be aware of the quality of the components you select, there are several merchants that advertise a great deal based on lower prices,
who generally deal in the lower and mid range quality products,
and their goal seems too be a low price volume discount supply house.
now Ive seen a few good deals, over the years but keep in mind,
youll generally find discount price parts, use lower quality components or,
less extensive precision machine work, or imported components or a combination of those factors to reduce price.
now I'm not picking on the lower price parts suppliers, they certainly have a place in the economy and hobby.
I use rockauto and advanced auto, walmart and several other suppliers,
if I need too ,but I generally know the parts and use name brands not cheaper import clones.
remember thats frequently a very noticeable difference in quality, in similar components,
you may pay more for name brand parts and at times the higher cost is not justified in my opinion,
but many of the better known brands do tend to have better quality control and R&D
I would suggest you do research and avoid using the lowest cost import parts like bearings, brakes, and suspension parts ,
as Ive seen horrendous quality control on some import component examples
moog or ac delco are prefered
http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...350cid+v8,1041152,suspension,ball+joint,10070
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p...VCy1pCh3rpAXwEAQYAiABEgI9EPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://www.napaonline.com/en/search?text=ball+joints&isApplication=true&isInterchange=true&referer=herofitmentForm-newveh
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/tech-articles/1963-1982-corvette-front-suspension-rebuild/
be aware price and quality of ball joints for a corvette vary wildly ,
you can find a complete upper and lower set of ball joints for under $180,
\ they will in most cases be total crap,imported junk.
go with a name brand like MOOG or AC DELCO PROFESSIONAL brands
NOT A NO NAME IMPORT part ,
your life could depend on the suspension not failing
theres a reason that
some ball joints cost $20-$40
vs $80-$100 each
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Powerbuilt-23-Piece-Ball-Joint-U-Joint-Service-Kit-648617/203120548?cm_mmc=Shopping|THD|G|0|G-BASE-PLA-D25T-Garage-Automotive|&gclid=CM7-rI-e-tQCFUa4wAodcnEHfg&gclsrc=aw.ds
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