Aftermarket lower control arms - which one is better?

Anybody have replaced their lower control arms on 2nd gen Tacoma with one of these brands:

• MOOG,
• DELPHI,
• BECK/ARNLEY,
• ACDELCO.

Any one of those is better than other?

 

I’ve only heard of acdelco and moog. Are you doing the whole arm or just the bushings?

 

Whole arm. It makes sense $ wise to buy whole thing and do only removal/install.

I am trying to understand are there brands that are better than others or maybe there is one to be avoided.

 

I've never heard of Delphi. ACDelco is oem GM. I've heard mixed things about Moog. Didn't know Beck Arnley made parts for these trucks.

Would personally buy oem Toyota here. I know it's more money but it has been shown to be the only ones that last out of the bunch.

 

I agree going oem would be best. If it’s not an immediate need just keep an eye out oem ones pop up often.

 

Going OEM would be the best, but I probably have to rip out my kidney to buy two new lca's.

Used OEM might be an option if I can get it for decent price and then have shop press bushings in and out, and ball joints. Labor alone might be couple hours.

I am not in US, so my options are more limited to whatever is available in local market for used parts, thus I am looking at buying non-OEM just trying to figure out which brand might be as close as they come to OEM.

 

Pretty sure oem arms use moog ball joints anyways. I sure as shit wasn't going to pay 1100 for a set of oem arms, went with international suspension for a whopping 200 a side and they have held up fine so far.

 

Isn't Delphi a GM OEM supplier? Just adding my .02 since there seemed to be some lack of recognition.

 

I think they are one of. I own a van too and when I did fuel pump Delphi was one with the best reputation.

 

OEM Toyota is definitely not Moog. In fact Moog has gone pretty far downhill since they were bought out.

 

still, over a grand for oem lcas is outrageous imo

 

I’ve seen a lot of people run moog full replacements without issue. That’s what I would go with.

 

I know, I'm spoiled. I work in a Toyota dealership - in the Parts department. But this also affords me the ability to see and compare OEM to aftermarket on a pretty regular basis. Trust me, there's a reason so many aftermarket parts are so much less expensive.

 

Maybe you can help OP out?

 

Over a grand? I found them for a little over $270 each, here. I see you're in Canada..probably has something to do with price difference:

https://www.oemgenuineparts.com/oem-parts/toyota-lower-control-arm-4806804040

 

There are several members here who can help him.

 

Yeah 550ish per arm from my local dealer

 

Yeezuz. I just called my local dealership out of curiosity...$440 each..

 

From what I've seen, the poorer the quality, the shorter the warranty. So look at which one of those you listed gives the most warranty time, and it "should" have the better components, as they're less likely to expect to need to replace it during that time period.

Way back when I worked for Advance Auto Parts, we sold parts with 30 day, 6-month and 1-year warranty, and the longer the warranty was definitely better quality.

 

i have moog on my truck for coming up on a year. no issues yet.