Is their any difference in performance etc?

Rick

Not sure about your question? What are you asking?

I have purchased the Hotchkis TVS. I am now in the process of buying new bushings etc. I was planning on buying the PST polygrahpite kit but I double up on some of the things ie swaybar bushings, stabilize connectors and tierod sleeves. I can purchase the control arm polygraphite bushings for $100. I can get the inner/outer tie rods and upper and lower ball joints for about 100 from the local auto store saving me about 100. But if the quality/performance of the ball joints tierods differ from what PST offer I want to make sure that I am not diminishing my "investment" by purchasing the balljoints etc locally. The PST site doesnt make the tierod balljoint sound special in anyway.

Rick

The ball joints and rod ends in the PST kits are not "special in any way". I've installed a few complete kits for people but on my personal car I only used their bushings.

The hard parts look to be Perfect Circle or imports?? Personally, I don't think they are of top quality.

For my money, I would use Moog's stuff. It's worth the extra dollars. If you save $10 on a tie rod end and then crash your $25K ride b/c it breaks, that's not a good value! :eek: I have competition rubber and 600lb springs in my car and I occasionally race it so, the suspension and steering stuff takes a beating! You're application might be different.

In some applications (Chevy Blazers, Olds Toronados etc...) where the car is heavy and the ball joints work hard, I have seen the Perfect Circle stuff wear out once a year!! graemlins/clonk.gif

Paul D.

In addition to my TVS, PST polygraphite bushings I should use the following:

MOOG~

K5103 Stock Lower Ball Joint
K5108 Stock Upper Ball Joint
ES681N Stock Inner Tie Rod
ES381RL Stock Outer Tie Rod

Thanks,
Rick