Cj Pony parts... never again

[Chevy nutcase]

I recently decided to redo the otherwise fine front end of my 66 c10 just to make it pretty and remove 50 yrs of concrete grease. Sandblasted and painted everything and decided to go with all new hardware. Got upper and lower ball joints, u bolts, and new shocks from summit. The lower shafts were each $50 cheaper than summit so I got the upper and lower shafts, bushings and seals and lower bump stops from Cj. 3 days after I get an email that the bump stops are backorder till mid February. Cancel them and reuse the old ones. Now I get the upper shafts and while they are both fine theres a clear difference. One is in a crisp new box while the other is in just a dilapidated baggie. Seals are different and they were obviously manufactured by two companies. Cant wait to see what the lower shafts look like.

[old Rusty C10]

im surprised i ordered a ton of things there when building my wifes mustang and they were great

[Chevy nutcase]

Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

im surprised i ordered a ton of things there when building my wifes mustang and they were great

It probably my fault ordering chevy parts from a Ford site

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[QUOTE=Chevy nutcase;9366522]It probably my fault ordering chevy parts from a Ford site[/QUOTE
agree 100%

[62c30]

Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

im surprised i ordered a ton of things there when building my wifes mustang and they were great

I've been buying mustang parts from them for many years and have had really good luck with them. The Chevy truck parts I have bought from them haven't been the best. The mustang parts are 65/66 while the truck parts have been 60/66 parts. I think the mustang parts are better because of how popular those cars are and how long they have been reproducing the parts. While the 60-66 Chevy trucks are not near as popular. I love them both but overall the mustang parts are usually a better fit than the 60-66 Chevy truck parts regardless of the vendor. Just my opinion of what I've experienced.

[old Rusty C10]

Originally Posted by 62c30

I've been buying mustang parts from them for many years and have had really good luck with them. The Chevy truck parts I have bought from them haven't been the best. The mustang parts are 65/66 while the truck parts have been 60/66 parts. I think the mustang parts are better because of how popular those cars are and how long they have been reproducing the parts. While the 60-66 Chevy trucks are not near as popular. I love them both but overall the mustang parts are usually a better fit than the 60-66 Chevy truck parts regardless of the vendor. Just my opinion of what I've experienced.

With the Mustang parts, they sometimes have several to choose from. ive always gone mid range and have been happy with the stuff the truck stuff i always got from LMC until their stuff started circling the bowl

[62c30]

Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

With the Mustang parts, they sometimes have several to choose from. ive always gone mid range and have been happy with the stuff the truck stuff i always got from LMC until their stuff started circling the bowl

I've bought several new truck beds from LMC and quite a few Chevy and Ford truck parts but I usually go pick up in person and check them out before leaving. Plus if you call ahead for pick up they knock 10% off. I've got good parts and bad parts from a lot of different vendors for multiple models of cars and trucks. Repops are either usable or junk regardless of where you get them. As far as shipping the wrong parts I would assume as big as CJ is with multiple locations around the country they hire whoever they can to work the warehouses and those people probably aren't car people or care. They get paid the same amount regardless if the order is correct or not.

[57taskforce]

I got the floor well courtesy lights on my K20 from them, plug and play with the factory wire harness and had no issues at all with them or the parts.

[Axle]

What I find perplexing, is why the person picking the order would not take two of the same looking items to fill the order rather than grab blindly.
BUT, being a ford centric place, ford does all sorts of non-symetrical things right off the factory floor, so they may see this as just normal anyway. =-)