MOOG Problems?

[Tmwoodall]

I know the brand of choice for suspension components is MOOG. I have been reading A LOT about all the different brands, and supposed competitors that are reboxed MOOG. I have decided that saving the $100 bucks buying the O'Reilly house brand that is supposed to be MOOG isn't worth the gamble.

However, another thing I have noticed in lots of threads and online write-ups is that MOOG seems to be outsourcing some of their parts lately. One gentleman even mentioned that ECE is no longer recommending them because of this.

Has anyone had similar experiences, or had a reason to quit pushing MOOG so hard? This is one job I never want to repeat, after spending ~6 hours just removing the ball joints on one side yesterday.