Ok, So I recently purchased a 1995 del sol si. Car is in good condition, with the exception of the insane torque steer and loose front end. I've opted to just replace every front end suspension competent but I have an issue. For the bushings, ill grab everything from prothane. but for the things like ball joints, wheel bearings, and inner and outer tie rods, I cant seem to find clear info on which will be best to buy. Obviously, oem would be best, but I cant justify shelling out 220 bucks or so on four ball joints. Ive read some forums with people asking similar questions but theyre all pretty old and so some people say that MOOG is no longer good, and so I'm looking for more updated info. I'm looking at the mevotech supreme line for the ball joints and tie rod ends, and centric for the wheel bearings. Centric because I've used their stuff before and it seem to be good, and the mevotech supremes because well frankly they seem to be the best but thats not based on much. So my question is first on what I should buy for those 3 parts, and then also I cannot for the life of me find info on how to replace the upper control arm ball joint. Plenty of people who have replaced the whole arm, but I'm going to be upgrading the bushing and ball joint so no reason to get full new arms.

 

For some of those suspension components, aftermarket companies HardRace and TruHart both make very good parts. The price and quality of both companies, from what I've experienced, is extremely close. They use a more rigid rubber compound than OEM, but not a fully solid or metal spherical insert like a race only car would have.

For things like wheel bearings, honestly I just buy whatever has decent reviews from a reputable reseller like Rock Auto, high ranked eBay sellers, or even just oReilly's.


Edit: For the ball joints on the front arms, I would highly recommend renting a puller tool from oReilly's rather than just trying to beat it out. If yours are like mine, they may be somewhat seized in there.

 

Sankei 555 on the ball joints. They are Japanese made and top quality.

SKF, Timken, NTN on the bearings.

 

Ok got it, thanks for the replies, Ill have to check out truhart and hardrace