JamromXJ

Long story short.. I was buying some parts for my front end on RockAuto and must have selected the wrong Axle U-joints as I did not double-check. So when my parts came... I ended up with a set of AC-Delco Axle U's.

Frustrated at myself, I went over to my local Advanced Auto, and picked up a set of Moog's knowing I'd return the Delco's anyway.

I bought them for 15 dollars more, bring them home.. open the box and noticed that they looked very similar to what I saw in the AC Delco box... sure enough...

It's the exact same u-joint...casting identifications and all. I know places share parts, and farm-out/source from single manufacturers... but really??? Moog? Com'on. Can trust anyone.

I returned all sets.. and bought the Spicer 5-760x's (which I should have done from the start) online for less than I paid for either the Delco's or the Moog's.

Fred/N0AZZ

WHY???? I like Spicers but no problem with either of the others.

salad

AC Delco is like Mopar is like Motorcraft. Did you really think they actually manufacture their entire catalog?

Federal Mogul is a well respected manufacturer of OE and aftermarket replacement parts (perhaps you've heard of Precision, Fel-Pro, or Reliabilt), so it makes sense that AC Delco would source components from them. Of course they're not Spicer but they're not FRAM either.

Technically I guess RockAuto sent you the right U joints. Lol

DieselD

A lot of people source their inventory from federal mogul. My dad used to work there, he knows stuff... and things lol.

Firestorm500

I fail to see why you were upset.

Obviously, Rock Auto had a good price.

At least they weren't made by **** Chung or Who Flung Poo.

RTorrez1

LOL!!!

caged

delco premium has the same lifetime warranty as moog

JamromXJ

The point I was making is that I was a little shocked about is they bothe were the exact same part... casting #'s and all.

Not a shot at any quality of either. The joints felt like quality. Moog and AC Delco have been around a long time, and both make (sell) good stuff. I've been tinkering with cars since the mid-80's and had them all.. Ford, Chevy, Olds, Pontiac, Mopar... Back then for all my GM parts, I used AC Delco... but that was when we still made stuff in the US. .. I was just annoyed that they were the exact same part. I wasn't expecting to see two different quality auto part companies selling the same piece.

As it turned out, I returned everything and ordered the Spicer set, which are now installed.

Comparing the Moog/AC Delco premium to the Spicer 5-760x... the Spicers are definitely beefier and feel a lot heavier than the other units.

And yes.. Rockauto is usually about $10-30 cheaper than local shops depending on the part. I've been using them for years.

Firestorm500

I just recently replaced all 5 U-joints in my daughter's '97 Grand.

O'Reilly's offered a heavy-duty off-road/rock crawler joint that was about $7 more than standard equipment grade.

Since my daughter mainly mall-crawls, I felt like the heavy duty ones were the way to go.