Raybestos Upper Control Arm

[davidm]

Replacing my Arnott UCAs with these Raybestos Arms. It's what they call the premium version, makes the Arnott arms look like a toothpick.

I'm sure it's what Napa sells for $85 each, bought these from Rockauto for the same price as the Moog, about $56 each.
These have grease fittings also.

I know everyone says to go Moog, but was not impressed with other Moog suspension parts.

These arms look like they should last a long time.

 

[ONLYTONY]

ball joints

I put all MOOG on my 95 and seems ok for 2 years. I was reading about RB joints and they were a little different but made sense, so I bought all RB stuff fo my 98. At my snails pace I don't know when I do that job. DONT over grease them, and wipe them off . The excess grease (I did'nt wipe off) got onto the abs sprocket and sensor and once it cooks onto the sensor you have abs problems. Just spraying them did'nt work. I took ohm reading off the new sensors, and after I scraped the old ones clean they measured the same.good luck TONYyyy

 

[SATURN5]

Look just like the Dorman's I put in last week.

 

[forcedbird94]

i put in some in my 93 for 108 bucks each and they are already broke

 

[forcedbird94]

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php

this is the upper arms i need right ????????

 

[SATURN5]

Post the make and part number. RA links don't link to a part.

 

[shawn_sloma]

They look just like the NAPA premium's which were about $90 a piece. I can't complain about them yet. Had them on for a few months now with no issues.

 

[forcedbird94]

DORMAN Part # 520259 {#F7LZ3085AA}
Includes Ball Joint and Bushings; Front Left Upper
$35.99 $35.99
DORMAN Part # 520260 {#F7LZ3084AA}
Includes Ball Joint and Bushings; Front Right Upper
$35.99 $35.99
Subtotal $71.98
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[SATURN5]

Those are the ones I just put in. LOL, the left side had a price change...

1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD 4.6L V8 SOHC
DORMAN 520251 (520-251) Control Arm $ 34.79 $ 0.00 1 $ 34.79
DORMAN 520252 (520-252) Control Arm $ 34.79 $ 0.00 1 $ 34.79
1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII 4.6L V8
DORMAN 520259 (520-259) Control Arm $ 36.79 $ 0.00 1 $ 36.79
DORMAN 520260 (520-260) Control Arm $ 35.99 $ 0.00 1 $ 35.99
RAYBESTOS 5781054 (578-1054) Strut Rod Bushing $ 26.79 $ 0.00 1 $ 26.79

 

[davidm]

Would like to see a pic of the Dorman, the RAuto one looked like the thin ones.

 

[SATURN5]

http://www.dormanproducts.com/mobile/p-9996-520-259.aspx

The one you posted look to have more material at the balljoint. I don't believe it makes it any better, only heavier. The Dorman's look just like the TRW's I replaced.

 

[forcedbird94]

sooo buy it ???????

 

[SATURN5]

That's your call. You have the right part numbers for the Dorman arms if those are the ones you want.

 

[davidm]

The RB still looks more stout to me. Maybe we are splitting hairs, but I prefer more support in that area of the suspension.
I saved my old Arnotts arms, they were still intact, but had side ways movement around the vertical points. Glad they are off the car, cannot tell if they were Moog or Chinese. Arnott changed brands at some point.

 

[97MarkJA]

Replacing my Arnott UCAs with these Raybestos Arms. It's what they call the premium version, makes the Arnott arms look like a toothpick.

I'm sure it's what Napa sells for $85 each, bought these from Rockauto for the same price as the Moog, about $56 each.
These have grease fittings also.

I know everyone says to go Moog, but was not impressed with other Moog suspension parts.

These arms look like they should last a long time.

What is the ball joint diameter where it is pressed into the arm? You can probably get a clean measurement on top of the arm.

 

[davidm]

Sorry, they are already installed, they are a different material on the other side. Assume they can be pressed out and replaced.
Might be able to call Affinia group that makes them.

 

[MN12hybrid]

When building up the suspension on my Tbird, I noticed that almost every MOOG part I bought for the resembled the TRW parts exactly. In fact the MOOG UCA's had TRW stamped on them. I never did have a problem with them..

I broke a ball joint on my front left LCA a few weeks after getting the car - I installed some LCA's for the front from Autozone, and they look like cheaper chinese ones but they seemed to be ok compared to other chinese parts I have seen for these cars... I will be keeping a close eye on mine needless to say!! In the coming months when I completely rebuild the front and rear ends on my Mark, I might change out the front LCA's I got from Autozone (no grease fittings) unless they look like they are still in great shape.