Just another repair shop rant

Lildart said
It’s all about making money. When I had my ‘99 Durango the upper ball joints were bad. Took it to the dealer, they said you could only replace entire upper control arm that came with a ball joint. 800.00 part I believe.

So I take my happy butt to local parts house. I buy Moog ball joints for $45.00 a side ( greasable ) I drill out the rivits and bolt them in. I saved a ton of money and didn’t get screwed by the Dodge dealer.
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How does this not suprise me. Many people bite because they dont know better.
There are some makes now that the ball joint is integral with the control arm.

When i look up parts, i offer several choices to my customers,varying price and quality. If its left to me, i choose the middle of the road parts,not the cheapest, but not the most expensive.