new front end parts

to you guys that are well versed in rebuilding an A body front end , what brand of parts should a guy look for to rebuild a 1968 form S front end ?
I havent paid much attention to the past posts , all opinions from the experts appreciated .
-------------------------------------------thanks , bob

72blunblu----yellow rose-----rrr-----mopar official-----Andy F.----------------???

Proforged is the company I have had the best luck with recently. Their ball joints and tie rod ends are better quality than Moog has been making lately. The last set of Moog ball joints I got were junk right out of the box, loose and sloppy or ridiculously tight. The Proforged stuff was spot on. Same for their LCA bushings, they sell the rubber bushings as well. They don't make everything though.

You can see some of the info on the LCA bushings here in this thread, @RealWing was nice enough to buy a bunch of different bushings and brands and do a comparison for what actually fit like it's supposed to. Moog did not do well.
LCA pin loose in bushing

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Moog has been having problems with their lower bushings lately. The inner metal sleeve is too large a diameter for the pin. Typical import crap that they should be ashamed of.

Exactly. Moog has had a couple of recalls of their bushings, and some of their parts are not currently available as they're probably re-tooling for the lines that have had issues.

I bought some Delco suspension components lately that look good. Not USA made though.

Delco in most cases is just re-boxed Moog parts