At 09:07 AM 11/18/98 -0800, you wrote:

>In anticipation of replacing upper ball joints, each, I obtained prices
>from various suppliers:
>
>Is there that much variance in quality among ball joints to warrant such
>price differentials?  Has anyone had experiences with different quality
>ball joints, and how does one determine the quality differences, if any?
>
>Tom Hanlon

Mechanical parts from JCW are usually off brand (unless a manufacturer is
specifically noted) & very poor quality - I once ordered CV joints, they
were mfgd somewhere in Asia & looked like thet'd been case-hardened in
camel dung.

'Our' list vendors tend to sell the best quality available at reasonable
prices.

Austin