Time to freshen up my cars front ends and need input.
I want high quality parts for decent money. I get confused when googling around with all different materials and brands. I'm not looking for high end road racing stuff, just good parts with good fitment and no noise. And if it makes the car drive better I'm more than happy.

I have ordered Moog offset bushings for upper control arms since a lot of people claims it's a good update for modern tires. What is next performance update?
I remember Ehrenberg wrote an article about strangling the flow to the steering box with a washer in the pressurized hose. Have anyone tried that cheap trick?

I bought everything piece meal because at the time none of the kits had the brands of parts I wanted.

Be careful on where you buy the kits from. Some supply sub standard parts and you'll wind up doing it again in 2-5 years. I've had good luck with Espo and PST. I believe PST offers a lifetime warranty

I would just get your part numbers together and buy everything Moog. Too much crap out there right now.

Price the parts out individually thru Summit, Rock Auto, etc, first

Guy I know bought a kit from one of the magazine advertiser companies and the torsion bars kept sagging and dropping the front of the car down too far. I can't recall if they replaced them, or if he just bought another set someplace else.

If the torsion bars dropped the front end of the car too low, then either they needed to be adjusted or they needed to be a larger diameter.

The only way the above statement wouldn't be true is if the torsion bar material has such a low yield strength that the bars yielded.

Strength or quality of steel does not affect its spring rate.

On front end parts I'd say you get what you pay for. I buy MOOG from Rockauto, find discount code at www.retailmenot.com

Other parts that may be superior quality-wise are AC Delco Professional parts.

I have found suspension parts for my street cars to be inexpensive and I wouldn't want to install the cheaper stuff made today (or yesterday, for that matter.)

Most dirt track racers seem to be using Mopar style ball joints. I bet you could get some pretty bulletproof ones by digging around in catalogs aimed for the circle track crowd.

R

Initially I went with Raybestos Professional Grade until they sold out to Federal Mogul. Since then I've gone with as much NAPA NCP (National Chassis Parts) as I could. My best information at that time was that they are re-boxed Spicer. I Googled the experience that others are having with aftermarket suspension parts and there were quite a few not real happy with Moog, especially the boot quality.

For my '71 Satellite front-end rebuild last year, I bought all Moog, checking both RockAuto and Amazon for best price. Moog parts are considered "Premium" by RockAuto, as opposed to "Daily Driver". Don't forget, Amazon has free shipping on most orders over $35 or so. Also, check on this site for the latest RockAuto discount code. In this case, RockAuto had the best prices. I also used the heavier-duty tie rod ends and adjustable sleeves (meant for C bodies).

What I ordered:

upper & lower ball joints
tie rod ends (C body)
adjuster sleeves (C body)
idler arm
upper (offset) & lower control arm bushings
rubber bumpers
strut rod bushings
stabilizer bar links and bushings

Total cost was $350. This included a $17.50 discount, and shipping cost of $16.97.

Good luck.

Roger