Superior Quality and Durability: Moog K9025 Ball Joint for Unmatched Performance Review

Tried them on my 1970 Beetle. In the end, after two months, I replaced them with the TRW brand. They were very tight from the start and never relaxed. Once installed in the torsion arms, these hinges barely moved. Once fully assembled, turning the steering wheel became a chore. It had to be turned a lot and after 2 months of use there was no sign of loosening. From what I've read these links are too big for the torsion armholes and once installed they compress and tighten. With the spindle…

Completely unsuitable part for my application. Very disappointed with the time spent installing a product that makes the car unwieldy.

This was about $13 cheaper than my local parts store. Arrived in just one day! I've had good luck with Moog joints over the years, and while they come with a lifetime warranty on parts and labor, I've never had to use one. I used them on my VW dune buggy project and had good luck with them. They don't shear under load like the cheap hinges. You really can't go wrong with the Moog and at this price point that's not a problem.

The ball joint I received moved well before it was fitted into my bug's trailing arm, after being pressed into motion it became extreme stiff. I was hoping that with use it would become free, but this didn't happen even after a few years. In fact, it's so tight that I can feel the handlebars dragging because of it, and I need to replace it again with something better. I bought this Moog part because I had heard that some Beetle brands had problems with the ball joints in the past. I figured…