Mentioned about my 08 starting having a slight clunk in L front end. May as well freshen it up thoroughly..

Anyhow, what replacement parts are worth the $$.. I see Moog on Rock Auto .. Is that best place or ? & best brand for control arms & stabilizer links ..

Thanks in advance.. I got the flu right now, but still doing my research. .

 

Moog prints boxes for Chinese parts. Most parts come from the same Chinese factories in different boxes and prices. I have seen the exact same part listed at $50 and #$00. Price is no guaranty of quality.

Most parts for older cars get ordered by the pallet from China. A container from China to the US costs around $3000, several hundred pallets fit in a container.

 

Thanks Don. This is 1st time for my HHR to need some parts.. I know where to get my S-10 stuff.

Ebay any better that rock auto ? Guess the name & grease fittings thought were a plus.

 

I’ve had disappointing results from Moog, their ball joints and swaybar end links clunked after a few months.
Ive had very good from service TRW ball joints, and Delphi swaybar end links.
right now I have in my 2011.
I have very good service from the Moog K201285 lca rear bushings.
I suggest start with the swaybar bushings , GM OEM , I got mine at RockAuto.

 

RockAuto is a website that lets vendors sell stuff. Many of the vendors are the same as on eBay and Amazon.
Some vendors are people that bought inventory from closed GM dealers during the bankruptcy others are Chinese fronts.

 

Yes, Donbrew, all the vendors are just websites these days . I just wanted to share where I got my products.
price wise they were less then Canadian websites or my GM parts counter.

 

Thanks Blue. Gotta kick this flu first, but gathering info on good parts & where.

 

The Moog parts were appealing cause of Grade 8 bolts, Nylock nuts & grease fittings.

 

Read up on these: MEVOTECH CMS50173 Supreme control arms, greaseable & Limited Lifetime warranty

 

Mevotech is a "collision" parts company. Good enough to let the next guy fix it. Most of them are stamped steel not aluminum alloy. Maybe you will be the lucky one.