through the front suspension and ordered the moog ball joints from jnz which is the same part number everyone else uses but they dont fit. The ones I had in have a ring thats slotted at the base so it grips when you press them in but the moog ones dont have this ring and so they dont fit. Anyone have a fix for this? Have the car tore apart kind of sucks.

Even looking at control arms seen other chats on here saying dorman were havibg issues with the welds I see rock auto has mevotech?

 

[AWD-Tony]

Mevotech MK9617 (K9617 MB241883) worked for me. It has the snap ring and zerk fitting.

 

[Boosted92rs]

Mevotech MK9617 (K9617 MB241883) worked for me. It has the snap ring and zerk fitting.

Huh this is showing different part numbers.

The K9617 was the moog ball joint I got to replace mine and it had lots of play but my old ones had to be pressed out so I figured id just go with a full ca.

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Mevotech MK9617 (K9617 MB241883) worked for me. It has the snap ring and zerk fitting.

N/m you were just giving me the part number for the ball joint, sorry about that.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Yes. That’s the description of the part how it’s listed on their website.

 

[Boosted92rs]

Ever heard any thing about their control arms?

 

[AWD-Tony]

Ever heard any thing about their control arms?

No I haven’t. What’s wrong with yours?

 

[Boosted92rs]

Im not 100% sure if they may be worn out, we took out the old ball joints which we had to press them out and when we went to put the new moog one in theres a ton of slop like it doesnt even need to be pressed in or any force just slides right in. Even with the snap ring that doesnt seem right to me. Also my old one had like an extra ring at the base of the ball joint thats grooved.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Are you just replacing one side? If you have the other side out, you can measure or check it against that. Think mine didn’t take much to press in and out. With that said, it was loose by any means.

 

[Boosted92rs]

No I haven’t. What’s wrong with yours?

This is what im dealing with

 

[Boosted92rs]

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[AWD-Tony]

Yeah. That’s not going to work. Wonder if it’s the splines? Order the other one. Moog used to be a reliable replacement option but from what I’ve seen, they gone downhill.

 

[Boosted92rs]

Yeah. That’s not going to work

Yea im assuming boxed wrong possibly nit sure. So at this point I figured id see maybe how the mevotech control arms are, least then I know I can get a ball joint for the arms.

 

[Dericsh]

It’s possible you already had a low quality control arm installed. I tried searching around for the raybestos brand mentioned in this article with no luck. Unfortunately, all the listings use the same stock photo so it seems like it might be a gamble trying to get the right kind.

https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/warning-front-lower-control-arms-dorman-vs-raybestos.402773/

 

[Boosted92rs]

It’s possible you already had a low quality control arm installed. I tried searching around for the raybestos brand mentioned in this article with no luck. Unfortunately, all the listings use the same stock photo so it seems like it might be a gamble trying to get the right kind.

https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/warning-front-lower-control-arms-dorman-vs-raybestos.402773/

Yea thats what I was looking for was the raybestos ones I thought someone had said dorman had done better with their welds but rock auto doesnt have both sides. Figured id get these mevotech ones and see how they look.

 

[dwb]

I once tried to use some MOOG ball joints on my 1g and they were too small and would not press-fit. They just wobbled around in the control arm. I ended up going to my local Napa and they had some that fit. More recently I replaced the lower control arms with a set from 1A Auto due to rusted rear mounts. Definitely budget friendly ($125/pair) and appear to be close to OEM with ball joints and bushings pre-installed. Welds looked good. There's a thread around here that talks about them but I'm having a hard time finding it. Here's some comparison pics, my originals vs the 1A Auto. I have more pics if interested.

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[Boosted92rs]

I once tried to use some MOOG ball joints on my 1g and they were too small and would not press-fit. They just wobbled around in the control arm. I ended up going to my local Napa and they had some that fit. More recently I replaced the lower control arms with a set from 1A Auto due to rusted rear mounts. Definitely budget friendly ($125/pair) and appear to be close to OEM with ball joints and bushings pre-installed. Welds looked good. There's a thread around here that talks about them but I'm having a hard time finding it. Here's some comparison pics, my originals vs the 1A Auto. I have more pics if interested.

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Yea I seen napa had 2 like mine but had to order them, I didnt know about 1a auto really I bought the mevotech from rock auto worst case scenario they look like crap and ill send them back but hopefully that wont be the case. Ill keep this in mind though just in case.

 

[Boosted92rs]

I once tried to use some MOOG ball joints on my 1g and they were too small and would not press-fit. They just wobbled around in the control arm. I ended up going to my local Napa and they had some that fit. More recently I replaced the lower control arms with a set from 1A Auto due to rusted rear mounts. Definitely budget friendly ($125/pair) and appear to be close to OEM with ball joints and bushings pre-installed. Welds looked good. There's a thread around here that talks about them but I'm having a hard time finding it. Here's some comparison pics, my originals vs the 1A Auto. I have more pics if interested.

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So I ordered those mevtech control arms from rock auto yesterday and they showed up today. Heres a couple pics what they look like welds all look good from what I can see on both.

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[Dericsh]

Looks like it needs repainting already

 

[Boosted92rs]

Oh they getting coated