Shocks and front end parts advice

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Jeff7

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Jeff,

I know Mevo is a Canadian product but don't trust them out of national loyalty! They aren't bad but for the labor time invested, go with Moog "Problem Solver". They aren't too much more and worth saving up for. If you go with Moog upper arm assembly it already has their best parts. If you want a beast of a lower ball joint, go Proforged.
For your steering parts, again, go Moog.
For the sway bar bushings and links, go Delco Professional, (not "Advantage"). They are urethane and fair priced.
KYB is an excellent value and a great shock.

New centerlink... no, (unless the tapered holes are wallowed out... doubtful).
New tie rod sleeves... yes, (they're cheap enough).

No other hardware needed with new axles... just make sure the boots are neoprene not rubber.

Keep in mind, even replacing all front suspension parts so the truck is back to original specs, it will probably still need alignment for camber/caster, (definitely for toe). If this has not been done on your truck in the past, you may need to knock out the upper A-arm pivot holes, (to allow adjustment). It's easy to do while apart and knock out punches are cheap, (like Lysle or similar).

ONE IMPORTANT NOTE... Do not torque upper and lower A-arm pivot bolts until your truck is at ride height... it will ruin your new bushings!

Save your coin and buy the best you can... with regular grease service you will likely never need to do it again.
Good Luck!

Thanks man, from what I understand Mevotech is engineered in Canada but manufactured elsewhere, couldn't find a definitive answer on that. They just seemed like a good quality product.

I was definitely intending on getting an alignment after changing all this stuff, you're saying I need to punch something out on the upper a arms to get the alignment done?
 

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I was thinking about going with AC Delco professional myself, you guys are talking me into Moog.
The company is Canadian, but I don' think any production is. I don't know if they are simply reselling or if they actually have in-house engineering.

The Mevotech stuff I bought was Chinese. I suspect their higher end stuff to be made in Taiwan, but I don't know that for sure.
If you cannot find "made in ..." anywhere it is probably from Taiwan.
 
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