Lower ball joints, again

[TNT_wagon]

Well, the front end on my wagon is shaking like a (fill in the blank) so I finally bit the bullet and started taking the front end apart.
I'm going to need lower ball joints and front strut bushings.
I'm thinking about getting Firm Feel upper LCAs, and having them rebuild my lower control arms.
It's a '66 Town & Country.
Previous owner put '73 spindles on to replace the stock Budd discs.
So, the lower BJs should fit a lot of different cars, I would think.
The problem is, this is 2023, not 1993, so I'm kind of leery about buying online without knowing where they're made.
Rareparts.com has them, but I have no idea about their durability.
Does anybody know of a place that sells good ones?

 

[Davea Lux]

Have you tried Craig at mobile parts, he is a vendor on this site.

Dave

 

[traintech55]

If the previous owner, did not change the lower ball joints when he changed the spindles, that could cause a problem. 1966 disc brake lower ball joints are different to the 1973 spindles. Same lower control arms.

 

[TNT_wagon]

Davea-thanks, I've read about him here. Just wondered about the Rare Parts ones, too.
traintech-He would have had to change lower ball joints, Budd brake ball joints have 4 attaching bolts.

 

[3C's & a D?]

The rare parts are offshore products. I once caved and bought a set. No issues thus far, other than a weird added tit on the side the originals lacked. It hits the lower control arm at the end of its travel. In their defense, other front suspension components are still worn. I would try Craig first. He should have the good ones.

 

[Justin Plant]

If Craig is out of the hospital.....There's a thread here somewhere about his ongoing ordeal.

 

[detmatt]

He’s still in the rehab facility, I’ll message you his phone number.

 

[FURYGT]

If Craig doesn’t have what you need, send me a PM and I will dig into my personal stash of LBJ’s.

 

[HOT FURY]

Well, the front end on my wagon is shaking like a (fill in the blank) so I finally bit the bullet and started taking the front end apart.
I'm going to need lower ball joints and front strut bushings.
I'm thinking about getting Firm Feel upper LCAs, and having them rebuild my lower control arms.
It's a '66 Town & Country.
Previous owner put '73 spindles on to replace the stock Budd discs.
So, the lower BJs should fit a lot of different cars, I would think.
The problem is, this is 2023, not 1993, so I'm kind of leery about buying online without knowing where they're made.
Rareparts.com has them, but I have no idea about their durability.
Does anybody know of a place that sells good ones?

the rare parts lower ball joints have worked great for me so far and after 3 failed attempts from other places not sending me the correct spec parts the rare parts ones were the same dimensions and specs as the original ones coming out but in my opinion had a better internal ball joint design fro greasing the joint. good luck with your project and hope things go smoothly

 

[TNT_wagon]

Thanks to everyone for the quick responses.
I have placed an order with Craig.