Ball joint MOOG or OEM Toyota
Moog is fine. Just don’t use the moog ball joints and install Sankei 555 or OEM ball joints and you’ll be fine. I am running Moog Suspention and Sankei ball joints. 4 years no issues.
Original OE ball joint failed at around 100,000 . Replaced uppers and lowers with Moog premiums , I now have 218,000 on the truck. I just checked em when I replaced steering rack bushings and there\u2019s no movement.
I use MOOG problem solvers replace and inspect them every 4 years. I can replace both sides in a little under an hour. I prefer MOOG’s design and like that they are greaseable over the sealed OEM design.
So far, just LBJs and regular maintenance.
Get new moog ball joints.
Moog used to be good but I’ve had weird quality issues with them.
Moog parts are dogshit these days unfortunately. I have failed to learn my lesson like 3x now, I keep losing ball joints and tie rods at like 30k.
For Honda Accord/TL/TSX, all the aftermarket ball joints are junk. In my personal experience, Moog lower ball joints last 2-3 years, while most other brands will last a year or less.
I would just avoid MOOG. For about 5 years every moog item with a ball joint I've installed failed early, so I stopped recommending MOOG around the time COVID started.
My '09 Impreza had a clunk after installing MOOG ball joints and it turned out that the bore on one side wasn't tight enough/the part was too small, allowing it to move up and down against the retaining bolt.
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Which ball joint to choose — MOOG or OEM Toyota?
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Which ball joint are better — OEM Toyota or MOOG?
In March 2026 on PartReview, ball joint OEM Toyota were overall better than MOOG.
- MOOG received a PR Score of 59 out of 100, and OEM Toyota scored 68 points.
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- The average rating is higher for OEM Toyota (3.8) than for MOOG (3).
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Ball joint OEM Toyota have better feature ratings than MOOG:
- Clunks - owners believe, that this property for OEM Toyota is better than MOOG.
- Steering precision - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Toyota is outperforms MOOG.
- Tire wear - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Toyota is preferred to MOOG.
Which ball joint are more popular — MOOG or OEM Toyota?
In March 2026 on PartReview, ball joint MOOG were overall more popular than OEM Toyota.
By vote balance, ball joint MOOG surpassed OEM Toyota:
- For MOOG, the ratio of positive (93) to negative (63) votes is 30 votes.
- For OEM Toyota, the ratio of positive (22) to negative (10) votes is 12 votes.
By number of reviews, ball joint MOOG surpassed OEM Toyota:
- For ball joint MOOG there are 51 review: 29 positive, 3 neutral, 19 negative.
- For ball joint OEM Toyota there are 10 reviews: 6 positive, 2 neutral, 2 negative.
Which ball joint do car owners prefer — MOOG or OEM Toyota?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, ball joint OEM Toyota led more car-specific ratings than MOOG:
OEM Toyota are chosen by owners of cars such as: Toyota Tundra, and others.
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