Factory Control Arm

[FordraptorHero]

look for some used arms on the facebook groups the garage sale section and your local criagslist thats typically what i did when i needed some ucas and tie rods. got both sides for 250 still have extra parts if i need them

 

[AndysLog]

im confused now because what you said before and what you are saying now are different, and thats fine. you just need to pick what you are saying and stand behind it.

you tell the guy to buy an over the counter part and installation and warranty are included which is false. completely false.

you can buy a part, and pay to have it installed and yes you can have a workmanship warranty with it. BUT THATS NOT WHAT YOU SAID.
also op was asking about a part and not your 16 years of service in the lexus field lol but thanks for your resume.

again we arent talking about an o2 sensor, we are talking about a stamped piece of metal with two bushings and a balljoint. so yes make sure you get a good balljoint obviously. but its just a stamped piece of material from your favorite country to support.

we all have opinions, i think you are going a little HAM and missing a few steps, but i applaud your enthusiasm.

nothing wrong with rockauto, they sell brand name and OE quality parts. you just pay more for them because reasons.

Lots of wrong info here. No1 when your purchase and have a dealership install, or even many qualified repair shops, It comes with a workmanship and parts guarantee. The workmanship warranty covering any defects or poor execution of the labor resulting in other or a repeat repair. The parts warranty covers total failure or failure to the point where the component is no longer performing its task. Eg a smal crack in ambushing is not warranty however a split bushing would be. You are correct a cash and carry purchase will only provide a over the counter warranty to be provided at the sellers discretion.

No2. The control arm sold aftermarket is not nessecarlily made of the same materials with the same quality control and or tolerances for fitment. Its gauranteed to not be made identical by the manufacturer of the parts for ford, hence why Ford liscences the production to that 3rd party company. Now a Chinese manufacturer that doesn’t play ball with world lic agreements and will knock off anything very poorly for a buck may claim it’s identicle, and if you feel it is than it’s your dollar. For instance Lexus uses denso a lot, you can buy an aftermarket denso o2 sensor that will work nearly the same but the harness won’t be the correct length or you’ll have to use your own connectors because denso has an agreement not to sell the Toyota/Lexus specs’ parts to any other retailer or wholesaler. That’s IF your buying from the actual manufacturer of the part. Like denso, Bosch , advics ect, in the aftermarket world.

But hey what do I know how a dealership operates or the ins and outs of auto repair and parts manufacturers. I’ve only been employed by Lexus for 16 years, am a Lexus Master and DS and also a ASE Master and Advanced level Specialist for 10 of those years.

These are just my opinions take em as you want. But like I said I get paid enough to drive a raptor as one of my vehicles for what I know about auto repair.

We drive a nice truck that’s not cheap. A hundred bucks on a major component isn’t anything. I don’t have any experience with these particular aftermarket arms, maybe they are great maybe not. But I use rock auto for parts on my side jobs on 3 thousand dollar cars.

 

[Lowlife_raptor]

Read again. I clearly state “if it’s done at the dealer”

A bushing is not just a bushing nor is a ball joint just a ball joint. The type of metals, the process the tolerances are all key. But again as an un professional ass hole, I guess it’s all the same to the clam. Thanks for applause though.

To the original topic; not a bad idea buying used just be careful because ball joints are supposed to be installed to check for play properly @PunisherSVT

 

[BenBB]

Hey guys. I have a loose ball joint on my passenger side upper control arm. At this time I just want to have it replaced with original equipment. Does this upper control arm differ in any way from a standard F150 control arm. Ford quoted me $230 for just the part. If this is just a standard control arm, I think this seems high.

Definitely not the same.

That being said, and as a tech, do you think its worth it to spend the $230 on the control arm from Ford instead of the $100 arm from various online retailers?

I would stick to Motorcraft, I bought both stock uppers for mine from Livermore Ford for $133.79 each:
https://parts.livermoreford.com/auto-parts/2014/ford/f-150/svt-raptor-trim/6-2l-v8-gas-engine/front-suspension-cat/suspension-components-scat

Installing them is going to be another matter, you have to remove the shock so a hefty impact or breaker bar for that lower shock bolt that gets torqued back to 406 ft-lbs. Not difficult or complex or anything, only a matter of jacking up, remove tire/wheel, remove UCA balljoint from knuckle (support knuckle after that), remove upper & lower shock bolts, pry shock out, unbolt UCA pivot bolts, put it all back together with torque & loctite...

Oh yeah the stockers don't come with the balljoint locknut so order that separate W520215-S441. Well unless you want to reuse a nylock, for a few bucks I wouldn't.

 

[Dirty Truck]

XRF Ball Joints

I forgot to mention this is a 2014 Raptor. I guess my question is is there anything special about the control arm Ford quoted me or are the OEM control arms I find on various websites the same?

Look into XRF. The Baja guys use them and some Ford dealers in Arizona are testing them.

XRF Chassis | Automotive and Heavy Duty Chassis Parts | Canada and Unites States

Could be an easy fix for you.