"New upper ball joint" bad

None of the standard, off the shelf stuff is US made anymore guys. Name brand or not, none of it is made here.

If you want US made parts, you’ll have to double or triple your costs and use race specific stuff. The upper ball joints on my Duster are by Howe, and they more than double up the cost compared to Moog.

The other thing is, there aren’t a ton of different manufacturers for the standard replacement parts. Yeah, there’s a bunch of different name brands, but some of that stuff is the same part in different boxes. Inspect your parts before install, and know the return policy of the place you buy the parts from. Quality control isn’t perfect and never has been, you can argue whether it’s better or worse now, but it doesn’t really matter much. Just keep in mind you may have to return a part or two in order to get something up to your standards.