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Moog lower ball joints

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by ryans4x4, Sep 27, 2019.

  1. Sep 27, 2019 at 2:01 PM
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    ryans4x4

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    I installed my moog lower ball joints today and they are stamped 555 made in Japan. Has anyone else experienced this before?
     
    ryans4x4, Sep 27, 2019
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  2. Sep 27, 2019 at 2:02 PM
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    c0climber

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    Yea.
     
    c0climber, Sep 27, 2019
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  3. Sep 27, 2019 at 2:02 PM
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    0xDEADBEEF

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    0xDEADBEEF Swaying to the Symphony of Destruction

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    Yep. I did mine a couple weeks ago. Same deal.
     
    0xDEADBEEF, Sep 27, 2019
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  4. Sep 27, 2019 at 2:14 PM
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    Yeah, pretty sure 555 makes ALL of them, even the OEM ones, lol...
     
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  5. Sep 27, 2019 at 2:33 PM
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    ryans4x4

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    So why would we pay more for the oem ones then? Makes no sense if they are all the same thing. Glad I didn’t pay for the oem ones now.
     
    ryans4x4, Sep 27, 2019
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  6. Sep 27, 2019 at 2:52 PM
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    Hopefully they are better than Napa Chassis or whatever crap brand they are selling now. Had one of those blow out on me. While driving. It was.. Not fun.
     
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  7. Sep 27, 2019 at 5:57 PM
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    There IS a difference. Same manufacturer doesn't necessarily mean they are identical. Different production lines, different QA/QC standards, etc...

    An Avalon is a helluva lot nicer than my little shitbox Corolla. Both Toyota.

    That said, I have a little soapbox I wrote on BJs, if you care to read it...

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-2004-4x4-doublecab-trd.622208/#post-21222495
     
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  8. Sep 27, 2019 at 5:59 PM
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    Yeah, 555 is what you want.
     
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