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Originally Posted by crakarjax
Nice, it's so much easier working with clean parts!
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Thanks! It really is easier. I finished painting the other side last night and they look really nice. Just need to finish cleaning the frame where the arms attach.
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Originally Posted by mattfranklin
Looking great.
On that AC Delco mystery... I'm trying to wherever possible "keep my GM car all GM," like the ads back in the '70s or '80s used to say. But I'm increasingly disappointed by them. It looks like they are just putting their name on parts made by others. Kind of milking the brand. About a year ago I ordered some brake hoses. The outside of the box said all GM, but on the inside I didn't even a hint of GM markings. All of the marking on the hoses indicated it was a Chinese company. The parts were fine -- fit, finish, machining, quality were totally fine -- they have come a long way. But I really wanted the "GM" or "AC Delco" ink on the part because of the appearance and not "SUN HONG." If I wanted the other parts I would have ordered from them. You shouldn't pay a premium price for a box.
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Thanks, Matt!
You are building from a rather unique perspective, so it makes sense that you want all the same parts on your truck. I went with AC Delco because I trust the brand and I did not want to spend extra money on the Moog name. Seems like I made the right choice there.
I don't care if one tie rod end says Moog and the other 3 say AC Delco; it's not worth the hassle of returning/exchanging it with Rock Auto.
Another interesting event is that I ordered replacement lower arm U-bolts from Amazon; they arrived 4 days late and with damaged packaging (I will be calling to get my 1 month free Prime extension). You would think with a envelope that was ripped open and re-taped that I might be missing a part. Instead my u-bolts came with an extra nut - they added a part to my order!
I dropped off the right side rotor to the local shop to be cut. I think someone changed the rotor and pads at some point, and then the truck ended up sitting around. Both are in pretty decent shape. I had already bought replacement pads, but might scuff and re-use the ones that came with the truck.
Not looking forward to cleaning the other side, but will hopefully reassemble this side and start taking apart the other side this weekend.