Has anybody used the Elgin parts that are being sold on Ebay?  Is it good stuff.  Also there is a complete suspension rebuild kit on Ebay for half the price of Kanter is this stuff any good?

tom in iowa

54 Merc wagon

54 sunvalley

Elgin supplies a lot of parts to OEM. All I have ever bought from them was made in USA and I considered their parts the best. However, I'm not sure if everything is made here any more. I have never been very much of a fan for Kantor stuff. I think its all from off shore.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

I stay away from Kanter stuff. It is usually of minimal quality. I don't know if it is made off shore but suspect it is. I have used Elgin stuff; ignition parts, but I tend to stick with MSD, Motorcraft, etc.

57 Black Tbird 312/auto

I've noticed ball joints showing up on EBAY for less than half the normal price. I think someone has a new overseas source. I wonder how they will check out for material etc. Chuck in NH

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

61-64Tbirds sat dormant in the market for decades because of a lack of replacement ball joints. If I remember correctly, Kanter was the company to finally start offering them for sale, and they were made in China. Maybe Kanter has changed but I doubt it. I would never trust Chinese metal holding my car up off the pavement at 70MPH. I went through the mess of FOMOCO disc brake rotors that were out sourced to China along with exhaust manifold bolts (supposedly grade 8) in the nineties as a Ford Dealer tech. China seriously burned Ford. Just plain crappy metal; rotors would warp in a matter of 50 miles or so. Exhaust manifold bolts for 460 CI motors would twist off. JUNK!

57 Black Tbird 312/auto

These are the new listing in question.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/54-55-56-BALL-JOINT-FORD-K-870-/200368623405?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2ea6e68f2d

Chuck

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I  think your going to get what you pay for. Cheap price, cheap part. Snooping around their ebay store site I see they have a warehouse in Larado. Maybe its the "good" stuff from Mexico.

Dan      Kingman Az.      86409

I was told that the ball joints sold thru Dennis was from over the pond and was giving problems.

-Gary Burnette-

I contacted the seller and he told me they are from "Asia". I have asked him some specific questions about quality of the materials but haven't heard back yet. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire